NOVA: Why Trains Crash

NOVA: Why Trains Crash 2017

7.2/10

IMDB Rating : 7.2

FD Smart Rating : 7.2

Synopsis : This NOVA program investigates deadly train accidents and explores how technological advances can help make travel by rail safer and more efficient.

Regions Available ( 32 ) : show...
Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Brazil , Canada , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Greece , Hong Kong , Hungary , India , Israel , Italy , Japan , Lithuania , Mexico , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Singapore , Slovakia , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States

Actors:

Jay O. Sanders , Seiji Abe , Luis Carrasquero , Steven Ditmeyer , Sarah Feinberg

Creators:

Michael Bicks , Larry Klein

Languages:

English [Original]

Subtitles:

Arabic , Spanish , English , Italian , German , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Greek , Dutch , French , Brazilian Portuguese , Polish , European Spanish , Turkish , Romanian , Hebrew , Japanese , Portuguese , Korean , Finnish , Norwegian , Swedish , Thai

Genres:

Documentary, Biography

Release Date:

2017

Run Time:

53m

Maturity Rating:

Recommended for ages 13 and up

A look at several recent train crashes, their causes and a technological solution which should make such events occur much less often.

Searching for Sugar Man 2012

8.3/10

Decades after Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez disappeared following the commercial failure of his albums, two fans try to track down their idol.

Run Time: 1h26m’ | MMPA: PG-13 | Release: 26 Jul 2012

Actors: Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman , Dennis Coffey , Mike Theodore , Dan DiMaggio , Sixto Rodriguez , Steve Segerman

Senna 2010

8.6/10

This fast-paced documentary profiles Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One racing, and a hero in his native Brazil.

Run Time: 1h45m’ | MMPA: PG-13 | Release: 25 May 2011

Directors: Asif Kapadia

Actors: Ayrton Senna , Alain Prost , Frank Williams , Ron Dennis

Man on Wire 2008

7.5/10

This documentary explores Philippe Petit's preparations for historically walking across a high wire between New York's Twin Towers.

Run Time: 1h34m’ | MMPA: PG-13 | Release: 29 Aug 2008

Actors: Philippe Petit , Jean Francois Heckel , Jean-Louis Blondeau , Annie Allix , Mark Lewis

Citizenfour 2014

7.8/10

Witness history unfolding in a Hong Kong hotel room as Edward Snowden and three journalists prepare to expose a vast government surveillance program.

Run Time: 1h53m’ | MMPA: R | Release: 28 Nov 2014

Directors: Laura Poitras

Actors: Edward Snowden , Glenn Greenwald , William Binney , Jacob Appelbaum

Amy 2015

7.6/10

Rare home videos and interviews with Amy Winehouse's inner circle offer an intimate look at her journey from charismatic teen to troubled star.

Run Time: 2h7m’ | MMPA: R | Release: 03 Jul 2015

Directors: Asif Kapadia

Actors: Amy Winehouse , Lauren Gilbert , Juliette Ashby , Nick Shymansky

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015

7.4/10

The authorized story of Nirvana's front man provides a revelatory view of his hardscrabble beginnings, meteoric rise to fame and his tragic suicide.

Run Time: 2h12m’ | MMPA: TV-MA | Release: 04 May 2015

Actors: Aaron Burckhard , Chad Channing , Don Cobain , Jenny Cobain

Le sel de la terre 2014

7.9/10

The son of eminent photographer Sebastião Salgado offers a retrospective of his father's work, including his recent foray into nature photography.

Run Time: 1h50m’ | MMPA: PG-13 | Release: 27 Mar 2015

Actors: Sebastiao Salgado , Wim Wenders , Juliano Ribeiro Salgado , Hugo Barbier

Three Identical Strangers 2018

7.7/10

When three teenagers meet by chance and discover they're identical triplets separated at birth, they're delighted -- until their true story emerges.

Run Time: 1h36m’ |

Directors: Tim Wardle

Actors: Robert Shafran , Michael Domnitz , Howard Schneider , Ellen Cervone

Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008

7.5/10

This documentary follows the pioneering heavy metal act Anvil as they cope with obsoleteness, recover from a disastrous tour and record a new album.

Run Time: 1h20m’ | MMPA: NOT RATED | Release: 20 Feb 2009

Actors: Tiziana Arrigoni , Slash , Lemmy Kilmister , Tom Araya , Lars Ulrich , Scott Ian , Robb Reiner , Anvil , Steve 'Lips' Kudlow , Lemmy , Malcolm Dome

Life Itself 2014

8/10

Follow Roger Ebert from his school newspaper days to his status as America's premier film critic in this documentary drawn from his memoir.

Run Time: 2h0m’ | MMPA: R | Release: 04 Jul 2014

Directors: Steve James

Actors: Martin Scorsese , Ava DuVernay , Roger Ebert