Acting
Christiane Amanpour
Born January 12, 1958 · Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK (age 68)
Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour CBE is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. She is also the host of Amanpour & Company on PBS.
Known For
Iron Man 2 · 2010Iron Man 2
★ 6.92010
MovieAdventureAction
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Zoolander · 2001Zoolander
★ 6.22001
MovieComedy
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
Zoolander 2 · 2016Zoolander 2
★ 4.92016
MovieActionAdventure
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
Trash · 2014Trash
★ 7.12014
MovieAdventureCrime
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
The Pink Panther 2 · 2009The Pink Panther 2
★ 5.72009
MovieComedyMystery
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
Kiss the Future · 2024Kiss the Future
★ 6.42024
MovieDocumentary
An exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2.
The Troubles We've Seen · 1994The Troubles We've Seen
★ 5.81994
MovieDocumentary
We follow Marcel Ophuls' two journeys to Sarajevo in 1993. He is starting a documentary about war correspondants. But this also becomes a reflexion about truth and life. The form consists in many interviews of mostly French and American journalists and reporters of television or newspapers.
Dying to Tell the Story · 1998Dying to Tell the Story
★ 9.01998
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought.
Movies
Iron Man 2 · 2010Iron Man 2
★ 6.92010
MovieAdventureAction
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Zoolander · 2001Zoolander
★ 6.22001
MovieComedy
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
Zoolander 2 · 2016Zoolander 2
★ 4.92016
MovieActionAdventure
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
Trash · 2014Trash
★ 7.12014
MovieAdventureCrime
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
The Pink Panther 2 · 2009The Pink Panther 2
★ 5.72009
MovieComedyMystery
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
Kiss the Future · 2024Kiss the Future
★ 6.42024
MovieDocumentary
An exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2.
The Troubles We've Seen · 1994The Troubles We've Seen
★ 5.81994
MovieDocumentary
We follow Marcel Ophuls' two journeys to Sarajevo in 1993. He is starting a documentary about war correspondants. But this also becomes a reflexion about truth and life. The form consists in many interviews of mostly French and American journalists and reporters of television or newspapers.
Dying to Tell the Story · 1998Dying to Tell the Story
★ 9.01998
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought.
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry · 2012Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
★ 7.12012
MovieDocumentary
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
War Photographer · 2001War Photographer
★ 7.52001
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Never Look Away · 2024Never Look Away
★ 7.72024
MovieDocumentary
CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever. An intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist. Features interviews with Moth’s family and friends, including CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. A Sundance film festival premiere directed by Lucy Lawless.
No Ordinary Life · 2021No Ordinary Life
2021
MovieDocumentary
In a field dominated by men, five pioneering camerawomen Mary Rogers, Cynde Strand, Jane Evans, Maria Fleet and Margaret Moth went to the frontlines of wars, revolutions and disasters to bring us the truth. As colorful as accomplished, these brave photojournalists made their mark by capturing some of the most iconic images from Tiananmen Square, to conflicts in Sarajevo, Iraq, Somalia and the Arab Spring uprising. But the world doesn’t know it was these women behind the camera. In the midst of unfolding chaos, the pictures they took for CNN both shocked and informed the world. This feature documentary by director Heather O’Neill tells their remarkable story.
The Diplomat · 2015The Diplomat
★ 6.62015
MovieDocumentary
The life and legacy of Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy, is told in this documentary from Holbrooke's eldest son David.
State of Control · 2016State of Control
★ 7.22016
MovieDocumentary
Two American filmmakers travel undercover in China and Tibet during one of the most precarious times in the country's recent history. Their journey begins in hot-bed areas of Tibetan activism in India and Nepal, before continuing into the most closed off regions of Tibet, during the full scale media blackout that began in 2008 and continues to this day. Their goal is to meet with leading Tibetan activists who are risking their lives to peacefully protest against oppression by the Chinese government's police state in a region kept "in the dark". Traveling undercover, a dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds as secret police maintain 24 hour surveillance of the filmmakers. Unable to document their intended subjects, they are forced to turn the cameras on themselves as they become the targets. All their moves are followed, leading to hotel break-ins, equipment theft, and cyber-hacking and spying - ultimately putting the filmmakers' very lives in danger. Forced to flee and return to the US.
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism · 2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
★ 7.02004
MovieDocumentary
This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."
Merkel · 2022Merkel
★ 7.02022
MovieDocumentary
Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East German – became the de facto leader of the “Free World”, told for the first time for an international audience.
War Made Easy · 2007War Made Easy
★ 7.22007
MovieDocumentary
War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations.
The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl · 2006The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl
★ 6.02006
MovieDocumentary
This revealing documentary directed by Ahmed A. Jamal and Ramesh Sharma chronicles the series of events and opposing cultural forces surrounding the shocking kidnapping and murder of humanist and &NFi;Wall Street Journal&NFi_; reporter Daniel Pearl by radical Muslim militant Omar Sheikh. Interviews with Pearl's family, friends and co-workers, as well as conversations with U.S. and Pakistani officials, shed light on the motives behind the stunning tragedy.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia · 2019The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
★ 8.02019
MovieDocumentaryCrime
One year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a two-hour FRONTLINE documentary investigates the rise and rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (MBS). Correspondent Martin Smith, who has covered the Middle East for FRONTLINE for 20 years, examines the crown prince’s vision for the future, his handling of dissent, his relationship with the United States — and his ties to Khashoggi’s killing. This Episode can be watched Online at (last Update 18th Oct 24): https://www.pbs.org/video/crown-prince-saudi-arabia-1jt2ey
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty · 2003Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at the hand of criminals and corrupt governments. They die in tragic accidents. These are some of their stories.
TV Shows
The Simpsons · 1989The Simpsons
★ 8.01989
SeriesFamilyAnimation
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
The Daily Show · 1996The Daily Show
★ 6.41996
SeriesComedy
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
★ 6.12015
SeriesComedy
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.
Real Time with Bill Maher · 2003Real Time with Bill Maher
★ 6.12003
SeriesComedy
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
The Colbert Report · 2005The Colbert Report
★ 6.92005
SeriesComedy
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.
Gilmore Girls · 2000Gilmore Girls
★ 7.92000
SeriesComedyDrama
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg · 2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
★ 2.82022
Series
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Disclaimer · 2024Disclaimer
★ 7.52024
SeriesDramaMystery
When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she's a key character in a long-buried story—one that exposes her darkest secret.
Anderson Cooper 360° · 2003Anderson Cooper 360°
★ 5.42003
Series
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news.
Cosmos · 2014Cosmos
★ 8.52014
SeriesDocumentary
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
Finding Your Roots · 2012Finding Your Roots
★ 6.52012
SeriesDocumentary
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
This Week · 1981This Week
★ 9.01981
Series
ABC's Sunday morning political affairs program, currently hosted by George Stephanopoulos.
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
★ 6.72015
Series
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."
The Nineties · 2017The Nineties
★ 6.92017
SeriesDocumentary
Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.
Iconoclasts · 2005Iconoclasts
★ 7.52005
SeriesDocumentary
In this Sundance Channel original series, leading innovators and creative visionaries come together to discuss their passions and creative processes to provide viewers with an inside glimpse into the inspiration and motivation that made these Iconoclasts who they are today. World leaders and entrepreneurs, actors and artists, athletes and musicians all appear to help make the series a cult favorite for a full six seasons, in partnership with Grey Goose Entertainment.
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates · 2024What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
★ 5.62024
SeriesDocumentary
Join visionary philanthropist Bill Gates as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world.
Citizen Rose · 2018Citizen Rose
★ 8.72018
SeriesDocumentary
Rose McGowan, artist and activist, documents the work being done to spread her message of “bravery, art, joy and survival.”
Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World · 2018Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World
★ 7.02018
SeriesDocumentary
Amanpour gets personal with women she meets in various corners of the globe by inquiring about their intimate lives. In the process, she shines a light on what sex and love look like around the world.
Amanpour · 2023Amanpour
★ 6.02023
Series
That program airs at 1 p.m. Eastern on CNN International, a network that, as its name suggests, is seen mostly outside of the United States. The same show, renamed “Amanpour & Co.,” airs later in the day on PBS stations.
Amanpour & Company · 2018Amanpour & Company
2018
Series
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
Amanpour · 2009Amanpour
2009
Series
Amanpour is a global affairs interview television program hosted by Christiane Amanpour, airing weeknights 9 pm and 11 pm CET on CNN International. The show first aired on CNNI and CNN/US from September 2009, but ended in April 2010 due to Amanpour's departure from the network to ABC News. In 2011, Amanpour returned to CNN under an arrangement that allowed her to continue as a global affairs anchor at ABC News. As a result, the show returned on April 16, 2012.