Does Prohibition leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Prohibition easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Prohibition scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Prohibition violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Prohibition

Name: Prohibition
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Rating: 7.846
Cast: Peter Coyote, Daniel Okrent, Pete Hamill, Noah Feldman, Adam Arkin

As a battle raged… an era roared

Created by Lynn Novick, Ken Burns

On PBS

20111 season3 episodes110 min7.8 / 10

A historical documentary examining how a well-intentioned constitutional amendment paradoxically corrupted American morality and society across a transformative decade.

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.

Clusters

Mysteries of the Unexplained Mind History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

New York City Chicago, Illinois Prohibition Era Bootlegging Alcohol Abuse Usa History Usa Politics 1920s 19th Century 1930s

Where to watch

StreamWETA+, Thirteen, PBS, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Does Prohibition leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Prohibition easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Prohibition scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Prohibition sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is Prohibition violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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