Search results for "Ken Burns"
Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge
IMDb: 7.5
58

Today it’s a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction…

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
IMDb: 7.2
57

They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of…

Genre: Documentary
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty
IMDb: 7.3
60

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the…

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
IMDb: 7.6
113

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the…

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton
IMDb: 7.2
85

Thomas Hart Benton’s paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.

Genre: Documentary
The Congress

The Congress

The Congress
IMDb: 7.2
89

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…

Huey Long

Huey Long

Huey Long
IMDb: 7.6
88

Ken Burns’ portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.

Genre: Documentary
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
IMDb: 8.3
214

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

Genre: Documentary
The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five
IMDb: 7.7
119

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between 6 and…

Genre: Documentary
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
IMDb: 7.1
90

Join an American couple’s courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can…

Genre: Documentary
The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science

The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science

The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science
IMDb: 8
115

The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a “Medical Mecca,” the “Supreme Court of Medicine,” and the…

Genre: Documentary