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1. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Votes: 302,545 | Gross: $25.14M
2. Jamestown (2017–2019)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History
A drama about English settlers in America in 1617.
Stars: Naomi Battrick, Max Beesley, Claire Cox, Patsy Ferran
Votes: 5,868
3. Free Birds (2013)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.
Director: Jimmy Hayward | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler
Votes: 26,071 | Gross: $55.75M
4. Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy
A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.
Director: Tom Bussmann | Stars: Stuart Saunders, Graeme Garden, Marc Smith, Loretta Swit
Votes: 1,022
5. The Pathfinder (1952)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who have brought death and pillage to his ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: George Montgomery, Helena Carter, Jay Silverheels, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 237
6. King of Africa (1968)
Unrated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A British colonial policeman in Africa, circa 1900, pursues a band of escaped killers across territory so wild, it lies just "one step to hell."
Directors: Giovanni Scolaro, Sandy Howard | Stars: Ty Hardin, Pier Angeli, Rossano Brazzi, George Sanders
Votes: 77
7. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
8. Blackfly (2001–2002)
Adventure, Comedy, History
The show is set in 18th-century Canada back "in days when beaver fur was good as gold".
Stars: Ron James, Shauna Black, Richard Donat, James Kee
Votes: 214
9. Amoki (1927)
70 min | Drama
A drug-addicted doctor has in Africa isolated life. Once a pretty young married woman asks him to make an abortion. He'll agree only if she accepts his sexual offer. Woman refuses and leaves immediately.
Director: Kote Marjanishvili | Stars: Nato Vachnadze, Aleksandre Imedashvili, Valerian Gunia, Siko Palavandishvili
Votes: 43
10. Rebecca Ryman: Wer Liebe verspricht (2008 TV Movie)
Drama
The young American woman Olivia O'Rourke has been invited by her aunt who lives in India.Lady Bridget Templewood is looking for a husband for her niece.Olivia discovers the life of the ... See full summary »
Director: Dieter Kehler | Stars: Eva Habermann, Erol Sander, Mario Adorf, Daniela Ziegler
Votes: 38
11. In the Land of Diamonds (1952)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
This Traveltalks short explores attractions in two South African cities including floral gardens and a rare liger at the zoo in Bloemfontein (Fountain of Flowers in English) and the diamond trade in Kimberly, diamond capital of the world.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 64
12. Landing of the Pilgrims (1940)
7 min | Animation, Short
A tongue-in-cheek story of the Pilgrims arriving in the New World.
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 33
13. Cairo, the Capital of Egypt (1914)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Cairo, the wonderful city of the ancient as well as the modern Egyptians. The panoramic view from the Citadel bridges the narrow congested streets and the quaint stone buildings as they ... See full summary »
14.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Magicks of Megas-Tu
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
At the centre of the galaxy, a race puts the Enterprise crew on trial for past grievances.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 827
15.
Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
Roanoke: The Colonists Who Vanished
(2021 Podcast Episode)
17 min | Talk-Show
Simon Whistler describes Walter Raleigh's efforts to plant an English Colony in what is now North Carolina and the various theories as to what became of the colonists who disappeared leaving a few enigmatic clues behind.
Star: Simon Whistler