Movies and TvShows featuring "genealogy" theme.

When a shocking double homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, a detective teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.

Follow celebrities as they trace their ancestry and discover surprising and emotional stories from their family history.

Finding Your Roots is a documentary-style television series that uses genealogy and genetics to trace the ancestry of celebrities and everyday people. Each episode focuses on a different individual and explores their family history, often uncovering surprising and emotional stories along the way.

Roots is a compelling television miniseries that follows the story of an African-American family and their struggles through slavery, emphasizing the themes of racism, family, and freedom. Set in the 18th and 19th centuries, the series explores the harsh realities of slavery, the cruelty inflicted upon slaves, and their fight for liberation.

James Bond is assigned a mission to stop a criminal mastermind who plans to unleash a deadly biological weapon. Bond must confront various challenges including hypnotism, brainwashing, and a thrilling ski chase in the Swiss Alps.

Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.

Discover the intriguing journey of well-known individuals as they trace their genealogy and explore their ancestral history.

A Norwegian genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Allt för Sverige is a Swedish reality show based on the original Norwegian format Culture Shock:Norway. The first season of Allt för Sverige premiered on Sveriges Television SVT1 on October 30, 2011, and the last episode aired on December 18, 2011. The series is about Swedish Americans who return to their Swedish roots. In the program, they give the participants more about their families but in each episode one in the group must leave the show and therefore know less about their ancestry.

Americans of Norwegian descent, but who have never visited Norway, compete in various tasks while traveling the country, aiming to win $50,000 and meet their Norwegian relatives.

A thought-provoking documentary that delves into the complex interactions between machines, technology, and society in the 20th century. It examines the impact of machines and their role in shaping the social, political, and economic systems, revealing the often hidden narratives and illusions created by these systems. Through archive footage and interviews, the series explores topics such as power dynamics, corruption, ideology, and the concept of progress.

Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.

After the entire British royal family is killed in an accident, a sleazy Las Vegas lounge singer named Ralph becomes the next in line to the throne. With his unique and unconventional approach to royal duties, Ralph must navigate the treacherous world of British politics and win over the skeptical public.

Popular Irish personalities trace their roots, and this journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.

A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.

A documentary of the extraordinary journey of pioneer activist and basketball prodigy Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. %s Mahmoud overcomes numerous challenges and obstacles throughout his life, including being a Muslim-American athlete in the NBA, battling Tourette syndrome and OCD, and leading a political protest against the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. %s This inspiring film sheds light on Abdul-Rauf's accomplishments and his impact on the intersection of sports and politics.

Got any secrets in your family tree, skeletons in ye olde ancestral closet? Were your ancestors sinner or saints, royals or rogues? Part personal drama, part CSI-like forensic investigation and part historical revelation, Ancestors in the Attic reveals to Canadians not only their roots, but also the diverse stories that make up the history of our country.

Best-selling novelist Kosaku Igami has made a career out of using his family as fodder for his novels, much to their dismay. When his mother, the spirited family matriarch, is diagnosed with dementia, Igami must come to terms with the toll his own behavior has taken on his increasingly distant family and resolve his own long-simmering resentments. Evocative of classic Ozu, this gorgeously wrought epic family portrait explores the tenderness and trappings of familial bonds.

Tells the story of young Daniela ‘Blue Jeans’ Anselmi, a free-spirited drifter who makes her way in life by selling sexual favors and practicing petty-crime. After Daniela is arrested, the man who might be her long-lost father is called into her life to look after her.

Living With Lincoln is a documentary film that explores the life of a man who is obsessed with Abraham Lincoln and his family history. The film follows the protagonist as he delves into the world of genealogy, uncovering secrets and uncovering his own obsession with the 16th President of the United States. Through interviews, archival footage, and personal experiences, Living With Lincoln offers a unique perspective on the impact of obsession and the power of family history.