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Showtime Documentary Films

All Episodes 1990 - 2021

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  • 1990-03-16T05:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 3d 12h (84 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Real stories, about real people. The best documentaries and specials are on SHOWTIME.

85 episodes

Season Premiere

1990-03-16T05:00:00Z

1990x01 Life of Python

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1990x01 Life of Python

  • 1990-03-16T05:00:00Z1h

Life of Python, looks behind-the-scenes at the history of the group through the eyes of surviving members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin (the sixth Python, Graham Chapman, died of cancer last October at the age of 48). By mixing interviews and recollections with clips from their films and the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" TV series, "Life of Python" provides some perspective on the group and the various sources of their humour.

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2000-05-20T04:00:00Z

2000x01 Dirty Pictures

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2000x01 Dirty Pictures

  • 2000-05-20T04:00:00Z1h

Fact-based story about the court proceedings that followed Cincinnati art museum director Dennis Barrie after his decision to display a controversial art exhibit by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The proceedings start with an inflamed County Sheriff who is determined to put Barrie in jail. A grand jury established to determine whether the sexually explicit photographs were obscene found seven of the pictures to possibly be obscene. The seven pictures depicted nude children, a man ramming his fist up another man's anus, and man with his finger in his penis. Other pictures in the exhibit did depict explicit nudity and sexual connotation. An obviously biased judge made derisive decisions throughout the trial. The strain of the trial also placed Barrie's marriage under duress, which ultimately led to his wife divorcing him, and led to Barrie's children being derided and physically attacked by their classmates.

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2004-05-03T04:00:00Z

2004x01 The Opposite Sex: Rene’s Story

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2004x01 The Opposite Sex: Rene’s Story

  • 2004-05-03T04:00:00Z1h

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2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

2006x01 Three Days in September

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2006x01 Three Days in September

  • 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z1h

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2007-06-01T04:00:00Z

2007x01 Semper Fi: One Marine's Journey

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2007x01 Semper Fi: One Marine's Journey

  • 2007-06-01T04:00:00Z1h

A Gay Marine's crisis of conscience while serving in Iraq.

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2009-09-29T04:00:00Z

2009x01 The Art of the Steal

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2009x01 The Art of the Steal

  • 2009-09-29T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2011-12-21T05:00:00Z

2011x01 A Game of Honor

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2011x01 A Game of Honor

  • 2011-12-21T05:00:00Z1h

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2013-10-02T04:00:00Z

2013x01 Against the Tide

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2013x01 Against the Tide

  • 2013-10-02T04:00:00Z1h

2013-09-20T04:00:00Z

2013x02 LT: The Life & Times

2013x02 LT: The Life & Times

  • 2013-09-20T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

2014x01 L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin

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2014x01 L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin

  • 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

2015x01 Kobe Bryant's Muse

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2015x01 Kobe Bryant's Muse

  • 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z1h

2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

2015x02 Hoops U

2015x02 Hoops U

  • 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z1h

2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

2015x03 Dean Smith

2015x03 Dean Smith

  • 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z1h

2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

2015x04 Iverson

2015x04 Iverson

  • 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z1h

Feature-length documentary charting the rise of basketball great Allen Iverson, told largely in his own words. From a turbulent childhood of crushing poverty in Virginia to controversial run-ins with the law to iconic Philadelphia 76ers all star, his audacious rejection of convention and off the court embrace of hip-hop sent shockwaves through the NBA and influenced an entire generation.

2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

2015x05 Prophet's Prey

2015x05 Prophet's Prey

  • 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z1h

Documentary revealing the shocking life of notorious cult leader Warren Jeffs, and the FLDS Church, who through brainwashing and abuse seized control of his followers' lives and an organization worth hundreds of millions of dollars. While Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes, he still exerts total authority over his flock. Features unprecedented interviews with Church insiders and victims, exposing the nightmarish hell of unspeakable crimes that still continue to this day.

2015x07 I Am Giant: Victor Cruz

  • 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z1h

2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

2015x08 Listen to Me Marlon

2015x08 Listen to Me Marlon

  • 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

2016x01 Becoming Bulletproof

Season Premiere

2016x01 Becoming Bulletproof

  • 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z1h

2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

2016x03 Spring Broke

2016x03 Spring Broke

  • 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z1h

2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

2016x05 Brand: A Second Coming

2016x05 Brand: A Second Coming

  • 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z1h

2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

2016x08 Meet the Hitlers

2016x08 Meet the Hitlers

  • 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z1h

2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

2016x09 In a Perfect World

2016x09 In a Perfect World

  • 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z1h

2016x11 Miles To Go Before I Sleep

  • 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z1h

2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

2016x12 Weiner

2016x12 Weiner

  • 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z1h

Documentary featuring a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the attempted comeback of Anthony Weiner in 2013 as he mounts a campaign for New York City mayor in the wake of his sexting scandal. But it's not long before history repeats itself and new sexting allegations leave Weiner and his aides scrambling to contain the damage. Featuring unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign. Winner of the 2016 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary.

2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

2016x14 Street Dance Family

2016x14 Street Dance Family

  • 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z1h

2016x16 Ben Simmons: One & Done

  • 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z1h

2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

2016x17 Zero Days

2016x17 Zero Days

  • 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z1h

2016x18 Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

  • 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z1h

2016x20 Skateboarding's First Wave

  • 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z1h

2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

2016x21 Kelly's Hollywood

2016x21 Kelly's Hollywood

  • 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z1h

2016x22 Sweet Micky for President

  • 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z1h

2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

2016x23 In My Father's House

2016x23 In My Father's House

  • 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z1h

2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

2017x03 Perfect in '76

2017x03 Perfect in '76

  • 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z1h

2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

2017x04 American Jihad

2017x04 American Jihad

  • 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z1h

2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

2017x05 Disgraced

2017x05 Disgraced

  • 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z1h

A SHOWTIME feature-length documentary examining the 2003 murder of college basketball star Patrick Dennehy by teammate Carlton Dotson, and the subsequent accusations against both Baylor University and head coach Dave Bliss.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Pet Sounds,' Brian Wilson and surviving members of The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) revisit the writing and recording of the landmark record that is consistently voted one of the top three influential albums of all time. Featuring exclusive interviews, classic archive and rare studio outtakes from the recording sessions.

2017x07 Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

  • 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z1h

2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

2017x08 Jackson

2017x08 Jackson

  • 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z1h

2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

2017x09 Becoming Cary Grant

2017x09 Becoming Cary Grant

  • 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z1h

2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

2017x10 The Putin Interviews

2017x10 The Putin Interviews

  • 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z1h

2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

2017x11 More Than T

2017x11 More Than T

  • 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z1h

2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

2017x12 Risk

2017x12 Risk

  • 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z1h

2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

2017x13 Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017x13 Whitney: Can I Be Me

  • 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z1h

2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

2017x14 Tough Guys

2017x14 Tough Guys

  • 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z1h

2017x15 George Michael: Freedom

  • 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z1h

2017-11-17T05:00:00Z

2017x17 Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul

2017x17 Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul

  • 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z1h

2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

2017x18 Rush: Time Stand Still

2017x18 Rush: Time Stand Still

  • 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

2018x01 XTC: This is Pop

Season Premiere

2018x01 XTC: This is Pop

  • 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z1h

2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

2018x03 Word is Bond

2018x03 Word is Bond

  • 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z1h

2018x04 Beyond the Opposite Sex

  • 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z1h

2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

2018x06 Operation Odessa

2018x06 Operation Odessa

  • 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

2019x01 Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story

Season Premiere

2019x01 Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story

  • 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z1h

In the world of professional sports, no American athlete ever came back from a mental health disorder - until Ron Artest, now known to the world as Metta World Peace.

2019-06-07T04:00:00Z

2019x02 XY Chelsea

2019x02 XY Chelsea

  • 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z1h

A look at the life and career of Chelsea Manning, a trans woman soldier in the United States Army, who was sentenced to serve 35 years at an all-male military prison for leaking information about the country's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

2019x03 16 Shots

2019x03 16 Shots

  • 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z1h

A documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

2019x04 Sid & Judy

2019x04 Sid & Judy

  • 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z1h

Revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death. Fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy's own inimitable words.

2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

2019x05 100%: Julian Edelman

2019x05 100%: Julian Edelman

  • 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z1h

Narrated by acclaimed actor Michael Rapaport and featuring original conversations with everyone from Mark Wahlberg to Snoop Dogg, Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Deion Sanders, the film is an imaginative look inside Julian Edelman's underdog journey from major injury and NFL suspension to Super Bowl MVP in 2019.

2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

2019x06 General Magic

2019x06 General Magic

  • 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z1h

The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartphone" ).

2019x07 David Bowie: Finding Fame

  • 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z1h

Documentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.

A look at the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Featuring rare performances, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage offer insight into the history and cultural impact of Motown Records.

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became the heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Just eight years later, his wife finds him dead in their Las Vegas home from a supposed heroin overdose. Suspicion as to the cause of death pervaded among those that knew him.

2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

2019x10 Ready for War

2019x10 Ready for War

  • 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z1h

Andrew Renzi's sheds light on the lives of three of the estimated thousands of immigrants who volunteer for service in the American military, yet find themselves deported from the US once their tours of duty are over.

Season Premiere

2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

2020x01 Kingdom of Silence

Season Premiere

2020x01 Kingdom of Silence

  • 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z1h

An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global journalists.

Season Premiere

2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

2021x01 The One and Only Dick Gregory

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2021x01 The One and Only Dick Gregory

  • 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z1h

Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

A profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James capturing the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.

2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

2021x03 Detainee 001

2021x03 Detainee 001

  • 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z1h

After 9/11, attention riveted on the capture of John Walker Lindh, known as "the American Taliban." Explore how America grapples with justice in the fog of war and how narratives are built and destroyed in the aftermath of battle.

2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

2021x04 Attica

2021x04 Attica

  • 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z1h

This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.

Season Premiere

2022x01 Nothing Lasts Forever

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love with “A diamond is forever,” but now a wave of undetectable synthetic diamonds has flooded global gem markets, threatening to expose the artifice that props up a multi-billion dollar industry.

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