Frontline - Season 31

19 episodes

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The Education of Michelle Rhee
Episode 1
The Education of Michelle Rhee
Examine the legacy of controversial former chancellor of Washington, DC, public schools, Michelle Rhee.
Inside Obama's Presidency
Episode 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 inside accounts from his battles with his Republican opponents over heal
The Untouchables
Episode 3
The Untouchables
FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution for any fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages.
Cliffhanger
Episode 4
Cliffhanger
FRONTLINE investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit. Drawing on interviews with key players in Congress and the White House, the
Newtown Divided / Raising Adam Lanza
Episode 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 that conversation more intense than in Newtown, where FRONTLINE and The
Kind Hearted Woman
Episode 6
Kind Hearted Woman
In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Ogl
Syria Behind the Lines
Episode 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 Orontes River valley is now a perilous sectarian front line where neigh
The Retirement Gamble
Episode 8
The Retirement Gamble
The Retirement Gamble raises troubling questions about how America’s financial institutions protect our retirement savings.
Never Forget to Lie
Episode 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 childhood and the experiences of other child survivors, teasing out t
Outlawed in Pakistan
Episode 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 their own families. For this unforgettable documentary, filmmakers Ha
Rape in the Fields
Episode 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 plants pay to stay employed and provide for their families. This invest
Two American Families
Episode 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 — as they battle to keep from sliding into poverty. A remarkable portrai
Life and Death in Assisted Living
Episode 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 alternative to nursing homes. But is this loosely regulated, multi-bil
Egypt in Crisis
Episode 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 topple a dictator evolved into an opportunity for the Muslim Brotherhood
League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis
Episode 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.
Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
Episode 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 one of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals, FRONTLINE investigates
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
Episode 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? — an investigative biography of the man at the center of the political
A Death in St. Augustine
Episode 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 was a deputy sheriff.
Kind Hearted Woman (2)
Episode 19
Kind Hearted Woman (2)
In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Ogl