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1. From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
TV-14 | 641 min | Action, Drama, History
Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy, Lane Smith, David Andrews
Votes: 13,268
2. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes
Votes: 34,626
3. Operation Avalanche (2016)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Andrew Appelle, Jared Raab
Votes: 7,994 | Gross: $0.06M
4. The Saturn V Story (2014)
52 min | Documentary, History
With the accolade of flying 24 men to the Moon, the Saturn V will always be considered one of Mankind's greatest technological achievements. This inspirational film reveals the colossal challenges NASA faced to make it fly.
Directors: Elliot Weaver, Zander Weaver | Stars: David Baker, Nigel Bannister, Mike Cruise, Anu Ojha
Votes: 429
5. Moon Shot (1994 TV Movie)
188 min | Documentary
This mini-series is a documentary that chronicles the NASA space program from its inception up through the final moon mission of Apollo 17 with historical, archived NASA film footage.
Director: Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Barry Corbin, Buzz Aldrin, Jay Barbree, Sam Beddingfield
Votes: 243
6. Failure Is Not an Option (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, History
A history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.
Directors: Rushmore DeNooyer, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Gene Kranz, James Doolittle, Christopher Kraft, Robert Seamans
Votes: 139
7. Earthrise (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Earthrise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968. Told solely by the Apollo 8 astronauts, the film recounts their experiences and memories and explores ... See full summary »
Director: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee | Stars: Bill Anders, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell
Votes: 56
8. 68 (2008 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
From Washington to Saigon, Rome to Mexico, Paris to London, a wave of demonstrations shakes the world. 68 travels back in time to war torn Vietnam, freed and occupied Prague, Paris demonstrating, revolution in the Americas.
Director: Patrick Rotman | Stars: Édouard Balladur, The Beatles, Claude Berri, Leonid Brezhnev
Votes: 66
9. Manned Space Flight Film Report (1969)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders
10.
20/20 Wednesday (1993–1999)
Episode:
Race to the Moon: The Tragedy of Apollo One
(1996)
48 min | Documentary, News
A look back at the tragedy of the Apollo 1 pad fire, which killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, and almost derailed the entire U.S. manned space program.
Stars: Peter Jennings, Frank Borman, Eugene Cernan, Martha Chaffee
11.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
To the Moon
(1999)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary
The mission was impossible. The odds were astronomical. The results were spectacular. "Nova" shares the fascinating inside story behind "one giant leap for mankind." This expanded two-hour ... See full summary »
Star: Liev Schreiber
Votes: 31
12.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Race to the Moon
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of the Apollo 8 mission to the moon.
Director: Kevin Kertscher | Stars: Joe Morton, Christopher Kraft, Susan Borman, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 44
13.
A Science Odyssey (1998– )
Episode:
Bigger, Better, Faster
(1998)
History
From a turn-of-the-century home to electricity and home appliances. The development of the automobiles and airplanes, radio and the other inventions of the 20th century through the Apollo ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Charlson | Stars: Charles Osgood, Bill Anders, Tim Berners-Lee, Frank Borman
14.
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode:
Landing the Eagle
(2008)
TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History
When We Left the Earth chronicles the Apollo program up until the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon.
Director: Richard Dale | Stars: Gary Sinise, Gene Kranz, Eugene Cernan, Frank Borman
Votes: 65
15.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Universe Revealed: Big Bang
(2021)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
New research and theories offer clues about the Big Bang and what may have existed before the universe's birth.
Director: Poppy Pinnock | Stars: Talithia Williams, Alan Guth, Sylvester James Gates Jr., Hakeem Oluseyi
Votes: 58
16.
Newsthink (2020– )
Episode:
How this Software Engineer Saved the Moon Landing
(2022)
7 min | Documentary
Margaret Heafield Hamilton began her career with NASA as a self taught entry level computer programmer on the Apollo project. Her initial responsibility was developing abort software ... See full summary »
17.
Spaceflight (1985– )
Episode:
One Giant Leap
(1986)
Documentary
Director: Blaine Baggett | Stars: Martin Sheen, Frank Borman, Scott Carpenter, Gerald P. Carr
18.
En direct de... (1956–1974)
Episode:
Apollo 8
(1968)
22 min | Documentary
19.
1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
Episode:
Part Four: Fall
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, History
The on-going protests in the United States lead to the end of the war and Richard Nixon securing the presidency.
Stars: Nelson George, Renee Graham, Harry Edwards, Clayborne Carson
Votes: 30
20.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Apollo's Daring Mission
(2018)
TV-PG | Documentary
Astronauts and engineers of Apollo 8 explain the inside story of the first mission to circumnavigate the moon.
Director: Kirk Wolfinger | Star: Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 54