Movies and TvShows featuring "anthropologist" theme.
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan and FBI agent Seeley Booth team up to solve crimes by analyzing human remains, using their unique skills and expertise to uncover the truth behind each murder. Together, they navigate the complexities of forensic science and the dark underbelly of the criminal world to bring justice to the victims.
Crossing Jordan follows forensic pathologist Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh as she teams up with a detective to solve crimes in Boston. Together, they investigate murder cases and uncover the truth behind each crime. With her strong determination and expertise in forensic science, Jordan uses medical examination and crime investigation to bring justice to the victims.
In the 1990s, a police detective with enhanced senses, including heightened eyesight and hearing, fights crime and solves mysteries in Cascade, Seattle.
A biologist named Lena signs up for a dangerous, secret mission into the Shimmer, a mysterious zone where DNA is scrambled and creatures mutate. Lena discovers that her husband Kane had also been on the mission and returns home, but he is dying. Lena joins a team of women to venture into the Shimmer to find the source of its energy. As they explore, they encounter mutated creatures, experience memory loss, and face the unsettling truth about the nature of the Shimmer. Lena ultimately confronts a clone of her husband and the alien entity behind the Shimmer, leading to its annihilation.
A young, single anthropology professor at a Montreal university teaches his students about the social and sexual behavior of other cultures while struggling to understand the rapidly changing rules of the local dating scene.
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine. John slowly reveals that he is the 'caveman' under discussion when he mentions that he was given a chance to sail with Christopher Columbus in the 15th century. As the film progresses, John reveals that he was once Jacques Borne, a friend of Van Gogh's, and he is now 'moving on' since some people have noticed his lack of aging. The tension between John and his colleagues rises, leading to a dramatic confrontation and ultimately, John deciding to spend some part of his life with Sandy.
Emanuelle, a journalist, travels to the Amazon jungle to investigate a series of brutal murders. She soon discovers a tribe of cannibals and becomes caught in a dangerous web of sadism, brutality, and violence.
A man returns to Salem's Lot and discovers the town's dark secret. As a vampire outbreak takes hold, he must fight to protect his loved ones and uncover the truth.
In Ghost Town, a man named Bertram Pincus unexpectedly gains the ability to see and communicate with ghosts after a near-death experience during a routine medical procedure. With this newfound ability, Bertram finds himself being pursued by a lonely ghost named Frank who wants him to prevent his widow from marrying another man. Along the way, Bertram also forms an unlikely friendship with a spirited woman named Gwen. As Bertram navigates his way through the world of the supernatural, he learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the importance of human connections.
Unnatural History (2010) follows Henry Griffin, a teenager who moves to Washington, D.C. to attend a prestigious school. With the help of his anthropologist uncle, Henry solves historical mysteries using his unique perspective and supernatural powers. Alongside his schoolmates and cousin, the trio embarks on thrilling adventures while uncovering clues and artifacts in various historical settings.
In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a genetic mutation gives rise to a vicious creature. This creature finds its way to a museum in Chicago, where it embarks on a murderous rampage. As a female scientist and a police detective race against time to stop the creature, they uncover a dark legend and face their fears in a battle for survival.
Gorillas in the Mist is a biographical drama based on the true story of Dian Fossey, a renowned scientist and animal activist who dedicated her life to studying and protecting gorillas in Africa. The movie follows Dian as she travels to Rwanda and establishes a research camp in the remote mountains to study the behavior of gorillas. She faces numerous challenges, including poachers, who pose a threat to the gorillas and their habitat. Dian becomes deeply connected to the gorillas and forms a strong bond with them, leading her to fight against their potential extinction. The movie explores themes of conservation, environmental destruction, and the importance of preserving wildlife in their natural habitats.
When an anthropologist is murdered, a psychologist teams up with an instinctive detective to uncover the truth. They delve into the world of research, prisons, and the African jungle, facing dangerous poachers and criminally insane individuals along the way.
In the 1980s, an anthropologist travels to Haiti to investigate a drug that can bring people back from the dead. He soon becomes entangled in a world of voodoo, political repression, and supernatural forces as he uncovers a conspiracy surrounding the mysterious doctor. With his life on the line, he must navigate a dangerous journey to survive and uncover the truth.
In 'The Haunting', a group of people spend a night in a haunted house and experience terrifying supernatural phenomena.
In Altered States (1980), a scientist named Eddie Jessup begins experimenting with sensory deprivation tanks and ingesting powerful hallucinogens. As he delves deeper into his experiments, Eddie undergoes a bizarre and dangerous transformation, experiencing vivid hallucinations and regressing into a primitive caveman-like state. The film explores themes of evolution, the nature of human consciousness, and the boundaries of scientific exploration.
This German format is not a series properly speaking, as it has no permanent cast or script continuity, but presents each time a 45 minutes documentary, usually in part presented as a docudrama (not faction, as close to scientific knowledge as possible, but visually attractive), elaborating a specific historical theme, widely varied, often exotic in the sense of a far time (as far back as prehistoric times) and/or place (around the globe), although some episodes fit together well, chronologically or thematically, but always fit to be watched separately. Usually authentic locations are used, as well as scenes from and/or interviews about the scientific research it is based upon.
In 1906, a scientific expedition on a train in Siberia becomes a nightmare when an alien creature starts possessing the passengers, leading to chaos and violence. The anthropologist and the monk on board must find a way to stop the monster before it kills everyone on the train.
In Puppet Master, a professor and an anthropologist come across a group of evil puppets with supernatural powers. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover dark secrets and face horrifying encounters with murder, widow, and the occult.
A group of explorers venture into the jungles of South America and encounter a sadistic psychopath, a cannibal tribe, and horrifying acts of violence and degradation.