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1. Playtime (1967)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy
Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly
Votes: 26,007
2. Marriage or Mortgage (I) (2021)
TV-G | Reality-TV
Married or single, we've all heard it. "You could buy a house for the price of that wedding!" But have you ever stopped to think, what if you actually did?
Stars: Elliot Schiff, Goria Cunningham, Scott Williams, Brittany Williams
Votes: 496
3. Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
89 min | Comedy
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she... See full summary »
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Yumiko Nogawa, Kôji Wada, Tamio Kawaji, Chikako Miyagi
Votes: 181
4. Those Who Work (2018)
102 min | Drama
Frank, a man of action who worked his way up all by himself, dedicates his life to work. No matter the place or the circumstances, be it day or night, he's on the phone, handling the cargo ... See full summary »
Director: Antoine Russbach | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Adèle Bochatay, Louka Minnella, Isaline Prévost
Votes: 914
5. The Weight of Chains 2 (2014)
124 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Consensus economic doctrine on the newly established former Yugoslav republics, but also ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Boris Malagurski, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Carla Del Ponte
Votes: 1,441
6. Unnatural Causes (2008– )
Documentary
"Why do some of us get sicker more often and die sooner, and what causes us to become sick in the first place? This limited series explores the apparent link between a person's health and ... See full summary »
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, S. Leonard Syme, David Williams, Ana Diez-Roux
Votes: 31
7. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005 Video)
62 min | Documentary
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms,... See full summary »
Director: Loretta Alper | Stars: Stanley Aronowitz, Edward Asner, Roseanne Barr, George W. Bush
Votes: 70
8. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
9. Heir-Conditioned (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester inherits a fortune while Elmer fights off the cat's greedy friends and teaches about the need to invest the money.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Daws Butler, Stan Freberg
Votes: 312
10. Minimum Wages: The New Economy (1992 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Tom Casciato | Stars: Bill Berland, Chester Gandy, Bill Moyers, Terry Neumann
11. Tune in Tomorrow (1954)
14 min | Animation, Short
A carnival setting illustrates the superiority of the radio medium for American business, with an eye on a future of economic prosperity.
Director: Robert Cannon
14. Vuonna 2000 (1950)
13 min | Short, Drama
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Urho Somersalmi, Matti Ranin
Votes: 23
15. Overpopulation in Europe? Can We Survive? (2015)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Connolly | Star: Amanda Connolly
17. Sotalapset (2003)
93 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about the Finnish children who were evacuated to Sweden during World War II.
Director: Erja Dammert | Stars: Sirkka Artman, Riitta Grundel-Koskinen, Jorma Hauru, Irmeli Heino
Votes: 27
18.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Living on the Edge
(1995)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, News
Bill Moyers tells story of several hardworking Milwaukee families struggling with low-paying jobs after previous employers downsized their operations.
Stars: Bill Clinton, Bill Moyers, Terry Neumann, Tony Neumann
19.
The Propaganda Report (2016– )
We're Being Steered Toward Chaos
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Monica Perez, Brad Binkley
20.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 4 July 1952
(1952)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Ralph Stelladano, a reporter for Newsweek magazine, interview Erik A. Boheman, the Swedish ambassador to the United States. Topics include the Swedish military's defense ... See full summary »
Stars: Erik Boheman, William Bradford Huie, Ralph Stelladano
21.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 15 May 1953
(1953)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Haynes interview Paul Martin, Canada's Minister of Health and Welfare. Topics include Canada's recent population growth and economic prosperity, Martin's assessment of the ... See full summary »
22.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 2 March 1955
(1955)
News, Talk-Show
Lesueur and Crawford interview John R. Dunning, nuclear physicist and Dean of the Columbia University School of Engineering. Topics include America's technical superiority over the Soviet ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth Crawford, John R. Dunning, Larry LeSueur
23.
CaspianReport (2010– )
Episode:
Iran headed for its next revolution?
(2022)
13 min | Documentary
Iran is a religious dictatorship with a declining standard of living in the midst of a a social revolution that the controlling Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is determined to resist. ... See full summary »
Star: Shirvan Neftchi
24.
Prof James Ker-Lindsay (2019– )
Episode:
Guyana | A Venezuelan Invasion?
(2023)
14 min | News
The colonial border despite between Vensuala and Guyana was settled in 1905 but Venezuala reopened the issue 1962, as Guyana became independent, by rejecting the agreement. Fifty years of ... See full summary »
Star: James Ker-Lindsay
25.
The Raising of America (2015– )
Episode:
DNA Is Not Destiny
(2015)
Documentary
Director: Peter Frumkin | Stars: Dana Dolinoy, Marilyn Essex, Darlene Francis, Michael S. Kobor
26.
House of Saud: A Family at War (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2018)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
The series concludes by looking at how the House of Saud stays in power. Enormous wealth and a very generous social contract has protected them but a demographic time-bomb, social media and low oil prices have forced reform.
Director: John O'Kane | Stars: Saskia Reeves, David Weinberg, Joao Ferreira, Saad Al-Fagih
Votes: 17
27.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Putting the Phoney Debate Over 'Socialism' in Context for the First Time
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams