Ric Burns Movies
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
The Concert for New York City4.52001HD
The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a...
- 2001
New York: The City of Tomorrow
New York: The City of Tomorrow102001HD
Reveals the immense new forces that were unleashed in New York.
- 2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film8.22006HD
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's...
- 1992
The Donner Party
The Donner Party6.51992HD
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey...
- 2014
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer7.22014HD
Chronicle of publisher Gene Pope Jr.'s celebrity gossip and scandal fused vision, which became The National Enquirer, America's most notorious...
- 2016
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth02016HD
The voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 has come to define the founding moment of America, celebrated each year at Thanksgiving. A lavish new drama...
- 2015
The Pilgrims
The Pilgrims7.72015HD
Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th...
- 1991
Coney Island
Coney Island61991HD
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous....
- 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film02006HD
Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context...
- 2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act82017HD
A sweeping chronicle of the entire exclusion era - the latter part of the 1800s, when anti-Chinese agitation led to federal laws targeting Chinese...
- 2021
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life7.12021HD
An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction,...
- 2013
Men at Lunch
Men at Lunch6.52013HD
This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen...
- 2012
Death and the Civil War
Death and the Civil War02012HD
Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a "republic of suffering" and will...
- 1995
The Way West
The Way West71995HD
A six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of...
- 1997
New York Underground
New York Underground01997HD
In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of...
- 2010
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World02010HD
Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the...
- 2020
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America82020HD
Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly...
- 2019
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs02019HD
Where did dogs come from and how did evolving alongside humans shape both them and us? MADE FOR EACH OTHER considers the history of the remarkable...
- 2011
Nantucket
Nantucket02011HD
The incredible story of the island of Nantucket, from its Native American origins as a Wampanoag outpost, through the English settlement and early...
- 2002
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams82002HD
The timeless photographs of Ansel Adams have made him one of the most recognized and admired names in art. This intimate look at the man and his work...