J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6153 |
| Birthday | 1895-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Also Known As | John Edgar Hoover, |
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1/21
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which contin...
Watch Now
Arthur Miller: Writer
2014
Freedom Summer
7.2/6
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freed...
Watch Now
Freedom Summer
2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
8/1
National Geographic documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opp...
Watch Now
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
2014
Documenting John Grierson
0/0
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
Watch Now
Documenting John Grierson
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6/43
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer t...
Watch Now
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
1951
A Day With The F.B.I.
2/1
U.S. government film that examines the duties of an FBI employee.
Watch Now
A Day With The F.B.I.
1959
The FBI Story
6.116/43
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Watch Now
The FBI Story
2008
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
5.9/8
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the...
Watch Now
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
1943
Youth in Crisis
5.571/7
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 th...
Watch Now
Youth in Crisis
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
7.375/4
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation)...
Watch Now
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2010
COINTELPRO 101
0/0
COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” r...
Watch Now
COINTELPRO 101
1974
Hearts and Minds
7.654/94
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...
Watch Now
Hearts and Minds
1968
Revolution Underway
0/0
This color propaganda film made National Education Program (NEP) as a warning to citizens of the USA about the subversive groups within the country lo...
Watch Now
Revolution Underway
2006
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
0/0
A sizzling look at the one, the only, J. Edgar Hoover-a man whose very name conjures up images of top level law enforcement and respect. Having served...
Watch Now
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
8.25/4
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles o...
Watch Now
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
0/0
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 Red...
Watch Now
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2013
After Newtown: Guns in America
9.5/1
Explore America’s enduring relationship with firearms: From the first European settlements in the New World to frontier justice; from 19th Century imm...
Watch Now
After Newtown: Guns in America
2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
7.2/10
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, whic...
Watch Now
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.333/9
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Watch Now
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
2007
Oswald's Ghost
6/4
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 did...
Watch Now
Oswald's Ghost
2020
MLK/FBI
6.857/21
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Watch Now
MLK/FBI
1947
Communism Condemned
0/0
Universal newsreel recounts the proceedings at the House Un-American Activities Committee
Watch Now
Communism Condemned
2019
Chaplin vs the FBI
9.2/6
How FBI followed Charles Chaplin for 50 years. Hoover was convinced that Chaplin is a communist or communist supporter.
Watch Now
Chaplin vs the FBI
2010
Roads to Memphis
8/1
The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Watch Now
Roads to Memphis
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
7.031/49
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Watch Now
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2014
1971
6.7/14
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local F...
Watch Now
1971
2001
The Majestic
6.752/826
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 lon...
Watch Now
The Majestic
2013
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
6/1
This special seeks to explain the enigmatic Oswald using a brand new approach. No other documentary has exclusively traced Oswald's actions in the min...
Watch Now
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.6/27
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.
Watch Now
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2004
Heir To An Execution
7/8
When Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death in 1953 for selling atomic secrets to the USSR, their two children were orphaned after every family...
Watch Now
Heir To An Execution
1992
The Real Malcolm X
8/1
CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that his death was a great loss to the nat...
Watch Now
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
0/0
true crime
Watch Now
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8/12
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) us...
Watch Now
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
4/3
The fight for racial equality came at a cost. Martin Luther King Jr. rose as a powerful voice for justice, yet was seen as a threat by some. Declassif...
Watch Now