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Altered States

Altered States

A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically.

Alphaville

Alphaville

A US secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.

AlphaGo

AlphaGo

A journey from the halls of Cambridge to Seoul, where a legendary Go master faces an unproven AI challenger.

Alive Inside

Alive Inside

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

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.

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.

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.

Airplane!

Airplane!

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

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.

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.

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.

    Adventures of a Mathematician

    Adventures of a Mathematician

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

    Adaptation

    Adaptation

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

      Adam

      Adam

      Adam, a lonely man on the autism spectrum, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor Beth.

      Ad Astra

      Ad Astra

      An astronaut undertakes a mission to uncover the truth behind a mystery.

        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.