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A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

A hot-headed and gifted peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism

A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism

The mother of an autistic child is determined not to accept a pessimistic prognosis for her son.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers.

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

Two sons of a Montana minister follow divergent paths, but their love of fly-fishing helps them understand each other, their father, and how to live with grace.

A River's Last Chance

A River's Last Chance

A story of salmon, timber, weed, and wine along California's Eel River.

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

A Serious Man

A Serious Man

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.

    AAAS Science and Film Showcase

    AAAS Science and Film Showcase

    Meet the scientists and filmmakers behind five award-winning science films at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2016 Science Film Showcase. The event features clips from each film, conversation with the filmmakers and scientists, and audience questions.

    Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys

    Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys

    One year in the life of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland illuminates the joys, complexities, and contradictions of living close to the land in the modern age.

    Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow

    A look at NASA's role in the US and for the planet, celebrating past accomplishments, investigating current initiatives, and surveying future plans.

    Accession

    Accession

    Shaped by a trove of letters enclosed with seed packets, ACCESSION reveals minor histories of American life.

    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    An amoral newspaper reporter washes up in dead-end Albuquerque, happens upon the scoop of a lifetime, and will do anything to keep getting headlines. 

    Adam

    Adam

    Adam, a lonely man with Asperger syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor Beth.

    Adaptation

    Adaptation

    A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean for the screen.

      Adventures of a Mathematician

      Adventures of a Mathematician

      Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam helps create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

      After Yang

      After Yang

      In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.

        Agora

        Agora

        In Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century AD, a slave turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of finding freedom while also falling in love with his master, the great female astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria.

        Ailo: Une Odysée en Laponie (Ailo: A Reindeer's Journey)

        Ailo: Une Odysée en Laponie (Ailo: A Reindeer's Journey)

        Ailo, a newborn reindeer, embarks on an incredible odyssey with the help of his mother.

        Airplane!

        Airplane!

        A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.

        Akira

        Akira

        A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop.

        Albatross

        Albatross

        "Do we have the courage to face the realities of our time and allow ourselves to feel deeply enough that it transforms us and our future?" Director Chris Jordan gives his answer in this gorgeous chronicle of environmental tragedy, recounting the decimation of a population of albatross by the plastic refuse littering its habitat.

        Alien

        Alien

        The commercial vessel Nostromo receives a distress call from an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew heads home only to realize that a deadly bioform has joined them.

        Alive Inside

        Alive Inside

        Through his nonprofit organization Music & Memory, Dan Cohen advocates for the use of music therapy for dementia patients.