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 | NOVA | TV | 1974 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A |   | 8 Free Episodes | Track  Have You Seen? |
 | Mayday | TV | 2003 | 16+ | 8.9 | N/A |  | 4 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.6 | N/A | | 65 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Planet Earth | TV | 2006 | all | 9.5 | N/A | | 11 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Blue Planet | TV | 2001 | all | 9.0 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | After Porn Ends 2 | 2017 | 18+ | 5.4 | N/A | | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | Celebrity Undercover Boss | TV | 2010 | 7+ | 5.9 | N/A |   | 76 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | 2016 | 13+ | 7.2 | 63% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Planet Earth II | TV | 2016 | all | 9.6 | 100% | | 6 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | TV | 2014 | all | 9.3 | N/A | | 13 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 | 18+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Nature | TV | 1982 | all | 8.9 | N/A | | 1 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Evil Genius | TV | 2018 | 18+ | 7.9 | 79% | | 4 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Explained | TV | 2018 | 16+ | 7.4 | N/A | | 7 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Gaga: Five Foot Two | 2017 | 18+ | 7.1 | 74% | | Want To See Seen | ||
| Jackass Number Two | 2006 | 18+ | 7.1 | 63% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Forensic Files | TV | 1996 | 16+ | 8.8 | N/A |   | 397 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Icarus | 2017 | 18+ | 8.0 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Life | TV | 2009 | all | 9.1 | N/A | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Jackass 2.5 | 2007 | N/A | 6.5 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | 2015 | 18+ | 6.9 | 77% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Faces Places | 2017 | 7+ | 8.0 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | 2017 | N/A | 7.4 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Capitalism: A Love Story | 2009 | 18+ | 7.4 | 75% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Bill Nye The Science Guy | TV | 1993 | all | 8.4 | N/A | | 52 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Back in Time | 2015 | 7+ | 6.3 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Zeitgeist: Addendum | 2008 | N/A | 8.3 | 86% | dari  | Want To See Seen | |||
| Cutie and the Boxer | 2013 | 18+ | 7.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| What the Health | 2017 | N/A | 7.8 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Embarrassing Bodies | TV | 2007 | 18+ | 7.1 | N/A | | 28 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Food, Inc. | 2008 | 7+ | 7.8 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | 13+ | 8.1 | 86% | qell + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Taxi | 2015 | N/A | 7.4 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Before the Flood | 2016 | 7+ | 8.3 | 71% |  | Want To See Seen | |||
| Jackass 3.5 | 2011 | 18+ | 6.8 | 60% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Fire at Sea | 2016 | N/A | 6.8 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Blackfish | 2013 | 13+ | 8.1 | 98% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| After Porn Ends | 2012 | 18+ | 5.7 | N/A |  | Want To See Seen | |||
| Man on Wire | 2008 | 13+ | 7.8 | 100% | doc_ dox | Want To See Seen | |||
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | 2011 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | sund + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Africa | TV | 2013 | all | 9.0 | N/A | | 6 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| 13th | 2016 | 18+ | 8.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Life Below Zero | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.1 | N/A |  | 42 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| 30 for 30 | TV | 2009 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 3 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Frozen Planet | TV | 2011 | all | 9.0 | N/A | | 13 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Human Planet | TV | 2011 | all | 9.1 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Kevin Hart: What Now? | 2016 | 18+ | 5.8 | 78% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Amanda Knox | 2016 | 18+ | 7.0 | 87% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret | 2014 | N/A | 8.4 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| The Nightmare | 2015 | N/A | 5.8 | 71% | | Want To See Seen |