Best sci-fi, western, documentary, war, & action shows streaming, ranked.

A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.

The post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Nathan Fielder uses his business degree and life experiences to, in unorthodox ways, help real small businesses turn a profit.

Follows Elvis Presley, featuring never-before-seen footage and recordings.

A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.

Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.

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.

This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

50 years of live music, music parody, musical sketches, and most of all, 50 years of legendary musical performances by some of the greatest artists of all time.

Documentary film that focuses on the period beginning with the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s.

A group of terrorists plans to detonate three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on different cities. Ethan Hunt, along with his IMF team, sets out to stop the carnage.

A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.

The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

The bizarre untold truth behind the greatest con in music history - Milli Vanilli.

A series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.

A cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.

In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.

Casa Bonita, a quirky Mexican restaurant in Colorado with cliff divers, faces closure. South Park (1997) creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone try saving this piece of childhood/Colorado history.

Dramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.

The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.

The case of Judy Malinowski, a young mother who suffered debilitating burns after being set on fire by a man she had dated.

A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.

An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

Following the career of singer Sinéad O'Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.

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...

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity.

Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.

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.

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Film follows a group into Syria's Al-Hol, a dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save a women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.

An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.

When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.

Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.

Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

Coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love, and freedom.

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

A raw depiction of the lives of four black trans sex workers as they confront the dichotomy between the black community and themselves.

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

It tells the story of the courageous campaign of citizens and activists who faced violence and oppression in the struggle for the right to vote

The story of the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the making of Elvis Presley's iconic 1968 TV special.

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

This documentary features never-before-seen footage revealing the extraordinary life, and iconic entertainment career, of June Carter Cash; including interviews with the remarkable woman herself, as well as her family, fans and fr...

An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.

Tech tycoon John McAfee made millions from his antivirus software. Now, he may be best known his bizarre and scandalous lifestyle.

Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film pro...

Harry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.

Illusions and reality merge, where authenticity and imagination overlap, and questions arise about the value we place on the goods around us.

Follow musician David Johansen's luminous set at Café Carlyle from January 2020. A concert that is wonderfully intimate and a testament to both a lost New York and an artist who remains as fresh and exciting as ever.

Biz Markie's Collage of Celebrity celebrity interviews, rare film, reenactments, and playful animation who left his mark in history of hip-hop.

Nick Bollettieri coached a generation of tennis champions, but his relentless desire to win cost him the relationship he valued most.

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.

A man fighting in a war against aliens must relive the same day every time he dies until he can find a way to stop their power source with the help of an elite soldier.

Explores the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

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.

A prequel to Star Trek (1966), this series follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike.

In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.

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.

Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.

A profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James capturing the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.

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.

Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.

This documentary feature unpacks the human stories and drama behind America's involvement in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. First-hand witnesses bring their experiences to life through emotional interviews.

Five years after a traffic accident that left him in a coma, a man awakens to discover that he has the ability to foresee future events and even prevent tragedies from happening. Will these new abilities prove to be a blessing or ...

Radicalizing of American born or American citizens by ISIS leaders.

Follow-up to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard in the next chapter of his life.

Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.

The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

Paul has apocalyptic dreams, and sees spirits of the dead called The Fades. He must stop them before they destroy humanity.

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader, Warren Jeffs.

The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.

Follows Philadelphia artist Jesse Krimes, who created spectacular works while incarcerated and continues to use his work to inspire and challenge.

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, ...

Follows how a fearless lawyer and a renowned prosecutor meet during a crime investigation.

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

The film tracks the reasons for, consequences of, and solutions to bullying in schools.

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

No food, no shelter, no fresh water - one man alone in the wild for seven days with only his wits and stamina to sustain him.

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audi...

A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.

After being released from prison after 25 years, New York Mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, the crew of the Starfleet star-ship Voyager must forge a truce with a group of Maquis rebels in order to find a way home.

Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.

After a young Chinese student goes missing on an American university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time, hoping to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.

This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show A...

In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.

A small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over nearby Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive.

James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.

The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural...

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.

The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.

An intimate story of song and sacrifice—musically gifted superstar Sheryl Crow navigates an iconic yet arduous musical career battling sexism, ageism, depression, cancer, and the price of fame, before harnessing the power of her gift.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents investigate criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Alumni from reality TV and other forms of entertainment and first time cast members live together and compete against one another in physical and mental challenges for cash prizes.

A crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.

Reveals a superfan's intensely personal connection to iconic rapper Eminem and that artist's profound influence. Explores fandom's power to forge identity and community.

An investigation into our landscape's hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires.

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

A documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.

When it comes to 'what Mother Nature intended,' it turns out she was pretty open-minded. In this vivid, funny and eye-opening one-off doc we take the audience on a journey to explore the rich diversity of animal sexuality.

Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.

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.

A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Metropolitan Police's Strategic Response Unit, an elite and highly skilled group of cops, work to save lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

It follows John McEnroe as he finally tells his side of his storied career and performances on the court.

After hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.

Multiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations.

In his final days, we discover Eli Timoner and an extraordinary life of wild achievements, tragic loss and most of all, enduring love. LAST FLIGHT HOME shares a stunning verité account of a courageous family confronting life and d...

Ozzy Osbourne faces his identity and mortality after his world stops. Dealing with health issues and Parkinson's, he questions if he can perform again while music remains his life's cornerstone.

Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and close friends.

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.

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.

After 11 years, the Jackass crew is back for another crusade.

A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his supporters' quest for truth and justice.

A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries.

An exploration of Richard Davis, the inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself at least 192 times to prove his product worked.

Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.

Six teams compete for the chance to search for the treasure inside the titular temple.

Exploring their 5-decade career performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. It covers their lives, comedy partnership, and lasting influence on pop culture.

David Attenborough revisits the Great Barrier Reef after nearly 60 years. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down to 300m below the surface discovering corals never seen before.

In 2065, the Tracy family secretly run International Rescue, whose mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.

Green Beret veteran Rambo takes on a Pacific Northwest sheriff and the National Guard.

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.

It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese t...

The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions the United States of America can ask.

Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his high school sweetheart.

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.