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Disney+HuluOcean with David Attenborough
2025 · Movie · 1h 35mDocumentary
Attenborough explores the planet's undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean's vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.
Disney+Hulu - #1094#1094
Apple TV+STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023 · Movie · 1h 35mDocumentary · Biography
4 EmmysFollows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
Apple TV+ - #1693#1693
Disney+HuluFire of Love
2022 · Movie · 1h 38mDocumentary · Biography
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Disney+Hulu - #1793#1793
MAXPeacockHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Movie · 2h 10mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on a quest to eliminate the remaining horcruxes. On the other hand, the students and teachers must unite to defend Hogwarts against Lord Voldemort and his army.
MAXPeacock - #2392#2392
HuluToo Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017 · Movie · 1h 35mDocumentary
Creators, cast and network executives recount the strange history of the Dana Carvey Show, the irreverent prime time sketch comedy show that aired for eight episodes on ABC, following its star's meteoric run on Saturday Night Live.
Hulu - #3291#3291
Apple TV+Long Way Round
2004–2010 · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Action
In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Watch as two friends ride around the world together and, against all the odds, realize their dream.
Apple TV+ - #3690#3690
PeacockPrime VideoPerson of Interest
2011–2016 · Series · 5 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
An off-the-grid and presumed-dead former CIA agent, John Reese, is hired by a mysterious tech billionaire software genius, Harold Finch, to prevent violent crimes before they happen in New York City via an advanced surveillance so...
PeacockPrime Video - #4190#4190
Apple TV+Beastie Boys Story
2020 · Movie · 1h 59mDocumentary · Biography
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.
Apple TV+ - #4389#4389
MAXPeacockHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie · 2h 22mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
MAXPeacock - #4789#4789
HuluPrime VideoEddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
1999 · Movie · 1h 55mDocumentary · Comedy
2 EmmysExecutive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England ...
HuluPrime Video - #5389#5389
PeacockThe Alpinist
2021 · Movie · 1h 32mDocumentary · Biography
Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.
Peacock - #5688#5688
Disney+MAXHuluMythBusters
2003–2018 · Series · 15 seasonsDocumentary · Mystery · Reality
The Mythbusters use science (and explosions) to answer every shower thought ever. From testing the myth that coke and pop rocks can explode your stomach, to recreating historical weapons to see how they worked.
Disney+MAXHulu - #5988#5988
HuluDark Side of the Ring
2019– · Series · 6 seasonsDocumentary · Drama · History
From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.
Hulu - #6988#6988
Disney+MAXHuluHomicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
2011–2023 · Series · 9 seasonsDocumentary · Crime
Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Lt. Joe Kenda's successes with his 387 homicide case history and 92% solution rate.
Disney+MAXHulu - #7188#7188
HuluMcCartney 3, 2, 1
2021– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography
2021 Six Episode Series on Hulu: Producer Rick Rubin interviews Paul McCartney on his work with the Beatles, Wings, and as a solo artist, including stories about his personal relationships that inspired his songwriting.
Hulu - #7987#7987
Apple TV+The Pigeon Tunnel
2023 · Movie · 1h 32mDocumentary · Biography
Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.
Apple TV+ - #8787#8787
Disney+HuluPrime VideoThe Men Who Built America
2012– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography · History
2 EmmysRockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and fin...
Disney+HuluPrime Video - #8987#8987
Apple TV+Paramount+Prime VideoMinority Report
2002 · Movie · 2h 25mAction · Crime · Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Apple TV+Paramount+Prime Video - #9287#9287
PeacockPrime VideoChicago P.D.
2014– · Series · 13 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
Follows the lives of the personnel of the fictional 21st District, which houses both uniformed officers and the department's elite Intelligence Unit as they fight every day to keep the city of Chicago, Illinois safe.
PeacockPrime Video - #9486#9486
PeacockThe Day of the Jackal
2024– · Series · 2 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. He soon meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.
Peacock - #10186#10186
Apple TV+The Elephant Queen
2019 · Movie · 1h 36mDocumentary · Family
Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the h...
Apple TV+ - #10586#10586
HuluPrime VideoMissing from Fire Trail Road
2024 · Movie · 1h 41mDocumentary
The case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native-American woman who disappeared in 2020, exposing how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the US, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations.
HuluPrime Video - #10786#10786
HuluThe Rookie
2018– · Series · 8 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
Starting over isn't easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife ...
Hulu - #11086#11086
PeacockChicago Fire
2012– · Series · 14 seasonsAction · Drama
Follows both the professional and personal lives of the firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51 as they risk their lives to save and protect the city of Chicago, ...
Peacock - #11286#11286
Apple TV+'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
2021 · Movie · 1h 31mDocumentary
A Christmas-loving lawyer's obsession with bringing Christmas cheer to all sparks a conflict with the local Homeowners' Association who believe his planned holiday extravaganza violates their neighborhood rules.
Apple TV+ - #11386#11386
PeacockGood One: A Show About Jokes
2024 · Movie · 45mDocumentary
An adaptation of the hit Vulture podcast, GOOD ONE: A Show About Jokes is an immersive look at the craft of comedy from the ground up and a unique snapshot of the intersection between process and personal. The first docu-special f...
Peacock - #11685#11685
HuluPrime VideoThe Roundup: No Way Out
2023 · Movie · Korean · 1h 45mAction · Crime · Thriller
Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. He soon starts to dig deeper when he finds out the case involves a synthetic drug and a gang of thugs.
HuluPrime Video - #11885#11885
HuluNetflixArthdal Chronicles
2019–2023 · Series · Korean · 4 seasonsAction · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
"Arthdal Chronicles" depicts the birth of civilization and nations in ancient times. It is a story of mythical heroes--their struggle, unity, and love of people living in a virtual land called Arth.
HuluNetflix - #12385#12385
HuluJoan Baez: I Am a Noise
2023 · Movie · 1h 53mDocumentary · Biography
At the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life, and the personal struggles she's kept private.
Hulu - #12685#12685
Disney+HuluRoad Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
2024 · Movie · 1h 39mDocumentary · Biography
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band showcase the process of creating their live performances, sharing footage from band rehearsals, behind-the-scenes moments, rare clips, and personal reflections from Springsteen himself.
Disney+Hulu - #13285#13285
Disney+HuluSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · MovieDocumentary
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the co...
Disney+Hulu - #13485#13485
HuluThe Arctic Convoy
2023 · Movie · Norwegian · 1h 48mAction · Drama · History
Summer 1941: Hitler seems unstoppable, invading the Soviet Union. Convoys of cargo ships with war materials began the perilous journey to Murmansk. Ordinary sailors facing German superiority in the icy Arctic sea with lives at stake.
Hulu - #13685#13685
HuluThe Freelancer
2023– · Series · Hindi · 1 seasonAction · Thriller
Based on the book 'A Ticket To Syria', Avinash Kamath, an ex-cop turned mercenary, takes up the daunting task of rescuing Aliya, a newly married girl trapped in war-torn Syria against the backdrop of growing ISIS terrorism.
Hulu - #13885#13885
HuluPrime VideoElementary
2012–2019 · Series · 7 seasonsAction · Crime
A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr....
HuluPrime Video - #14285#14285
Apple TV+Girls State
2024 · Movie · 1h 37mDocumentary
2 EmmysFollows 500 adolescent girls from all across Missouri as they come together for a week-long immersion in a sophisticated democratic laboratory, where they organize a Supreme Court to consider the most contentious issues of the day.
Apple TV+ - #14584#14584
Disney+HuluThe Incredible Dr. Pol
2011–2024 · Series · 24 seasonsDocumentary · Reality
With more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Pol has seen it all. Specializing in large farm animals, this senior is anything but retiring as he takes an old school, no-nonsense approach to veterinary medicine.
Disney+Hulu - #14684#14684
HuluThe Woman King
2022 · Movie · 2h 15mAction · Drama · History
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
Hulu - #15284#15284
Apple TV+Real Madrid: Until the End
2023– · Series · Spanish · 1 seasonDocumentary
On their path to one of the most remarkable endings in football history, which resulted in a record 14th Champions League triumph, they overcome the odds and doubters with the support of their ardent fans.
Apple TV+ - #16083#16083
Apple TV+Masters of the Air
2024– · Series · 1 seasonAction · Drama · History
1 EmmyDuring World War II, five miles above the ground and behind enemy lines, ten men inside an aluminum bomber known as a "Flying Fortress" battle antiaircraft fire and unrelenting flocks of German fighters.
Apple TV+ - #16983#16983
HuluPrime VideoEddie Izzard: Glorious
1997 · MovieDocumentary · Comedy
Eddie Izzard's routine has a loose trajectory from the beginning of the Old Testament and the creation of the world in seven days to Revelations. Along the way, we learn of the search for a career, bad giraffes, Prince Philip's gaffes, toilets in French campsites, the mysteries of hopscotch, becoming one's Dad and tranny bashing.
HuluPrime Video - #17083#17083
HuluThe Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile
2022 · Movie · 1h 48mDocumentary
Decades after Tanya Tucker slipped from the spotlight, music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya's extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music hist...
Hulu - #17183#17183
PeacockIp Man
2008 · Movie · Cantonese · 1h 46mAction · Biography · Drama
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Peacock - #17883#17883
PeacockThe Guest
2014 · Movie · 1h 40mAction · Mystery · Thriller
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Peacock - #19182#19182
Apple TV+The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
A 10-part series featuring never-before-seen footage of the New England Patriots' 20-year journey from struggling franchise to football dynasty. In the process, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Robert Kraft reveal the cost of greatn...
Apple TV+ - #19282#19282
Disney+HuluPrime VideoThe Food That Built America
2019– · Series · 6 seasonsDocumentary · History
Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.
Disney+HuluPrime Video - #19681#19681
PeacockGary
2024 · Movie · 1h 31mDocumentary · Biography
Explores Gary Coleman's rise to fame as a child star, his struggles with living in the spotlight, financial troubles, depression, and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at age 42, providing insight into his private world.
Peacock - #19881#19881
PeacockPolite Society
2023 · Movie · 1h 44mAction · Comedy
Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Peacock - #20081#20081
Apple TV+Dads
2019 · Movie · 1h 27mDocumentary · Comedy · Family
Director Bryce Dallas Howard teams up with her father, Ron Howard, to explore contemporary fatherhood through anecdotes and wisdom from famous funnymen such as Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.
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