
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
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2007★ 6.1
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1984★ 6.2
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Time Trap
2017★ 6.3
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2023★ 7.1
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One Million Years B.C.
1966★ 6.1
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Encounters at the End of the World
2007★ 7.5
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001★ 7.0
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2004★ 7.9
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2019★ 7.3
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The Secret of Kells
2009★ 7.4
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Beowulf
2007★ 5.9
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Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014★ 6.8
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