Will Lyman
William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American actor. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series Frontline since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in the action/adventure television series Crossbow.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.81 |
| Birthday | 1948-05-20 |
| Place of Birth | Burlington, Vermont, USA |
| Also Known As | William Remington Lyman, William Lyman, |
2021
America After 9/11
0/0
From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September...
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2008
Iron Man
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After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
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Iron Man
2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
8/2
An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With the New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, f...
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2024
Aftermath
6/13
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2021
Taliban Takeover
0/0
The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi (Leaving Afghanistan,...
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Taliban Takeover
1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse
7.1/433
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
2002
Alma Mater
0/0
1960's Harvard Professor is having an affair with his male teaching assistant.
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Alma Mater
2023
Putin and the Presidents
6/2
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veter...
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Putin and the Presidents
2007
Fierce People
6/112
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Fierce People
1996
Celtic Pride
5.3/133
Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.
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Celtic Pride
2016
Terror in Europe
0/0
FRONTLINE and ProPublica go inside Europe’s fight against terrorism — the missed warnings and the lingering vulnerabilities.
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Terror in Europe
2021
Shots Fired
7/1
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Shots Fired
2005
Our Fathers
6.2/8
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Our Fathers
2004
The Secret History of the Credit Card
7/2
FRONTLINE and The New York Times examine how the credit card industry became so pervasive, so lucrative, and so politically powerful.
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The Secret History of the Credit Card
2006
Little Children
7.1/996
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2021
Mother/Android
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Georgia and her boyfriend Sam go on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence....
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Mother/Android
1997
The Bay of Pigs
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2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
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Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2014
Generation Like
7/4
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Generation Like
2003
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
5.9/6
Award-winning sports chronicler Bud Greenspan delivers a powerful and emotional look at six individual stories in the official film of the 2002 Olympi...
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2016
Netanyahu at War
8/1
The inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the Middle East, the film traces N...
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Netanyahu at War
1997
Floating
6.5/13
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Floating
2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
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A devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011 triggering a crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. This 2012 docume...
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2009
The Boneyard
8/1
This is the true story of one of the most grisly crime scene investigations in the history of the United States. The grueling case - that began with a...
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The Boneyard
1994
The Mao Years: 1949-1976
7/1
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-wi...
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2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
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The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew safe...
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Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
1999
The Autumn Heart
5.5/2
When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline...
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The Autumn Heart
2008
Abuse of Power
2.5/2
The late Irish hero fireman's (Lefty) charming son William M. "Billy" Dylan (25) is elected as independent, youngest Massachusettes state representati...
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Abuse of Power
2022
The Power of Big Oil
0/0
In an epic three-part documentary series, FRONTLINE investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the...
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1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
10/1
The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents th...
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Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
2004
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
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Does your parent's car have new dents or nicks? Does mentally reviewing the trip ahead of time help you when driving? When should a senior relinquish...
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Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2014
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
8.4/5
Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that f...
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United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
7.8/5
An investigation into the hidden relationship between Silicon Valley and the National Security Agency.
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United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
China: A Century of Revolution
0/0
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-wi...
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China: A Century of Revolution
2022
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
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A look inside the Russian assault on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, told by displaced families, civilians caught in the fight and first respo...
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Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
0/0
Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S....
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Lies, Politics and Democracy
2023
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
8/1
As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments leadin...
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1998
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
7/1
A brief look at the history of "Homicide: Life on the Street", one of the best shows on television and its ratings history as well as some of the peop...
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Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
2023
Inside the Uvalde Response
0/0
Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reconstruct the chaotic res...
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Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
The Discord Leaks
0/0
An investigation into how a young Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents on the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post,...
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The Discord Leaks
2012
Last Man Out
0/0
Walt Whitman's "Leaves Of Grass" proves transformative for the ghost of a handsome young Civil War soldier and a closeted middle-aged accountant, both...
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Last Man Out
2014
Losing Iraq (Frontline)
8/3
Examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and military lea...
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Losing Iraq (Frontline)
1998
A Perfect Murder
6.5/1351
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful pl...
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A Perfect Murder
2013
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
7.6/7
Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment...
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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2000
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
0/0
It's been called an army of thieves and cutthroats. A band of hired killers. But from the burning sands of Northern Africa to the jungles of South Ame...
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2024
Democracy on Trial
9/2
FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. With the presidential race...
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1999
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
2003
Truth, War and Consequences
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Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which it was unprepared? FRONTLINE examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning...
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Truth, War and Consequences
1995
The Search for Satan
8/1
FRONTLINE untangles the mysterious web of satanic ritual abuse, psychiatric treatment, and insurance claims that escalated into millions of dollars. W...
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The Search for Satan
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
7/1
A look into the mind of one of the Hillside Strangler murderers, Kenneth Bianchi.
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The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
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A look at the trial and the use of psychiatric evidence in the criminal proceedings of mass murderer 'The Hillside Strangler' Kenneth Bianchi.
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The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
2017
Out of Gitmo
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The dramatic story of a Gitmo detainee released from the controversial U.S. prison after 14 years. With NPR, a report on the struggle over freeing pri...
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Out of Gitmo
2005
The New Asylums
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There are nearly half a million mentally ill people serving time in America's prisons and jails.
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The New Asylums
2024
Children of Ukraine
0/0
FRONTLINE examines how thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukrain...
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1992
Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
0/0
A documentary about the events that surrounded the exploration voyages of Christopher Columbus.
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Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
2020
United States of Conspiracy
3/3
How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House.
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United States of Conspiracy
1994
Norse America
0/0
Documentary correlating contemporary archaeological discoveries in the Far North with the descriptions of Viking explorations and settlements detailed...
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Norse America
1987
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
0/0
Follows U.S., Canadian, and European scientists from the barrens of Labrador - where archaeologists uncover an ancient stone burial mound - to sites i...
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The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
2024
Crisis on Campus
0/0
A firestorm has been raging on many American college campuses. Ignited by the devastating October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the catastrophic war...
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Crisis on Campus
2001
Sinking the Lusitania
6/1
The sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915.
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Sinking the Lusitania
2000
Satan in the Suburbs
5/1
Satan in the Suburbs tells the shocking story of a grisly ritualistic murder in the quiet bedroom community of Northport, Long Island in the summer of...
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Satan in the Suburbs
2017
Frontline: President Trump
7/2
The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump.
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Frontline: President Trump
2016
The Choice 2016
5.8/6
An interwoven investigative biography of U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump that draws on dozens of interviews from those w...
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2017
Frontline: Divided States of America
7/1
Review the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Frontline: Divided States of America
2006
Frontline: The Age of AIDS
0/0
After a quarter-century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention c...
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Frontline: The Age of AIDS
2014
Prison State
8/2
From PBS and Frontline: With unprecedented access, FRONTLINE investigates the impact of mass incarceration in America, focusing on a troubled housing...
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Prison State
2008
What Doesn't Kill You
5.989/190
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
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What Doesn't Kill You
1994
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
5.2/6
A documentary covering the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer.
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Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1997
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
4.4/5
A documentary covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1998
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
5.8/5
A documentary covering the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.
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Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
2001
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
7.3/3
A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
6/2
A documentary covering the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin.
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Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
1989
Crossbow: The Movie
7/1
A made-for-tv movie based on tv series 'Crossbow'.
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Crossbow: The Movie
2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
5.2/6
A documentary covering the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
0/0
This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From...
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2002
American Porn
5/1
It's one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it's arguably the most profitable enterpr...
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1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
0/0
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH...
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1988
Hostile Takeover
4.6/4
A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.
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Hostile Takeover
2007
I'm Paige Wilson
2/1
Events in the life of Paige Wilson, a pretty, bright 27-year-old congressional aide in Washington, D.C. This is an unaired television pilot for a pote...
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2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
7.4/7
Jeff Bezos is not only one of the richest men in the world, he has built a business empire that is without precedent in the history of American capita...
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Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
Battle for Hong Kong
0/0
With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-demo...
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Battle for Hong Kong
1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness
6.8/16
From his days as a child in North Carolina to his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in 1999, His Airness takes you on a journey through Michael Jordan...
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2014
Firestone and the Warlord
0/0
The untold story of The Firestone Tire Company, Charles Taylor, and the forgotten tragedy of Liberia.
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Firestone and the Warlord
2004
American Meltdown
5/14
The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.
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American Meltdown
2003
Mystic River
7.741/6612
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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Mystic River
1990
Nixon
0/0
The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power an...
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Nixon
1998
The Siege
6.3/1308
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent...
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The Siege
1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
7/1
An investigative biography originally broadcast in 1993 for BBC Timewatch about the man at the center of the political crime of the 20th century. At t...
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2020
Christmas on Ice
6.936/78
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Christmas on Ice
2014
Separate and Unequal
0/0
Sixty years after the Supreme Court declared separate schools for black and white children unconstitutional, school segregation is making a comeback....
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Separate and Unequal
2020
Frontline: America's Great Divide
8.2/5
A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Frontline: America's Great Divide
2010
The Other Guys
6.309/4139
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seeming...
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The Other Guys
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
7.2/10
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
1996
The Crucible
6.6/495
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
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The Crucible
2001
Dog Days
0/0
In a time of war, a young girl takes in a stray against her father's wishes. Is he a dog or a man in a costume?
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Dog Days
2017
Life on Parole
7/1
Follow former prisoners through the challenges of their first year on parole. With unique access, the film goes inside the effort to change the way pa...
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Life on Parole
2003
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
0/0
A documentary from PBS detailing the Watergate scandal with interviews from the men involved and surrounding the event.
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Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2016
Supplements and Safety
0/0
An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA oversight. The film examines the...
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Supplements and Safety
2018
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
7.5/4
A documentary about the UN sex abuse scandal where companies and staff working for the United Nations in the Congo and other Central African countries...
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UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2014
The Trouble With Antibiotics
0/0
FRONTLINE investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whether it is fueling the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in peop...
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2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
7.6/6
The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who...
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