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 | Mayday | TV | 2003 | 16+ | 8.9 | N/A |  | 4 Free Episodes | Track  Have You Seen? |
 | NOVA | TV | 1974 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 14 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Planet Earth | TV | 2006 | all | 9.5 | N/A | | 11 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Planet Earth II | TV | 2016 | all | 9.6 | 100% | | 6 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Life Below Zero | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.1 | N/A |   | 42 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | After Porn Ends 2 | 2017 | 18+ | 5.4 | N/A | | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.7 | N/A | | 33 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Making a Murderer | TV | 2015 | 16+ | 8.8 | 98% | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Adam Ruins Everything | TV | 2015 | 16+ | 8.4 | N/A |  | 17 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Derren Brown: The Push | 2018 | N/A | 7.7 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | 30 for 30 | TV | 2009 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 3 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! | TV | 2014 | 18+ | 7.2 | N/A | | 29 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Gaga: Five Foot Two | 2017 | 18+ | 7.1 | 75% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | TV | 2014 | all | 9.3 | N/A | | 13 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Blue Planet | TV | 2001 | all | 9.0 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Rocco | 2016 | 18+ | 5.9 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Nature | TV | 1982 | all | 7.5 | N/A | | 1 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Explained | TV | 2018 | 16+ | 7.8 | N/A | | 20 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Tower | 2016 | 16+ | 8.0 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Jackass Number Two | 2006 | 18+ | 7.1 | 63% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | What the Health | 2017 | N/A | 7.8 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Celebrity Undercover Boss | TV | 2010 | 7+ | 5.9 | N/A |   | 76 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | 13th | 2016 | 18+ | 8.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Secret | 2006 | 7+ | 5.7 | 74% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 | 18+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Forensic Files | TV | 1996 | 16+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 397 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | 2010 | all | 7.4 | 96% | doc_ sund + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Icarus | 2017 | 18+ | 8.0 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Searching for Sugar Man | 2012 | 13+ | 8.2 | 94% | doc_ real + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Faces Places | 2017 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Amy | 2015 | 18+ | 7.8 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | American Experience | TV | 1988 | 7+ | 8.5 | N/A | | 5 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Abstract: The Art of Design | TV | 2017 | 16+ | 8.5 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Hot Girls Wanted | 2015 | N/A | 6.1 | 82% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Grand Designs | TV | 1999 | 7+ | 8.5 | N/A | | 32 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Thin Blue Line | 1988 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Unacknowledged | 2017 | N/A | 7.1 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | American Masters | TV | 1986 | 7+ | 8.0 | N/A | | 1 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Dior and I | 2015 | 18+ | 7.3 | 83% | trib + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Capitalism: A Love Story | 2009 | 18+ | 7.4 | 75% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Casting JonBenet | 2017 | 16+ | 6.2 | 82% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Chris Rock: Tamborine | 2018 | 18+ | 6.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Highway Thru Hell | TV | 2012 | 7+ | 8.2 | N/A | | 63 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Jackass 2.5 | 2007 | N/A | 6.5 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Mind of a Chef | TV | 2012 | 7+ | 8.0 | N/A | | 85 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Before the Flood | 2016 | 7+ | 8.3 | 71% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Life | TV | 2009 | all | 9.1 | N/A | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Vietnam War | TV | 2017 | 18+ | 9.2 | 98% | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Most Haunted | TV | 2002 | N/A | 5.1 | N/A |  | 20 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Back in Time | 2015 | N/A | 6.3 | N/A | | Want To See Seen |