With ITN Archive/Reuters (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Signs (2002)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 323,098 | Gross: $227.97M
2. Spy Game (2001)
R | 126 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 138,062 | Gross: $0.03M
3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 123,437 | Gross: $119.19M
4. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 6,316 | Gross: $0.65M
5. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004 Video)
151 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.
Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns | Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Walter Cronkite, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
Votes: 3,427
6. The Girl in the Café (2005 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser
Votes: 8,011
7. Duma (2005)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Mary Makhatho
Votes: 7,442 | Gross: $0.86M
8. Why We Fight (2005)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary, History, War
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Gore Vidal, John McCain, Ken Adelman, John Ashcroft
Votes: 9,599 | Gross: $1.44M
9. Conspiracies... (2004– )
Documentary
Unravelling the conspiracy theories behind some of the world's biggest stories. Getting to meet the people who passionately believe the theories and finding out what drives them.
Stars: Simon Reeve, Danny Wallace, Gerry Anderson, Bruce Beveridge
Votes: 18
10. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
PG | 122 min | Documentary, History, War
The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s.
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel, Eva Hayman
Votes: 1,513 | Gross: $0.37M
11. How William Shatner Changed the World (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: William Shatner, Jon Adler, Martin Cooper, Rob Haitani
Votes: 409
12. I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, Music
Chronicles Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention World Tour and "new" Madonna
Directors: Jonas Åkerlund, Dago Gonzales | Stars: Madonna, Stuart Price, Steve Sidelnyk, Monte Pittman
Votes: 1,889
13. The Curse of Superman (2006 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
A documentary exploring the supposed curse that affects the lives of people involved with portraying the Superman character.
Director: Andy Baybutt | Stars: Dexter Fletcher, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Gerard Jones
Votes: 77
14. Derren Brown: The Heist (2006 TV Special)
60 min | Reality-TV
Derren Brown recruits participants to attend a "motivational seminar" where he manipulates them into robbing a security van in broad daylight.
Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Derren Brown, Marc Cass, Peter Clifford, Adrian Duffy
Votes: 607
15. What Happened on the Moon? - An Investigation Into Apollo (2000 Video)
225 min | Documentary
An in-depth British breakdown of how NASA never had the technology to overcome putting a man on on the moon or anywhere further than low orbit from the Apollo moon missions even today with ... See full summary »
Director: David S. Percy | Stars: Ronnie Stronge, H.J.P. Arnold, Mary Bennett, Ian Crawford
Votes: 58
16. Balderdash & Piffle (2006– )
50 min | Documentary
Finding the orgin of words
Stars: Victoria Coren Mitchell, John Simpson, Tania Styles, Peter Gilliver
Votes: 28
17. The Candidate (2007)
95 min | Drama
When the party's official candidate, suffering from cancer, is forced to resign, Michel Dedieu is named to replace him at the last minute. Michel is to be confronted very shortly with his ... See full summary »
Director: Niels Arestrup | Stars: Yvan Attal, Niels Arestrup, Clotilde de Bayser, Maurice Bénichou
Votes: 219
18. Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000 Video)
42 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that details the making of the 6th official James Bond film, 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Features include interviews with the cast and crew, including the ... See full summary »
Director: John Cork | Stars: Vic Armstrong, Ingrid Back, George Baker, Willy Bogner
Votes: 119
19. Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop (2006 TV Movie)
142 min | Documentary, Music
After twenty years in the pop business, this is a celebration of the lives, work, and achievements of the Pet Shop Boys. Following Neil's education and upbringing in Newcastle, and Chris's ... See full summary »
Director: George Scott | Stars: Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Robbie Williams, Richard Blade
Votes: 99
20. David Icke: Was He Right? (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Norman Hull | Stars: Pamela Richards, Linda Atherton, Gareth Icke, George W. Bush
21. Hellraisers (2000 TV Movie)
62 min | Documentary
An affectionate look at celebrity hellraisers whose shocking antics and outrageous exploits have gained them both ridicule and respect.
Directors: Glenn Barden, Martin Callanan | Stars: John Michie, Peter 'Dougal' Butler, Michael Feeney Callan, Clive Everton
Votes: 20
22. We Iraqis (2004)
52 min | Documentary
Living in exile in France for the past 25 years, Abbas Fahdel last year made Retour à Babylone, the occasion to return home, be reunited with his childhood friends and explore a reality ... See full summary »
Director: Abbas Fahdel | Stars: Mowafak Abed-Salih, George W. Bush, El-Hiti, Abbas Fahdel
Votes: 68
23. Cinema Iran (2005 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Tracing the history and influence of Iranian cinema and its filmmakers.
Director: Mark Cousins | Stars: Mania Akbari, Massoud Bakhshi, Omid Djalili, Abolfazl Jalili
Votes: 17
24. Christmas Under Fire (2002 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, War
A year-by-year account of how Christmas was celebrated in Britain during World War II.
Director: Jamie Muir | Stars: Alan Bennett, Jane Bertish, James Fenton, Nicholas Ball
25. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (2000–2004)
Documentary, Family
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are annual lectures by the Royal Institution presenting scientific subjects the general public in an entertaining manner (since 1825), this series was broadcast by Channel 4 from 2000-2004.
Stars: Kevin Warwick, John Sulston, Tony Ryan, Monica Grady
Votes: 5
26. Search for the Lost Fighter Plane (2004 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, War
Director: Nick Clarke Powell | Stars: John Suchet, Chris Bennett, Steve Vizard, Ray Holmes
27.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
(2003)
83 min | Documentary
Documentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Directors: Nancy D. Kates, Bennett Singer | Stars: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Jackson, John Rodgers, Louis John
Votes: 147
28.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996–2015)
Episode:
Episode #12.5
(2003)
Comedy, Game-Show, Music
Director: Paul Wheeler | Stars: Mark Lamarr, Phill Jupitus, Bill Bailey, Ronnie Beharry
Votes: 8
29.
Perfect Disasters (2006– )
Episode:
Super Tornado
(2006)
50 min | Documentary
Super Tornado forms part of the "Perfect Disaster" Series made by Impossible Pictures for Discovery US. The film explores the science and emergency management behind what would happen if ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Tom Eppler, Arynetta Floyzelle, Linda Marie Ford, Jim Garrity
Votes: 21
30.
Perfect Disasters (2006– )
Episode:
Ice Storm
(2006)
Documentary
Ice Storm is the perfect disaster that happened in Montreal and brought the Canadian city to a halt.
Director: Mike Slee | Stars: Carl Alacchi, Sara Bradeen, Jean Charest, Cecile Cristobal
Votes: 12
31.
Megastructures (2004– )
Episode:
Incredible Islands: Dubai
(2006)
G | 46 min | Documentary
Examines the enormous engineering project in Dubai to create Palm Jumeirah, the world's largest artificial island, including the planning, problems and issues associated with it.
Director: Jessica Bassett | Star: Jonathan Hart
Votes: 7
32.
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011– )
Episode:
The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts
(2011)
Documentary
The use of vegetational concepts role in the rise of the machines, our belief in the balance of nature, and how the idea of the ecosystem was invented.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Peder Anker, Tord Björk, Sam Bledsoe
Votes: 62
33.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
America's Secret Killers
(2011)
48 min | Documentary, News
An investigation into America's 'kill/capture' programme to discover new evidence of the strategy's impact, and its costs.
Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Stephen Grey, David Petraeus, John Nagl, Matthew Hoh
Votes: 6
34.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
Murder on Honeymoon
(2011)
49 min | Documentary, News
A look at the murder of Anni Dewani - a woman who died under mysterious circumstances on her honeymoon in South Africa.
Director: Dimitri Collingridge | Stars: Max Clifford, Meera Syal
35.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Nuclear Aftershocks
(2012)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
From PBS and Frontline - It's been almost a year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, leaving the country's once popular energy ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Miles O'Brien, Arun Rath
Votes: 13
36.
The Secret History of Our Streets (2012– )
Episode:
Camberwell Grove
(2012)
Documentary
Director: Mary Cranitch | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, John Hall, Robert Hershorn, Tristram Sutton
Votes: 7
37.
The Secret History of Our Streets (2012– )
Episode:
Caledonian Road
(2012)
Documentary
Director: Paul Berczeller | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Eileen Christie, Andrew Panayi, Edmund Thornhill
Votes: 5
38.
The Investigators (2000– )
Episode:
Hollywood Stalkers
(2006)
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Two contrasting stalking cases of the famed criminal prosecutor Rhonda Saunders: one detailing the 1995 investigation of Madonna's celebrity stalker, Robert Dewey Hoskins, and the second ... See full summary »
Director: Clare Bradshaw | Stars: Josh Hamilton, Mike Digby, Mike Hoskins, Bob Junker
39.
The Truth Behind (2006– )
Episode:
Atlantis
(2010)
Documentary
The myth of the ancient civilization swallowed by the sea has endured for centuries. Meet two teams of researchers who think they've located the inspiration for the myth.
Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Harry Chase, Eslie Brown, Robert Carmichael, David Wilcock
Votes: 22
40.
Secrets of Great British Castles (2015– )
Episode:
Caernarfon Castle
(2015)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Historian Dan Jones explores the turbulent history of one of Britain's most famous castles, Caernarfon. Dan is in the heart of Snowdonia exploring a stronghold built not only as an ... See full summary »
Directors: Gerry Hoban, Maurice Sweeney | Stars: Dan Jones, Christophe Lombardi, Sabina Bonnici, Peter Kelly
Votes: 53