Movies Like Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

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2012·1h 39m·★ 7.6·Christopher Kenneally

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2004·2h 31m·★ 8.2·Edith Becker

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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025·1h 28m·★ 7.6·Laurent Bouzereau

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Jeff McQueen

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Back in Time

2015·1h 35m·★ 6.3·Jason Aron

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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

2017·47m·★ 7.0·Thomas C. Grane

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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021·53m·★ 6.7·Clélia Cohen

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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

1999·45m·★ 7.2·Jon Kroll

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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

1983·1h 5m·★ 7.7

Both star George Lucas & Mark HamillDocumentary & TV Movie

The Making of Star Wars

1977·49m·★ 7.4·Robert Guenette

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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010·1h·★ 7.5·Leslie Iwerks

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The Corporation

2003·2h 25m·★ 8.0·Mark Achbar

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2011·42m·★ 7.7·Arthur Bradford

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Modern Life

2008·1h 28m·★ 7.5·Raymond Depardon

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1998·2h 7m·★ 7.4·David Comtois

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The Yes Men

2003·1h 20m·★ 6.8·Dan Ollman

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2014·1h 35m·★ 7.1·Rob Epstein

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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014·43m·★ 7.2

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Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

2002·1h 30m·★ 7.3·André Heller

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2015·1h 34m·★ 5.6·Eli Cross

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