The Plot Thickens
Our fifth season is Decoding John Ford, a seven-episode series about cinema's most mysterious auteur. Using scores of never-before-heard archival interviews, host Ben Mankiewicz strips back John Ford's self-spun mythology to reveal his brilliance behind the camera – alongside the often ugly, uncomfortable truths about his life and movies, asking whether we can ever truly separate art from the artist. Decoding John Ford starts June 6.
62 episodes • 0 archived •
S5 E7
The LegendS5 E7·
Jul 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024
1h 2m
S5 E6
The MythmakerS5 E6·
Jul 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024
50 mins
S5 E5
Monument ValleyS5 E5·
Jul 4, 2024
Jul 4, 2024
52 mins
S5 E4
The SearchS5 E4·
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
51 mins
S5 E3
The CommanderS5 E3·
Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024
43 mins
S5 E2
The AranerS5 E2·
Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024
55 mins
S5 E1
Go West, Young ManS5 E1·
Jun 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024
52 mins
S5
Season 5 Trailer: Decoding John FordS5·
Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
4 mins
Introducing: Talking Pictures from TCM and Max
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
52 mins
From American Masters: Creative Spark: John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste
May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023
16 mins
S4
Bonus Episode: Donald Bogle and Racquel GatesS4·
Feb 7, 2023
Feb 7, 2023
26 mins
S4
Bonus Episode: Bob Minor & Jadie DavidS4·
Jan 24, 2023
Jan 24, 2023
15 mins
S4
Bonus Episode: Jacqueline StewartS4·
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
30 mins
S4
Bonus Episode: Quentin TarantinoS4·
Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
33 mins
S4 E7
Ms. Jackie BrownS4 E7·
Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022
47 mins
S4 E6
I’m Gonna Die For Paul NewmanS4 E6·
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
49 mins
S4 E5
Looking GoodS4 E5·
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
38 mins
S4 E4
Bonus: Pam Grier in ItalyS4 E4·
Nov 18, 2022
Nov 18, 2022
9 mins
S4 E4
The Queen of BlaxploitationS4 E4·
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
48 mins
S4 E3
An Actor PreparesS4 E3·
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
46 mins
S4 E2
I'm Not From HereS4 E2·
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
40 mins
S4 E1
The Black WestS4 E1·
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
44 mins
S4
Season 4 Trailer: Here Comes PamS4·
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
4 mins
From Revisionist History: Star Struck
Jul 26, 2022
Jul 26, 2022
35 mins
S3
Bonus Episode: J.K. SimmonsS3·
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
21 mins
S3
Bonus Episode: Carol Burnett, Kate Flannery and Kate MicucciS3·
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
29 mins
S3
Bonus Episode: Aaron SorkinS3·
Jan 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
28 mins
S3
Bonus Episode: Lucie ArnazS3·
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2021
22 mins
S3 E10
TwilightS3 E10·
Dec 14, 2021
Dec 14, 2021
54 mins
S3 E9
Boss LadyS3 E9·
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
44 mins
S3 E8
The End of DesiluS3 E8·
Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
51 mins
S3 E7
Red ScareS3 E7·
Nov 23, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
39 mins
S3 E6
I Love LucyS3 E6·
Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
49 mins
S3 E5
DesiluS3 E5·
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
45 mins
S3 E4
DesiS3 E4·
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
43 mins
S3 E3
HollywoodS3 E3·
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
44 mins
S3 E2
New York CityS3 E2·
Oct 19, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
41 mins
S3 E1
JamestownS3 E1·
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
44 mins
S3
Season 3 Trailer: LucyS3·
Sep 7, 2021
Sep 7, 2021
4 mins
S2 E7
The Devil’s Candy Bonus EpisodeS2 E7·
Aug 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
41 mins
S2 E7
You’ve Got to be a Genius to Make a Movie This BadS2 E7·
Aug 10, 2021
Aug 10, 2021
46 mins
S2 E6
The Best Movie We Ever MadeS2 E6·
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
40 mins
S2 E5
Hollywood HeatS2 E5·
Jul 27, 2021
Jul 27, 2021
34 mins
S2 E4
Wire Without a NetS2 E4·
Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
42 mins
S2 E3
The War ZoneS2 E3·
Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
40 mins
S2 E2
Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the PriceS2 E2·
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
40 mins
S2 E1
Lighting the FireS2 E1·
Jun 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021
46 mins
S2
Introducing The Devil's CandyS2·
Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
5 mins
S2
The Plot Thickens Returns This SummerS2·
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
2 mins
S1
The Plot Thickens Virtual EventS1·
Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
30 mins
S1 E3
Henry Fonda, John Wayne and James StewartS1 E3·
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
26 mins
S1 E2
Alfred HitchcockS1 E2·
Jun 30, 2020
Jun 30, 2020
28 mins
S1 E1
Howard HawksS1 E1·
Jun 16, 2020
Jun 16, 2020
29 mins
S1 E7
I’m Still Peter BogdanovichS1 E7·
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
46 mins
S1 E6
DorothyS1 E6·
May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020
46 mins
S1 E5
Bogdanovich, The MisunderstoodS1 E5·
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
38 mins
S1 E4
Babe Ruth Just BuntedS1 E4·
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
49 mins
S1 E3
CybillS1 E3·
May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020
36 mins
S1 E2
Target: HollywoodS1 E2·
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
28 mins
S1 E1
BugsS1 E1·
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
32 mins
S1
Bonus Trailer: I'm Still Peter BogdanovichS1·
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
6 mins
S1
Introducing The Plot ThickensS1·
Mar 26, 2020
Mar 26, 2020
4 mins