All Documentaries

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Confronting ISIS
FRONTLINE investigates the U.S.-led efforts to degrade and destroy ISIS.
October 11, 2016
1h 54m
The Choice 2016
FRONTLINE investigates what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, how they lead and why they want one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.
September 27, 2016
23m
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The Education of Omarina
How an innovative program to stem the dropout crisis has affected one girl’s journey, from a public middle school in the Bronx to an elite New England private school, and now on to college.
September 13, 2016
29m
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A Subprime Education
FRONTLINE examines allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the for-profit college industry.
September 13, 2016
54m
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Policing the Police
A rare look inside a troubled police department being forced to reform.
June 28, 2016
54m
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Business of Disaster
Who profits when disaster strikes? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate.
May 24, 2016
54m
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The Secret History of ISIS
The inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs.
May 17, 2016
35m
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Yemen Under Siege
Safa Al Ahmad makes a dangerous trip to report on the fighting in Yemen and the human cost of the war.
May 3, 2016
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Benghazi in Crisis
A report from inside the war-torn city of Benghazi -- the birthplace of Libya’s uprising, now besieged by ISIS and warring militias.
May 3, 2016
54m
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Children of Syria
The story of four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo, and their escape to a new life.
April 19, 2016
54m
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Saudi Arabia Uncovered
With undercover footage and on-the-ground reporting, FRONTLINE reveals a side of Saudi Arabia that's rarely seen.
March 29, 2016
1h 54m
Vermont Battles With Deadly Heroin Epidemic
Chasing Heroin
A searing, two-hour investigation of America's heroin crisis.
February 23, 2016
54m
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The Fantasy Sports Gamble
An investigation with The New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting.
February 9, 2016
54m
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Supplements and Safety
An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, with The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
January 19, 2016
1h 54m
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Netanyahu at War
An inside look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political rise and his relationship with the U.S.
January 5, 2016
10m
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Children of ISIS
Tens of thousands of children currently live in ISIS-controlled parts of Iraq and Syria, and the group is actively recruiting some of them to be its next generation of fighters.
November 23, 2015
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ISIS in Afghanistan
ISIS is on the rise in Afghanistan -- and they say they're getting young kids to join the jihad.
November 17, 2015
20m
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Taliban Hunters
Inside a counter-terrorism unit in Pakistan that's dedicated to tracking down Taliban suspects.
November 17, 2015
54m
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Terror in Little Saigon
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the unsolved murders of a series of Vietnamese-American journalists.
November 3, 2015
54m
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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 life like for those left behind?
October 27, 2015
1h 54m
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Immigration Battle
A special two-hour presentation from FRONTLINE and INDEPENDENT LENS explores why it's been so hard for Washington to fix the country's broken immigration system.
October 20, 2015
2h 45m
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My Brother's Bomber
FRONTLINE's Ken Dornstein sets out to find those responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland — a terrorist act that killed 270 people, including his brother David. A three-part series.
September 29, 2015
1h 23m
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Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty
Two filmmakers set out to interview El Chapo Guzmán, leader of one of the biggest drug cartels.
July 21, 2015
54m
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Escaping ISIS
Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS -- and follows an underground network that's helping them escape.
July 14, 2015
1h 24m
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Growing Up Trans
An intimate and eye-opening journey inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.
June 30, 2015
1h 48m
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Rape on the Night Shift
A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women in the janitorial industry.
January 16, 2018
54m
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Obama at War
FRONTLINE goes inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil war in Syria.
May 26, 2015
54m
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Secrets, Politics and Torture
The dramatic story of the fight over the CIA's controversial interrogation methods, widely criticized as torture.
May 19, 2015
54m
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The Trouble with Chicken
FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our poultry, and why the food-safety system isn't stopping the threat.
May 12, 2015
54m
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Outbreak
The vivid, inside story of how the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn't stopped before it was too late.
May 5, 2015
1h 23m
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American Terrorist
How secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters -- and how American-born David Coleman Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
April 21, 2015
54m
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The Fight for Yemen
With Yemen in chaos, a gripping report from the heart of the escalating conflict.
April 7, 2015
54m
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Being Mortal
FRONTLINE follows renowned writer and surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life.
February 10, 2015
53m
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Putin's Way
FRONTLINE traces Vladimir Putin's ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar, and investigates the accusations of criminality that have accompanied his rise.
January 13, 2015
54m
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Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA
FRONTLINE investigates the politics and the power of the NRA.
January 6, 2015
28m
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Stickup Kid
What happens when we lock up juvenile offenders in adult prisons? A FRONTLINE digital-exclusive film.
December 17, 2014
1h 23m
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Firestone and the Warlord
What are the costs of doing business in a war zone? FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the relationship between Firestone and the infamous Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.
November 18, 2014
54m
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The Rise of ISIS
FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith reports from Iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS.
October 28, 2014
53m
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The Trouble with Antibiotics
FRONTLINE investigates the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance.
October 14, 2014
27m
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Ebola Outbreak
FRONTLINE reports from inside the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.
September 9, 2014