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The Best Episodes of Frontline

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...
  1. Background image for Rumsfeld's War
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Rumsfeld's War

    S23:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Al Qaeda's New Front
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Al Qaeda's New Front

    S23:E7

    Al-Qaeda's New Front is PBS documentary on Islamic terrorist network in Europe and its relationship to Islam and Al-Qaeda.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Trump's Showdown
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Trump's Showdown

    S37:E6

    FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, this two-hour documentary from filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces Trump’s unprecedented war against the special counsel, the FBI, and even his own attorney general.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

    S39:E6

    In this 2-hour special from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team, hear from friends, family, colleagues and adversaries about the challenges that shaped Trump and Biden’s lives and could inform how they confront the crises facing the nation at this pivotal juncture.

    Director:Michael Kirk
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for A Thousand Cuts
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - A Thousand Cuts

    S40:E1

    With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, we go inside the escalating war between the press and the government. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Duterte's crackdown on the news media.

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  6. Background image for Age of Easy Money
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Age of Easy Money

    S42:E4

    The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, FRONTLINE examines the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court

    S42:E8

    As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.

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  9. Background image for Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)

    S42:E2

    FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part two of a joint investigation into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Post Mortem
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Post Mortem

    S29:E7

    A collaboration with NPR and ProPublica reveals how dysfunction, low standards, and lax oversight impacts investigations into sudden or suspicious deaths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Afghanistan Undercover
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Afghanistan Undercover

    S41:E11

    An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan. Frontline correspondent Ramita Navai finds women who are being punished by the regime and confronts Taliban officials.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Putin's War at Home
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Putin's War at Home

    S41:E15

    Meet some of the defiant Russians pushing back against President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on critics of the war in Ukraine. FRONTLINE tells the inside stories of activists and journalists risking arrest and imprisonment to protest and speak out about the Kremlin’s war effort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for House of Saud
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - House of Saud

    S23:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Inside the Meltdown
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Inside the Meltdown

    S27:E4

    How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Putin's Revenge (2)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Putin's Revenge (2)

    S36:E3

    FRONTLINE tells the inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see the United States as an enemy — and why he decided to target an American election.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for America and the Taliban (3)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - America and the Taliban (3)

    S42:E7

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part three of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

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  17. Background image for America and the Taliban (1)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - America and the Taliban (1)

    S42:E5

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for America and the Taliban (2)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - America and the Taliban (2)

    S42:E6

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part two of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics

    S42:E10

    A year after the Uvalde school shooting, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates, and The Texas Tribune document the community's trauma, efforts to heal, and the fight over assault rifles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Battle for Tibet
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Battle for Tibet

    S44:E2

    Investigating China's rule over Tibet, how the Communist regime controls Tibet's Buddhist population and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram

    S44:E3

    FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate how an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence. The documentary traces the rise of a global community of white supremacists and the anonymous, loosely moderated platforms used to spread hate and promote terror attacks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Syria's Detainee Files
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Syria's Detainee Files

    S44:E7

    FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war. Former prisoners, guards, soldiers and intelligence officials shed new light on atrocities carried out during Bashar al-Assad’s reign.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Syria After Assad
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Syria After Assad

    S44:E8

    FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa’s rise to power and the emerging threats to the country’s stability.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Escaping ISIS
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Escaping ISIS

    S33:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Trump's Comeback
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Trump's Comeback

    S44:E1

    FRONTLINE traces Donald Trump's return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, the documentary examines defining moments over his life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and his historic comeback.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

    S44:E4

    A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, FRONTLINE examines why communities are relocating and why they're struggling to preserve their traditions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Rumsfeld's War" is the best rated episode of "Frontline". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Al Qaeda's New Front".