All Documentaries

49m
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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 of President Bashar al Assad.
September 18, 2012
53m
Alaska Gold Final Image
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 wild sockeye salmon fishery – and enormous mineral deposits.
July 24, 2012
13m
The Middle School Moment: Omarina Cabrera
Middle School Moment
How one Bronx school is using a novel form of data collection and analysis to predict and prevent dropouts before they happen.
July 17, 2012
1h 53m
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ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America
A groundbreaking two-hour exploration of one of the country's most urgent, preventable health crises.
July 10, 2012
53m
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Dollars and Dentists
Millions of Americans can’t afford a visit to the dentist. FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity investigate the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them.
June 26, 2012
28m
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Al Qaeda In Yemen
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad travels deep into Yemen's radical heartland to investigate how Al Qaeda and affiliated militants have seized areas in southern Yemen and are winning some popular support.
May 29, 2012
30m
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Cell Tower Deaths
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the hidden cost that comes with the demand for better and faster cell phone service.
May 22, 2012
21m
MF Global Corzine
Six Billion Dollar Bet
FRONTLINE investigates MF Global's massive bet on European debt that went sour, leaving more than a billion dollars of customer funds missing.
May 22, 2012
3h 47m
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Money, Power and Wall Street
In a special investigation, FRONTLINE goes inside the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy
April 24, 2012
53m
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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 tools of forensic science.
April 17, 2012
53m
Britian Phone Hacking
Murdoch's Scandal
The struggle over the future of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch's reputation and his family's fortunes.
March 27, 2012
54m
Fukushima Daiichi Plant
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
An unprecedented account of the crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
February 28, 2012
1h 54m
The Interrupters
The Interrupters
An unusually intimate, year-long journey across the stubbornly violent landscape of our cities through the eyes of those fighting to sow peace and security.
February 14, 2012
53m
Nuclear Aftershocks
Nuclear Aftershocks
FRONTLINE travels to three continents to explore the debate about nuclear power: Is it safe? What are the alternatives? And could a Fukushima-style disaster happen in the U.S.?
January 17, 2012
32m
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Opium Brides
Najibullah Quraishi reports on the harrowing story of the collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.
January 3, 2012
17m
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The Secret War
Inside the deepest front in America's war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban: Pakistan
January 3, 2012
53m
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A Perfect Terrorist
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the mysterious circumstances behind David Headley's rise from heroin dealer and U.S. government informant to plotter of the 2008 attack on Mumbai.
November 22, 2011
53m
Ramita Navai
Syria Undercover
Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator who has held on the longest amidst the Arab unrest—Pres. Bashar al-Assad.
November 8, 2011
22m
Pro-Gov't Syria Demonstration
The Regime
A profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest -- President Bashar al-Assad.
November 7, 2011
53m
Children Of Undocumented Immigrants Rally In Washington To End Deportations
Lost in Detention
FRONTLINE and the Investigative Reporting Workshop investigate the Obama administration's controversial get-tough immigration policy.
October 18, 2011
53m
Anthrax Press Photo
The Anthrax Files
FRONTLINE, ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers take a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the country's most notorious act of bioterrorism
October 11, 2011
36m
Sharif El-Gamal
The Man Behind the Mosque
FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the most controversial building in America in the backdrop of a continuing battle over faith, values and the meaning of being American.
September 27, 2011
13m
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An Optimist In Haiti
Adam Davidson of NPR's Planet Money returns to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely plan to help turn around his country's economy through tourism.
September 27, 2011
13m
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Doctor Hotspot
The story of a New Jersey doctor who seeks out his community's sickest -- and most expensive -- patients.
July 26, 2011
24m
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The Pot Republic
Inside the country's oldest, largest and most wide-open marijuana market -- California
July 26, 2011
12m
The Atomic Artists
The Atomic Artists
How one group of artists is challenging Japan's unusually strong faith in nuclear power
July 26, 2011
32m
The Child Cases: 01-isis
The Child Cases
What happens when a child dies under suspicious circumstances?
June 28, 2011
17m
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Educating Sergeant Pantzke
For-profit college promise veterans a high quality degree -- but do they deliver?
June 28, 2011
53m
WikiSecrets: wikileaks press photo
WikiSecrets
The inside story of Julian Assange, Bradley Manning and the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
May 24, 2011
53m
Kill/Capture: 22-detaineesoldiers
Kill/Capture
Beyond bin Laden, inside the military's extraordinary, secret campaign to take out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters
May 10, 2011
53m
Fighting for Bin Laden: 09-khaaan!andgun
Fighting for Bin Laden
Inside the secret war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, plus a rare look at the men who say they fight for bin Laden
May 3, 2011
53m
The Silence: 09-benatgraves
The Silence
In Alaska's isolated native villages, Catholic clergy abused little children for decades.
April 19, 2011
53m
Football High: 10-shilohplayers
Football High
High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?
April 12, 2011
17m
Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?: 109-weiweielevstor
Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?
China's first global art star is using his fame to push the boundaries of freedom in that country. But how far can he go?
March 29, 2011
21m
Money and March Madness: march madness press photo
Money and March Madness
These days in big-time college sports, everyone's in the money. So why aren't the athletes?
March 29, 2011
10m
The Private Life of Bradley Manning: sunglasses
The Private Life of Bradley Manning
A profile of the early years of the soldier now accused of leaking more than half a million classified U.S. government documents
March 29, 2011
53m
Revolution in Cairo: we won and are happy
Revolution in Cairo
Inside the youth movement that ignited the uprising, and a hard look at the Muslim Brotherhood, a key player in Egypt's future.
February 22, 2011
53m
Post Mortem: Feet
Post Mortem
Inside America's death investigation system. WARNING: Don't die in the wrong state.
February 1, 2011
19m
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Flying Cheaper
Do you know who's fixing your plane? With carriers today outsourcing major repair work -- should we worry?
January 18, 2011
21m
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Are We Safer?
Investigating the vast terrorist-industrial complex post 9/11 and its growing reach into the lives of ordinary Americans...
January 18, 2011