Discovery Movies

In the 1930s a trio of adventurers set off to find an uncharted land.

The mysterious song of humpback whales fascinates researchers worldwide. But why do the whales sing? Underwater camerawoman Christina Karliczek...

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer who laid the foundations of modern oceanography.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.

A delicate history on the universe of discoveries and expectations of the adolescent when they find the love.

Explores the plans for the construction of the monumental dam on China's Yangtze River, the structure that when completed in 2009 will become the...

The gripping personal accounts of the people and the tragedy. In never-before-seen footage, we journey with historian Charles Haas, as he descends...

Peep the chicken ventures out on an adventure into the Big Wide World and makes some friends along the way. Narrated by Peter Ustinov, this 1988...

A troubled loner longing for purpose finds it when a phone call gone wrong puts him on the scent of a mysterious woman’s murder.

The two cult cops from Valais have to deal with a simple sprayer case while the rest of the department has to solve the discovery of a charred body....

Ama, the daughter of Senegalese asylum seekers, feels completely Dutch. When Ama's mother and brother are arrested, Ama sets off in search of her...

In June 1942, Japanese bombers tried to level the American presence on Midway Island in a bid to steam unimpeded toward the U.S. mainland. Yet the...

Documentary of an underwater archaeological expedition led by French explorer Franck Goddio that explores the sunken ancient city of Alexandria,...

Move over, King Tut: There's a new pharaoh on the scene. A team of top archaeologists and forensics experts revisits the story of Hatshepsut, the...

Documentary that takes a scientific and historical look at the story of Moses. Uses archaeological evidence from the stables of Ramses II to...

The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew...

The death of a young girl's cat provokes a self-discovery journey of what it means to accept the inevitability of change.

Filmed by Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Al Giddings, this timeless program takes a stirring look at the largest, tallest, longest-living things...

Adelina, going for the first time to a museum, discovers her artistic side.