The First Wave
Nov 19, 2021 | IMDB 6.6
94 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
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IMDB 7 | Feb , 1970
In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.Newsies
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2017
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.A Passage to India
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1984
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.The first wave - Milan in the time of Covid-19
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2020
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 1973
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IMDB 4.8 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 1981
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 10 | Jul , 2020
On November 7th, 2005, Sandra Smith died at the age of 47 taking 21 different medications. Now her son, Tabor Smith, vows to change the way America thinks about health. Amidst the ongoing opioid crisis, Tabor travels around the country to interview medical experts, political figures, and ordinary people in order to uncover the conspiracy behind America's drug-obsessed healthcare system - and most importantly, find out what can be done to change it. —Dr. Tabor SmithManhattan Terminal
IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 2002
Observations at Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which is one of the most fascinating stations for insiders. The documentary takes the completed renovation of the building as an occasion to bring the magnificent architecture to life; at the same time, it focuses on the countless momentary encounters when the paths of commuters and flâneurs cross.Soviet Submarine
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2021
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IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2008
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2015
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.Life After People
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2021
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IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 5 | May , 2021
Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.