Films
Adam
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor Beth.
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.
Accession
Shaped by a trove of letters enclosed with seed packets, ACCESSION reveals minor histories of American life.
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.
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.
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.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
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 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 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 Nightmare on Elm Street
The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers.
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 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 Fish Called Wanda
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
The history of the environmental movement's evolution from the 1960s to the present.
A Faster Horse
The 50-year history of the Ford Mustang, including archival footage and interviews with designers, fans and collectors.
A Face in the Crowd
Drunken drifter Lonesome Rhodes becomes an overnight media sensation, rising from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker.
A Compassionate Spy
The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
A Clockwork Orange
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem—but not all goes according to plan.
A Bug's Life
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
A Brief History of Time
Errol Morris's adaptation of cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe illustrates Hawking's complex ideas and also shows Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of computer.
A Brief History of Time
A film about the life and work of cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who, despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time.
A Birder's Guide to Everything
Teenaged birding fanatic David Portnoy takes an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.