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1. Churchill's Secret (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Lindsay Duncan, Daisy Lewis

Votes: 1,556

2. The Patsy (1964)

Approved | 101 min | Comedy

An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.

Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris

Votes: 2,565

3. Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)

93 min | Comedy

Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Gianni Garko

Votes: 1,980

4. The Soyuz Conspiracy (2000 Video)

50 min | Documentary

The story of the death of cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov during the first flight of the Soyuz spacecraft and the cover-up.

Director: Elliott Haimoff | Star: Elliott Gould

Votes: 13

5. Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol (2009 Video)

PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary

Would you be shocked to find out that the greatest moment of our recent history in space may not have happened at all?

Directors: Denny Hooten, Samuel Oldham | Stars: Gordon Feller, Yuri Gagarin, Elliott Gould, Elliott Haimoff

Votes: 24

6. Vladimir Ilyushin: The Real First Man in Space (2000 Video)

Documentary

Profiling the real first man in space, who could not be presented to the world by the former Soviet Union as the returning, conquering hero, due to the fact that he crash landed and was ... See full summary »

Director: Elliott Haimoff

7. Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines (2002)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

A documentary history of the development and deployment of the Cold War's ultimate weapon: the nuclear missile submarine. Features interviews with Navy veterans and footage never-before-seen by the public.

Director: Nick Spark | Star: Roy Scheider

Votes: 41

8. Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode: Be the First on Your Block (1974)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music

The height of the Cold War and fears of an apocalyptic war breaking out at any moment take center stage in this episode, where Howard ponders purchasing a bomb shelter for his family's ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Tom Bosley

Votes: 186

9. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The Cold War: Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 16 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The Cold War, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 37

10. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The Cold War: Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 17 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The Cold War, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 35

11. Curious Droid (2016– )
Episode: How the Real Soviet Rocketmen Changed the World (2018)

15 min | Documentary

The leaders of the Soviet space program owed their success as much to their political skills as connections as to their technical ability. Two just barely survived Stalin's purges. Later, ... See full summary »

Star: Paul Shillito

12. Geographics (2019– )
Episode: Kyshtym Mayak: The 2nd Worst Nuclear Disaster in Soviet History (2021)

21 min | Documentary

In 1957 an explosion destroyed a nuclear waste processing facility in Kyshtym Russian. This was the worst radiation release until the Chernobyl disaster. It was covered up by the Soviet ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

13. The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered (2017– )
Episode: The Other October Crisis: The Sino-Indian War of 1962 (2021)

17 min | Documentary, History

In October 1962 with the world focused on the Cuban Missile Crisis a second crisis was unfolding as China invaded India. Indian forces did not hold up well and it desperately sought support... See full summary »

Star: Lance Geiger

14. Megaprojects (2020– )
Episode: The Kremlin: The Fortress Behind Russian Power (2021)

16 min | Documentary

The Kremlin of Moscow is generally known in the West for the bulbous Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow. But it is just one of many fortifications, known as Kremlins, around Russia. ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

15. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Secrets Hidden in Paintings (2021)

11 min | Documentary

From autographs to papal insults, cryptic messages to incidental debris here are are secrets that have been staring people in the face for decades before finally being noticed. Keep your ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

16. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Episode: Chapter One (2021)

TV-MA | 234 min | Documentary, History

Oliver Stone gives background on the Assassination Records Review Board, created by an act of Congress following the controversy of his 1991 film; exploring the aftermath of President ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., David Talbot

Votes: 29

17. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Do or Die (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

CSI uncovers plenty of inappropriate behavior at one of New York's most prestigious prep schools after one of the school's brightest students is murdered.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 252

18. Found and Explained (2020– )
Episode: The Real Life X-Wing Fighter - Soviet Sukhoi Shkval (2022)

9 min | Documentary

When you work in an environment where budgets are stretched, competitors are smart, consequences are severe and who you know matters more than what you know making a name for yourself to ... See full summary »

Star: Nicholas Cummins

19. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Episode: Chapter Four (2021)

TV-MA | 234 min | Documentary, History

An examination of evidence that surrounds the accused lone nut, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his associations with groups linked to the CIA.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Lisa Pease, John M. Newman

Votes: 22

20. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Cold War: Eisenhower's Operatives (1998)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War

The Supreme Allied Commander of World War Two relied on the covert arm of the CIA to an unprecedented scale during his presidency. From his education on clandestine warfare from Winston ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Evan Thomas, Andrew Goodpaster, Fred I. Greenstein

21. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Cold War: Inside the K.G.B. (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Untold stories behind the headlines in the unseen Cold War battles between Western intelligence agencies and the KGB. Features exclusive interviews and new revelations about the KGB's missions and tactics.

Director: Aleksandr Ivankin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Oleg Gordievsky, Pavel Sudoplatov, Vladimir Grushko

Votes: 20

22. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Spies in the Sky

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

From primitive balloons to supersonic spy planes and amazingly sophisticated satellites, get an insider's look at the pioneers of aerial reconnaissance and the profound impact they have had on modern warfare.

Stars: Charlton Heston, Edward Leaf, Geoffrey Oxlee, Dino A. Brugioni

23. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: The Hunt for Atomic Secrets (1999)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The all-important race to develop an atomic bomb led to some of the most daring Russian spy operations in the United States. Exclusive interviews with Russian agents detail the inside story of the Soviet atomic spy ring.

Director: Aleksandr Ivankin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Allen Weinstein, Vladimir Chikov, Thomas B. Allen

Votes: 15

24. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Cold War: Brezhnev's Kremlin (2001)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War

Before Leonid Brezhnev signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the West, he led the Soviets into one conflict after another - from Soviet involvement in Vietnam and its role in ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Vladimir Semichastny, Andrei Gratchev, James Schlesinger

Votes: 19

25. Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode: Scorched Earth (2020)

Documentary, History, War

In Kursk, a battlefield the size of Wales, the tide turns and the Soviets push back, but as Germany retreats, they destroy all evidence of their genocidal activities.

Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, Alexander Vershinin, Ivan Patrylyak, Ihar Melnikau

26. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Cuban Missile Crisis from the Cuban Perspective (2021)

23 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian focuses on Cuba's role before, during and after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

27. Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode: Soviet Engineers Turned Yuri Gagarin's Spacecraft into a Spy Satellite (2022)

18 min | Documentary, News

Here is the history of the Soviet/Russian Zenit reconnaissance satellites. Concieved in the earliest days of the Soviet space program variants still fly today. Along the way variants were ... See full summary »

Star: Scott Manley

28. The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode: 50 Insane Cold War Facts That Will Shock You! (2018)

18 min | Documentary, Animation

Mixed in with these assorted bits of trivia are lessons on how the excessive paranoia of the Cold War lead to some unwise behavior.

29. The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
Paul Gottfried on the Fate of Dissident Voices (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Tom Woods, Paul Gottfried

30. The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
The Communists Take Power, with Michael Malice (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Tom Woods, Michael Malice

31. The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
How Countries Get Rich (or Stay Poor) (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Tom Woods, Shawn Ritenour

32. William Spaniel (2009– )
Episode: Ten Reasons Why Ukraine Hasn't Destroyed the Crimean Bridge (2022)

17 min | Documentary

Warfare is not just about combat. It's also about politics. And the political advantages of maintaining the Crimean Bridge may outweigh the military disadvantages.

Star: William Spaniel

33. History Matters (2016– )
Episode: How did the USSR React to JFK's Assassination? (Short Animated Documentary) (2020)

3 min | Documentary, Animation, History

The assassination of John Kennedy was as much a shock to the Soviet Union as America. In particular the Soviet Leadership, initially unsure if they were inadvertently involved, cooperated in anyway they could with the investigation.

34. The Babylon Bee (2019– )
This Is What Gives Michael Malice Hope (2023 Podcast Episode)

66 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Michael Malice is back at The Babylon Bee to talk about his new book The White Pill and why you should never let yourself give in to despair. Evil wants to stamp out the family, religion, ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael Malice, J. Travis Woodside

35. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
Episode: Making Heroes (2016)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

After becoming the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro has to decide the island's future. Out of fear of Communism, the CIA initiates the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Directors: Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio | Stars: Ken Eaken, Dariel Alarcón Ramirez, Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro

Votes: 87

36. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
Episode: Secrets and Sacrifices (2016)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

Cuba's survival depends on its Communist allies. The end of the Cold War means the end of foreign aid to the island - and pushes Cuba to the brink of famine.

Directors: Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio | Stars: Ken Eaken, Dariel Alarcón Ramirez, Juan Juan Almeida, Leonid Brezhnev

Votes: 80

37. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Five: The Flayed (2019)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,698

38. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The Corsican (No. 20) (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Liz and the Task Force race to stop an imminent bombing by a Blacklister, Red encounters a life changing situation.

Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,559

39. Tricky Dick (2019)
Episode: The Will to Win (2019)

Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, History

From modest beginnings in California, Richard Milhous Nixon rises to become a young star of the Republican Party -- first as a Congressman, then a Senator, then Vice President, and finally the nominee for President in 1960.

Director: Mary Robertson | Stars: Richard Nixon, Walter Cronkite, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Helen Gahagan

Votes: 33