The Movies The stories behind the movies we love

Explore American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Jul 07, 2019

1 seaons till Aug 11, 2019

Popularity: 6.6135
43 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

Herzog & Company (US)Playtone (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Golden Age

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Eighties80 min

    In the Eighties, stars like Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Eddie Murphy explode on the screen. Aliens, time travelers, ghosts and road warriors share the cineplex with troubled teens, battered boxers, classical composers and career girls.

  • Episode 2The Nineties80 min

    As America falls for stars like Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington and Will Smith, masters like Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Jane Campion and the Coen Brothers direct some of their best-loved work. A robust independent film movement introduces directors like Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Singleton and David Fincher.

  • Episode 3The 2000s To Today80 min

    As the new century begins, beloved books and comic-book crusaders become box-office gold, musicals and cartoons win audiences and Oscars, coarse comedies and epic dramas showcase Hollywood’s biggest stars, and a new generation of filmmakers from diverse backgrounds finds its voice.

  • Episode 4The Seventies80 min

    Directors become masters of the medium as Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas and other filmmakers create a New Hollywood that pushes the medium of moviemaking to its apex, just as a new generation of movie stars like Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, and Pam Grier light up the screen.

  • Episode 5The Sixties80 min

    The Sixties are a decade of change off-screen and on. Classic musicals and epics featuring luminaries like Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor make room for meaningful masterpieces from filmmakers like Kubrick, Hitchcock and Nichols and stars like Redford, Newman and Poitier.

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Tom Hanks

Executive Producer

Gary Goetzman

Executive Producer

Mark Herzog

Executive Producer

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