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101. The Rugged O'Riordans (1949)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers, on the virgin plateaus of the Australian bush country. In addition to being beset with the obstacles and difficulties with the... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chauvel | Stars: Michael Pate, Ken Wayne, Tommy Burns, John Unicomb
Votes: 92
102. Homesteader Droopy (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Homesteaders are not popular in cattle country, so when the cows complain to Dishonest Dan, The Cattle Man, he makes it tough on the Droopy family.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Colleen Collins, Paul Frees
Votes: 581
103. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
TV-G | 113 min | Documentary, History
For 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Jason Robards, Red Barber, Erik Barnouw, Ken Bilby
Votes: 594
104. Buckaroo Bugs (1944)
TV-Y7 | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs is the Masked Marauder, a carrot thief whom Brooklyn's Red Hot Ryder must try to bring to justice.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 785
105. Dear America: Standing in the Light (1999 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 29 min | Drama, Family, History
A teenage Quaker farm girl is abducted by Indians in 1750s Pennsylvania.
Director: Stacey Stewart Curtis | Stars: Madeleine Bergeron, C. David Johnson, Jane Johanson, Jennifer Podemski
Votes: 86
106. Delphinsommer (2004 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama
Teenage Nathalie (Anna Maria Muhe) moves to Berlin with her parents and baby sister. She starts at a new school and finds fitting in difficult because her parents have raised her to adhere ... See full summary »
Director: Jobst Oetzmann | Stars: Anna Maria Mühe, Samuel Finzi, Sophie Rogall, Tino Mewes
Votes: 302
107. North to the Klondike (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Western
Two friends in the Klondike come to the aid of settlers who are being terrorized by an outlaw gang.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers, Andy Devine, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 69
108. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Starring Barry Nelson and George Tobias. Western Series dealing with stories connected to the Hudson's Bay Company and its fur trade shortly after North America was colonized. Trappers, ... See full summary »
Stars: Barry Nelson, George Tobias, Eric Clavering, James Barron
Votes: 41
109. The Steel Animal (1935)
75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
In present day Germany, by 6:30 a.m., the railway workers are waiting the opening of the factory's door to start a new day of hard work. Inside, Engineer Klaassen is still awake, as all ... See full summary »
Director: Willy Zielke | Stars: Aribert Mog, Sophia Hagen
Votes: 71
110. Dhyasparva (2001)
135 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical film based on life events and work of visionary Raghunath Dhondo Karve. Film showcases events from his childhood, education, and work done for birth-control, health, and family planning.
Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nishith Dadhich, Mohan Gokhale, Kishore Kadam
Votes: 41
111. Kentucky Days (1923)
Passed | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1853, young Southerner Don Buckner goes west in search of gold to recoup his dwindling fortune, spent mostly on his new bride, Elizabeth. During the years of his absence he fails to ... See full summary »
Director: David Selman | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Margaret Fielding, Miss Woodthrop, Bruce Gordon
Votes: 18
112. Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016 TV Movie)
61 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time.
Director: Gregory Monro | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Frank Krutnik, Tony Lewis Comedian, Ted Okuda
Votes: 903
113. The Prairie (1947)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Religious fanatic Ishmael Bush is determined to find a land where the rules could be of his own making. So he sets out from Kentucky with his wife and five sons to go into the un-surveyed ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Lenore Aubert, Alan Baxter, Russ Vincent, John Mitchum
Votes: 40
114. Pioneer Days (1930)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, and Minnie is captured.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Wilbur Mack, George Magrill, Purv Pullen, Theodore Santoro
Votes: 454
115. Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World (2022– )
60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series examining the Industrial revolution, the age of smoke and steel, a time when history's great engineers pioneered solutions that would forever change the way people live, think, and build.
Stars: Shini Somara, Nehemiah Mabry, Claire Barratt, Alexis Pedrick
Votes: 22
116. Ekk Albela (2016)
99 min | Biography
The journey of Bhagwan Dada. A common man who rose to the top and became a legend in Indian Cinema.
Director: Shekhar Sartandel | Stars: Vidya Balan, Mangesh Desai, Arun Badsavle, Neha Bam
Votes: 64
117. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography
A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.
Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Votes: 223
118. Pioneer Trails (1923)
70 min | Drama, Western
Jack is orphaned as a young child when his wagon train is ambushed by Indians. Twenty years later, he rescues Rose from a runaway stagecoach. The two fall in love, much to the displeasure of Blaney, who later frames Jack for murder.
Director: David Smith | Stars: Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, Bertram Grassby, Otis Harlan
Votes: 31
119. Dear America: A Line in the Sand (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Drama, Family, History
A teenage girl from a family of Texas pioneers experiences loss around the time of the battle of the Alamo.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Amy Stewart, Adrian Hough, Tamsin Kelsey, Steven McCarthy
Votes: 16
120. The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
70 min | Drama
Michael O'Doone, his wife Margaret and daughter Marge are settlers living in the Northwest. One winter day, while on a journey, Michael meets with an accident and fails to return home. ... See full summary »
Director: David Smith | Stars: Pauline Starke, Niles Welch, George Stanley, Jack Curtis
121. Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
145 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held ... See full summary »
Director: Ally Acker | Stars: Jodie Foster, Dede Allen, Gillian Armstrong, Margaret Booth
Votes: 22
122. Few Words (2012)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Sport
Few Words is the story of a modern skiing pioneer, who became one of the most successful and talented freestyle skiers in the world, Candide Thovex. Winner of the Best Male Performance (... See full summary »
Director: Matt Pain | Stars: Michi Albin, Edgar Grospiron, Raphaelle Monod Sjoström, Candide Thovex
Votes: 312
123. First Winter (1981)
27 min | Short, Drama, History
With the father away, an Irish immigrant family struggle to survive their first winter in the Canadian wild.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Kathleen McAuliffe, Sharon O'Niell, Eric Patrick Godfrey, Kevin Kennedy
Votes: 152
124. Handcart (2002)
PG | 110 min | History
The legendary story of the Martin Handcart Company is the backdrop for this theatrically released drama directed by Kels Goodman (Producer of Tears of a King: The Latter-days of Elvis ... See full summary »
Director: Kels Goodman | Stars: Jaelan Petrie, Stephanie Albach, Chris Kendrick, Shannon Skinner
Votes: 76 | Gross: $0.10M
125. That Mothers Might Live (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, a pioneer in medical hygiene who paid the price from colleagues who refused to believe him.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: John Nesbitt, Shepperd Strudwick, Rudolph Anders, King Baggot
Votes: 267
126. The Appalachians (2005– )
180 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the 300 year history of the Appalachian people with interviews by scholars, musicians and writers.
Stars: Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs
Votes: 46
127. Ni dnya bez priklyucheniy (1971)
73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director: Igor Vetrov | Stars: Aleksandr Dudogo, Aleksey Kozlov, Olga Demshevskaya, Vladimir Subbotin
128. El Gran Tour de Jorge Bonsor (2017)
64 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Approach to the life and achievements of George Bonsor, pioneer of Archaeology who settled in Andalusia, South Spain, in early 20th century and played a key role in the development of such a new and fashionable science.
Director: Antonio Lobo
129. Tochka, tochka, zapyataya... (1972)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
The story of a ridiculous and ridiculous seventh-grader boy, whom no one seems to take seriously: neither teachers, nor peers. But then one day a new one appears in his class with which he manages to make friends .
Director: Aleksandr Mitta | Stars: Sergei Danchenko, Mikhail Kozlovsky, Olga Ryzhnikova, Yuriy Nikulin
Votes: 156
130. Little Big: Everyday I'm Drinking (2013 Music Video)
3 min | Comedy, Music
Music video for Russian rave band which uses all known stereotypes about Russia.
Director: Alina Pasok | Stars: Little Big, Anna Kast, Olimpia Ivleva, Ilya Prusikin
Votes: 36
131. Marie-Anne (1978)
88 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
About a young married woman who, after a kidnapping, becomes attached to an Indian.
Director: Martin Walters | Stars: Andrée Pelletier, John Juliani, Tantoo Cardinal, David Schurmann
Votes: 28
132. Robin Hood of the Range (1943)
Approved | 54 min | Western
Steve Malone, an orphan raised by an early-day railroad pioneer, assumes a masked disguise to help the homesteaders who are being deprived of their ranches by a railroad land grab. To do ... See full summary »
Director: William Berke | Stars: Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt, Kay Harris, Kenneth MacDonald
Votes: 20
133. Exploring Hans Hass (2019)
102 min | Documentary, Biography
The rediscovery of life and work of the legendary diving pioneer and filmmaker Hans Hass, one of the greatest adventurers of the last century.
Director: Oliver Bruck | Stars: Oliver Bruck, Gerhard Budin, Anna Dobringer, Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Votes: 7
134. Going Places with Graham McNamee, #72 (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Rhodesia, a land carved out of veldt and jungle, is revealed in this entry of Universal's "Going Places" series. Due to Cecil Rhodes, who foresaw the possibilities of the fertile plains, ... See full summary »
Star: Graham McNamee
135. Ranson's Folly (1926)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up a stagecoach with a pair of scissors. ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill, Anders Randolf, Pat Hartigan
Votes: 51
136. Old Overland Trail (1953)
Passed | 60 min | Western
Indian agent Rex Allen must protect local citizens and a tribe of volatile Native Americans from unscrupulous railroad contractors--including his own brother.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Rex Allen, Koko, Slim Pickens, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 87
137. Vom Pionier zum Millionär (2010– )
43 min | Documentary
Meet five inventive, courageous, and hardworking entrepreneurs, who led the charge during one of the most exciting eras in economic history. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinway, William E. ... See full summary »
Stars: Nicholas X. Parsons, Paul D'Elia, Meredith Garrison, David Bromley
Votes: 23
138. Pacific Adventure (1946)
95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith.
Director: Ken G. Hall | Stars: Ron Randell, Muriel Steinbeck, John Tate, Joy Nichols
Votes: 47
139. Paco de Lucía: A Journey (2014)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about guitar genius Paco de Lucía and his contributions to flamenco music.
Director: Curro Sánchez | Stars: Paco de Lucía, Pepe de Lucía, Alberto Gavira, Ed Sullivan
Votes: 276
140. Fighting Mad (1917)
50 min | Western, Drama
Doctor Lambert takes his wife west to a mining town, where he can both minister and doctor. His wife is not happy and upon discovering she is pregnant, runs away with a gambler. He soon ... See full summary »
Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: William Stowell, Helen Gibson, Hector Dion, Betty Schade
141. The Last Shift (2005 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
The television documentary entitled The Last Shift is a portrait of the post-Soviet generation in their mid-twenties. Their childhood and youth saw perestroika and the end of the Soviet era... See full summary »
Director: Vasyl Bereza
Votes: 9
142. Pete Roleum and His Cousins (1939)
Approved | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Pete illustrates the many uses of oil in daily life, showing that the world depends on it.
Director: Joseph Losey | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 120
143. Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism (2018)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Musician, composer and orchestra conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism by exploring the work of four great American composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century.
Stars: Charles Hazlewood, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Tom Service
Votes: 31
144. Haack: The King of Techno (2004)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Music
A look into the underground world of Bruce Haack, a genius whose past work continues to garner recognition with time. The homespun musician couldn't have done it without the support of his ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Anagnos | Stars: Bruce Haack, Esther Nelson, Ted Pandel, Chris Kachulis
Votes: 103
145. Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail (1997 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Director: Lee B. Groberg | Star: Hal Holbrook
Votes: 42
146. The Fabulous Ice Age (2013)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
From Berlin's Charlotte, to the great American touring ice shows, go from ponds to sold-out arenas dominating live entertainment for decades, while also depicting one skaters' life and quest to share this history.
Director: Keri Pickett | Stars: Stephanie Andros, Denise Benoit-Eby, Roy Blakey, Douglas Breniser
Votes: 62
147. Prof Tom Foolery Saves the Planet! (2017)
80 min | Fantasy
Robber Baron Col. Hogg hires inventor Tom Foolery to build a tree-cutting machine to clear railroad right-of-way over the mountain. Foolery discovers he's been misled into designing a contraption that will destroy the entire forest.
Director: Paul Bright | Stars: Paul Bright, Alex McCracken, Kyle English, Paul S. Anderson
Votes: 26
148. The Pioneer Spirit (2022 TV Special)
31 min | Reality-TV
Three young adventurers decide to join Rowan Dean to embark upon a voyage of discovery into the outback
Stars: Rowan Dean, Conor Bartlett, Hannah Cross, Lauren Melville
149. Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill (2004)
87 min
Susanna and Catharine were brought up in a large estate in England. They married soldiers and both couples headed to Canada only to be disappointed. Catharine, a lover of nature, adapted better than Susanna, a society person.
Director: Susan Dando | Stars: Severn Thompson, Jane Spidell, Kelli Fox, Richard Clarkin
Votes: 11
150. With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail (1926)
Passed | 54 min | Action, History, Romance
Buffalo Bill performs kindnesses for a native American and a runaway slave, and plans to build a new town along a planned train route.
Director: Frank S. Mattison | Stars: Roy Stewart, Kathryn McGuire, Cullen Landis, Sheldon Lewis
Votes: 24