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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 · Movie · 1h 23mDocumentary · Biography
3 EmmysIn this documentary David Attenborough, the celebrated naturalist, reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating changes he has seen. The film provides a snapshot of global nature loss in a single lif...
Netflix - #1894

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
2018 · Movie · 1h 5mComedy
1 EmmyJohn Mulaney relays his childhood and Saturday Night Live (1975), eviscerates the value of college, and laments getting older in this comedy special. Other topics include the church, his family, President Trump and pedophiles abdu...
Netflix - #2493
Crash Landing on You
2019–2020 · Series · Korean · 1 seasonAction · Comedy · Drama
The absolute top secret love story of a chaebol heiress who made an emergency landing in North Korea because of a paragliding accident and a North Korean special officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting ...
Netflix - #3293
Alchemy of Souls
2022–2023 · Series · Korean · 2 seasonsAction · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Set in a fictional country called Daeho, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a forbidden magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies.
Netflix - #3592
Cinema Bandi
2021 · Movie · Telugu · 1h 38mComedy · Drama
When a driver finds an expensive camera in the back seat of his rickshaw, he comes up with a ridiculously ambitious plan to gather the village and make a film - a ticket to get their drought-hit village out of its dreary conditions.
Netflix - #3692
The Untamed
2019– · Series · Mandarin · 1 seasonAction · Drama
Two talented disciples from respected clans meet during their youth and form a close affinity, only to be separated by dire circumstances. Sixteen years later, can they unravel the tragedy of the past to solve the mysteries of the...
NetflixPrime Video - #4091
Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed
2014 · Movie · 1hDocumentary · Comedy
Jim Gaffigan bursts back on the scene with this eagerly anticipated fourth comedy special. Dubbed the "King of Clean Comedy" by The Wall Street Journal, Jim's obsession with all things food comes to fruition on "Obsessed" as he ta...
Netflix - #6090
This Is Going to Hurt
2022– · Series · 1 seasonBiography · Comedy · Drama
Set on Labour Ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home.
Netflix - #7190
Stargate SG-1
1997–2007 · Series · 10 seasonsAction · Drama
Set after the events of the Stargate (1994) movie, the series follows SG-1, one of many secret military teams of soldiers and scientists who travel through a gateway to other planets and fight against dangerous aliens to protect e...
NetflixPrime Video - #8190
City of Joy
2016 · Movie · 1h 14mDocumentary · Crime · Drama
This film follows the first class of students at a remarkable leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region often referred to as "the worst place in the world to be a woman." These women have been through...
Netflix - #8290
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 · Movie · 1h 14mComedy
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Netflix - #8689
Weak Hero
2022– · Series · Korean · 2 seasonsAction · Drama · Thriller
Yeon Shi-eun is a model student, who ranks at the top at his school. Physically, he appears like a weak boy, but, by using his smarts, tools, and psychology, he fights against violence that takes place inside and outside of his sc...
Netflix - #9289
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
2018– · Series · 1 seasonComedy
Based on his podcast, comedian and former Saturday Night Live (1975) alumni Norm Macdonald and his sidekick Adam Eget sit down and chat with celebrity guests about their life, career and views in a somewhat unconventional and ofte...
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