Explanatory movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant explanatory movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out explanatory, educational, informative, non fiction, captivating and realistic films and TV shows about / with children, demonstration, curiosity, science, education, youth, science and technology, studio, educational program and family plots mostly in Family, Animation and Comedy genres shot in USA, West Germany, Canada and other countries.
explanatory movies
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TOP 9 movies tagged as explanatory: This Is Daniel Cook (2004), Man, Moment, Machine (2005), The Body (1981), Serial Killer Earth (2012), HOW (2020), Madoff: Made Off with America (2013), The Show with the Mouse (1971), Martha Stewart Living (1996), Löwenzahn (1981).

List of explanatory movies

Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed (2002)
Genre:
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is a series of television shows in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained. In its original incarnation there were four shows broadcast in ...
Style: realistic, serious, explanatory, controversial, educational ...
Plot: magic, magic show, magician, wizards and magicians, uncover truth, delusion, backstage, stage magician, secrets, illusion, stage magic, entertainment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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LeapFrog: Math Adventure to the Moon (2010)
Genre: Animation, Short, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 34 min.
Story: Join Tad and Lily a they blast off on an exciting educational adventure! Tad and Lily need the perfect collection of things to take to school for their math assignment. When they finally decide on moon rocks, there's just one problem - how will ...
Style: educational, explanatory, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: mathematics, planet, escapades, heroes, studying, children, space adventure, elementary school, curiosity, problem solving, kindergarten, friendship ...
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This Is Daniel Cook (2004)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: This is Daniel Cook is a children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse ...
Style: educational, explanatory, semi serious, funny, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: teaching the ways of the world, firefighter, little boy, boy, child's point of view, children, curiosity, exploration, real world, community, animal, spoiled brat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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Man, Moment, Machine (2005)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Man, Moment, Machine was a television series which aired on The History Channel and was hosted by Hunter Ellis. It documented an important event in history and went into detail about, as the title suggests, the man and his background, the machine ...
Style: informative, educational, non fiction, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: invention, technology, scientific discovery, science and technology, inventions and discoveries, discovery, historical event, nanotechnology, advanced technology, hi-tech, science, legacy ...
Time: 20th century, 19th century
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The Body (1981)
Genre: Documentary
Country: Norway
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Norwegian educational series about human body and how it works.
Style: educational, informative, explanatory, non fiction, period piece ...
Plot: anatomy, biology, voice over narration, nutrition, nudity, birth, influenza, puberty, medicine, illness, blood, cell ...
Time: 80s
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Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That's How It Is! (2003)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: After a football game one day, six kids are playing a cute RPG-looking video game at their homes. One of them scored the winning goal, one was the goal keeper who barely missed the ball, and the others were two groups of two who were rooting for ...
Style: anime, edutainment, educational, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: science, children, education, adventurer, adventure hero, educational program, problem solving, teamwork, youth, friendship, demonstration, video game ...
Time: 2000s
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Serial Killer Earth (2012)
Genre: Documentary, History
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Serial Killer Earth brings together compelling footage and eyewitness accounts of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, in an attempt to understand and explain what happened ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing, informative ...
Plot: natural disaster, earthquake, hurricane, hurricane katrina, tsunami, catastrophe, disaster, research, forces of nature, ordinary people, storytelling, tornado ...
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 5.8
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HOW (2020)
Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: A revival of the 1960s and 1990s TV series where children can learn the answer to anything beginning with "how". New presenters Sam, Vick and Frankie demonstrate, and are set tasks by "Head of HOW", original series presenter Fred ...
Style: educational, funny, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: science, curiosity, children, education, science and technology, training, studying, childhood, knowledge, nosy, demonstration, investigation ...
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Madoff: Made Off with America (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bernie Madoff is at the hub of the biggest conspiracy the world has ever known, according to Mr. X. Dave Edmund, a small Independent film maker puts it all on the line to bring the world the truth.
Style: educational, suspenseful, dramatic, explanatory, tense ...
Plot: conspiracy, scandal, investigation, wall street, corruption, greed, true crime, interview, social commentary, journalism, whistleblower, ethical dilemma ...
Place: new york, los angeles, monaco, south of france, manhattan new york city ...
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The Show with the Mouse (1971)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: West Germany, Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The children's show has been a fixed Sunday morning ritual in German living rooms since 1971. Not only children, but also many adults sit in front of the television every week when the clever orange mouse, his blue elephant buddy and the yellow ...
Style: educational, informative, humorous, explanatory
Audience: kids
Plot: children, curiosity, everyday life, mascot, behind the scenes, educational program, pre school, part animation
Time: 70s, 80s, 2000s, 2010s, 90s ...
Place: germany, west germany
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Martha Stewart Living (1996)
Genre:
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Martha Stewart, the Bob Vila of Home Economics, gives tips on everything from cooking and flower arranging to gardening and making homemade Christmas decorations.
Style: entertaining, informative, educational, aesthetic, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, girls' night
Plot: lifestyle, cooking, gardening, demonstration, cookery, advice, strong female presence, home improvement, painting, megalomaniac, baking, crafts and hobbies ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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 8.0
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Löwenzahn (1981)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: West Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Peter Lustig lives in a imaginative converted caravan. From there he goes on a journey of discovery, explaining to his young spectators the connections between nature, environment and technology.
Style: educational, informative, period piece, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot: nature, science, children, environment, technology, ecology, engineering, garden, community, trailer home, small town, education ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: germany
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