Prohibition
Prohibition Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
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About
"How a noble idea bred organized crime"
A three-part documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tracing how America outlawed alcohol in 1920 and why that experiment collapsed thirteen years later. It moves from earnest temperance reformers through bootleggers, speakeasies, and organized crime, to the amendment's repeal. Told through archival photographs, period music, and historian commentary in classic Burns style, it's measured and detail-rich rather than fast-paced. What carries it is the argument underneath: a case study in good intentions producing chaotic unintended consequences, still resonant for anyone thinking about laws, morality, and human behavior today.
the sharp historical argument about how banning a popular vice backfired spectacularly.
you find slow-paced, narration-heavy documentaries with archival photos tedious.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | A Nation of Drunkards | 8.0 | 246 | 95 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | A Nation of Scofflaws | 8.3 | 210 | 111 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | A Nation of Hypocrites | 8.1 | 192 | 105 min |