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Breakthrough

Breakthrough (2015)★ 7.5/10

US · 60 min · November 1, 2015 · 2 seasons

  • Documentary

Directed by: Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard

Written by: Mason Funk, Steven Hoggard, David Jacobson, Anthony Lund, Kurt Sayenga

An anthology exploring cutting-edge innovations by leading scientists and how they impact our lives, bringing stories and technology behind these breakthroughs to life.

Directed by

Angela BassettPeter BergPaul GiamattiAkiva GoldsmanRon HowardBrett RatnerAna Lily AmirpourShane CarruthSteven HoggardShalini KantayyaDavid LoweryBrendan MalloyEmmett MalloyKurt Sayenga

Written by

Mason FunkSteven HoggardDavid JacobsonAnthony LundKurt Sayenga

Cast & crew

Mike ColterNarratorSheila VandNarratorNafees HamidSelfJason BatemanNarratorPeter BergNarratorRon HowardNarratorPaul GiamattiSelf - NarratorDavid CronenbergSelfAdrien BrodyNarratorAngela BassettSelf - NarratorPhillip E. WalkerEbola PatientTanya ThompsonWoman 1Claire McCaskillSelf - Ranking Member, Special Committee on AgingEzekiel EmanuelSelf - UPenn Department of Medical Ethics and Health PolicyBilly B. CollinsDoctorCynthia KenyonSelf - UCSF School of Medicine, VP CalicoLaura DemingSelf - Venture Capitalist, BiologistChristopher James BohinskiStudy participantRobert TempleSelf - Deputy Director, FDANir BarzilaiSelf - Albert Einstein College of MedicineJay OlshanskySelf - University of Illinois at ChicagoAlessandro VespignaniSelf - Professor, Northeastern UniversityAaron MandellSelfErica Ollmann SaphireSelf - ProfessorJohn M. DyeSelf - Chief of Viral Immunology, USAMRIIDSteven AustadSelf - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of BiologySimon MelovSelf - Buck Institute for Research on AgingBrian KennedySelf - Buck Institute for Research on AgingGordon J. LithgowSelf - Buck Institute for Research on AgingLynn BlackSelf - Last Mile Health - Liberia, Massachusetts General HospitalTsenai BogaleSelfBenjamin EmanuelSelfMichael PollakSelf - McGill University, Department of Medicine and OncologyFiona GintySelf - GE Global Research CenterMatt StuberSelfSarah WolfeSelfBrima KargboSelf - Chief Medical Officer, Sierra LeoneMartha KaminSelf - 90 years oldStephanie LedermanSelf - American Federation for Aging ResearchIan CrozierSelfThomas JaegerSelf - Internist, Mayo ClinicJonathan FiévezSelfSarah CraneSelf - Geriatrician, Mayo ClinicJames L. KirklandSelf - Geriatrician, Mayo ClinicMilton NussdorfSelfEdward KaminSelf - 84 years oldTadessa GirmaySelfBeati GuevaraSelfArturo VittoriSelfCindy Wallis-LageSelfAndy MercerSelfJoan MannickSelf - Novartis Institutes for Biomedical ResearchRita GolombSelfChris PineNarratorJ.K. SimmonsNarratorEd Begley Jr.NostradamusDave KlecCell Phone AddictChrissy HofbeckSelfRobin Carhart-HarrisSelfNate SilverSelfDavid NuttSelfAmanda FeildingSelfKhalil SehnaouiSelfMatthew W. JohnsonSelfMary P. CosimanoSelfCarl H. JuneSelfR. Dale HallSelf - PresenterWaseem QasimSelfDavid L. PorterSelfJeffrey KamletSelfDave SimsEngineer and Assistant MedicAndre ChoulikaSelfPaul VeysSelfDoug OlsonSelfBruce L. LevineSelf