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1983

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Episodes

EP 2: 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 presidency. With in...

EP 3: The Untouchables

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

EP 4: Cliffhanger

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

EP 5: Newtown Divided / Raising Adam Lanza

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, President Obama called for a national conversation about guns in America. Nowhere is t...

EP 6: Kind Hearted Woman

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

EP 7: Syria Behind the Lines

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

EP 8: The Retirement Gamble

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

EP 9: Never Forget to Lie

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

EP 10: Outlawed in Pakistan

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

EP 11: Rape in the Fields

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

EP 12: Two American Families

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

EP 13: 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 up as an ...

EP 14: Egypt in Crisis

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

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....

EP 16: 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 outbreak at ...

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 Harvey Oswald? —...

EP 18: A Death in St. Augustine

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

EP 19: Kind Hearted Woman (2)

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

Overview

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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Episodes >>

The Education of Michelle Rhee

Episode 1

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Inside Obama's Presidency

Episode 2

As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE takes a probing look ...

The Untouchables

Episode 3

FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution for an...

Cliffhanger

Episode 4

FRONTLINE investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve ...

Newtown Divided / Raising Adam Lanza

Episode 5

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, President Obama called for a nationa...

Kind Hearted Woman

Episode 6

In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s...

Syria Behind the Lines

Episode 7

In Syria’s rural heartland, the bloody uprising against President Bashar Al Assa...

The Retirement Gamble

Episode 8

The Retirement Gamble raises troubling questions about how America’s financial i...

Never Forget to Lie

Episode 9

In the most recent of his critically-lauded autobiographical films, Marian Marzy...

Outlawed in Pakistan

Episode 10

In Pakistan, women and girls who allege rape are often more strongly condemned t...

Rape in the Fields

Episode 11

FRONTLINE and Univision partner to tell the story of the hidden price many migra...

Two American Families

Episode 12

Since 1992, Bill Moyers has been following the story of two ordinary, hard-worki...

Life and Death in Assisted Living

Episode 13

More and more elderly Americans are choosing to spend their later years in assis...

Egypt in Crisis

Episode 14

FRONTLINE and GlobalPost’s Charles M. Sennott go inside the Egyptian revolution,...

League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis

Episode 15

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

Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria

Episode 16

Has the age of antibiotics come to an end? From a young girl thrust onto life su...

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

Episode 17

FRONTLINE marks the 40th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination with a...

A Death in St. Augustine

Episode 18

A report on domestic violence allegations within police departments focuses on t...

Kind Hearted Woman (2)

Episode 19

In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s...