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    Coming soon: 'Three Identical Strangers'

    This upcoming release from Neon and CNN Films tells the incredible story of how three complete strangers discover at age 19 that they are identical triplets separated at birth.

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    Trophy

    CNN Films takes you inside the powerhouse business of big game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation.
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    'Jeremiah Tower'

    CNN Films' "Jeremiah Tower" explores the exceptional life of one of the most controversial, outrageous and influential figures in American gastronomy.

  • 'Legion of Brothers'

    This CNN film tells the story of US Special Forces soldiers who played a key role in overthrowing Afghanistan's Taliban regime shortly after 9/11.

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Previous CNN Films 

  • FILE - Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaks at a rally for Senator Durenberger February 8, 1982.

    'The Reagan Show'

    Learn how President Ronald Reagan used his own camera crew to carefully shape his image and push his political agenda.
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    'Elian'

    CNN Films presents the story of Elian Gonzalez: A custody fight that grew into an international incident and a boy who became a national symbol.
  • PAYNESVILLE, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 05: A Doctors Without Borders (MSF), health worker in protective clothing holds a child suspected of having Ebola in the MSF treatment center on October 5, 2014 in Paynesville, Liberia. The girl and her mother, showing symptoms of the deadly disease, were awaiting test results for the virus. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

    'Unseen Enemy'

    Award-winning director Janet Tobias and some of the world's top experts explore lurking viruses and bacteria that may create the next global pandemic.

  • 'Enlighten Us'

    CNN Films' "Enlighten Us" explores the meteoric rise and fall of motivational speaker James Arthur Ray, who was convicted of negligent homicide in the deaths of three followers.

  • 'We Will Rise'

    Join First Lady Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto, and CNN's Isha Sesay on a journey to Morocco and Liberia, where you'll meet young women overcoming incredible odds to change their lives.
  • The close-knit religious sect called Buddhafield formed in the 1980s in West Hollywood and aspired to an artistic utopian communal life. It was led by a mysterious, charismatic guru, who called himself Michel - pictured here. Gradually, several Buddhafield members came to grow disenchanted with Michel and allege emotional manipulation and even physical abuse by Michel.

    'Holy Hell'

    "Holy Hell" reveals an intimate, never-before-seen world inside Buddhafield, a mysterious spiritual sect that filmmaker Will Allen joined and became its unofficial documentarian for 22 years.

  • Unraveling the myth

    Bold. Brutal. Brilliant. CNN unravels the larger-than-life myth behind Steve Jobs.

  • The Hunting Ground

    The feature documentary about sexual assault on American college campuses -- the failure of universities to address the problem, and the rise of a new student movement. Original song "Til It Happens To You" by Lady Gaga nominated for an Oscar.
  • CNN Films Presents "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me"

    Glen Campbell ... I'll Be Me

    A beautiful, funny, inspiring film about music superstar Glen Campbell's struggle with Alzheimer's disease before and throughout his sold-out "Goodbye Tour."
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    Fresh Dressed

    The influence of fashion in hip-hop culture. Featuring Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nas, Pusha T and many others.

  • Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story

    Despite 20 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, Kristin Beck says her struggle for acceptance as a transgender American represents her most difficult mission.

  • Life Itself

    When Roger Ebert died in 2013 after battling cancer, he was arguably the world's most famous film critic. "Life Itself" is a revealing documentary based on Ebert's memoir.

  • Dinosaur 13

    CNN Films' "Dinosaur 13" documents the discovery of the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found -- and the incredible legal battle to determine who owned it.

  • Ivory Tower

    "Ivory Tower" questions the cost, value and methods of America's higher education system. The documentary explores a potential crisis that could touch an entire generation of young Americans.

  • Whitey: US v. James J. Bulger

    "Whitey: US v. James J. Bulger" details the capture and conviction of the notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.

  • Documented

    Explore the journey of undocumented immigrant and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas.

  • Sole Survivor

    Only a handful of people have come through major plane crashes alive and alone. CNN Films' "Sole Survivors" examines four of those stories: The toddler, the "Miracle Girl," the co-pilot and the seeker. They survived when no one else did.

  • An Unreal Dream

    Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted in his wife's murder, says he forgives a prosecutor who failed to share evidence in his trial.

  • Blackfish

    Blackfish traces a 39-year history of killer whales in captivity leading up to the 2010 killing of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau by the 12,000-pound orca, Tilikum, a whale previously associated with the death of two other people.

  • Pandora's Promise

    Through the intensely personal stories of environmental thinkers, "Pandora's Promise" reveals a rift within the environmental movement as they describe their individual journeys of "defection," in the debate over how to manage climate change.