American Experience Movies

  • 2021
    The Codebreaker

    The Codebreaker

    The Codebreaker

    72021HD

    Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy...

    The Codebreaker
  • 2017
    Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma City

    6.92017HD

    The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history. This...

    Oklahoma City
  • 2009
    The Polio Crusade

    The Polio Crusade

    The Polio Crusade

    02009HD

    The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while...

    The Polio Crusade
  • 2022
    Casa Susanna

    Casa Susanna

    Casa Susanna

    7.92022HD

    In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first...

    Casa Susanna
  • 2015
    The Pilgrims

    The Pilgrims

    The Pilgrims

    7.72015HD

    Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th...

    The Pilgrims
  • 1988
    Radio Bikini

    Radio Bikini

    Radio Bikini

    7.31988HD

    It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these...

    Radio Bikini
  • 2016
    The Trans List

    The Trans List

    The Trans List

    6.12016HD

    A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.

    The Trans List
  • 2010
    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    62010HD

    Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of Jewish Americans to the most American sport of...

    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
  • 1997
    New York Underground

    New York Underground

    New York Underground

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    In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of...

    New York Underground
  • 2004
    The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

    The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

    The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

    9.52004HD

    In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East...

    The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
  • 2017
    Ruby Ridge

    Ruby Ridge

    Ruby Ridge

    6.62017HD

    Shortly before dawn on August 21, 1992, six heavily armed U.S. marshals made their way up to the isolated mountaintop home of Randy and Vicki Weaver...

    Ruby Ridge
  • 2008
    Grand Central

    Grand Central

    Grand Central

    92008HD

    On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. A marvel of...

    Grand Central
  • 2011
    Triangle Fire

    Triangle Fire

    Triangle Fire

    72011HD

    The Triangle Fire chronicles the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and...

    Triangle Fire
  • 2020
    Transhood

    Transhood

    Transhood

    5.32020HD

    Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four transgender kids – beginning at ages 4, 7, 12, and 15 – as they...

    Transhood
  • 2015
    The Forgotten Plague

    The Forgotten Plague

    The Forgotten Plague

    6.52015HD

    Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost two centuries. While it shaped medical pursuits,...

    The Forgotten Plague
  • 2016
    Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    22016HD

    One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were rivaled then only by Elvis Presley. With his...

    Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
  • 2016
    Murder of a President

    Murder of a President

    Murder of a President

    7.62016HD

    The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassination.

    Murder of a President
  • 1992
    The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

    6.51992HD

    Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey...

    The Donner Party
  • 2024
    Nazi Town, USA

    Nazi Town, USA

    Nazi Town, USA

    8.72024HD

    In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George...

    Nazi Town, USA
  • 2002
    Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

    02002HD

    As a general, he had fought to preserve the Union. As president, he helped to oversee the transformation from union to nation. As a former president,...

    Ulysses S. Grant