All Documentaries

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The Man Who Knew
John O'Neill, the FBI's expert on Al Qaeda, warned of its threat. But his maverick style doomed his career.
October 3, 2002
1h 54m
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Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
One year after 9/11 how did America grapple with its biggest and most difficult questions?
September 3, 2002
52m
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American Porn
Pornography is a multibillion dollar business. In a wired world, can anything stop it?
February 7, 2002
52m
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Inside the Teenage Brain
What's behind teens' seemingly inexplicable behavior? Surprising answers from new scientific studies.
January 31, 2002
58m
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The Merchants of Cool
A look at how America's giant media corporations skillfully court the teenage consumer.
February 27, 2001
56m
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The Killer at Thurston High
January 18, 2000
1h 51m
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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
FRONTLINE profiles the most widely known and revered political leader in the world -- Nelson Mandela.
May 25, 1999
3h 44m
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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
The story of the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity.
April 6, 1998
2h 54m
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Shtetl
A remarkable three-hour film tells the homecoming story of two elderly Polish-American Jews who return to their families' shtetl
April 17, 1996
1h 46m
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Murder on 'Abortion Row'
February 6, 1996
53m
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The Long March of Newt Gingrich
January 16, 1996
59m
Explosion at Branch Davidian Compound
Waco: The Inside Story
The FBI tapes, government documents and photos which reveal what really happened behind the scenes.
October 17, 1995
53m
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Hillary's Class
Wellesley's Class of '69 were part of a trailblazing generation of women. What happened to them over the next 25 years?
November 15, 1994
57m
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Memory of the Camps
No one who has seen this documentary can ever forget it . One critic said it has the power "to shake the soul."
May 7, 1985
53m
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A Class Divided
The day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, third-grade teacher Jane Elliott gave her class an unforgettable lesson in discrimination.
March 26, 1985
56m
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Abortion Clinic
A 1983 documentary about the experience of and conflict over abortion.
April 18, 1983