American Masters Pictures Movies
- 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.1922019HD
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
- 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It7.42021HD
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...
- 2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue7.3072015HD
Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
- 2011
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter6.92011HD
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and...
- 2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise7.92016HD
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exube...
- 2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage02019HD
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...
- 2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am7.52019HD
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout h...
- 2021
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life7.12021HD
An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, ho...
- 2021
Ailey
Ailey5.62021HD
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life,...
- 2018
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin7.42018HD
The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the side...
- 2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth62013HD
The compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a...
- 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry6.82006HD
First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming tho...
- 2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me6.92017HD
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and...
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope...82017HD
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...
- 1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’01986HD
Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions telepla...
- 1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood7.61999HD
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
- 2010
LennoNYC
LennoNYC7.32010HD
This documentary takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. It features...
- 1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch6.41987HD
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table grou...
- 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes02023HD
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from t...
- 2015
By Sidney Lumet
By Sidney Lumet6.62015HD
An analysis of director Sidney Lumet's work (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) in his own words, based on a five-da...