Subgenre Sampler
Science Fact: 183 Films to Buy & Rent
Apollo 13 (1995)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon…
- An All–American true story in which Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon are astronauts aboard the ill–fated mission to the moon, while…
Private Life of Plants, The (1995)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Typically comprehensive and fascinating look at the plant–life of planet Earth from the husky–voiced David Attenborough. Judicious use of…
Human Animal, The (1994)
- Famed zoologist Desmond Morris' personal assessment of the human being spans the cultural globe to understand behavioural peculiarities that we daily…
Time Team (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Tony Robinson
- Stimulating television series featuring a group of enthusiastic archaeologists unearthing the secrets of British history from overlooked areas of…
Brief History of Time (1991)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- A fitting tribute to the life and work of Stephen Hawking, who has continued his breakthrough studies in the physical sciences despite suffering from…
Richard Dawkins: Growing up in the Universe (1991)
- An educational series of lectures by Professor Richard Dawkins (ENEMIES OF REASON) on mankind's purpose and place within the universe. Through the…
Trials of Life (TV Series) (1990)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- The definitive natural history of animal behaviour sees David Attenborough trek through inland empires and coastal fortresses in this most…
For All Mankind (1989)
- Dir. Al Reinert
- A rousing, near avant–garde meditation on the story of the first lunar landing and the 24 men who traveled to the moon and back.
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Lost Worlds - Vanished Lives (1989)
- Famed nature–boffin David Attenborough here delves into the subject of prehistoric fossils, speculating in typically comprehensive fashion as…
Shadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy) (1989)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia…
- An informative (if only really adequate) dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, which produced the A–Bomb in the New Mexico desert during WW2.…