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Plot Summary:
Man's landing on the moon was our greatest technological achievement. The Apollo 11 mission was truly the stuff of dreams. For the first time, our species walked on another celestial body. Even more remarkable was their ability to make it back. This is the story of the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing. Drama with digitally remastered original footage.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, uplifting, sincere
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This 60-minute documentary produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting (WPSU-TV) examines the people and events that have taken the Commonwealth's land-grant university from its humble roots as the Farmers' High School to an internationally recognized place of learning. Since the charter of the Farmers' High School was adopted in 1855, America has seen 30 presidents, a civil war, the women's suffrage movement, the Great Depression, two world wars, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the September 11 terrorist attacks-but through it all, Penn State has become one of the world's foremost teaching and research institutions, touching nearly every important era and event in American history.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, serious, realistic, uplifting, learning
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Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the Moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its seemingly-barren surface.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, enigmatic, gothic horror
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The Amazing Grace (2006)
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John Newton is captain of a slave ship moored off the coast of Nigeria. He stands at a crossroads in his life, his morality and religion at odds with the brutality of his chosen profession. Stepping ashore, he starts on a journey of redemption that will end in tragedy but prove the catalyst for greater achievements. A local anthem sung in adversity by the slaves whom he captures punctuates the film. It will be the inspiration for Newton's redemption and for his writing of the hymn Amazing Grace.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Nigeria, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, epic
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Race to Space (2001)
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In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, independent film
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China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
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Experience the world of the magnificent and rare Giant Panda as you travel back in time on an exciting expedition through the breathtaking splendor of 1936 China. Inspired by the true-life story of widowed New York socialite Ruth Harkness, a fiercely independent woman who dared to take up her late husband's expedition, journeying deep into the forests of China to study the Giant Panda.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: sincere, uplifting, serious, realistic, exciting
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An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donations. Guiding him is a spiritual figure he calls "The Bearded Man".
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
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From T.C. Christensen, director of the sensational pioneer film, 17 Miracles, comes the heroic true story of a simple man who was called to do the work of angels. Ephraim’s Rescue relates the story of Ephraim Hanks: a rescuer of the Martin Handcart company. Follow Ephraim as his adventures lead him to join the LDS Church and ultimately to one of the most heroic rescues in American history. With a unique desire to help and strengthen others, Ephraim learns that each choice we make can prepare us for what lies ahead. He discovers, through it all, that decisions determine destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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A 13-hour mini-series detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970's.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 780 min
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Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is placed among the king's wise men. Threatened by death at every turn Daniel never ceases to serve the king until he is forced to choose between serving the king or honoring God. With his life at stake, Daniel has nothing but his faith to stand between him and the lions den.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Groenten uit Balen (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of the laborer family Debruycker during the turbulent strike by Vieille Montagne in 1971.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Belgium
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
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Taking Back Our Town (2001)
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A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, serious, realistic
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Challenger (1990)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: sad, sincere, bleak, serious, emotional, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: uplifting
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Plot Summary:
Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
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Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
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In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min
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The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
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Country: Russia
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 64000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: UK, South Africa
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 942
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: UK, USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 310000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 199000
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