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Frontline

Frontline

1983 45 Seasons 854 Episodes ⭐ 6.6 Documentary News

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

An Unauthorized History of the NFL

In its premiere broadcast, Frontline investigates the underbelly of the NFL--the secret connections between professional

EP 2

88 Seconds in Greensboro

On the morning of November 3,1979, five civil rights demonstrators were killed by a group of Klan and Nazi Party members

EP 3

In the Shadow of the Capitol

Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, sevent

EP 4

A Chinese Affair

For thirty-four years, those who fled to Taiwan in the wake of the Communist victory have had only their memories and fa

EP 5

God's Banker

In 1982,a man was discovered hanging from a bridge over the Thames River in London. He was Roberto Calvi, head of Italy'

EP 6

Pentagon, Inc.

Frontline investigates the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in the domestic economy. Politicians f

EP 7

Gunfight USA

Frontline looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes in the debate over gun control. Visiting prison inmates, victims of g

EP 8

Children of Pride

Kojo Odo, a 42 year-old single black man, took in his first child a decade ago-a 7 year old boy with his arm missing. No

EP 9

A Journey to Russia

Before Gorbachev and glasnost, three young Americans journey to the Soviet Union on a whirlwind two-week, six-city debat

EP 10

Daisy - Story of a Facelift

Daisy is 55 and terrified of growing old. She feels she needs a facelift. From the moment of her decision, Frontline fol

EP 11

Space - The Race for High Ground

Before President Reagan introduced Star Wars, Frontline examined how in the previous 25 years the US and the Soviet Unio

EP 12

Abortion Clinic

For the first time on American television, Frontline's cameras record the most intimate details and one of the most pers

EP 13

Crisis in Zimbabwe

Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. Ho

EP 14

Air Crash

Frontline investigates the frightening aftermath of one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history-the June 9, 1982 cras

EP 15

Looking for Mao

Only seven years after Mao's death, it is clear that China is undergoing another revolution. This is a revolution of pol

EP 16

Israel: Between the River and the Sea

For eight years, Rafik Halabi covered the West Bank and Gaza strip-the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section

EP 17

In Our Water

Frank Kaler's story begins simply enough when he requests a water test. Why? Because his children develop skin lesions a

EP 18

Vietnam Memorial

Frontline tells the story of five days in the fall of 1982 when more than 150,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for

EP 19

For the Good of All

When a national recreation site between Cleveland and Akron was first mandated by Congress in 1974, everyone applauded t

EP 20

The Russians are Here

EP 21

Who Decides Disability?

Frontline investigates the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from the Social Security

EP 22

Crossfire in El Salvador

In 1983, El Salvador was a nation where murder and torture were an everyday occurrence, a place where loved ones disappe

EP 23

Sanctuary

Frontline follows the journey of a Guatemalan family through the 'new underground railroad' and considers the plight of

EP 24

Moneylenders

Developing countries have borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from Western banks. Some of the biggest borrowers, Br

EP 25

Klaus Barbie: the American Connection

Klaus Barbie, a hated Nazi war criminal, was returned to France in 1983 to face justice. But some Frenchmen were worried

EP 1

Crisis at General Hospital

Investor-owned for-profit hospital chains are aggressively marketing themselves to treat only the insured or wealthy pat

EP 2

We Are Driven

As American corporations begin to adopt a Japanese management style stressing worker involvement in a family-like corpor

EP 3

The Old Man and the Gun

Viewing the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of Irish Americans who support the IRA and its strategy of vio

EP 4

Give Me That Big Time Religion

Investigating whether the tens of millions of dollars raised through the appeals of television evangelists like Jimmy Sw

EP 5

The Campaign for Page One

On the eve of the 1984 New Hampshire primary, the first of four national election reports. Correspondent Richard Reeves

EP 6

The Mind of a Murderer (1)

Kenneth Bianchi, who killed two women in Bellingham, Washington, and was one of the Hillside Strangler murderers in Los

EP 7

The Mind of a Murderer (2)

Amid questionable use of psychiatric evidence in criminal proceedings, Kenneth Bianchi is revealed to be an accomplished

EP 8

The Struggle for Birmingham

A special election report focuses on Birmingham, Alabama -- famously a battlefield for black civil rights. Frontline cor

EP 9

Captive in El Salvador

Filmmaker Ofra Bikel takes us into the heart of El Salvador -- a tiny Central America nation about which we know so much

EP 10

Chasing the Basketball Dream

Charlie Cobb looks at young men who make it big playing basketball, and many who will not. College recruiters promise an

EP 11

The Other Side of the Track

An insider's look at the 'sport of kings' focused on tracks at Belmont, NY, where the rich indulge their interest in hor

EP 12

Return of the Great White Fleet

Profiling Navy Secretary John Lehman and the growing debate inside the Navy establishment to build a multi-billion-dolla

EP 13

Warning from Gangland

Explores what Los Angeles is trying to do about its gang problem. It's the worst in the nation, killing more than 1,000

EP 14

Bread, Butter and Politics

Examines findings from a presidential commission and several private advocacy groups on hunger in America, and the exten

EP 15

Man's Best Friends

Examining ethical arguments over the use of animal testing in American laboratories, hospitals, and medical schools. Whi

EP 16

So You Want to Be President

Following the 1984 presidential campaign of Gary Hart to reveal presidential politics as it has never before been seen o

EP 17

Welcome to America

The bittersweet story of four unforgettable people who flee repression in Poland to find a better life in Chicago. They

EP 18

Not One of the Boys

As more women are voting and running for elected office, correspondent Judy Woodruff looks at women and politics in 1984

EP 19

Living Below the Line

It could never happen to you. One day it happened to Farrell Stallings. After 28 years at the same job, he was laid off-

EP 20

The Arab and the Israeli

Two men, a Palestinian and an Israeli, born thirty miles apart, journey to America. In synagogues and universities, on t

EP 21

Better Off Dead?

Frontline goes inside the hospitals where every day doctors, lawyers, and parents face the agonizing choice: how far do

EP 22

Cry, Ethiopia, Cry

In one of the first comprehensive reports broadcast in the U.S., Frontline presents the searing reality of the famine in

EP 23

Red Star Over Khyber

In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of the invasion, Frontline correspondent Richard

EP 24

Marshall High Fights Back

Marshall High School is one of the poorest in Chicago-both academically and economically. But it is fighting back, tryin

EP 1

Vietnam Under Communism

Frontline takes a rare look inside the new Vietnam, 10 years after the fall of Saigon and the US pullout. While the Viet

EP 2

Shootout on Imperial Highway (1)

Seventy-two year-old James Hawkins,Sr. has turned his home and business into an armed camp. Living in the Watts section

EP 3

Shootout on Imperial Highway (2)

The trial of gang members accused of conspiracy concludes this special two-part report. Through interviews in prison and

EP 4

The Lifer and the Lady

He was a convicted murderer. She was a prison volunteer. They fell in love. Frontline follows the story of Ron Cooney, w

EP 5

The Child Savers

Over a million cases of child abuse were reported in 1984-and the figure is growing. Frontline follows a dedicated group

EP 6

Down for the Count

Professional boxing is one of the most popular and profitable sports in America. It can also be fatal. Frontline goes in

EP 7

Retreat from Beirut

They went to keep the peace. But 241 died-caught in a military and political cross fire.

EP 8

Buying the Bomb

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh presents his first television investigation for Frontline. A

EP 9

A Class Divided

One day in 1968, Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed a

EP 10

Potomac Fever

Every two years, a desire to represent their home districts in Washington brings a group of first-time freshmen congress

EP 11

Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years

From the Spanish-American War in 1898 until the 1950's, US preeminence in Central America and the Caribbean was never su

EP 12

Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge

The Cuban revolution of the 1950's was the first successful challenge to US preeminence in the Western hemisphere. Part

EP 13

Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua

In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that overthrew the Somoza dynasty which had ruled Nicaragua for almost 50 year

EP 14

Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador

Many Americans had never heard of El Salvador until a few years ago. It is now the focus of American policy in Central A

EP 15

Men Who Molest

Experts estimate there are at least four million child sexual abusers in the US, and they do not fit our stereotypes. Al

EP 16

Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?

One in four American citizens is Catholic, yet few seem to agree with-or follow-every doctrine and practice of their chu

EP 17

The American Way of War

Frontline examines the complex relationship between the US Army, its fighting doctrine, the American people, and the gov

EP 18

Memory of the Camps

Forty years ago, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which stil

EP 19

You Are in the Computer

You go to rent an apartment and are turned down without any obvious reason. Then you find out your name is in a computer

EP 20

What About Mom and Dad?

EP 21

Breaking the Bank

In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruf

EP 1

Hostage in Iran

While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries for 444 days. On the fi

EP 2

Sue the Doctor?

For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out of every six American doctors faces a malpr

EP 3

Growing Up Poor

The children of Chester, Pennsylvania are plagued by poor health, malnutrition, drugs, and family problems. Half of them

EP 4

Russia-Love It or Leave It

A unique look at the Soviet Union through the eyes of Americans as they attempt to escape the confines of a carefully ma

EP 5

Tobacco on Trial

Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are suing tobacco companies. Frontline correspon

EP 6

Divorce Wars

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profile

EP 7

Who's Running this War?

Eight months before the Iran-contra scandal broke, Frontline investigated the contras, probed the legality of private ai

EP 8

AIDS: a National Inquiry

Fabian Bridges, a homosexual prostitute, bragged he had sex with six partners a night and refused to stop even though he

EP 9

Standoff in Mexico

Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents the growing unrest in Mexico caused by fixed

EP 10

Inside the Jury Room

For the first time on American television, Frontline cameras move inside a jury room to record the deliberations in a Wi

EP 11

Taxes Behind Closed Doors

For more than a year, Frontline has been behind the scenes with congressmen and lobbyists covering the deals, dollars, a

EP 12

The Disillusionment of David Stockman

Former budget director David Stockman gives an exclusive interview to correspondent William Greider on what has been cal

EP 13

Visions of Star Wars

Frontline and Nova combine resources for the first time to explore the Strategic Defense Initiative. The program contain

EP 14

Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood is called an industry, a place, a state of mind. But making it in Hollywood, and making movies, persists as pa

EP 15

The Bloods of 'Nam

A high percentage of men on the frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereducated, and black. By most accounts, they

EP 16

A Matter of the Mind

Millions of Americans are mentally ill. They live in a world that is fragile and often frightening. Inside a halfway hou

EP 17

Holy War, Holy Terror

Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines the background of the Islamic Revolution, the roots of radical Shiism and

EP 18

Will There Always Be an England?

England is a country divided. One in five workers in northern England is unemployed, while in the south of the country,

EP 19

Assault on Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought for an affirmative action plan for the hir

EP 20

Comrades I: The Education of Rita

Rita Tikhonova, 21, is a model Russian citizen. The lifestyle and ambitions of an outstanding Young Communist League mem

EP 21

Comrades II: Hunter and Son

For four months every year, Mikhail Kuzakov and his son, Yuri, leave the comforts of home for the Siberian wilderness, w

EP 22

Comrades III: All that Jazz

Sergei Kuryokhin is a popular Russian jazz and rock musician who is disapproved of by the state because his music is dif

EP 23

Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo

Frontline examines the differences in Soviet and Western justice systems as it contrasts the lives of Tamara Russo, a 50

EP 24

Comrades V: Master of Samarkand

Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring the great Islamic mosqu

EP 25

Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost

Frontline gained unique access in filming the inner workings of the local government system in Nakhodka, a town six thou

EP 26

Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer

Frontline profiles the lives of players on a factory soccer team in the southern Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan as they f

EP 27

Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow

Svyatoslav Nilolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon whose surgical technique for correcting near

EP 28

Comrades IX: Baltic Chic

EP 29

Comrades X: Soldier Boy

For the first time on Western television, Frontline details a recruit's life inside a Soviet Army barracks. Frontline ca

EP 30

Comrades XI: October Harvest

The Kulinich family lives and works on a collective farm in southern Russia. Frontline follows the Kulinichs through the

EP 31

Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie

Soviet film directors have one advantage over Westerners: the state takes care of the budget. But in return, the state e

EP 1

The Real Stuff

One year after the Challenger disaster, Frontline examined the all-too-human side of the space program as seen through t

EP 2

The Earthquake Is Coming

Frontline examines the startling implications of what will happen when the big earthquake hits California, detailing the

EP 3

Stopping Drugs (1)

A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of addicts trying to kic

EP 4

Stopping Drugs (2)

A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of addicts trying to kic

EP 5

The Nazi Connection

German scientists were responsible for putting the first American on the moon. Now, 15 years later, government investiga

EP 6

Desperately Seeking Baby

Two million American couples desperately want babies and can’t have them. They are turning to private adoption deals b

EP 7

Street Cop

Frontline takes a gritty look at street cops. In Boston’s busiest, most violent police district, they confront the nev

EP 8

The Secret File

How could an ordinary citizen be considered a national security risk? Penn Kimball, a university professor, former New Y

EP 9

War on Nicaragua

As the Iran-contra scandal was still unfolding, Frontline correspondent William Greider revealed how the US began suppor

EP 10

The Bombing of West Philly

‘I could hear the bullets all around me, hitting all around the house. I was forced back by gunfire,’ says Ramona Af

EP 11

In Search of the Marcos Millions

The day Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines in 1986, they left with $8.9 million in jewelry, cash, and bond

EP 12

Israel: the Price of Victory

The Six Day War was a decisive victory for Israel. But many Israelis feel that something has gone wrong. On the war’s

EP 13

Death of a Porn Queen

She was from Minnesota. Young, pretty, and fresh. She went to Hollywood in search of a dream and found herself in X-rate

EP 14

Keeping the Faith

The black church was once the soul of its community. It was a rallying point and a force for change. Now, as the black m

EP 15

The Politics of Greed

As corruption scandals rock New York City, the careers of dozens of high officials are being destroyed. Frontline takes

EP 1

Apartheid Part I: 1652-1948

Many white South Africans claim that the entire country is theirs by right. No black man, they say, occupied South Afric

EP 2

Apartheid Part 2: 1948-1963

Part 2 details the new policy which included classifying all South Africans by race, removing blacks from cities where m

EP 3

Apartheid Part 3: 1963-1977

Independent homelands' for blacks was the centerpiece of Prime Minister Hendrick Verwoerd's vision of apartheid. Part 3

EP 4

Apartheid Part 4: 1978-1986

When PW Botha became prime minister of South Africa two years after the Soweto uprising in 1976, he realized that aparth

EP 5

Apartheid Part 5: 1987

Part 5 looks at an unprecedented meeting in the struggle for South Africa’s future. Two years before the release of Ne

EP 6

Praise the Lord

Frontline traces the rise and fall of television evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker and investigates why government agenci

EP 7

Operation Urgent Fury

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh investigates one of Ronald Reagan’s greatest truimphs-the rescue of Amer

EP 8

The Man Who Shot John Lennon

Frontline goes inside the mind of Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon in 1980. Newly acquired re

EP 9

Your Flight is Cancelled

Since deregulation, America's airline industry has become a nightmare of delays, cancellations, and near misses. This fi

EP 10

Shakedown in Santa Fe

Eight years after one of the most violent prison uprisings in US history, Frontline returns to the penitentiary in New M

EP 11

Let My Daughter Die

Joe and Joyce Cruzan want doctors to remove their severely brain damaged daughter from the life-support system that keep

EP 12

Back in the USSR

In 1968, American journalist Jerry Schecter, accompanied by his wife and five young children, moved to Moscow on assignm

EP 13

Poison and the Pentagon

The military is America’s largest producer of toxic waste. Frontline reporter Joe Rosenbloom investigates the Pentagon

EP 14

To a Safer Place

When Shirley Turcotte was a child, she was sexually abused by her father. After years of therapy she takes a remarkable

EP 15

Murder on the Rio San Juan

Frontline investigates the unsolved 1984 terrorist bombing at a press conference held by contra leader Eden Pastora. Eig

EP 16

American Game, Japanese Rules

Can America succeed in Japan? Frontline paints an intimate portrait of Americans living and working in Japan-baseball pl

EP 17

Racism 101

Frontline explores the disturbing increase in racial incidents and violence on America’s college campuses. The attitud

EP 18

Guns, Drugs, and the CIA

An accountant for the Medellin drug cartel explains how he was asked by the CIA to provide funding to the Nicaraguan Con

EP 19

The Defense of Europe

EP 20

The Choice

Frontline examines in-depth the background, character, qualifications, and beliefs of the Republican and Democratic cand

EP 21

Who Pays for AIDS?

EP 22

Our Forgotten War

EP 23

Indian Country

EP 24

My Husband is Going to Kill Me

EP 1

The Politics of Prosperity

EP 2

The Choice

EP 3

The Real Life of Ronald Reagan

EP 4

The Spy Who Broke the Code

EP 5

The Battle for Eastern Airlines

EP 6

Running with Jesse

EP 7

Children of the Night

EP 8

Who Profits from Drugs

EP 9

Prescriptions for Profit

EP 10

The Dallas Drug War

EP 11

Murder in the Amazon

EP 12

The Shakespeare Mystery

EP 13

Extraordinary People

EP 14

Yellowstone Under Fire

EP 15

Remember My Lai

EP 16

Israel: the Covert Connection

EP 17

Babies at Risk

EP 18

Death of a Terrorist

EP 19

Who's Killing Calvert City?

EP 1

Tracking the Pan Am Bombers

EP 2

The Right to Die?

EP 3

The Bombing of Pan Am 103

EP 4

The Noriega Connection

EP 5

Miss USSR

EP 6

Throwaway People

EP 7

The Faces of Arafat

EP 8

Anatomy of an Oil Spill

EP 9

Poland - the Morning After

EP 10

Born in Africa

EP 11

New Harvest, Old Shame

EP 12

Hilary in Hiding

EP 13

Other People's Money

EP 14

Plunder!

EP 15

Seven Days in Bensonhurst

EP 16

Inside the Cartel

EP 17

Teacher, Teacher

EP 1

The Arming of Iraq: Frontline Special

EP 2

Decade of Destruction (1): Ashes of Forest

EP 3

Decade of Destruction (2): Killing for Land

EP 4

Decade of Destruction (3): Mountains of Gold

EP 5

Decade of Destruction (4): Chico Mende

EP 6

Global Dumping Ground

EP 7

When Cops Go Bad

EP 8

The Hunt for Howard Marks

EP 9

Broken Minds

Three million Americans are thought to be schizophrenic. As medical science searches to find its cause, society struggle

EP 10

Betting on the Lottery

Lottery fever is spreading. Twenty-nine states now raise $20 billion a year in revenues. Frontline correspondent James R

EP 11

Springfield Goes to War

EP 12

High Crimes and Misdemeanors

EP 13

The Struggle for South Africa

EP 14

The Spirit of Crazy Horse

EP 15

To the Brink of War

EP 16

Cuba and Cocaine

EP 17

The Man Who Made the Supergun

EP 18

Guns, Tanks, and Gorbachev

EP 19

The Mind of Hussein

EP 20

Black America's War

EP 21

War and Peace in Panama

EP 22

The Election Held Hostage

EP 23

Who Pays for Mom and Dad?

EP 24

Innocence Lost

EP 25

The Spy Hunter

EP 26

To the Last Fish

EP 27

The Color of Your Skin

EP 28

The Gates Nomination

EP 1

In the Shadow of Sakharov

EP 2

The Great American Bailout

EP 3

The War We Left Behind

EP 4

Don King, Unauthorized

EP 5

My Doctor, My Lover

EP 6

Losing the War with Japan

EP 7

The Secret Story of Terry Waite

EP 8

Who Killed Adam Mann?

EP 9

The Resurrection of Reverend Moon

EP 10

The Last Communist

EP 11

Coming from Japan

EP 12

After Gorbachev's USSR

EP 13

Who is David Duke?

EP 14

The Death of Nancy Cruzan

EP 15

Saddam's Killing Fields

EP 16

Investigating the October Surprise

EP 17

The Betrayal of Democracy

EP 18

The Bank of Crooks and Criminals

EP 19

Who Cares About Children?

EP 20

China After Tiananmen

EP 21

Dear Frontline

EP 22

A Kid Kills

EP 23

Your Loan is Denied

EP 24

Thomas and Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain

EP 25

The Politics of Power

EP 26

The Best Campaign Money Can Buy

EP 27

Monsters Among Us

EP 28

JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob

EP 29

In Search of Our Fathers

EP 1

Thomas and Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain

EP 2

The Politics of Power

EP 3

The Choice '92

EP 4

The Best Campaign Money Can Buy

EP 5

Monsters Among Us

EP 6

JFK, Hoffa, and the Mob

EP 7

In Search of Our Fathers

EP 8

Clinton Takes Over

EP 9

Journey to the Occupied Lands

EP 10

What Happened to the Drug War?

EP 11

The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover

EP 12

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

EP 13

Apartheid's Last Stand

EP 14

Choosing Death: Health Quarterly Special

In the Netherlands, euthanasia has been openly practiced for twenty years. Through the personal accounts of doctors, pat

EP 15

In Our Children's Food

EP 16

The Trouble with Baseball

EP 17

Iran and the Bomb

EP 18

LA Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City

EP 19

Ashes of the Cold War

EP 20

The Health Care Gamble

EP 21

Innocence Lost: The Verdict Parts I and II

EP 1

The Heartbeat of America

EP 2

Prisoners of Silence

EP 3

Secrets of a Bomb Factory

EP 4

Showdown in Haiti

EP 5

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

EP 6

AIDS, Blood and Politics

EP 7

Behind the Badge

EP 8

A Place for Madness

EP 9

The Diamond Empire

EP 10

Tabloid Truth: the Michael Jackson Story

EP 11

Red Flag Over Tibet

EP 12

Sarajevo: the Living and the Dead

Sarajevo: the Living and the Dead is a 1993 documentary film directed by Radovan Tadic.

EP 13

In the Game

EP 14

The Kevorkian File

EP 15

Mandela

EP 16

The Struggle for Russia

EP 17

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo

EP 18

Public Lands, Private Profits

EP 19

Go Back to Mexico!

EP 20

The Trouble with Evan

EP 1

School Colors

EP 2

Is This Any Way to Run a Government?

EP 3

Hot Money

EP 4

How to Steal $500 Million

EP 5

Hillary's Class

In 1969, Hillary Rodham Clinton and four hundred other smart, privileged, young women graduated from Wellesley College i

EP 6

The Nicotine War

EP 7

Does TV Kill?

EP 8

What Happened to Bill Clinton?

EP 9

The Godfather of Cocaine

FRONTLINE travels to Colombia for an investigative biography of the rise and fall of the richest and most violent cocain

EP 10

The Begging Game

Each day, thousands of panhandlers work the streets and subways of cities all across America. Are the hard luck stories

EP 11

Rush Limbaugh's America

EP 12

Divided Memories (1)

EP 13

Divided Memories (2)

EP 14

The Homecoming

EP 15

When the Bough Breaks

FRONTLINE explores the bond between parents and children and the profound implications for children’s behavior later i

EP 16

The Vanishing Father

In less than two generations, a seismic shift has occurred in the makeup of the American family. Today,fatherlessness ha

EP 17

The Confessions of Rosa Lee

EP 18

Welcome to Happy Valley

Prozac is the most prescribed antidepressant drug in America. FRONTLINE travels to the prozac capital of the world, Wena

EP 19

Currents of Fear

EP 1

Waco: the Inside Story

FRONTLINE investigates the April 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. With access to secret go

EP 2

The Search for Satan

EP 3

High Stakes in Cyberspace

EP 4

Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?

EP 5

Natasha and the Wolf

FRONTLINE takes a riveting and intimate look at a notorious murder case--the story of Maduev, a cunning Russian gangster

EP 6

Living on the Edge

EP 7

The Gulf War

EP 8

The Long March of Newt Gingrich

In this investigative biography of the outspoken and controversial speaker, which first aired in 1996, correspondent Pet

EP 9

So You Want to Buy a President?

EP 10

Murder on 'Abortion Row'

Clinic workers Shannon Lowney and Lee Ann Nichols are murdered by John Salvi, a radical, young, Catholic abortion oppone

EP 11

Breast Implants on Trial

EP 12

Smoke in the Eye

EP 13

Angel on Death Row

EP 14

Shtetl

FRONTLINE producer Marian Marzynski travels to Poland to search for remnants of the lives and memories of an entire Jewi

EP 15

The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson

EP 16

The Kevorkian Verdict

EP 17

Does America Still Work?

EP 18

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

EP 1

The Choice '96

EP 2

The Navy Blues

EP 3

Why America Hates the Press

EP 4

Loose Nukes

EP 5

Secret Daughter

EP 6

Betting on the Market

EP 7

Six O'Clock News

EP 8

What Jennifer Saw

EP 9

Valentina's Nightmare

A Journey Into the Rwanda Genocide

EP 10

Murder, Money, and Mexico

EP 11

The Fixers

EP 12

Nuclear Reaction

EP 13

Little Criminals

EP 14

The Opium Kings

EP 15

Innocence Lost: the Plea

EP 16

Hot Guns

EP 17

Easy Money

EP 18

Nazi Gold

EP 1

Once Upon a Time in Arkansas

EP 2

The Lost American

EP 3

Behind the Mask: the IRA and Sinn Fein

EP 4

Dreams of Tibet

EP 5

A Whale of a Business

EP 6

The Princess and the Press

EP 7

Last Battle of the Gulf War

EP 8

My Retirement Dreams

EP 9

The Two Nations of Black America

Thiry years after Martin Luther King, Jr's death, how have we reached this point where we have both the largest black mi

EP 10

From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians

FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical e

EP 11

The High Price of Health

EP 12

Busted: America's War on Marijuana

EP 13

Inside the Tobacco Deal

EP 14

Secrets of an Independent Counsel

EP 15

The World's Most Wanted Man

EP 16

Fooling With Nature

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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 1)

The story of the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. Said one critic: " It's a revelation of what televisio

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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 2)

The story of the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. Said one critic: " It's a revelation of what televisio

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The Farmer's Wife, Part 3

In the concluding episode of "The Farmer's Wife," Darrel finally harvests the bumper crop he had dreamt about his whole

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Ambush in Mogadishu

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Washington's Other Scandal

"Washington's Other Scandal" reveals the heart of a Washington where money - not sex - is the obsession. In this special

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Plague War

FRONTLINE's "Plague War" investigates the ever-increasing threat of biological weapons in today's world, focusing on the

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The Child Terror

In "The Child Terror," FRONTLINE correspondent Peter J. Boyer travels to Dade County, Florida to explore the impassioned

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Fat

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Snitch

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The Triumph of Evil

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The Execution

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Russian Roulette

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Hunting Bin Laden

For years this one man has taunted, threatened and frustrated the United States. But who is he? The U.S. government has

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Spying on Saddam

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Give War a Chance

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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

An intimate portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest leaders.

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Making Babies

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Pop

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The Crash

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John Paul II: the Millennial Pope

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Secrets of the SAT

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Mafia Power Play

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The Lost Children of Rockdale County

Conyers, Georgia is a prosperous bedroom community just outside Atlanta. FRONTLINE examines the link between an outbreak

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Apocalypse! (2)

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Justice for Sale

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The Case for Innocence

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The Killer at Thurston High

FRONTLINE explores what led Kip Kinkel, a 15-year-old Oregon boy, to kill his parents and two classmates, and shoot and

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The Survival of Saddam

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Assault on Gay America

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War in Europe

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Dr Solomon's Dilemma

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What's Up With the Weather?

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Jefferson's Blood

In "Jefferson's Blood," FRONTLINE correspondent Shelby Steele and producer Tom Lennon re-examine Jefferson's life, and p

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Return of the Czar

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The Battle Over School Choice

During the election year of 2000, George Bush and Al Gore battled over issues regarding education. This program explores

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The Choice 2000

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Drug Wars (1)

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Drug Wars (2)

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The Future of War

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Real Justice (1)

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Real Justice (2)

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The Clinton Years

A look at Bill Clinton's life from the Arkansas governor's mansion through a hard-fought presidential campaign and his e

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Juvenile Justice

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Saving Elian

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Hackers

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The Merchants of Cool

FRONTLINE explores how America's giant media corporations skillfully court the teenage consumer.

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Organ Farm (1)

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Medicating Kids

What explains the surge in behavior-modifying drugs for children? How safe – and necessary – are they?

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Harvest of Fear

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LAPD Blues

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Blackout

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Hunting Bin Laden

For years this one man has taunted, threatened and frustrated the United States. But who is he? The U.S. government has

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Target America

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Looking for Answers

Sunday night, as U.S. bombers and cruise missiles attack targets in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden released a videotape ca

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Dangerous Straits

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Trail of a Terrorist

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Gunning for Saddam

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Saudi Time Bomb?

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The Monster That Ate Hollywood

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An Ordinary Crime

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Inside the Terror Network

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Dot Con

In "Dot Con," award-winning FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith takes an inside look at the precipitous rise and fall of the

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Inside the Teenage Brain

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American Porn

Porn is one of the largest and fastest growing forms of media in the United States. The industry’s profits have skyroc

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Roll Over: the Hidden History of the SUV

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Testing Our Schools

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Battle for the Holy Land

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Requiem for Frank Lee Smith

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Modern Meat

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Did Daddy Do It?

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Terror and Tehran

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Muslims

Muslims account for one-fifth of the world's population, but most Americans know little about their faith, Islam, which

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The Siege of Bethlehem

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Bigger Than Enron

In "Bigger Than Enron," FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith shines a spotlight on how the corporate watchdogs -- the b

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Shattered Dreams

How the Israeli-Palestinian peace process begun at Oslo was derailed.

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Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

For many Americans, the most difficult questions about 9/11 were not about politics, military strategy or homeland secur

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Campaign Against Terror

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The Man Who Knew

When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more abou

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Missile Wars

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A Crime of Insanity

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Let's Get Married

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In Search of Al Qaeda

In December 2001, as American forces blasted mountain hideouts in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan, hundreds of Al Qa

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Much Ado About Something

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A Dangerous Business

Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed t

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Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr

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Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files

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China in the Red

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The War Behind Closed Doors

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The Long Road to War: A FRONTLINE Special Report

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Blair's War

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Kim's Nuclear Gamble

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Cyber War!

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Burden of Innocence

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The Wall Street Fix

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The Other Drug War

Through interviews with consumers, legislators, scientists, top industry leaders and analysts, "The Other Drug War" exam

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Public Schools, Inc.

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Truth, War, and Consequences

Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which is was unprepared? Could the volatility in Iraq have been prevented? FRONT

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Chasing the Sleeper Cell

FRONTLINE and The New York Times join forces to go deep inside the war on terror at home in "Chasing the Sleeper Cell."

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The Alternative Fix

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Dangerous Prescription

In "Dangerous Prescription," FRONTLINE® investigates the integrity of America's drug safety system. Through interviews

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Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)

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From China With Love

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Chasing Saddam's Weapons

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Beyond Baghdad

Veteran investigative team Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria and Scott Anger continued their reporting on Iraq, setting out

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Tax Me if You Can

In "Tax Me If You Can," FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the l

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The Invasion of Iraq

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Ghosts of Rwanda

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Diet Wars

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From

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Son of Al Qaeda

The story of Abdurahman Khadr, who was raised to be an Al Qaeda terrorist (his father was a longtime friend of Osama bin

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The Jesus Factor

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The Way the Music Died

In "The Way the Music Died," FRONTLINE follows the trajectory of the recording industry from its post-Woodstock heyday i

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The Plea

Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargain

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Sacred Ground

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The Choice 2004

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Rumsfeld's War

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The Persuaders

FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar “persuasion industries” of advertising and public relati

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Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manuf

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Secret History of the Credit Card

The surprising history and clever tactics of an industry few Americans fully understand.

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Al Qaeda's New Front

Al-Qaeda's New Front is PBS documentary on Islamic terrorist network in Europe and its relationship to Islam and Al-Qaed

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House of Saud

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A Company of Soldiers

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The Soldier's Heart

The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill, how to survive. But who teaches them how to live with themselve

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Israel's Next War?

A shocking documentary about the growing number of Jewish extremists in Israel.

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Karl Rove -- the Architect

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Death of a Princess (Updated)

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The New Asylums

A report on the new reality for the mentally ill in America: Nearly 500,000 are serving time in U.S. jails and prisons.

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A Jew Among the Germans

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Private Warriors

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The O.J. Verdict

On October 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million people stopped what they were doing to witness the televised verdict of the

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The Torture Question

The 9/11 attacks lead to a “get-tough” policy for the U.S. government. FRONTLINE examines how this harsh new standar

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The Last Abortion Clinic

The abortion debate rages on in the U.S. as laws regulating women’s access to abortion flip in each state. In what dir

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The Storm

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FRONTLINE will produce a documentary special that investigates the political storm sur

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Country Boys, Part 1

David Sutherland, acclaimed producer of The Farmer’s Wife, returns to rural America with Country Boys, an epic tale of

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Country Boys: Part 2

David Sutherland, acclaimed producer of The Farmer’s Wife, returns to rural America with Country Boys, an epic tale of

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Country Boys: Part 3

David Sutherland, acclaimed producer of The Farmer’s Wife, returns to rural America with Country Boys, an epic tale of

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Sex Slaves

Hidden cameras trail "Olga" as she takes the women from the port of Odessa to Istanbul and then to a parking lot in the

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The Meth Epidemic

Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among West Coast motorcycle gan

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The Insurgency

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The Tank Man

17 years later, what does he mean for a China that today is a global economic powerhouse and now hosts the 2008 Olympics

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Can You Afford to Retire?

There have always been rumors about disappearing social security, but now the U.S faces a real risk of dried up dollars.

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The Age of AIDS (1)

On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world ha

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The Age of AIDS (2)

On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world ha

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The Dark Side

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Return of the Taliban

Nearly seven years after the Taliban were toppled, Al Qaeda and the Taliban continue to use Pakistan as a de facto base,

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The Enemy Within

Soon after 9/11, an FBI informant made an alarming claim: Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had visited the t

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The Lost Year in Iraq

Today, as America looks for an exit strategy, FRONTLINE examines the initial, critical decisions of the U.S.-led regime

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A Hidden Life

In May 2005, Jim West, the once-popular mayor of Spokane, Wash., made headlines with rampant accusations of abuse. FRONT

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News War (4): Stories From A Small Planet

The fourth hour of News War looks at media around the globe to reveal the international forces that influence journalism

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Hand of God

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Gangs of Iraq

Day after day scores of bodies litter the streets of Baghdad. To staunch the violence, the U.S. has spent billions to "s

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News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin

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The Mormons (1)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions, and its influence circles

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The Mormons (2)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions, and its influence circles

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Hot Politics

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When Kids Get Life

It’s often said that kids have their whole lives ahead of them. What happens when, early on, that life becomes a life

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Spying on the Home Front

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Endgame

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Living Old

With 35 million elderly people in America, “the old, old” — those over 85 — are now considered the fastest growi

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Cheney's Law

For three decades, Vice President Dick Cheney has waged a secretive, and often bitter battle to expand the power of the

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Showdown With Iran

As the U.S. and Iran compete for influence across the Middle East, FRONTLINE examines how U.S. efforts to install democr

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On Our Watch

The world vowed “never again” after the genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Srebrenica, Bosnia. Then came Darfu

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The Medicated Child

Millions of U.S. children are taking psychiatric drugs, most never tested on kids. Good medicine - or an uncontrolled ex

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Growing Up Online

What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age in the Internet era? This report received a 2009 Emmy

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A Dangerous Business Revisited

Five years ago, FRONTLINE and The New York Times joined forces to investigate death and dismemberment in one of America'

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Rules of Engagement

What happened that November day in Haditha, Iraq gets to the heart of the war U.S. troops are fighting. This report rece

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Bush's War (1)

On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, FRONTLINE unfolds the full saga of the war in a two-part, definitive broa

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Bush's War (2)

The inside story of the war that will define a presidency -- a war that no one expected, and no one planned for.

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Bad Voodoo's War

FRONTLINE captures the realities of war through a "virtual embed" with a National Guard platoon serving in Iraq.

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Sick Around the World

In the debate over health care, what might the U.S. learn from the successes and failures of five other capitalist democ

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Storm Over Everest

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the

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Young & Restless in China

A remarkably intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese coming of age in a society changing as fast as any in hi

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The Choice 2008

This two-hour program examines the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama and goes behi

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Heat

For years, big business -- from oil and coal companies to electric utilities to car manufacturers -- have resisted chang

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The War Briefing

The next president of the United States will inherit some of the greatest foreign policy challenges in American history

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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing bio

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The Hugo Chavez Show

FRONTLINE looks at Venezuela's controversial and outspoken president Hugo Chavez and the revolution he claims is turning

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The Old Man and the Storm

The compelling saga of one family's efforts to rebuild their homes, and their lives, in post-Katrina New Orleans.

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Dreams of Obama

A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...

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My Father, My Brother, and Me

Correspondent Dave Iverson's personal journey to understand Parkinson's, the disease which has taken such a toll on his

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Inside the Meltdown

How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fi

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Ten Trillion and Counting

How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fi

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Sick Around America

FRONTLINE travels the country examining the nation's broken health care system and exploring the need for a fundamental

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Black Money

FRONTLINE investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery.

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Poisoned Waters

Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible.

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The Released

What happens to the mentally ill when they leave America's prisons? Why do they return at such alarming rates ?

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The Madoff Affair

Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...

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Inside the Teenage Brain

Teenagers are often described as erratic, unthoughtful, and rapidly changing human beings. But is there a universal expl

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Breaking the Bank

The inside story of one of the most controversial moments in America's financial crisis - and its ongoing drama.

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Obama's War

Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"

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The Warning

Long before the economic meltdown, one woman tried to warn about the threat to the financial system...

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Close to Home

Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on one unlikely neighborhood--New York's Upper East Side..

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A Death in Tehran

The life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep the Iranian reform moveme

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The Card Game

Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for banks and consumers...

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Digital Nation

Frontline explores how the Internet and digital media have completely transformed contemporary life.

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Flying Cheap

One year after the deadly airline crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, NY, FRONTLINE investigates the accident and disc

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Behind Taliban Lines

This past fall, an Afghan video journalist negotiated extraordinary access to a part of the country that has quietly rev

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The Suicide Tourist

Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late-stages of painful, te

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The Quake

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was leveled by one of the most devastating earthquakes in recorded history. Those responsible

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Obama's Deal

Health care reform was the first big policy deal taken on by the Obama administration. Many say the young president has

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The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan

In Afghanistan today, in the midst of war and endemic poverty, an ancient tradition ? banned when the Taliban were in po

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The Vaccine War

Frontline examines both sides of the debate over vaccines. On one side, the public health community wholeheartedly endor

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College, Inc.

The business of higher education is booming. It's a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are student

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The Wounded Platoon

Since the Iraq War began, soldier arrests in the city of Colorado Springs have tripled. At least thirty-six servicemen b

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Law & Disorder

Behind the enduring images of heroic rescues undertaken by the New Orleans Police Department in the aftermath of Hurrica

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Death by Fire

Did Texas execute an innocent man? Several controversial death penalty cases are currently under examination in Texas an

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The Spill

Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and s

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The Confessions

Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn't commit? FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (Innocence Lost,

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Facing Death

How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love, or your own?

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Death by Fire

At the center of the national death penalty debate today is the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to de

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The Spill

Frontline investigates BP's record of safety violations and accidents in the years leading up to the Deepwater Horizon d

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The Confessions

Frontline looks at the case of the Norfolk Four in which four men were convicted of the rape and murder of a woman on th

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Facing Death

The end-of-life choices made by physicians and families

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Battle for Haiti

In the chaos of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, thousands of the country's worst criminals seized the opportunity

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Are We Safer? / Flying Cheaper

Are We Safer?: Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. Flying Cheap

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Post Mortem

A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations

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Revolution in Cairo

A look at the April 6 Youth Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

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Money and March Madness / Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei / The Private Life of Bradley Manning

Money and March Madness: An inside look at the multibillion-dollar business of the NCAA and its brand of amateur college

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Football High

High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?

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The Silence

Frontline reveals a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story: decades of abuse of Native Americans by

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Fighting for Bin Laden

The fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Kill/Capture

Goes inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's effect and its costs.

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WikiSecrets

The inside story of Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) and the largest intelligence breach in U.S. history.

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The Child Cases / Educating Sergeant Pantzke

The Child Cases: Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years when a child dies under suspicious circumstances. Now a Texas judge

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The Pot Republic / Doctor Hotspot / The Atomic Artists

The Pot Republic: FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate California's marijuana mar

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Top Secret America

A report from the Washington Post on US government intelligence spending

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An Optimist in Haiti

The struggle of one man to develop a tourist destination in Haiti and bring economic prosperity.

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The Man Behind the Mosque

The struggles of Sharif El-Gamal to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.

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The Anthrax Files

Frontline, with ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers, takes a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the country's most

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Lost in Detention

Frontline investigates President Obama's enforcement strategies and immigrant detention - who is being detained and what

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Syria Undercover

Reporter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator

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A Perfect Terrorist

Life of a Pakistani-American David Headley.

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Opium Brides

Frontline reports on the unexpected collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.

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Nuclear Aftershocks

It’s been almost a year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear comple

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The Interrupters

The Interrupters presents unforgettable profiles in courage, as three former street criminals in Chicago place themselve

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Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

An unprecedented account of the crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Murdoch's Scandal

Accounts of bribery, blackmail, and privacy invasions has prompted criminal investigations on both sides of the Atlantic

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The Real CSI

How reliable is the science behind forensics? A Frontline investigation finds serious flaws in some of the best-known to

EP 11

Money, Power and Wall Street Parts I-IV

Frontline tells the inside story of the global financial crisis. (four one-hour episodes, May 4 premier concluded).

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Cell Tower Deaths / Six Billion Dollar Bet

Learn about the hidden cost of better and faster cell phone service, and about unreliable medical evidence in several ch

EP 13

Al Qaeda in Yemen

Frontline travels into the heart of Yemen's radical heartland, and shows how Al Queda is taking control of towns and cit

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Dollars and Dentists

Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans cannot afford a visit to the dentist. An invest

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Endgame: Aids in Black America

Nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children. Trace th

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Fast Times at West Philly High / Middle School Moment

Fast Times at West Philly High: Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving o

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The Battle for Syria

Frontline takes you inside the heart of the insurgency, where rebel groups are waging a full-scale assault on the forces

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Alaska Gold

Frontline probes the fault lines of a growing battle in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, home to the world's last great

EP 20

Dropout Nation

What does it take to save a student?

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The Choice 2012

A journey into the places, people, and decisive moments that made the men who are competing for the presidency. Hundreds

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Climate of Doubt

Four years ago, climate change was a hot issue and politicians from both sides seemed poised to act. Today public opinio

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Big Sky, Big Money

FRONTLINE travels to the remote epicenter of the campaign finance debate for a tale of money, politics, and intrigue. Ho

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The Suicide Plan

FRONTLINE explores the underground world of assisted suicide and takes viewers inside one of the most polarizing social

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Poor Kids

Through the stories of three families told over the course of half a decade, FRONTLINE explores what poverty means to ch

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The Education of Michelle Rhee

Examine the legacy of controversial former chancellor of Washington, DC, public schools, Michelle Rhee.

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Inside Obama's Presidency

As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE takes a probing look at the first four years of his presidenc

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The Untouchables

FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution for any fraud related to the sale of bad mor

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Cliffhanger

FRONTLINE investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and def

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Newtown Divided / Raising Adam Lanza

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, President Obama called for a national conversation about guns in America. No

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Kind Hearted Woman

In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforg

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Syria Behind the Lines

In Syria’s rural heartland, the bloody uprising against President Bashar Al Assad has taken a terrifying turn. The onc

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The Retirement Gamble

The Retirement Gamble raises troubling questions about how America’s financial institutions protect our retirement sav

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Never Forget to Lie

In the most recent of his critically-lauded autobiographical films, Marian Marzynski explores, for the first time, his o

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Outlawed in Pakistan

In Pakistan, women and girls who allege rape are often more strongly condemned than their alleged rapists. Some are even

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Rape in the Fields

FRONTLINE and Univision partner to tell the story of the hidden price many migrant women working in America’s fields a

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Two American Families

Since 1992, Bill Moyers has been following the story of two ordinary, hard-working families in Milwaukee — one black,

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Life and Death in Assisted Living

More and more elderly Americans are choosing to spend their later years in assisted living facilities, which have sprung

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Egypt in Crisis

FRONTLINE and GlobalPost’s Charles M. Sennott go inside the Egyptian revolution, tracing how what began as a youth mov

EP 15

League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis

An investigation of the health crisis threatening NFL players and the long-term fortunes of football.

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Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria

Has the age of antibiotics come to an end? From a young girl thrust onto life support in Arizona to an uncontrollable ou

EP 17

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

FRONTLINE marks the 40th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination with an encore broadcast of Who Was Lee Harv

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A Death in St. Augustine

A report on domestic violence allegations within police departments focuses on the death of a young Florida woman whose

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Kind Hearted Woman (2)

In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforg

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To Catch a Trader

FRONTLINE tracks an ongoing seven-year investigation into the largest insider trading scandal in U.S. history.

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Secret State of North Korea

FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people, revealing how ordinary citizens are resisting o

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Syria's Second Front / Children of Aleppo

Three years in to Syria’s civil war, rebel forces aren’t just fighting the Assad regime. They’re also vying for co

EP 4

Generation Like

Thanks to social media, today’s teens are able to directly interact with their culture — artists, celebrities, movie

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Secrets of the Vatican

Secrets of the Vatican tells the epic, inside story of the collapse of the Benedict papacy — and illuminates the extra

EP 6

TB Silent Killer

Tuberculosis was once thought to be a disease of the past. But with virulent new drug-resistant strains emerging faster

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Solitary Nation

With extraordinary access, award-winning producer and director Dan Edge (Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown, Kill/Capture

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Prison State

There are roughly 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S., with a disproportionate number coming from a few city neig

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United States of Secrets (1)

The history of the National Security Agency's unprecedented surveillance program is investigated.

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United States of Secrets (2)

The role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency's surveillance program is explored.

EP 11

The Battle for Ukraine / Syria: Arming the Rebels

FRONTLINE draws on personal and dramatic footage to reveal the deep-seated hatreds between right-wing Ukrainian national

EP 12

Omarina's Story / Separate and Unequal

When FRONTLINE first met Omarina Cabrera back in 2012 for the documentary Middle School Moment, she was a struggling stu

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Losing Iraq

In a special developing report, FRONTLINE examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back int

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Hunting Boko Haram / Ebola Outbreak

When the radical Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, it sparked international

EP 15

The Trouble with Antibiotics

FRONTLINE investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whether it is fueling the growing crisis of

EP 16

The Rise of ISIS

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. As part of a special FRONTLINE s

EP 17

Firestone and the Warlord

What are the costs of doing business in a war zone? On Nov.18, 2014, FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the relationsh

EP 18

Stickup Kid

What happens when we lock up juvenile offenders in adult prisons? “Stickup Kid,” a FRONTLINE digital exclusive, tell

EP 1

Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA

FRONTLINE investigates how the NRA uses its unrivaled political power to stop gun regulation in America. With first-hand

EP 2

Putin's Way

FRONTLINE investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Vladimir Putin's reign in Russ

EP 3

Being Mortal

FRONTLINE follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors ha

EP 4

The Fight for Yemen

As recently as September, President Obama was pointing to Yemen as a model for the U.S.’s counter-terrorism strategy.

EP 5

American Terrorist

FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. I

EP 6

Outbreak

FRONTLINE tells the vivid, inside story of how the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn’t stopped before it

EP 7

The Trouble with Chicken

FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat -- particularly poultry -- and why the food-safety

EP 8

Secrets, Politics and Torture

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk (United States of Secrets, Losing Iraq, Bush’s War, The Torture Question

EP 9

Obama at War

Veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Martin Smith goes inside the Obama administration’s struggle to deal with ISIS and the dea

EP 10

Rape on the Night Shift

A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women who clean the malls where you shop, the banks where you d

EP 11

Growing Up Trans

Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too —

EP 12

Escaping ISIS

Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of

EP 13

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guzmán, leader of one of the biggest drug

EP 14

My Brother's Bomber (1)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of

EP 15

My Brother's Bomber (2)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of

EP 16

My Brother's Bomber (3)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of

EP 17

Immigration Battle

Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix our country’s broken immigration system? In “Immigration Battle,” a

EP 18

Inside Assad's Syria

The world’s eyes have been fixed on the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria for Europe. But what is l

EP 19

Terror in Little Saigon

FRONTLINE and ProPublica team up to investigate a wave of terror that targeted Vietnamese-American journalists. Uncoveri

EP 20

Taliban Hunters / ISIS in Afghanistan

Inside a counter-terrorism unit in Karachi, Pakistan that’s dedicated to tracking down Taliban suspects. ISIS is on t

EP 1

Netanyahu at War

The inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the

EP 2

Supplements and Safety

An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA ov

EP 3

The Fantasy Sports Gamble

An investigation with The New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. With law enforcement cracking do

EP 4

Chasing Heroin

FRONTLINE looks at America's heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts

EP 5

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

With undercover footage and on-the-ground reporting, FRONTLINE reveals a side of Saudi Arabia that's rarely seen, and tr

EP 6

Children of Syria

The story of one Syrian family struggling amid war, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father, to

EP 7

Benghazi in Crisis / Yemen Under Siege

In a special two-part hour, journalist Feras Kilani reports from inside the war-torn city of Benghazi -- the birthplace

EP 8

The Secret History of ISIS

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team comes the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U

EP 9

Business of Disaster

When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the Business of Disaster, focusing on the aftermath of

EP 10

Policing the Police

How do you change a troubled police department? FRONTLINE goes inside the Newark Police Department — one of many force

EP 11

A Subprime Education / The Education of Omarina

FRONTLINE examines allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the for-profit college industry. The Education of Oma

EP 1

The Choice 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are two of the most polarizing presidential candidates in modern history. Veteran Front

EP 2

Confronting ISIS

Reporting from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, Frontline correspondent Martin Smith examines the successes

EP 3

Terror in Europe

As Europe reels from a terror onslaught, top security officials describe their struggle to contain the unprecedented thr

EP 4

Exodus

The first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war, persecution and hardship — drawing on footage filmed by

EP 5

President Trump

Frontline examines the key moments that shaped President-elect Donald Trump. Interviews drawn from The Choice 2016 wit

EP 6

Divided States of America (1)

Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, "Divided States of America" looks back at events during President Barack Obama's y

EP 7

Divided States of America (2)

Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, "Divided States of America" looks back at events during President Barack Obama's y

EP 8

Trump's Road to the White House

An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency -- and what it suggests about how he will

EP 9

Battle for Iraq / Hunting ISIS

Battle for Iraq: Reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad goes inside the battle against ISIS for control of the city of Mosul. Huntin

EP 10

Out of Gitmo / Forever Prison

Out of Gitmo: The dramatic story of a Gitmo detainee released from the controversial U.S. prison after more than a decad

EP 11

Iraq Uncovered

FRONTLINE investigates allegations of abuse of Sunni Muslim civilians by powerful Shia militias.

EP 12

Last Days of Solitary

Inside one state’s ambitious attempt to decrease its use of solitary — and what happens when prisoners who have spen

EP 13

The Fish on My Plate

Best-selling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to he

EP 14

Second Chance Kids

Frontline investigates the fight over the fate of juveniles serving life in prison for murder, following a landmark Supr

EP 15

Poverty, Politics and Profit

An investigation with NPR into the billions spent on housing low-income people, and why so few get the help they need. T

EP 16

American Patriot: Inside the Armed Uprising Against the Federal Government

Frontline investigates how the Bundy family's fight against the government invigorated armed militias and "patriot" grou

EP 17

Bannon's War

The team behind "The Choice 2016" and "Divided States of America" tells the inside story of Trump adviser Stephen Bannon

EP 18

Life on Parole

With unique access, Frontline and The New York Times go inside an effort to change the way parole works in Connecticut a

EP 19

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

From acclaimed director Steve James, the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 fin

EP 20

North Korea's Deadly Dictator

Who killed Kim Jong-un’s half brother, Kim Jong-nam? What does the murder reveal about the North Korean leader and his

EP 21

War on the EPA

How did Scott Pruitt go from fighting the EPA to running it and rolling back years of environmental protections? With ac

EP 1

Mosul/Inside Yemen

The battle to drive ISIS out of Iraq’s second-largest city was brutal and grueling. Shot over the course of the nine-m

EP 2

Putin's Revenge (1)

FRONTLINE tells the inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see the United States as an enemy — and why he decided

EP 3

Putin's Revenge (2)

FRONTLINE tells the inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see the United States as an enemy — and why he decided

EP 4

Poor Kids

In 2012, FRONTLINE spent months following four young children as their families struggled with financial ruin. This docu

EP 5

Exodus: The Journey Continues

The intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe’s tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis

EP 6

The Gang Crackdown

Some 25 dead bodies have been found on Long Island since 2016, all linked to the violent gang MS-13. Numerous immigrant

EP 7

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (1)

FRONTLINE investigates how a dangerous political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into

EP 8

Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (2)

FRONTLINE investigates how a dangerous political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into

EP 9

Weinstein

FRONTLINE investigates how Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. Wi

EP 10

Trump's Takeover

FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the GOP, examining how he attacked fellow Re

EP 11

McCain

Inside John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Donald Trump and his own Republican Party.

EP 12

Trafficked in America

FRONTLINE and the Investigative Reporting Program at U.C. Berkeley tell the inside story of Guatemalan teens who were fo

EP 13

Blackout in Puerto Rico

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, examining how t

EP 14

Myanmar's Killing Fields

Secret footage and eyewitness accounts shine new light on a brutal campaign by the Myanmar military against Rohingya Mus

EP 15

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

An investigation into sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones. Award-winning correspond

EP 1

Separated: Children at the Border

The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores th

EP 2

Documenting Hate: Charlottesville

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the white supremacists and neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the

EP 3

Our Man in Tehran (1)

Thomas Erdbrink shares a rare journey into a private Iran often at odds with its conservative clerics and leaders. The s

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Our Man in Tehran (2)

Thomas Erdbrink shares a rare journey into a private Iran often at odds with its conservative clerics and leaders. The s

EP 5

Left Behind America

Intimate stories of one Rust Belt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy. FRONTLINE and ProPublica r

EP 6

Trump's Showdown

FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed just

EP 7

The Pension Gamble

FRONTLINE investigates the role of state governments and Wall Street in driving America’s public pensions into a multi

EP 8

The Facebook Dilemma (1)

Facebook’s promise was to create a more open and connected world. Frontline finds that multiple warnings about the pla

EP 9

The Facebook Dilemma (2)

A series of mounting crises at Facebook, from the company’s failure to protect users’ data, to the proliferation of

EP 10

Documenting Hate: New American Nazis

An investigation of a neo-Nazi group that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military examining the group’s terror

EP 11

Coal's Deadly Dust / Targeting Yemen

Frontline and NPR investigate the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners, and the failure to respond. This

EP 12

Predator on the Reservation

FRONTLINE and The Wall Street Journal investigate the decades-long failure to stop a government doctor accused of sexual

EP 13

Right to Fail

Thousands of New Yorkers with severe mental illnesses won the chance to live independently in supported housing, followi

EP 14

The Trial of Ratko Mladić

Victims call him the Butcher of Bosnia. Defenders say he protected the Serbs. With exclusive access to the prosecution a

EP 15

The Mueller Investigation

For two years, special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has dominated headlin

EP 16

Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Elizabeth Perez, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran, fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband, Marcos, i

EP 17

The Abortion Divide

FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies.

EP 18

The Last Survivors

As young children, they lived through the Holocaust. More than seventy years after World War II, some of the last remain

EP 19

Trump's Trade War

The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLIN

EP 20

Supreme Revenge

Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, an investigation o

EP 21

Sex Trafficking in America

Sex Trafficking in America tells the unimaginable stories of young women coerced into prostitution – and follows one p

EP 22

Flint's Deadly Water

Five years after the start of Flint’s water crisis, FRONTLINE exposes its hidden toll. Our two-year investigation trac

EP 1

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

A year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, FRONTLINE investigates the rise of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mo

EP 2

On The President's Orders

A searing, on-the-ground look at President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in

EP 3

Zero Tolerance

How Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division. Inside the effort by three insurgent

EP 4

Fire in Paradise

A year after the devastating Camp Fire, FRONTLINE examines who’s to blame and why it was so catastrophic. With account

EP 5

In the Age of AI

From fears about work and privacy to a rivalry between the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of

EP 6

Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade

In an investigation with The Associated Press, FRONTLINE examines the widespread consequences — and business — of th

EP 7

For Sama

In a time of conflict and darkness in her home in Aleppo, Syria, one young woman kept her camera rolling — while falli

EP 8

Targeting El Paso

FRONTLINE investigates how El Paso, Texas became the Trump administration’s immigration testing ground, and then the t

EP 9

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (1)

A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part One of the documentary t

EP 10

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (2)

A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part Two of the documentary e

EP 11

Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks

FRONTLINE reporter Najibullah Quraishi goes on a dangerous journey into both Taliban- and ISIS-held territory amid effor

EP 12

Battle for Hong Kong

FRONTLINE goes inside the battle for Hong Kong, following protesters through the most intense clashes over several month

EP 13

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

FRONTLINE examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also

EP 14

NRA Under Fire

Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. FRONTLINE examines how the NRA aligned w

EP 15

Plastic Wars

With the plastic industry expanding like never before, and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR inve

EP 16

China Undercover

With undercover footage and firsthand accounts from survivors of China's detention camps, FRONTLINE investigates the Com

EP 17

Coronavirus Pandemic

How did the U.S. become the country with the worst known coronavirus outbreak in the world? FRONTLINE investigates the A

EP 18

Inside Italy's COVID War

FRONTLINE goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern Italy, as doctors are forced to make life a

EP 19

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warni

EP 20

Opioids, Inc.

The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Ti

EP 21

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

This is the story of the Iraq war, told by Iraqis who lived through it. They share their personal accounts and lasting m

EP 1

COVID's Hidden Toll

An examination on how the COVID crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers. The documentary follows t

EP 2

United States of Conspiracy

How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House. Frontline examines t

EP 3

Love, Life & the Virus / Undocumented in the Pandemic

Two intimate stories of immigrant families whose lives were upended by the coronavirus. "Love, Life and the Virus" follo

EP 4

Growing Up Poor in America

The experience of childhood poverty against the backdrop of a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. Set in Ohio

EP 5

Policing the Police 2020

George Floyd's killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in

EP 6

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

In this 2-hour special from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team, hear from friends, family, colleagues

EP 7

America's Medical Supply Crisis

Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the

EP 8

Whose Vote Counts

As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, Frontline investigates whose vote counts —

EP 9

American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil

A FRONTLINE post-election special on the lives, fears and hopes of Americans, from the pandemic to the polls. This docum

EP 10

Return from ISIS

The story of an American mother who takes her son to the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa. A special report three years in

EP 1

A Thousand Cuts

With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, we go inside the escalating war between the press and the government

EP 2

President Biden

The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best des

EP 3

Trump's American Carnage

From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence, and insurrection. FRONTLINE investiga

EP 4

China's COVID Secrets

The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. Chinese scientists and doctors, i

EP 5

Iraq's Assassins/ COVID in Yemen

How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. FRONTLINE investigates allegations that militias are threatening

EP 6

Death Is Our Business/ Love, Life & the Virus

At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. How the pandemic has transformed mo

EP 7

American Insurrection

Over the last three years, FRONTLINE has collaborated with ProPublica to investigate the rise of extremism in America. I

EP 8

The Virus That Shook the World (1)

The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, from lockdowns t

EP 9

The Virus That Shook the World (2)

The epic story of people around the world living through the year of the pandemic continues in a second part. With exten

EP 10

Escaping Eritrea

An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secre

EP 11

The Healthcare Divide

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. The documentary examine

EP 12

The Jihadist

A powerful Syrian militant called a terrorist by the U.S. seeks a new relationship with the West. In his first interview

EP 13

Germany's Neo-Nazis & the Far Right

FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany. The documentary traces how extremists ha

EP 14

The Power of the Fed

When COVID struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis. As the country’s central bank conti

EP 15

Leaving Afghanistan/India's Rape Scandal

FRONTLINE investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. With exclusive access to a militant

EP 16

In the Shadow of 9/11

How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since 9/11. From the director of "Leaving Nev

EP 17

America After 9/11

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the

EP 18

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

In an investigation with The New York Times, FRONTLINE examines the commercial pressures, flawed design and failed overs

EP 19

Taliban Takeover

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Q

EP 20

Pandora Papers/ Massacre in El Salvador

A leak reveals hidden assets and deals of the wealthy and powerful; the legacy of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador.

EP 21

Shots Fired

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With local journalism

EP 1

American Reckoning

FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez,

EP 2

Putin's Road to War

FRONTLINE tells the story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, examining the events that shaped the Russian

EP 3

Pelosi's Power

An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. The documentary

EP 4

Plot to Overturn the Election

Frontline and ProPublica examine how lies about election fraud in 2020 have made their way to the center of American pol

EP 5

The Power of Big Oil: Denial (1)

FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part One

EP 6

The Power of Big Oil: Doubt (2)

FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part Two

EP 7

The Power of Big Oil: Delay (3)

FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. As leadi

EP 8

Police on Trial

With Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from the Star Tribune, this documentary investigates the Minneapolis police, from

EP 9

Facing Eviction

Why have American families struggled to keep their homes during the COVID pandemic, despite a federal ban on evictions?

EP 10

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

A dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on Kharkiv. Frontline follows displaced families trying to survi

EP 11

Afghanistan Undercover

An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan. Frontline correspondent Ramita Navai

EP 12

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined an

EP 13

Michael Flynn's Holy War

How did Michael Flynn go from being an elite soldier overseas to waging a “spiritual war” in America? In collaborati

EP 14

Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes

Frontline and the Associated Press trace Russian President Vladimir Putin’s pattern of atrocities in Ukraine and acros

EP 15

Putin's War at Home

Meet some of the defiant Russians pushing back against President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on critics of the war in U

EP 16

Crime Scene: Bucha/After Zero Tolerance

Part 1: Crime Scene: Bucha - FRONTLINE, The Associated Press and SITU Research team up to present an exclusive visual in

EP 1

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (1)

Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. This

EP 2

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)

FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Is

EP 3

Putin and the Presidents

Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the

EP 4

Age of Easy Money

The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recess

EP 5

America and the Taliban (1)

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground repor

EP 6

America and the Taliban (2)

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground repor

EP 7

America and the Taliban (3)

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground repor

EP 8

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court

As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This in

EP 9

Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion o

EP 10

After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics

A year after the Uvalde school shooting, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates, and The Texas Tribune document the community's

EP 11

America's Dangerous Trucks

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of liv

EP 12

Inside the Iranian Uprising

With a trove of gripping footage filmed by protestors, this documentary goes inside the uprising that rocked Iran after

EP 13

Putin's Crisis

With Vladimir Putin facing down a mutiny, how the Russian leader reached this moment of crisis. The story of Putin’s r

EP 14

Two Strikes / Tutwiler

In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known "two strikes" law and pregnancy in prison. In collaboration

EP 15

Putin vs. the Press

The story of one journalist's battle to defend free speech in Putin's Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel

EP 16

The Astros Edge

FRONTLINE examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter,

EP 17

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. FRONTLINE traces Musk’s journey from one of the platf

EP 18

McConnell, the GOP & the Court

How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high cour

EP 19

20 Days in Mariupol

The AP's Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues document atrocities and their own escape from the Russian siege of Mariupol

EP 20

Inside the Uvalde Response

Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and The Texas Tribu

EP 21

The Discord Leaks

How a young Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washin

EP 22

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza / Failure at the Fence

Part 1: As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping exa

EP 1

Israel's Second Front

Beyond Gaza, the power of Hamas, Hezbollah and other forces in the region. Correspondent Ramita Navai investigates milit

EP 2

Democracy on Trial

The roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. Amid the presidenti

EP 3

Children of Ukraine

FRONTLINE examines how thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory since Ru

EP 4

Documenting Police Use of Force

FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and o

EP 5

A Dangerous Assignment

With the Venezuelan news outlet Armando.info, FRONTLINE investigates the shadowy figure at the heart of a corruption sca

EP 6

Crisis on Campus

FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the inside story of the protests dividing college campuses over Israel and the war in Ga

EP 7

Two American Families: 1991-2024

Filmed over 34 years, two families struggle to survive in a changing American economy. Through hard times, falling wages

EP 8

Germany's Enemy Within

Since the Holocaust, Germany has worked to overcome its Nazi history. But over the past decade, Germany has faced a risi

EP 9

Biden's Decision

A look at President Joe Biden's rise to the presidency, the personal and political forces that shaped him and his histor

EP 10

South Korea's Adoption Reckoning

FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea's historic foreign adoption boo

EP 11

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic elec

EP 12

The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz

Investigating the lives and views of J.D. Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president; those who know the candidat

EP 13

A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians

The horrifying accounts of living through the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza; stories from the people directly impacte

EP 14

American Voices 2024

Following the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election to today; revisiting voters filmed four

EP 15

China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping

FRONTLINE examines the rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications.

EP 16

Breakdown in Maine

Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it. FRONTLINE, Portland P

EP 17

Maui's Deadly Firestorm

FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable

EP 1

Trump's Comeback

FRONTLINE traces Donald Trump's return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With inside

EP 2

Battle for Tibet

Investigating China's rule over Tibet, how the Communist regime controls Tibet's Buddhist population and the battle over

EP 3

The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate how an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence. The docume

EP 4

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, FRONTL

EP 5

Antidote

An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin. FRONTLINE presents the stories of an investigati

EP 6

Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning

A look into how Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America's lack of preparedness, and how and why the U.S

EP 7

Syria's Detainee Files

FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war. Former pri

EP 8

Syria After Assad

FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar

EP 9

Trump's Power & The Rule of Law

The high stakes showdown between President Donald Trump and the courts over presidential power; insight from Trump allie

EP 10

Remaking the Middle East: The U.S., Israel & Iran

FRONTLINE examines how Israel ended up fighting wars in Gaza and Iran — and the role of the United States. From filmma

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Born Poor

An indelible look at the realities of growing up poor in America. Filmed over 14 years with kids from three families, fr

EP 12

The Rise of RFK Jr.

The dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scan

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The Rise of Germany's New Right

An investigation into how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power. Filmmaker Evan Williams (German

EP 14

Drug War in Ecuador

A look at efforts to stem the violence in Ecuador, a nation gripped by drug cartels and a military crackdown, with rare

EP 15

2,000 Meters to Andriivka

A stunning portrayal of war in the trenches from the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol. With The Associate

EP 16

Status: Venezuelan/Surviving CECOT

FRONTLINE and ProPublica tell the story of one Venezuelan family in Florida trying to stay together — and stay in the

EP 17

Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question

Using rare on-the-ground access in Iran and in-depth forensic analysis, FRONTLINE, The Washington Post, Evident Media an

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Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

How did PFAS, the forever chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets, end up in the water and environment in

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Crisis in Venezuela

What’s next for Venezuela after the dramatic fall of Nicolás Maduro? In a documentary from the filmmakers behind "A D

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The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador

An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what e

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Caught in the Crackdown

FRONTLINE and ProPublica trace the violence, protests and arrests stemming from federal immigration sweeps across the Un

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The President vs. the Fed

President Trump's unprecedented challenges to the Federal Reserve and what it means for the economy; tracing the battle

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The War Cabinet

The key players behind President Trump’s expansive use of the U.S. military. From clashes with allies, to taking out f

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Baby Brokers

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