All Documentaries

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Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes
FRONTLINE and the Associated Press investigate evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and the pursuit of justice.
October 25, 2022
54m
Michael Flynn's Holy War FRONTLINE Associate Press documentary
Michael Flynn's Holy War
How did Michael Flynn go from being an elite soldier overseas to waging a “spiritual war” in America?
October 18, 2022
1h 54m
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Lies, Politics and Democracy
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, a look at American political leaders and choices they've made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S.
September 6, 2022
54m
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Afghanistan Undercover
An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan.
August 9, 2022
54m
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Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
A dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
February 14, 2023
54m
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Facing Eviction
Families struggle to keep their homes during the pandemic, despite a federal ban on evictions.
July 26, 2022
1h 24m
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Police on Trial
FRONTLINE and Star Tribune examine the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the struggle for police accountability.
May 31, 2022
3h 14m
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The Power of Big Oil
FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change in a three-part documentary series.
April 19, 2022
54m
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Plot to Overturn the Election
FRONTLINE and ProPublica trace the hidden sources of misinformation about the 2020 presidential election and demonstrate how a handful of people have had an outsized impact on the current crisis of democratic legitimacy in the U.S.
March 29, 2022
1h 24m
Pelosi Power
Pelosi's Power
An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
March 22, 2022
54m
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Putin's Road to War
FRONTLINE tells the inside story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
March 15, 2022
1h 23m
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American Reckoning
Who killed Wharlest Jackson Sr.? In investigating the unsolved 1967 murder of a local NAACP leader, "American Reckoning" reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement and Black resistance.
February 15, 2022
54m
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Shots Fired
Amid record police shootings in Utah, FRONTLINE and The Salt Lake Tribune investigate the use of deadly force in the state.
November 23, 2021
27m
Massacre of El Salvador
Massacre in El Salvador
FRONTLINE, Retro Report and ProPublica examine the ongoing fight for justice for the horrific 1981 attack on the village of El Mozote and surrounding areas.
November 9, 2021
27m
Pandora Papers
Pandora Papers
With ICIJ, FRONTLINE examines secret finance overseas and in the U.S.
November 9, 2021
54m
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Taliban Takeover
The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies.
October 12, 2021
54m
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Boeing’s Fatal Flaw
As new questions arise about Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet, FRONTLINE and The New York Times update an award-winning investigation about the crashes that killed 346 people.
March 12, 2024
1h 54m
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America After 9/11
FRONTLINE traces the U.S. response to the September 11 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across three presidencies.
September 7, 2021
1h 54m
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In the Shadow of 9/11
How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since 9/11.
August 10, 2021
28m
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India's Rape Scandal
FRONTLINE investigates a wave of shocking rape cases in India.
July 20, 2021
25m
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Leaving Afghanistan
FRONTLINE investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
July 20, 2021
54m
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The Power of the Fed
As the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to pump billions of dollars into the financial system daily, who is benefiting and at what cost?
July 13, 2021
54m
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Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right
FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany.
June 29, 2021
54m
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The Jihadist
Designated a terrorist by the United States, the powerful Syrian militant Abu Mohammad al-Jolani now seeks a new relationship with the West.
June 1, 2021
54m
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The Healthcare Divide
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19.
May 18, 2021
54m
Escaping Eritrea
Escaping Eritrea
An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea.
May 4, 2021
2h 48m
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The Virus That Shook The World
The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of the pandemic, from lockdowns to funerals to protests.
April 26, 2021
1h 24m
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American Insurrection
Investigating the threat of far-right violence in America a year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 4, 2022
32m
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Death Is Our Business
At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 has reshaped the grieving process.
March 23, 2021
27m
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Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up
How the coronavirus pandemic has deepened Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
February 9, 2021
26m
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Iraq's Assassins
How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq.
February 9, 2021
1h 24m
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China's COVID Secrets
The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded.
February 2, 2021
54m
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
Trump's American Carnage
From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection.
January 26, 2021
54m
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President Biden
The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president.
January 19, 2021
1h 39m
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A Thousand Cuts
With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, "A Thousand Cuts" goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press.
January 8, 2021
54m
Sam Sally Elhassani Return from ISIS
Return From ISIS
The story of an American mother who takes her son to the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa.
December 15, 2020
54m
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Whose Vote Counts
As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not.
October 20, 2020
1h 54m
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
FRONTLINE investigates the defining moments that shaped Donald Trump and Joe Biden's lives.
September 22, 2020
54m
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Policing the Police 2020
FRONTLINE returns to a troubled police department after four years to examine whether reform can work.
September 15, 2020