These films and documentaries were carefully selected to enhance the understanding of the theories and perspectives discussed in the textbook and to stimulate further discussion.

PBS Frontline and Newshour

Battle for Iraq. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, January 31, 2017.

To Catch a Terrorist. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 12, 2016.

Terror in Europe. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 18, 2016.

Confronting ISIS. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 11, 2016.

Orlando Shooting: Investigation and Political Fallout. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Washington Week, July 17, 2016.

The Secret History of ISIS. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 17, 2016.

Benghazi in Crisis. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 3, 2016.

Yemen Under Siege. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 3, 2016.

Saudi Arabia Uncovered. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, March 29, 2016.

Children of ISIS. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 23, 2015

Taliban Hunters. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 17, 2015.

ISIS in Afghanistan. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 17, 2015.

My Brother’s Bomber. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, September 29, 2015.

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, July 21, 2015.

Escaping ISIS. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, July 14, 2015.

Obama at War. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 26, 2015.

Secrets, Politics, and Torture. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 19, 2015.

American Terrorist. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 21, 2015.

The Fight for Yemen. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 7, 2015.

The Rise of Isis. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 28, 2014.

Hunting Boko Haram. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, September 9, 2014.

Losing Iraq. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, July 29, 2014.

Syria: Arming the Rebels. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 27, 2014.

United States of Secrets. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 13, 2014.

Syria’s Second Front. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 11, 2014.

Secret State of North Korea. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, January 14, 2014.

Big Brother is Watching You Drive. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, July 17, 2013.

Outlawed in Pakistan. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 28, 2013.

The Boston Bombers: Who Knew What When. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 30, 2013.

“Top Secret America” After the Boston Bombings. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 26, 2013.

Six Reasons the “Dark Side” Still Exists Under Obama. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 22, 2013.

Examining Cyber Security with Secretary Janet Napolitano. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. PBS Newshour, February 2, 2013.

Senate Report: Massive Post-9/11 Surveillance Apparatus a “Waste.” Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 3, 2012.

Docs Reveal FBI Used Muslim Outreach as a Guise to Collect Intel. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, March 28, 2012.

New Counterterrorism Guidelines Allow U.S. to Hold Americans’ Data Longer. March 23, 2012.

NYPD Eyed Shia Muslims Based on Religion. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 3, 2012.

A Perfect Terrorist. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 22, 2011.

Lost in Detention. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 20, 2011.

Where Has National Security Come Since 9/11? Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. PBS Newshour, September 9, 2011.

Drastic Changes in Airport Security Since 9/11 Stir Controversy. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. PBS Newshour, September 8, 2011.

WikiSecrets. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 24, 2011.

Kill/Capture. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 10, 2011.

Fighting for Bin Laden. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 3, 2011.

Revolution in Cairo. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 22, 2011.

Are We Safer? Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, January 18, 2011.

The Wounded Platoon. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 18, 2010.

Behind Taliban Lines. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 23, 2010.

A Death in Tehran. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 17, 2009.

Obama’s War. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 13, 2009.

The War Briefing. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 28, 2008.

Bad Voodoo’s War. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 1, 2008.

Bush’s War. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, March 24, 2008.

Rules of Engagement. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 19, 2008.

Endgame. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, June 19, 2007.

Spying on the Home Front. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 15, 2007.

Gangs of Iraq. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 17, 2007.

The Lost Year in Iraq. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 17, 2006.

Return of the Taliban. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 3, 2006.

The Tank Man. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 11, 2006.

The Insurgency. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 21, 2006.

Sex Slaves. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 7, 2006.

The Torture Question. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 18, 2005.

Private Warriors. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, June 21, 2005.

House of Saud. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 8, 2005.

Al Qaeda’s New Front. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, January 25, 2005.

Rumsfeld’s War. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 26, 2004.

Son of Al Qaeda. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 22, 2004.

Ghosts of Rwanda. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 1, 2004.

The Invasion of Iraq. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, February 26, 2004.

Truth, War, and Consequences. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, October 9, 2003.

Cyber War! Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, April 24, 2003.

In Search of Al Qaeda. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, November 21, 2002.

Campaign Against Terror. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, September 8, 2002.

Muslims. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 9, 2002.

Terror and Tehran. Prod. Public Broadcasting Service. Frontline, May 2, 2002.

Documentaries and Dramatic Films

The following documentaries and films depict dissident and state terrorism, or politically violent environments, in their content. Some were released as documentaries, and others were released as political dramas.

Documentaries

20th Century With Mike Wallace: Terrorism Against Americans. Prod. The History Channel. Videocassette. CBS, Inc. and A&E Television Networks, 1996.

100 Years of Terror. Prod. The History Channel. Videocassette Series. A&E Home Video, 2000.

American Zeitgeist. Prod. Aaron Blasius and Rob McGann. Avenue E Productions, 2006.

Confessions of an Eco-terrorist. Prod. Peter Brown. Dir. Peter Brown. Blue Rage Films, 2010.

Fahrenheit 911. Prod. Kathleen Glynn and Jim Czarnecki. Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Hate Rising. Prod. Veronica Bautista, Isaac Lee, Jorge Ramos, Catherine Tambini, and Dax Tejera. Univision Story House, 2016.

Guerrilla, The Taking of Patty Hearst. Prod. Robert Stone. Magnolia Pictures, 2005.

If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front. Dir. Marshall Curry. Marshall Curry Productions, 2010.

Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History. Prod. The History Channel. A&E Television Networks, 1998.

New Bomb Makers, The. Prod. Broadcast News Networks, Inc. A&E Television Networks, 1996.

New Face of Terrorism. Prod. A&E Television Networks, 1996.

New Skinheads, The. Prod. Broadcast News Networks, Inc. A&E Television Networks, 1995.

Terrorism: A World in Shadows. Prod. Liberty International Entertainment, Inc. Documentary Series. Liberty International Entertainment, Inc., 2000.

Terrorists Among Us: Jihad in America. Prod. SAE Productions, Inc. , 2001.

Terror’s Advocate (L’Avocat de la terreur). Rita Dagher. Les Films du Losange (France); Magnolia Pictures (USA), 2007

War at Home, The. Prod. Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown. 1979.

Weather Underground, The. Prod. Sam Green, Bill Siegel, Carrie Lozano, and Marc Smolowitz. The Free History Project, 2003.

World Trade Center: Anatomy of the Collapse. Prod. Darlow Smithson Film & Television. Discovery Communications, Inc., 2001.

Dramatic Films

American History X. Dir. Tony Kaye. Perf. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks. New Line Cinema, 1998.

Arlington Road. Dir. Mark Pellington. Perf. Jeff Bridges, Tim Rollins, Joan Cusack. Sony Pictures, 1999.

Baader. Dir. Christopher Roth. Perf. Can Taylanar, Frank Giering, Laura Tonke. 72 Film, 2002.

Baader Meinhof Complex. Dir. Uri Edel. Perf. Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johana Wokalek. Constantin Film Produktion, 2008.

Battle of Algiers, The. Dir. Giolo Pontecorvo. Perf. Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Brahim Haggiag. Magna Film Igor Film—Cabash Films, 1966.

Betrayed. Dir. Constantin Costa-Gavras. Perf. Debra Winger, Tom Berenger. United Artists, 1988.

Body of Lies. Dir. Ridley Scott. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crow, Mark Strong. Warner Brothers, 2008.

Boxer, The. Dir. Jim Sheridan. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson. Universal Studios, 1998.

Carlos. Dir. Olivier Assayas. Perf. Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo. Films en Stock, Egoli Tossel Film, 2010.

Catch A Fire. Dir. Phillip Noyce. Perf. Tim Robins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna. Universal Pictures, 2006.

Clear and Present Danger. Dir. Phillip Noyce. Perf. Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer. Paramount Pictures, 1994.

Cry Freedom. Dir. Richard Attenborough. Perf. Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington. Universal Pictures, 1987.

Cry, the Beloved Country. Dir. Zoltan Korda. Perf. Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier. United Artists, 1951.

Devil’s Own, The. Dir. David Cronenberg. Perf. Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt. Sony Pictures, 1997.

East, The. Dir. Zal Batmanglij. Perf. Brit Marling, Alexandar Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Patricia Clarkson. Scott Free Productions, 2013

Green Zone. Dir. Paul Greengrass. Perf. Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear. Universal Pictures, 2010.

Hurt Locker, The. Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Perf. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty. Voltage Pictures, 2008.

In the Name of the Father. Dir. Jim Sheridan. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson. Universal Studios, 1993.

Jarhead. Dir. Sam Mendes. Perf. Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper. Universal Studios, 2005.

Kingdom, The. Dir. Peter Berg. Perf. Jamie Fox, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom. Universal Pictures, 2007.

Kingdom of Heaven. Dir. Ridley Scott. Perf. Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Michael Sheen, David Thewlis. 20th Century Fox, 2005.

Lebanon. Dir. Samuel Maoz. Perf. Yoav Donat, Itay Tiran, Oshri Cohen. Ariel Films, 2009.

Little Drummer Girl, The. Dir. George Roy Hill. Perf. Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey. Warner Brothers, 1984.

Martyr, The. Dir. John Dolan. Perf. Seth Michaels, John Reiner. Chimerical, 2004.

Men With Guns. Dir. John Sayles. Perf. Federico Luppi, Damian Delgado, Tania Cruz. Clear Blue Sky, Lexington Road, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.

Missing. Dir. Constantin Costa-Gavras. Perf. Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek. Universal Studios, 1982.

Munich. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Eric Bana. Dreamworks, 2005.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Dir. Caspar Wrede. Perf. Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, James Maxwell. Group B Films—Leontes—Norsk Films, 1971.

Rendition. Dir. Gavin Hood. Perf. Omar Metwally, Reese Witherspoon, Aramis Knight, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep. Anonymous Content, 2007.

Salvador. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. James Woods, James Belushi. Hemdale, 1986.

Siege, The. Dir. Edward Zwick. Perf. Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Frank Shalhoub. 20th Century Fox, 1998.

Sum of All Fears, The. Dir. Phil Alden Robinson. Perf. Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Shreiber. Paramount Pictures, 2002.

Syriana. Dir. Stephen Gaghan. Perf. George Clooney, Michelle Monahan, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Amanda Peet, Gina Gershon. Warner Brothers Pictures, 2005.

Terrorist, The. Dir. Santosh Sivan. Perf. Ayesha Dharker, Vishnu Vardhan. Bhanu Prakash. Phaedra Cinema, 1998.

Traitor. Dir. Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Perf. Don Cheadle, Guy Pierce, Neal McDonough. Overture Films, 2008.

V for Vendetta. Dir. James McTeague. Perf. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rey. Warner Brothers, 2006

World Trade Center. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello. Paramount Pictures, 2006.

Year of the Gun. Dir. John Frankenheimer. Perf. Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone. Columbia Pictures, 1991.

Z. Dir. Constantin Costa-Gavras. Perf. Yves Montand, Irene Papas. Wellspring (DVD edition), 1969.

Zero Dark Thirty. Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Perf. Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt. Columbia Pictures, 2012.