Genre: Crime TV Documentaries
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Death Row (2012)
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog directs this documentary series about five death-row inmates, including a woman who orchestrated the kidnapping of a baby and the death of his mother, and an inmate who…
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26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story (2012)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Dewey Bozella, Oscar De La Hoya …
Directed by: Jose Morales
A promising young boxer from a troubled family, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1983 and spent more than 26 years in Sing Sing prison. This inspirational film follows his…
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Frontline: Battle for Haiti (2011)
Cast: Raymond Cajuste, Will Lyman
Directed by: Dan Reed
In the wake of Haiti's catastrophic 2010 earthquake, 4,500 violent criminals escaped from Port-au-Prince's National Penitentiary, and the venerable public affairs show returns to…
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Frontline: Post Mortem (2011)
Cast: Sandra Bartlett, Leah Bartos, Lowell Bergman …
Directed by: Carl Byker, Lowell Bergman
Providing a stark contrast to the supersleuth-physicians who run the forensics labs on TV, the real-life medical examiners under the microscope in this PBS documentary often lack requisite…
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Serving Life (2011)
Cast: Forest Whitaker
Directed by: Lisa R. Cohen
Filmed in a notorious Louisiana prison, this moving documentary chronicles the work of some inmates who find a sense of redemption for their past crimes by volunteering in the jail's…
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Trafficked: Slavery in America (2011)
Cast: Meredith Vieira, Natalie Morales
Go behind the scenes with investigators as they examine the horror of human trafficking. A camera crew goes inside massage parlors and other shops where vulnerable immigrant women are being…
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Frontline: The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (2010)
Cast: Najibullah Quraishi
Follow Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi as he profiles the reemergence of his country's tradition of "bacha bereesh", in which wealthy and powerful men lure impoverished young boys…
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Mind Over Money: Nova (2010)
Discover the science behind making financial decisions with this thought-provoking Nova episode, which examines the reasons economists did not anticipate the 2008 economic meltdown and why…
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National Geographic: Solitary Confinement (2010)
Cast: Peter Coyote
Directed by: Peter Yost
This controversial National Geographic program explores the potentially devastating psychological effects of isolation, paying particular attention to the thousands of Americans who spend,…
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Frontline: Death by Fire (2010)
Cast: Brandice Barbee, Diane Barbee, Sam Bassett …
Directed by: Jessie Deeter
Texan Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for the arson deaths of his three children, though a finding suggesting otherwise arose just before he died. This probing documentary revisits the…
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Frontline: Law and Disorder (2010)
Cast: A.C. Thompson
Directed by: Tom Jennings, Seth Bomse
This poignant edition of Frontline examines the performance of the New Orleans Police Department at the height of Hurricane Katrina hysteria, investigating charges that officers on duty used…
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The McVeigh Tapes: Confession of an American Terrorist (2010)
Cast: Rachel Maddow, Timothy McVeigh
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow brings viewers the inside story of the Oklahoma City bombing, the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil prior to 9/11. Hear Timothy McVeigh's chilling…
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MSNBC Films: The Assassination of Dr. Tiller (2010)
Cast: Rachel Maddow, Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder …
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow brings viewers inside the events leading to the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a prominent Kansas abortion provider who was fatally shot by an anti-abortion extremist.
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CNBC Originals: Marijuana USA (2010)
Cast: Trish Regan
More states are permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. CNBC goes inside the flourishing medical marijuana industry and examines how a new generation of marijuana…
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CNBC Originals: Mob Money: An American Greed Special Presentation (2010)
Cast: Stacy Keach
CNBC goes inside the corporate structure of the real New Jersey mob, uncovering how the crime family earns money, makes investments and is eventually brought down by the FBI. Making a killing…
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CNBC Originals: Madoff Behind Bars (2010)
Cast: Stacy Keach
He was the mastermind of the biggest Ponzi scheme in American history. After confessing to his crimes, Bernie Madoff received 150 years in prison. CNBC goes behind bars to reveal the inside…
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CNBC Originals: Crime Inc.: The Business of Counterfeit Goods (2010)
Cast: Carl Quintanilla
The business of counterfeit goods is the largest underground industry in the world. CNBC takes you on raids with the LAPD anticounterfeiting unit, to inspections at ports and to back-room…
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Frontline: The Madoff Affair (2009)
Cast: Michael Bienes, Harvey L. Pitt, Diana Henriques …
Directed by: Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria
Sentenced to 150 years in federal prison, Bernie Madoff perpetrated the largest financial fraud in history. Following a timeline dating back to the 1960s, Frontline takes you inside the web…
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Frontline: The Released (2009)
Directed by: Karen O'Connor, Miri Navasky
Five years after their landmark documentary The New Asylums, filmmakers Karen O'Connor and Miri Navasky return to the Ohio prison system to chronicle the next chapter in the journey of…
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Frontline: A Death in Tehran (2009)
Directed by: Monica Garnsey
PBS's influential documentary series "Frontline" tackles a heartrending subject in this exploration of the death of Neda Agha Soltan, an Iranian woman killed while watching a protest of…
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CNBC Originals: Marijuana Inc.: Inside America's Pot Industry (2009)
Cast: Trish Regan, Ukiah Morrison, Eric Sligh …
Directed by: Trish Regan
Marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC's Trish Regan goes behind the scenes to explore the inner workings of this secretive industry, focusing on Northern California's…
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CNBC Originals: CNBC Investigates: The Big Business of Illegal Gambling (2009)
Cast: Melissa Francis
Across the United States, billions are being made outside the law. Illegal gambling may conjure up images of mobsters and bookies -- but while that underground world still exists, technology…
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CNBC Originals: House of Cards (2009)
Cast: David Faber
Americans are facing the most crushing economic crisis since the Depression. CNBC investigates the defining story of our time with inside accounts from key players, tracing the origins of the…
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Outlaw Bikers (2008)
Cast: Edward Winterhalder, Ryan Boyko, Terry Novak …
An undercover look into the secret world of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, this documentary series reveals shocking stories of drug trafficking, turf warfare and brutal violence…
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Witness to Jonestown (2008)
Cast: Terri Buford, Tim Carter, Hue Fortson Jr. …
Directed by: Stephen Stept
Rare footage shot inside the People's Temple gives an insider's look at the tragic Jonestown Massacre that occurred in Guyana in 1978. Interviews with survivors attempt to shed…