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51. Berlin 1945 (2020)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.
Stars: Simon Brauer, Konstantin Achmed Bürger, Yvette Coetzee, Lucie David
Votes: 323
52. A Translator (2018)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment.
Directors: Rodrigo Barriuso, Sebastián Barriuso | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Maricel Álvarez, Yoandra Suárez, Nikita Semenov
Votes: 920 | Gross: $0.01M
53. Giovanni's Island (2014)
102 min | Animation, Drama, History
A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Masaki Tachibana | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukie Nakama, Yûsuke Santamaria, Tatyana Sharko
Votes: 2,238
54. Distant Thunder (1973)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy, Chitra Banerjee
Votes: 1,727
55. Ten Who Dared (1960)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Major John Wesley Powell leads an expedition through the Grand Canyon to chart the Colorado River.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Brian Keith, John Beal, James Drury, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 309
56. A Corner in Wheat (1909)
G | 14 min | Short, Crime, Drama
An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 2,754
57. 2084 (2009)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Not much left since the world died. That's what they called it the day the virus took over and people went inside, never to leave their homes again. Soon after that, the last of the food ... See full summary »
Directors: George Blumetti, Maurice Kelly | Stars: Betsy Baker, Jaimi Paige, Matthew Alan, Grady Lee Richmond
Votes: 165
58. Noah's Castle (1979– )
30 min | Adventure, Family
The father, an ex-military man, sees the 'handwriting on the wall' as to where his country's economy is headed. In an effort to prepare for this, he moves his family of wife, two sons and ... See full summary »
Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Marcus Francis, David Neal, Annette Ekblom
Votes: 37
59. Call of the Yukon (1938)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack.
Directors: B. Reeves Eason, John T. Coyle | Stars: Richard Arlen, Beverly Roberts, Lyle Talbot, Mala
Votes: 157
60. Earth 2100 (2009 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Follows the account of Lucy, who is born into a society where people are desperate for natural resources, while the global temperature and population are highly increasing.
Director: Rudy Bednar | Stars: Jameel Ahmad, Janine Benyus, Malcolm Bowman, Reinhard Bütikofer
Votes: 1,050
61. Fair Weather Fiends (1946)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
After a storm strands them on a deserted island, Woody Woodpecker and his wolf friend end up battling themselves in a quest to find food.
Director: Shamus Culhane | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ben Hardaway, Will Wright
Votes: 171
62. Hunger of the Dead (2014)
74 min | Comedy, Horror
Director: Naoto Tsukiashi | Stars: Asami, Masakuni Fujii, Takurô Hayashi, Buntarô Miura
Votes: 39
63. Smithy (1924)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds employment at a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon... See full summary »
Directors: George Jeske, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, William Gillespie, Jack Ackroyd
Votes: 245
64. Five Billion and Six (1976)
PG | Drama, Thriller
In the near future, world population has reached five billion, food shortages abound and the world political-economic situation is chaotic.
Director: Rick Harper | Stars: Gordon Rigsby, Barbara Sigel, Randall Carver, Greg Shannon
65. Freiland (2014)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, News
Niels Deboos is fed up to the back teeth. Eurobonds, bankruptcy, corruption and reinless capitalism. The whole misery goes against the grain for Niels. He decides, to turn his back on the ... See full summary »
Director: Moritz Laube | Stars: Aljoscha Stadelmann, Stephan Grossmann, Thomas Morris, Christian Ahlers
Votes: 30
66. Johnny Shortwave (1995)
Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Bockner | Stars: Emmanuel Mark, John Tench, Mona Matteo, Dougie Richardson
Votes: 28
67. Sic 'Em Cat (1917)
Animation, Short
A political cartoon illustrating a policy of food control. When the little girl "consumer" carelessly lets a cake go to waste (taken by a rat), a cat is brought in to combat the wastefulness and keep the rats at bay.
Director: Leighton Budd
68. The Mexicans (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
John Pilger reports on political repression in Mexico.
Director: David Munro | Stars: John Pilger, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Larry Hall
69. A Warning of Events to Come, and a Tale of Hope, for Hope Is Not Yet Lost (2009)
10 min | Short
An unnamed man mourning the loss of his wife and child has an encounter with a desperate family who is willing to do anything to survive.
Director: Jonathan Stainton | Stars: Ashley Sembay, Jonathan Stainton, Rick Yorgason
70. Humanity Insanity (2019 Video)
70 min | Documentary
50 billion dollars worth of food is wasted each year, half of all the food produced on Earth thrown away while millions die hungry. Consumerism is slowly killing the Earth.
Director: Philip Gardiner | Stars: Paul Hughes, Jason Smith
71. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 77 (1917)
Documentary, Short
Subjects include: "Testing Men for Air Fighting", "The Land of Make Believe", "A Study in Fox Hounds", and the cartoon Sic 'Em Cat (1917).
Director: P.D. Hugon
72.
Pokémon (1997–2023)
Episode:
Wake up! Kabigon!
(1998)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ash and the gang come to a village where there is no food, because the river is dry and plants can't grow. They decide to investigate the problem and discover that the water is being blocked by a sleeping Snorlax.
Director: Masamitsu Hidaka | Stars: Rikako Aikawa, Madeleine Blaustein, Inuko Inuyama, Rodger Parsons
Votes: 521
73.
Rome (2005–2007)
Episode:
Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
(2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Seven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra,... See full summary »
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon
Votes: 2,051
74.
Food Unwrapped (2012– )
Episode:
Coconut, Compostable Plastic, Macarons
(2019)
23 min | Documentary, Comedy
Jimmy investigates how Sri Lanka is coping with a growing shortage of coconuts, Kate discovers if compostables could be the answer to the global plastics problem and why are macrons so expensive?
Directors: Salvatore Assenza, Frances Beckerleg, Rose Wilkinson | Stars: Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt
75.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #2.158
(2019)
96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Today Storm asks - Was Michael Buerk wrong to say that the NHS should allow obese people to die? Are you stockpiling in preparation for a no-deal Brexit? Is it mad to marry after two weeks dating?
Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Storm, William Njobvu, Kate Thornton, Henry Bonsu
76.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
Gaza Fights for Freedom
(2019)
84 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Filmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, it features exclusive footage of demonstrations where 200 unarmed civilians have been killed by Israeli snipers since March 30, 2018.
Director: Abby Martin
Votes: 924
77.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #2.165
(2019)
96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Today Jeremy and his guests discuss - Are you scared by the government's leaked no-deal Brexit plan? Is there anything wrong with beauty contests? Would you let teenagers have a house party?
Director: Tim Cook | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Maura Higgins, Tessa Dunlop
78.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode dated 12 September 2019
(2019)
59 min | News, Talk-Show
Topical debate from Norwich. Questions include - should Yellowhammer put an end to the idea of a no-deal Brexit? If the Supreme Court rules that the Prime Minister acted unlawfully should he resign?
Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Catherine Barnard, Jeffrey Donaldson, John Healey
79.
The Collapse (2019)
Episode:
Le Supermarché
(2019)
15 min | Adventure
Tough day at the supermarket for this young clerk who tries to keep calm and do his job seriously while many products are out of stock and public paranoia rises.
Directors: Jérémy Bernard, Guillaume Desjardins, Bastien Ughetto | Stars: Bellamine Abdelmalek, Alex Chevaleyre
Votes: 269
80.
The Collapse (2019)
Episode:
Le Hameau
(2019)
23 min | Adventure
In the midst of worldwide paranoia, a group of people walk to a country house led by a trustworthy community but as they get there, they realize that, in a paranoid world, trust is always an issue.
Directors: Jérémy Bernard, Guillaume Desjardins, Bastien Ughetto | Stars: Marie Bouvet, Audrey Fleurot, Cyril Gueï, Titouan Laporte
Votes: 233
81.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Siege of Leningrad
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of one of the Second World War's most harrowing episodes - the 890-day siege of the Soviet Union's second city Leningrad which was not liberated until January 1944.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Rolf Carls, Karl Dönitz, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 7
82.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
Batten Down the Hatches
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Buck Sexton
83.
Tim Pool Daily Show (2018– )
Chinese State Security Warned China to Prepare for War with the United States over Pandemic Backlash
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Tim Pool
84.
Atlas Pro (2018– )
Episode:
The Case for Insect Agriculture
(2018)
10 min | Documentary
As human population grow it becomes questionable whether our food supply can keep up especially since growing wealth is leading to growing demand for food products that require more ... See full summary »
Star: Caelan Kelley
85.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #4.169
(2021)
95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Today, Trisha asks - Is Brexit to blame for food shortages? Do we need to cap salaries for top bosses? Should all staff be offered a siesta? Plus, the Stories of the Day.
Director: Bee Badik | Stars: Trisha Goddard, Storm, Andrew Pierce, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
86.
The Ranganation (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #4.3
(2021)
45 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Supermarket shortages, pigs, space tourism, Squid Game, kissing in public and high fashion are the topics discussed by Romesh, his guests and The Ranganation this week.
Directors: Jamie Wiggins, Barbara Wiltshire | Stars: Romesh Ranganathan, Roisin Conaty, Guz Khan, John Cabrera
Votes: 7
87.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #4.189
(2021)
95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
This morning, Jeremy asks - Should food be rationed to save Christmas? Is it right to jail the M25 protesters? Are you ever too old to start a family? Plus, the Stories of the Day.
Director: Bee Badik | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Andrew Pierce, Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
88.
The Pacific (2010)
Episode:
Basilone
(2010)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Outmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Jon Bernthal
Votes: 2,827
89.
The Boondocks (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Fried Chicken Flu
(2010)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
When a fast food promotion crosses with a plague of biblical proportions, society spins out of controls faster than you can say "white meat only." Will the world end with two sides and a ... See full summary »
Directors: Sung Dae Kim, Jae-Myung Yoo, Seung Eun Kim, Kim Sung-hoon | Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams
Votes: 334
90.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.7
(2011)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
Ethel confronts her baby's grandparents, Bates thinks he might have played a role in his wife's death, Branson and Sybil elope, and Carlisle tries to recruit Anna to spy on Mary.
Director: James Strong | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter
Votes: 2,004
91.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: Brezhnev's Kremlin
(2001)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
Before Leonid Brezhnev signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the West, he led the Soviets into one conflict after another - from Soviet involvement in Vietnam and its role in ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Vladimir Semichastny, Andrei Gratchev, James Schlesinger
Votes: 19
92.
The Propaganda Report (2016– )
How Elon Musk's Twitter Deal Relates to the Great Reset, Trump's GA Proxies See Some Action, & a Food Supplies Perfect Storm Is Brewing (DNB)
(2022 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Monica Perez, Brad Binkley
93.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
The Golden Age Is Upon Us, Trump Was Right Per Chomsky. Wow. What a Show
(2022 Podcast Episode)
72 min | News
Star: Scott Adams
94.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Sending Billions to Ukraine While Babies in Our Own Country Run Out of Food
(2022 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
95.
Phineas and Ferb (2007–2024)
Episode:
Ferb Latin/Lotsa Latkes
(2011)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
Phineas and Ferb decide to create their own language - Ferb Latin - and later end up creating a hybrid race while addressing a potato famine caused by Doofenshmirtz.
Directors: Robert Hughes, Jay Lender | Stars: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Caroline Rhea
Votes: 221
96.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Lots of Good News Today If You Know Where to Look. Come Have Some Fun
(2022 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
97.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #6.38
(2023)
163 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Jeremy asks - Ban all guns for civilians? Should Shamima Begum be allowed back into the UK? Give Harry and Meghan police protection? Storm asks - Is Brexit to blame for food shortages? Should meat have warning labels?
Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Myleene Klass, Carole Malone
98.
Peston (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #9.7
(2023)
48 min | News, Talk-Show
Robert discusses Rishi Sunak's new Northern Ireland Brexit deal with Steve Baker and Jacob Rees-Mogg, food shortages with Jay Rayner, and much more on a big day of politics.
Director: Barry Thomas | Stars: Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana, Steve Baker, Jacob Rees-Mogg
99.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Fall of the Berlin Wall - 1989
(2023)
Documentary, History
In 1989, the Berlin Wall was knocked down. The Soviet Union begins to come apart.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Paul Maddrell, Adam Roberts, Richard John Evans, Hope M. Harrison
100.
Colony (2016–2018)
Episode:
Somewhere Out There
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Will puts his trust in an old friend in the Santa Monica bloc; Jennifer visits Katie; Bram meets the camp commandant.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Righetti
Votes: 767