The Secret of Life on Earth
Oct 14, 1993 | IMDB 6
42 min Watch NowDocumentary
A breathtaking adventure across five continents and through time to reveal nature's most vital secret. Watch a flying fox gorge itself on a midnight snack of figs. Climb into the prickly jaws of insect-eating plants. Witness a mantis disguised as a flower petal lure its prey to doom.
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IMDB 6 | Feb , 2015
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IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1996
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2007
A short documentary about the Ojibwe Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice (Manoomin) they consider a sacred gift from the Creator. The film tells the Creation and Migration stories that are central to the tribe's oral history and belief system while showing the traditional process of hand-harvesting and parching the wild rice. Biotech companies are currently researching ways to genetically modify the rice and the community is fighting to keep it wild.To Be
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2020
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IMDB 9 | Jun , 2018
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IMDB 8 | Nov , 2003
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IMDB 9 | Jan , 1992
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2004
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1958
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IMDB 5 | Apr , 2013
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2019
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IMDB 8 | Mar , 2018
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IMDB 7.8 | Jan , 1972
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2010
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
Gadgets Galore
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1955
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1955
Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.Time Stood Still
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1956
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1970
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