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Far From being passive or boring, Plants have evolved a host of tricks to beat the elements, predators and other plants
Power Of Plants (2022 )
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This is a showcase of wildlife throughout the diverse landscape of this enthralling African country. From Tanzania's oldest park, the Serengeti, famed for its annual migration, to the islands of Maziwe, Fanjovi and Chumbe, where marine conservationists work hard to preserve its fragile ecosystem, the series captures the pressures of natural and human threats on the Tanzanian flora and fauna.
Wild Tanzania (2022 )
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This documentary series follows five hardened criminals and their experience in the concrete purgatory of Singapore’s Changi Prison.
Inside Maximum Security (2022 )
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Rare firsthand accounts bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.
Impossible Escapes: Civil War (2022 )
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Today´s surgeons stand on the shoulders of people who risked their lives to solve the puzzle of the human body.
The Invention of Surgery (2022 )
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The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022 )
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The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.
Jackass Forever (2022 )
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David Letterman journeys to Kyiv, Ukraine for a stirring, personal and in-depth conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Special of "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman"(commonly referred to as "My Next Guest") the talk show hosted by David Letterman.
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2022 )
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In this special event, Oprah Winfrey sits down with actor Viola Davis for an interview about her memoir, "Finding Me."
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event (2022 )
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A taped performance of the Encanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience at the Hollywood Bowl. The original cast puts on a miracle of a concert as they sing the favorite songs, accompanied by a full orchestra and 50 person ensemble, and the Hollywood Bowl transforms into Casita!
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022 )
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An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022 )
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Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan farmer, boards a plane for Eastern Europe soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. His mission is to locate a secret factory that holds the key to the most desired and valuable pez dispensers. If he succeeds, he will pull his family out of poverty and finally find a purpose in his mundane life.
The Pez Outlaw (2022 )
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Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an often-lonely struggle against the painful skepticism of the medical establishment.
Breakthrough (2022 )
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A new mother’s memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.
Polar Bear (2022 )
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George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison, travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.
Master of Light (2022 )
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Close Proximity dives into a world of cars, trucks and tire burn, through the unique life of professional, drift car driver, Matt Field.
Close Proximity (2022 )
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Records the battle for the survival of the big cats and reveals intimate details of their lives. The animals they prey on are also in the film: tigers couldn’t survive without sika deer, Altai wapiti, wild boars and Asian black bears. Guiding the viewer through the film, an elder tiger tells the story of his cub, born in a conservation area, the year after he leaves his mother.
Russia's Wild Tiger (2022 )
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Deep under Antarctica’s blanket of ice lies traces of a lost world of Dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures. Great forests once covered the now frozen Antarctic continent; gargantuan titanosaurs roamed its valleys, and proto-mammals darted through the undergrowth. It was also home to the largest carnivore of its day, the Cryolophosaurus – Antarctica’s T-Rex.
Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs of the Frozen Continent (2022 )
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Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
Jackass 4.5 (2022 )
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Inspired by New York City streetball, influential brand AND1 turned local legends on the court into international icons. So why did it come to an end?
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (2022 )
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Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens.
The Redeem Team (2022 )
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The Australia II yacht crew looks back on the motivation, dedication and innovation that led to their historic victory at the 1983 America's Cup.
Untold: The Race of the Century (2022 )
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A documentary covering the life and career of Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney.
Rooney (2022 )
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Celebrated skateboarder Leo Baker shares the details of their rise to fame and the clash between their career and self-discovery as a trans person.
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story (2022 )
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This documentary spotlights one of the most contentious deals in football history and the extraordinary player at the center of the storm: Luís Figo.
The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football (2022 )
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Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this engrossing documentary revisiting the record-setting career of one of the all-time greats.
McEnroe (2022 )
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A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022 )
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For a guy who grew up thinking only of Australian Rules football, it’s almost an accident that Shane Warne became the greatest cricketer of a generation, and one of the greats of all time. Mastering the difficult art of spin bowling after being kicked out of football for not being a good enough player proved a pivotal choice for 19 year old Shane – declared unfit and fat, he transformed himself. When success came, so did fame and adulation, money and prestige but a betting scandal, drugs scandal, and affairs that cost him his marriage, threatened his career. From the lows of a 12 month ban he rebuilt his cricket, his career, and his reputation as one of the most ferocious competitors on the planet, admired and revered by millions.
Shane (2022 )
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Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cultural backdrop, all while helping to define what it means to be one of America’s first Black sports superstars. He left an indelible mark in New York City and San Francisco, building a love affair with both cities’ fans.
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022 )
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Seventy-five years after Brad Washburn, one of the greatest aerial mountain photographers of all time, first shot Alaska’s Denali Mountain from the open door of an airplane, climbing buddies Renan Ozturk, Freddie Wilkinson, and Zack Smith look at some of his mountain photographs and have this crazy idea. Rather than go up, their dream is to go sideways across the range’s most foreboding peaks, the Moose’s Tooth massif. It’s a fresh new way to explore the same landscape Washburn first discovered. As the group endures rough conditions, disintegrating ropes, and constant rockfall, their desire to be the first to complete the audacious line grows into an obsession. But friendships begin to fray when Renan suffers a near fatal brain injury, forcing all three partners to decide what’s most important to them.
The Sanctity of Space (2022 )
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From Rich Froning and Annie Thorisdottir to Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey - if each new generation of champions sees further than the one before, it's because they stand on the shoulders of giants. When Fraser declared he would retire from competition after the 2020 season, he opened the door to a new wave of challengers. In 2021, new and seasoned competitors marked the 15th year of the Games with 15 events designed to test the limits of human potential and their worthiness to be called the fittest. Amid the surprises, upsets, and staggering displays of incomparable athleticism, Toomey ticked on with consistency and calm like a clock in a thunderstorm, all while shattering records and securing her place as the most unbeatable athlete in CrossFit Games history. At the 2021 Games, we witnessed the return of some of the sport's greats and the rise of the new initiates - those who will carry the mantle of the Fittest on Earth for the next generation.
Fittest on Earth: Next Gen (2022 )
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An in-depth look at the dramatic highs and lows of an artist chasing music's top spot while tackling noise from the outside world, stardom, fatherhood and more. From creating his platinum-selling, Billboard No. 1 album “Tickets to My Downfall,” to his most recent No. 1 studio album, “Mainstream Sellout,” this is an all-access pass, that goes beyond the headlines, into the chaotic world of Machine Gun Kelly.
Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink (2022 )