MSNBC Films

Season 1

MSNBC Films is an ongoing series featuring some of the best modern documentaries around. Each episode is its own film, telling a powerful and gripping story - including historical events told from a fresh perspective and new stories with memorable characters.

Where to Watch MSNBC Films • Season 1

15 Episodes

  • Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
    E1
    Robert Blecker Wants Me DeadExplores a most unlikely friendship - between one of the country's most impassioned crusaders for capital punishment and a mass-murderer awaiting execution on death row. The resulting portrait is funny, disturbing and vital: a penetratingly personal look at one of the most compelling and confounding moral questions o ofur time.
  • Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
    E2
    Robert Blecker Wants Me DeadProvides an in-depth look into the Branch Davidians, a religious cult led by David Koresh in the late 1980s and early 1990s that ultimately met with a tragic, fiery end.
  • Witness: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst
    E3
    Witness: The Kidnapping of Patty HearstChronicles the two-year search for the kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, through the eyes and words of those who lived it.
  • The McVeigh Tapes: Confession of an American Terrorist
    E4
    The McVeigh Tapes: Confession of an American Terrorist 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 confession in his own words for the first time.
  • I Married the Beltway Sniper
    E5
    I Married the Beltway SniperMSNBC Films brings viewers the inside story on the men behind the 'D.C. sniper attacks': John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Interviews with Muhammad's ex-wife Mildred -- who had divorced him long before the attacks -- tell of her former husband's transformation from a happy father of three into a cold-blooded killer -- who marked her as his final target.
  • The Assassination of Dr. Tiller
    E6
    The Assassination of Dr. TillerMSNBC's Rachel Maddow brings viewers inside the events leading to the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a prominent Kansas abortion doctor who was fatally shot by an anti-abortion extremist.
  • Hunting a Serial Bomber
    E7
    Hunting a Serial BomberHow do you stop a serial bomber? Join federal agents as they hunt for Eric Rudolph in the North Carolina wilderness.
  • President of the World: The Bill Clinton Phenomenon, a Hardball Documentary with Chris Matthews
    E8
    President of the World: The Bill Clinton Phenomenon, a Hardball Documentary with Chris Matthews MSNBC's Chris Matthews takes viewers behind the scenes of Bill Clinton's life after the White House, spending a whirlwind week with the former president traveling from New York City to Ireland.
  • Erasing Hate
    E9
    Erasing HateIn this hour, MSNBC goes inside the world of this former skinhead "pit bull" as he undergoes painful treatments to remove the physical representation of the hate he had exhibited to the world for more than half his life.
  • 9/11: In Our Own Words
    E10
    9/11: In Our Own WordsNBC anchors and correspondents recall their memories of reporting on the morning of 9/11/01. Weaving together live footage with present-day interviews, the special covers the first several hours as the terrorist attacks on America unfolded.
  • Day of Destruction, Decade of War
    E11
    Day of Destruction, Decade of WarDrawing from the field experience of Richard Engel and the analysis and insight of Rachel Maddow, MSNBC takes a broad look at the decade since 9/11/01, exploring how America responded to the attacks and how the country has changed.
  • Mind Over Mania
    E12
    Mind Over ManiaThis hour follows Raven and several other former Teen Mania interns who sought out therapy after their time with the Teen Mania.
  • Young Kids, Hard Time: Colt and Paul
    E13
    Young Kids, Hard Time: Colt and PaulExplores post-conviction life for children staring down decades behind bars, illuminating the effects of sentencing kids to the adult prison system, and whether or not this practice leads to a safer society.
  • Inside the Box: Interrogation - Krebs, Cogdell
    E14
    Inside the Box: Interrogation - Krebs, CogdellIt's the place where lies unravel and alibis crumble, and in the interrogation room, cases can be made... or broken. In California, a seasoned detective takes us along, for a psychological showdown with a suspected serial rapist. And in Arkansas, a teenage boy tells us what's it like to be 12 years old, and sitting in the interrogation chair.
  • Inside the Box: Interrogation - Biela/Edmonds
    E15
    Inside the Box: Interrogation - Biela/Edmonds It's the place where lies unravel and alibis crumble - the interrogation room, or as the police call it, "The Box." In the casino town of Reno, Nevada, an accused killer is confronted by his girlfriend, while detectives listen to every word. And in Mississippi, a mother bursts in, as her 13-year-old son confesses to murder. MSNBC takes you "Inside the Box," where cases can be made, or broken.

 

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