9.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - 1971
Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 5/18/2015
The story of the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, which broke into an FBI field office in Media, Pa., on the night of March 8, 1971, and stole hundreds of secret files that they then shared with members of Congress and the news media. Among the finds: evidence that the FBI spied on dissident political groups. The documentary includes remarks from members of the Citizens' Commission.
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8.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - The Great Invisible
Season 16 Episode 14 - Aired 4/20/2015
First hand accounts of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and its impact on the Gulf of Mexico.
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1.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - The Man Who Drove with Mandela
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/1999
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1.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Chuck Norris vs. Communism
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/2016
1980s Romania: thousands of American movies were smuggled through the Iron Curtain, opening a window into the free world. A black market racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the people, and helped spark a revolution.
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#5 - Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/1999
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#6 - Nothing but the Truth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/1999
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#7 - Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/1999
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#8 - The Jew in the Lotus
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/1999
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#9 - Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/1999
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#10 - Secret People
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/1999
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#11 - I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/1999
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#12 - Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2000
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#13 - No Hair Day
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2000
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#14 - Short Stories
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2000
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#15 - Born in the USA
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2000
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#16 - Girl Gone Bad
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2000
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#17 - Passing Through; Graham's Diner
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2000
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#18 - The Return of Navajo Boy
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2000
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#19 - Music in Their Bones
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2000
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#20 - In Harm's Way; Carved from the Heart
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2000
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#21 - A Wok in Progress
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2000
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#22 - Confederacy Theory
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2001
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#23 - Who Owns the Past?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/2001
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#24 - Secrets of Silicon Valley
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2001
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The Best Episodes of Independent Lens
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"1971" is the best rated episode of "Independent Lens". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/18/2015. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Great Invisible".