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Adam

Adam

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

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. 

Accession

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

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

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.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

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

    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's Last Chance

    A River's Last Chance

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

    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 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 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 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 Fish Called Wanda

    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

    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

    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

    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

    A Compassionate Spy

    The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.

      A Clockwork Orange

      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 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

        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 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

        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.