Ron Howard
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Eat My Dust
(1976)When Hoover and speed demon Darlene become co-riders in a red hot race car, the reckless fun soon accelerates into a trunk full of hot pursuits.

I'm a Fool
(1977)This made for TV movie based on the "American Short Story Collection"from a Sherwood Anderson story deals with a romantic character study involving insincerity between two race track buffs. Ron Howard plays a young man who goes on the road as a horse trainer. To impress a young lady, he lets her believe he is the son of a very wealthy man.

Willow: Behind the Magic
(2023)An examination of Walt Disney, whose life was far from a fairy tale with employee strikes, financial hardships and personal tragedies.

Fire on the Mountain
(1981)A stubborn rancher in his twilight years takes on the U.S. government when the Air Force tries to expropriate his New Mexico land for a missile range.

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
(2022)Across a glittering 40-year career, Hans Zimmer has redefined the movie score. This documentary portrait showcases one of the most celebrated and sought-after composers in Hollywood, told by the man himself and his closest collaborators. He reveals the musical secrets of his craft, which has created unforgettable soundtracks for films such as Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, and Dune.

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
(2019)Was Snoopy a top-secret astronaut? This documentary tries to solve the great mystery.

The Shootist
(1976)Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler.

The Spikes Gang
(1974)A wounded outlaw nursed back to health by three impressionable farm boys teaches them his trade and then enlists them in his bank robberies.

The Wild Country
(1970)A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
(2022)An inside look back at the greatest geek year in cinema ever, 1982, with stars, directors, writers, producers, critics and pop culture historians sharing their insights about such classic films as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Tron, and many more.

The Music Man
(1962)After convincing Iowa townsfolk to invest in a boys' marching band, a traveling con man's scheme is complicated by his feelings for a local librarian.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(1963)Six-and-a-half-year-old Eddie instructs his widowed father on how to tell good women from bad as he plots to find his father a bride.

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
(2017)Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies is the story of one daughter’s journey to see her father not just as 'Dad'- the man whose success and endless hours devoted to work loomed large over her childhood- but the way his collaborators do- as a doyen of modern American cinema. Through interviews with George Lucas, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Affleck, Ron Howard, Morgan Freeman, Mel Brooks, Richard Donner, and more, Amanda Ladd-Jones endeavours to better understand her father, Alan Ladd, Jr. Known to all as Laddie, he is the understated studio chief and Oscar-winning producer behind such films as Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner, Chariots Of Fire, Police Academy, Braveheart, The Omen, Thelma and Louise, Young Frankenstein and Gone Baby Gone, whose intelligence, kindness, and unflagging faith in the people he hired turned him into one of the most successful movie moguls in Hollywood history.

LIGHT & MAGIC
A celebration for star wars day explores the secrets behind the curtain of Lucasfilm's revolutionary effects division.

Dads
(2019)A joyful exploration of modern fatherhood, this doc gathers the testimonies of dads around the world, from famous comedians to everyday parents. Their unfiltered stories speak to the beauty, struggles, and ridiculous hilarity of being a dad today.

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
(2023)A retrospective released in his 60th year, the prolific actor’s giant legacy in the film industry is examined with a career spanning over 40 years.

The Arrested Development Documentary Project
(2013)Discover the iconic comedy show’s secrets, from exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, along with 200 fans from across the country.

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
This documentary spotlights the pop culture milestones of 1982, including notable motion pictures, TV, music, and video games of that seminal year.

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
(2002)Christopher Plummer has played a thousand parts - from Shakespeare to Broadway, from radio to television to Hollywood. But beneath that elegant stage presence lies the restless heart of a risk-taker. Don't miss this engaging biography that explores the many stages of Christopher Plummer's extraordinary life.

The Journey
(1959)Academy Award winners Deborah Kerr and Yul Brenner star as adversaries who are uncontrollably drawn to each other in this Cold War drama -- The Journey. 1956. At the border between Hungary and Austria, Russian Officer Major Surov (Brenner--The King and I) stops a bus filled with people trying to escape the Hungarian Uprising. He suspects that a rebel leader is on board, but he doesn't know which of the passengers the escaping rebel is. Englishwoman Diana Ashmore (Kerr--The King and I) is trying to help her boyfriend, the dissident (Jason Robards), escape. But while the passengers are held at the border, Ashmore cannot avoid her growing romantic interest in the Russian officer who could destroy the man she is supposed to love.