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Return to Space 2022
Documentary
The inspirational rise of SpaceX as well as Elon Musk's two-decade effort to resurrect America’s space travel ambitions.
The sides of Return to Space
- SpaceX's early rockets and failures
- Rockets landing upright to fly again
- Two NASA astronauts on a SpaceX capsule
Good for you if
- you like watching a crewed launch to the space station up close.
- you want to see a rocket land itself upright on a barge at sea.
- you like the real engineers and astronauts behind SpaceX's first crewed flight.
Bad for you if
- an upbeat story about a company and its founder makes you roll your eyes.
- over two hours is a lot for you in one documentary.
About: ambition · exploration · failure
Mars 2016
Series
The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
The sides of Mars
- The first crew sent to settle Mars
- Real scientists interviewed today
- A colony built against the planet
Good for you if
- you need space science that holds up.
- you like the idea of humans actually living on Mars.
- you like a crew fighting dust, cold and isolation to stay alive.
Bad for you if
- you want to stay with the crew, not cut away to interviews.
- you roll your eyes at scientists talking up humanity's future on Mars.
About: exploration · sacrifice · loneliness
The Last Man on the Moon 2016
Documentary
The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Americans were preoccupied with other developments like NASA, the game-changing space programme that put Neil Armstrong on the moon. Yet it was astronauts like Eugene Cernan who paved the uneven, perilous path to lunar exploration. A test pilot who lived to court danger, he was recruited along with 14 other men in a secretive process that saw them become the closest of friends and adversaries. In this intensely competitive environment, Cernan was one of only three men who was sent twice to the moon, with his second trip also being NASA’s final lunar mission. As he looks back at what he loved and lost during the eight years in Houston, an incomparably eventful life emerges into view. Director Mark Craig crafts a quietly epic biography that combines the rare insight of the surviving former astronauts with archival footage and otherworldly moonscapes.
The sides of The Last Man on the Moon
- Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the Moon
- Test pilots recruited by NASA in the 1960s
- A family left behind in Houston
Good for you if
- you love the Apollo missions and the race to the Moon.
- you want the astronauts themselves telling what it cost them.
- you like looking up at moonscapes and thinking someone stood there.
Bad for you if
- you want launches and danger more than a man looking back on his life.
- you roll your eyes at a hero remembering his glory years.
About: ambition · the price of glory · friendship
In the Shadow of the Moon 2007
Documentary
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.
The sides of In the Shadow of the Moon
- Apollo astronauts telling their own missions
- NASA footage from the 1960s and 70s
- The Earth seen from the Moon
Good for you if
- you like rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it.
- you like hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away.
- you like the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it.
Bad for you if
- you want a space film with drama and spectacle, not interviews.
- you find grainy archive footage from the 1960s dated.
About: exploration · courage · the Cold War · awe

Cosmos 2014
Documentary
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
The sides of Cosmos
- The history of the universe compressed into one calendar year
- A ship of the imagination
- Scientists who changed how we see the sky
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of billions of years and galaxies.
- you like black holes, the birth of stars and the size of the universe made visible.
- you like the true stories of scientists like Newton or Clair Patterson.
Bad for you if
- you can't take the cartoon scenes that tell each scientist's story.
- a narrator in awe of everything makes you roll your eyes.
About: science · curiosity · time
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1980
Documentary
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
The sides of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
- Carl Sagan explaining the universe
- The whole history of the cosmos on one calendar
- A spaceship of the imagination
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of the age of the universe.
- you like stars, planets and how we learned what they are.
- you like a scientist who speaks about humanity with real feeling.
Bad for you if
- you find 1980 effects and pacing dated.
- you need momentum. Carl Sagan takes his time, with long pauses on music and images of space.
About: our place in the universe · science · humanity

For All Mankind 1989
Documentary
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
The sides of For All Mankind
- NASA footage of the Apollo missions
- Astronauts remembering in their own voices
- A Brian Eno score
Good for you if
- you like the trip to the Moon told by the astronauts who made it.
- you like seeing Earth from the Moon in real footage.
- you like Brian Eno's ambient music over space images.
Bad for you if
- you need more drama than a calm, floating journey.
- you find 1960s footage dated.
About: exploration · awe · history
Apolo 13 1995
Película
El Apolo 13 inicia su viaje a la luna en abril de 1970. Cuando la tripulación está a punto de llegar a su destino, una explosión en el espacio les hace perder oxígeno, energía y el curso de la nave... Todo se convierte en una situación desesperada para los tres hombres tripulantes, especialmente cuando el oxígeno amenaza con agotarse. Mientras, el mundo entero, que apenas un año antes conoció la gloria de la aventura espacial cuando el hombre pisó la luna, contiene la respiración a la espera de ver cómo acaba tan angustiosa espera.
Las caras de Apolo 13
- Tres astronautas en una nave dañada
- Ingenieros en Houston improvisando una solución
- Una familia que espera en tierra
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una carrera contra el tiempo donde cada minuto de aire cuenta.
- te gusta la historia real de la misión de 1970 que casi fracasa.
- te gusta el interior de una cápsula lejos de la Tierra.
Mala para ti si
- quieres sorpresas, y puede que ya sepas cómo termina.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los discursos heroicos y las banderas ondeando.
Temas: el trabajo en equipo · el valor · las ganas de volver a casa
A Brief History of Time 1991
Documentary
Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself.
The sides of A Brief History of Time
- Stephen Hawking speaking through a computer
- Black holes and the origin of time
- Family and classmates remembering him
Good for you if
- you like being shown how small we are next to the universe.
- you want the man behind the book, his illness and his family.
- you love black holes, the Big Bang and where time comes from.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum and quiet interviews lose you.
- you can't watch an illness slowly take away a man's body and voice.
About: time · the universe · disability · curiosity
Figuras ocultas 2016
Película
Narra la historia nunca contada de tres brillantes mujeres científicas afroamericanas que trabajaron en la NASA a comienzos de los años sesenta (en plena carrera espacial, y asimismo en mitad de la lucha por los derechos civiles de los negros estadounidenses) en el ambicioso proyecto de poner en órbita al astronauta John Glenn.
Las caras de Figuras ocultas
- Tres mujeres negras en la NASA
- Matemáticas que mandan hombres al espacio
- Correr a un baño al otro lado del campus
Buena para ti si
- quieres una historia real que te levante el ánimo.
- te gustan tres amigas que van juntas al trabajo y se empujan a seguir.
- te gusta descubrir a personas que la historia olvidó.
Mala para ti si
- no te gustan las películas de época. Estamos en 1961, hasta en los coches y los baños segregados.
- no te interesa la carrera espacial. Todo lleva a poner a John Glenn en órbita.
Temas: el racismo · el talento · el valor
Man on Wire 2008
Documentary
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
The sides of Man on Wire
- A wire strung between the Twin Towers in 1974
- Months of planning like a heist
- A Frenchman walking on air for nearly an hour
Good for you if
- you like a plan where one mistake gets everyone caught.
- you like hearing the accomplices tell it decades later.
- you like the image of a man lying down on a wire above New York.
Bad for you if
- you're afraid of heights. A man walks a wire between the Twin Towers with nothing below him.
- you roll your eyes at grand talk about art and beauty. Petit tells his walk like a poem.
About: daring · friendship · freedom
Particle Fever 2013
Documentary
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - or perhaps their greatest failure.
The sides of Particle Fever
- The Large Hadron Collider switching on
- Physicists at CERN
- The hunt for the Higgs boson
Good for you if
- you like the feeling of being there for a discovery about the universe.
- you want real physics explained by the people doing it.
- you like following real scientists through years of waiting.
Bad for you if
- you need more on screen than physicists and control rooms.
- you want a story where every question gets answered.
About: discovery · patience · curiosity
IMAX Hubble 2010
Documentary
An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
The sides of IMAX Hubble
- Seven astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis
- A repair mission on the Hubble telescope
- Deep space images from Hubble
Good for you if
- you want to float above the Earth with real astronauts.
- you like galaxies and nebulae seen through Hubble's eye.
- you want a big-screen trip that fits in under an hour.
Bad for you if
- you want a close portrait of the astronauts as people.
- you'd rather have long interviews than narration over pictures.
About: exploration · science · the universe
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak 2020
Documentary
In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.
The sides of Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
- Researchers working on a universal flu vaccine
- Doctors facing flu outbreaks around the world
- A series released just before COVID-19
Good for you if
- you like meeting the real people who work to stop the next outbreak.
- you like following doctors and researchers through long days at work and at home.
Bad for you if
- you lose track when a series keeps cutting between doctors and researchers in several countries.
- you roll your eyes at heroic portraits of people at work.
About: public health · science · dedication
Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018
Documentary
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
The sides of Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- Fred Rogers and his TV neighborhood
- Puppets talking to children about hard things
- Three decades of archive footage
Good for you if
- you like being moved by plain kindness.
- you want something warm and gentle for the evening.
- you want to know the real man behind the cardigan.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at gentle, sincere speeches.
- you find old television footage dated. Much of it is archive from the 1960s to the 1990s.
About: kindness · childhood · television
Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008
Documentary
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
The sides of Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- Two childhood friends in a Canadian metal band
- A disastrous European tour
- One last try at a 13th album
Good for you if
- you like two friends who have stuck together since they were fourteen.
- you laugh at a tour that goes wrong at every stop.
- you get moved by men in their fifties refusing to give up.
Bad for you if
- you want arena-sized rock, not half-empty clubs.
- you roll your eyes at grown men chasing a boyhood dream.
About: friendship · persistence · failure
Meru 2015
Documentary
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
The sides of Meru
- Three climbers on the Shark's Fin of Meru
- A first attempt that ends short of the top
- Nights in a tent hanging off a wall
Good for you if
- you like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.
- you love the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves.
- you like the loyalty between Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch people dangling over a huge drop.
- you'd rather not hear about serious injuries and friends lost in the mountains.
About: obsession · friendship · risk

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe 2008
Documentary
In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.
The sides of National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe
- One continuous trip from Earth outward
- Black holes, newborn stars and distant galaxies
- A narrator guiding the tour
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of the size of the cosmos.
- you like flying past planets, stars and black holes.
- you want a space trip to watch with curious children.
Bad for you if
- you need people and a story to follow.
- you don't watch animated films. Every planet and galaxy here is computer-made.
About: the cosmos · scale · discovery
My Octopus Teacher 2020
Documentary
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
The sides of My Octopus Teacher
- A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
- A year following one octopus
- A shark hunting her in the shallows
Good for you if
- you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
- you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
- you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.
Bad for you if
- a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
- you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.
About: connection · healing · the life cycle
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2010
Documentary
100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
The sides of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
- An Australian man on a 60 day juice fast
- A road trip across America
- A truck driver he inspires
Good for you if
- you like a sincere story of a man changing his life.
- you want a real person fighting for his health.
- you're moved by strangers helping each other get better.
Bad for you if
- you need medical trials, not one man's experience.
- you want suspense, and this is a steady personal journey.
About: health · willpower · second chances