Movies Similar to ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves(2016)

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.

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Frauen (m)einer Familie(2022)

Her own family history from a female perspective, told as a fragmentary, personal stream of memories. Great-grandma, grandma and mother have to come to terms with the conditions of their time, the difficult prospects for a self-determined life in the working class. Some dreams are shattered, but love for each other catches them all. Collecting shells, summer in the garden, cuddling together. The big is in the small.

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The Thing Expanded

The ultimate companion to John Carpenter’s "The Thing", digging deep into the proverbial iceberg to enhance your viewing experience with new insights, stories, and revelations.

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Happy Birthday Mr Bean(2021)

A celebratory documentary looking back at the 30 years since comedy legend Mr Bean landed on our screens. This documentary explores the magic behind this unlikely hero.

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Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III(2003)

A documentary about the third series of Red Dwarf (1989).

7.7

What's My Line At 25(1975)

A retrospective of the classic game show, What's My Line, in which a four-member celebrity panel attempted to identify a contestant's occupation through yes or no questions. In addition, each episode featured a celebrity mystery guest that the panelists tried to identify the guest while blindfolded. The show ran from 1950-1967 and prominently featured John Daly, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen. This documentary looked back on the show 25 years after it premiered.

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Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter(2024)

Nischelle Turner hosts a tribute to the late comic with a look back at his 70-year career, featuring never-before-seen interviews and his final interview from his home in Los Angeles.

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Degrassi: Whatever It Takes(2025)

Creators, superfans, and stars including Aubrey Drake Graham delve deep into all things Degrassi in this engaging history of the Canadian show that changed teen TV.

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Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'(2016)

Retrospective on the making of "Mad Max 2".

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The Age of AIDS(2006)

After a quarter-century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world. Through interviews with AIDS researchers, world leaders, activists, and patients, FRONTLINE investigates the science, politics, and human cost of this fateful disease and asks: What are the lessons of the past, and what can be done to stop AIDS?

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The Filth and the Fury(2000)

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

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Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective(2019)

A documentary exploring the 50-year legacy of Bengali fictional detective Feluda, created by Satyajit Ray.

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No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich(1996)

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

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Behind The Table: A View Reunion(2022)

The special takes viewers inside the hotel room at the Essex House hotel in New York City where current and original co-host Joy Behar, the show’s first moderator Meredith Vieira and original panellists Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos auditioned 25 years ago.

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88.9 Radio Redfern(1989)

An observational documentary which looks at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of contemporary Aboriginal music, 88.9 Radio Redfern offers a special and rare exploration of the people, attitudes and philosophies behind the lead up to a different type of celebration of Australia’s Bicentennial Year. Throughout 1988, 88.9 Radio Redfern became an important focal point for communication and solidarity within the Aboriginal community. The film reveals how urban blacks are adapting social structures such as the mass media to serve their needs.

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Beetle Bailey(1989)

When a group of generals from the Pentagon notify General Halftrack that they want to inspect a model of the modern soldier, Beetle Bailey probably wasn't what they had in mind.

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Winter Park - Ten Years Later(2022)

In 2011, the center of the high school basketball world was in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park - Ten Years Later recounts the journey of NBA veteran Austin Rivers as he stepped out of the shadow of his NBA head coach father, Doc Rivers, and into the basketball stratosphere as a high school supernova.

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical(2008)

The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.

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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale(2009)

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.

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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession(2004)

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

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