Episodic
see all genres ›While self-contained features and shorts have always dominated the big-screen experience, cinema also has room for the pleasures of multi-part storytelling. Here you will find everything from recent broadcast miniseries and episodic documentaries by some of the world's best directors to vintage serials, those thrill-a-minute adventures that were parceled out to moviegoers in weekly twenty minute chapters from the silent era until the 1950s.
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The Monster and the Ape
At the Bainbridge Research Foundation, Professor Franklin Arnold displays his creation, a robot called the Metalogen Man, to Professor Ernst and three other colleagues. Shortly afterward, the three associates are killed by Thor, a huge ape trained by Ernst. Professor Arnold,...Watch Movie
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Mysterious Island
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing (in a better aircraft) is Rulu, a...Watch Movie
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Agnes Varda: From Here to There
The much-anticipated follow up to Agnes Varda's masterful THE BEACHES OF AGNES, FROM HERE TO THERE is a five-part documentary series that chronicles the indefatigable filmmaker's travels around the world, meeting friends, artists and filmmakers for an expansive view of the...Watch Movie
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Zombies of the Stratosphere
ZOMBIES OF THE STRATOSPHERE is for the lovers of old Republic Serials, those incredibly fun episodic films that kept our parents and grandparents coming back to the theater week-after-week. Over the course of twelve action-packed episodes, watch security agent Larry Martin...Watch Movie
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The Green Hornet
In this 13 episode serial, the city is faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity. Intrepid newspaper editor Britt Reid becomes the crime fighter the Green Hornet to take on the bad guys. As far as the police are concerned, the Hornet himself is the criminal....Watch Movie
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Zyara with Rene Deek
Renee Deek is an old Lebanese actress and model. She broke all the rules and fought for her dream and passion for the arts. She now lives with her brother, who is unable to be independent for lack of support by the government. She is still active as an actress and teacher.Watch Movie
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The Phantom
Professor Davidson and his lovely daughter Diana search Africa for the Lost City of Zoloz. Legend pegs it to be the source of a vast hidden treasure. Their search is hindered by a local crook, Singapore Smith, who wants the treasure for himself. It is further complicated by Dr. Bremmer, an...Watch Movie
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Captain Video
"Captain Video" was such a nationwide sensation that in 1951, Columbia Pictures Corporation contracted to produce a theatrical serial of the Captain's exploits, the first television show ever to be adapted to the big screen. The result, CAPTAIN VIDEO: MASTER OF THE STRATOSPHERE has been hailed as...Watch Movie
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Jungle Drums of Africa
The daughter of a medical missionary in Africa comes face-to-face with ferocious beasts and killer crazed savages as she carries on her father's work after he dies. She befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium, and before long she finds herself in danger from crooks...Watch Movie
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G-Men vs. the Black Dragon
G-Man Rex Bennett must seek out and destroy the deadly Black Dragon Society in this fast-moving, thrill-packed classic serial from Republic Pictures. This fifteen-episode saga of espionage and intrigue from wartime America is filled with Oriental torture chambers, futuristic...Watch Movie
