Films and programs like How the States Got Their Shapes

$uperthief: Inside America's Biggest Bank Score

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 6.4

$UPERTHIEF is a captivating firsthand look at the life of Phil Christopher, a career criminal, Mafia associate, and one of the most successful bank robbers in United States history. Through raw and ca...

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Downing of a Flag

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Downing of a Flag is a two-hour documentary film that focuses on the Confederate Battle flag and its impact on the people, politics and perceptions of South Carolina and beyond. Through firsthand inte...

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Forgive - Don't Forget

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 7.1

At its core, Forgive – Don’t Forget is about the connection between two very different cultures and the importance of remembrance. When Japan surrendered to the U. S. at the end of World War II, numer...

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J.E.S.U.S.A.

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 5.4

An in-depth exploration of the relationship between Christianity and American nationalism and the violence that can often emerge from it. Far from a new phenomenon, this documentary traces the leverag...

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Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Through incisive conversations with key experts in history, archaeology, international law, political science and media, Body and Soul – The State of the Jewish Nation not only shows the undeniable hi...

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The Presidents

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.5

The show documents each of the Presidents in the union, starting with George Washington, following a chronological order up until George W. Bush. Each President's segment begins with the narrator givi...

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The Congress

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 7.2

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores th...

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Walter: Lessons from the World's Oldest People

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 6

After an encounter with Walter Breuning, the World's Oldest Man, Hunter Weeks and his fiance Sarah Hall take an adventure to meet the oldest people in the world, including some of the last people born...

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A History of Britain

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British I...

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