The Sixties (2014)

Documentary · History

The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (1,855 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.79 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Television Comes of Age	7.9	209
2	The World on The Brink	7.6	177
3	The Assassination of President Kennedy	7.8	217
4	The War in Vietnam	7.6	164
5	A Long March to Freedom	8.0	165
6	The British Invasion	8.0	192
7	The Space Race	7.8	151
8	1968	7.9	151
9	The Times They Are A-Changin'	7.5	141
10	Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll	7.8	146