J. Edgar Hoover Movies
- 1959
The FBI Story
The FBI Story6.0241959HD
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
- 2008
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer5.92008HD
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after...
- 2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Who Bombed Judi Bari?02012HD
Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while on an Earth First! musical organizing tour for...
- 1940
Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer01940HD
This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice...
- 2019
Chaplin vs the FBI
Chaplin vs the FBI9.22019HD
How FBI followed Charles Chaplin for 50 years. Hoover was convinced that Chaplin is a communist or communist supporter.
- 1939
Persons in Hiding
Persons in Hiding3.51939HD
During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.
- 1974
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds7.71974HD
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts...
- 2014
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson02014HD
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?5.71975HD
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
- 1952
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon5.21952HD
An FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.
- 1943
Youth in Crisis
Youth in Crisis5.31943HD
There is a vast increase of youth crime, doubling in the two years since the US entered World War II. With fathers off to war, women are working in...
- 2014
1971
19716.72014HD
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local...
- 2001
The Majestic
The Majestic6.82001HD
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a...
- 2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words7.22014HD
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes,...
- 2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics72010HD
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
- 2007
Oswald's Ghost
Oswald's Ghost62007HD
For the Baby Boomers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy took on the same sense of tragedy as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks...
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood62018HD
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer...
- 2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer7.12017HD
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which...
- 2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin7.42021HD
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
- 1968
Revolution Underway
Revolution Underway01968HD
This color propaganda film made National Education Program (NEP) as a warning to citizens of the USA about the subversive groups within the country...