畅销书作家保罗•谢尔顿（詹姆斯•凯恩 James Caan 饰）带着他的最新作品《米瑟莉》驱车走在回家的路上。途中他遭遇了可怕的暴风雪，轿车发生侧翻事故，保罗的双腿严重受伤，幸好被独居在附近山顶的护士安妮•威尔克斯（凯西•贝茨 Kathy Bates 饰）及时相救。安妮是保罗的头号书迷，在她的悉心照顾下，保罗的伤势日渐好转。但当她获悉喜爱的女主人公在保罗的新书中已经死亡，却难以遏制心中的怒火，通过各种手段向保罗施加报复，逐渐将作家逼向了绝望……
影片根据恐怖小说大师斯蒂芬•金的同名小说改编，女主角凯西•贝茨凭借此片中的疯狂又反复无常的表演，成功斩获了第63届奥斯卡的最佳女演员奖。

"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

辛普森是美国最普通的一个五口之家：爸爸荷马·辛普森是一个简单到不能再简单的男人，在斯普林菲尔德的核能工厂勉强算是有一份工作，只是在同一个职位上被解雇和再次聘用了无数次……荷马在酒馆中花掉的时间远比在家里多得多，因为只有在那里，他才能受到别人的欢迎--前提是他消费了。酒馆是一个完全能够让荷马放松的地方，他可以用自己钥匙发出难听的声音，可以把鼻涕擦在衬衫上，可以一杯接一杯地品尝散发着诱人香味的啤酒。荷马将那里当成一个只要喝掉几杯啤酒、吃掉一两个卤蛋就能让一切看起来都变成可能的地方：毕竟生命太短暂了，不可能慢慢攒钱，所以他的愿望就是：天上掉馅饼，一夜暴富。
妈妈马芝·辛普森属于那种成功男人背后的完美女人，是辛普森家成员之间最可爱的“黏着剂”，用一种不可思议的乐观态度支持着每一位家人。她拥有着一种非凡的家务技能，总可以创造奇迹，能够将鸡骨变成时髦的项链、将剩菜剩饭变成人间美味，就连火蚁的入侵，也被变成了一场教育意义和娱乐性并存的昆虫马戏。尽管荷马自私自利，经常忘了家人的生日、纪念日甚至是假日；尽管他喜欢张着嘴嚼东西、嗜赌，还经常和一群与他一样处在底层社会的人跑到酒馆喝酒……但马芝从没有想过有一天离开荷马，她相信这一定是爱情的力量。面对荷马制造的无数次混乱，马芝从没有放弃过希望。
大儿子巴特·辛普森是个喜欢恶作剧的小鬼头，对于别人说他过于依赖电视的指责充耳不闻，他有许多“爱好”，例如在减肥中心吃冰淇淋、升级了吐痰的“艺术”、站在房顶手拿棒球棍保卫自己的家不受UFO的袭击……作为一名执着不悔的捣蛋鬼，巴特受到了很多人的排斥，但是他不在乎，他只在乎，并恐惧着--有一天会良心发现，变成好人。
大女儿丽莎·辛普森是智慧与理性的典范，可是她却是这个家里最容易被忽视的人--除非荷马或巴特为了实现自己那荒唐的计划需要借助她的头脑。丽莎只好将希望转移到了学校，企盼自己独特的能力可以在这里受到重视。情况表面上看确实如此，因为她的老师总是用最好的成绩“A”来奖励她的机灵与天分，可是在态度上却仍然是全权的冷淡。至于她的同学，却对她过分“注意”了，总是给她起各式各样的外号。丽莎只好将悲伤和失望全部化为力量，她喜欢吹萨克斯来疏导自己的情绪，还是曲棍球队的明星守门员。虽然模范学生丽莎远没有淘气的巴特受到的关注多，但两人却是最坚实的同盟，因为在巴特一连串恶魔似的计划中，丽莎是他永远的帮手。
刚刚出生没多久的小女儿麦琪·辛普森总是用平静来抵抗家里的所有混乱，但一切都在她学会说话后有了改变。当荷马照顾麦琪时，她就可以自由自在地做任何她想做的事了，包括从狗盆里喝水，完成她的“探险”任务……麦琪只和最理解她的人做朋友，所以她的朋友就只有一只被称做“圣诞老人的小助手”的狗和一只叫 “雪球二世”的猫。

一次意外中，一只年幼的海豚误入了捕蟹陷阱，导致尾鳍严重受伤，幸运的它被一名小男孩发现之后来到了克里尔沃特海洋医院，在那里，它拥有了一个新的名字——温特，一段全新的生活在温特面前展开。
对于在海洋里生活的哺乳动物来说，尾鳍是何等的重要，有了尾鳍，才能够拥有游泳的能力，才能够在海水里下潜上浮，呼吸新鲜的空气。尾鳍受损的温特除非一辈子漂浮在海面上，否则就会因为窒息而死亡。为了拯救温特，一群技术高超的科学家们聚集到了一起，利用他们的聪明才智发明了人造尾鳍，装上了人造尾鳍的温特也因此而成为了勇气与希望的化身。

卡特是一名儿童心理学家，他在自己女儿的房间里装了许多摄影机，用以观察儿童在平日里的一举一动。卡特的老婆詹妮，对他这种过分关注的行为有些担心，但她正在搞婚外恋，因此忽略了做母亲的责任，也就任由卡特去了。然而没过多久，当地发生了一连串儿童绑架事件，詹妮开始怀疑也许与丈夫有关，后者似乎正在进行一种心灵控制的试验。而詹妮不知道的是，卡特有着多重人格，知晓詹妮外遇的他，正打算对其大开杀戒……

A con-man who meets and marries rich old widows through a dating service, then murders them and takes the inheritance, finally gets the date of his dreams - the very worst of them.

没有亲密的性爱镜头 没有缠绵的拥抱和亲吻 只是一群人在诉说残忍被害的同志少年的故事：
1998年10月6日，被认为是世外桃源的美国小镇Laramie，发生了一宗骇人听闻的惨案。21岁的Matthew Shepard被两名同样年轻的少年活活打死，只因他是同性恋。五名剧团的青年来到小镇，走访了镇上不同阶层的居民，影片以访谈的形式重现了当年的事件，从事件的源起、案发、救治、葬礼、审判到事件的尾声。
这个案子一开始就显出它的不平常，小镇上的居民们无法以“普通的劫案”来自欺欺人。在访谈刚刚开始之时，有人避而不见，也有人避而不谈，他们对访谈怀着质疑和戒慎，一个老妇人（后来我们知道她就是那位女警官的母亲）告诉来访者：他们不想对事件做评论，它与他们没有关系，他们没有参与这个事件，这是小镇居民的普遍态度。是的，他们试图对此表现出一种淡漠，然而这是不可能的，惨案永远地改变了这个小镇。事件的不平常在于它由歧视、仇视同性恋而引发；在于它的严酷残忍让任何一个人都无法漠视；在于它在极短的时间在全国范围引起广泛关注；在于我们这个世界越来越多的人在呼唤宽容与仁慈；还在于事件发生之后，指责的矛头不仅指向两位行凶者，Laramie小镇也在一夜之间成为全美仇视引发犯罪的焦点城市。罪行毁坏了小镇昔日的形象，也深深伤害了小镇居民的心。在事件中死去的是Matthew Shepard，但是因事件受伤的是整个小镇的社群，是所有曾有过类似被歧视经历的人们，是所有心怀仁慈、尊重人权的人们。随着访谈的深入，小镇的人渐渐地敞开心扉，正视自己的心，他们也意识到：谈开来，或许是个治疗小镇创伤的机会。小镇的人们开始反思：为什么"Matthew案"会发生在Laramie？我们是怎么看待这一事件的？事件前后，我们都做了什么？影片向我们展示了小镇的变化，"Matthew事件"后，小镇不是变丑了，而是变得宽容了：镇上的同性恋者在事件发生之后开始有了自己的聚会，他们说，是马菲让他们团结起来了；镇上同情马菲的人们自发举行反歧视游行，途中加入游行队伍的人越来越多；在Matthew的葬礼上，他的朋友们策划了“天使行动”，他们高举天使之翅阻隔反同性恋者的谩骂……我们还看到了全美各地的人们点起烛光为马菲祷告，举办各种各样的聚会、游行、演说……

一个外太空执法官被派去偏远的采矿星球执行任务，他发现矿工们逐个死去，并调查出死因是因为服用了来提升采矿能力的麻醉药。正直的执法官决定声张正义，他找到了一些同盟展开行动，这时星球共同体派出的刺客也出发了……

影片中，道格拉斯饰演的房产经纪人急功近利脾气暴躁，周围的人对他充满了厌恶，本以为事情会愈演愈烈，没想到却出现了转机，在小孙女的调和下，他与周围人的接触渐渐平和......

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.

Act 1
Scene 1
May Norman and Ethel arrive at the summer house, finding it in need of repairs. There are hints that Norman is having problems with his memory.
Scene 2
June Norman makes a nominal effort to find a job in the classified ads, to Ethel's chagrin. The mailman, Charlie, stops by and reminisces about the Thayer's daughter, Chelsea, whom he used to date. A letter arrives from Chelsea saying that she is coming from California with her boyfriend Bill to celebrate Norman's 80th birthday. It becomes clearer that Norman is struggling with memory loss, as he continues to forget names and places that should be familiar.
Scene 3
July Chelsea arrives with Billy Ray and his 13-year-old son, Billy Ray Jr. Chelsea asks her parents if Billy Jr. can stay with them while she and Billy go to Europe. Norman (a bit reluctantly) and Ethel agree to keep Billy Jr.
Act 2
Scene 1
August Norman and Billy Jr. have become friends, and spend much of their time fishing. Chelsea returns, and reveals that she and Billy are now married. Ethel shows her impatience with Chelsea's habit of bitterly harping on the past. Chelsea confronts her father about their troubled relationship, and the two have a reconciliation.
Scene 2
September Norman and Ethel are packing to leave for the winter. Chelsea calls, and they agree to go visit her in California. Norman seems to suffer a heart attack, (whilst picking up a box of his mother-in-law's heavy china) but recovers, and the pair leave their home along Golden Pond.

Act 1
Scene 1
May Norman and Ethel arrive at the summer house, finding it in need of repairs. There are hints that Norman is having problems with his memory.
Scene 2
June Norman makes a nominal effort to find a job in the classified ads, to Ethel's chagrin. The mailman, Charlie, stops by and reminisces about the Thayer's daughter, Chelsea, whom he used to date. A letter arrives from Chelsea saying that she is coming from California with her boyfriend Bill to celebrate Norman's 80th birthday. It becomes clearer that Norman is struggling with memory loss, as he continues to forget names and places that should be familiar.
Scene 3
July Chelsea arrives with Billy Ray and his 13-year-old son, Billy Ray Jr. Chelsea asks her parents if Billy Jr. can stay with them while she and Billy go to Europe. Norman (a bit reluctantly) and Ethel agree to keep Billy Jr.
Act 2
Scene 1
August Norman and Billy Jr. have become friends, and spend much of their time fishing. Chelsea returns, and reveals that she and Billy are now married. Ethel shows her impatience with Chelsea's habit of bitterly harping on the past. Chelsea confronts her father about their troubled relationship, and the two have a reconciliation.
Scene 2
September Norman and Ethel are packing to leave for the winter. Chelsea calls, and they agree to go visit her in California. Norman seems to suffer a heart attack, (whilst picking up a box of his mother-in-law's heavy china) but recovers, and the pair leave their home along Golden Pond.

　　禁酒令这部PBS的纪录片分为三集，总共有五个半小时。这部纪录片由Ken Burns和Lynn Novick执导，讲述了将禁酒令写进美国第18次宪法修正案的起起伏伏和其间所涉及的各种重大事件。

　　当一个多世纪的激进主义反对达到顶点时，禁酒令却似乎真的提升甚至高尚化了美国人的生活水平，使得个人，家庭，乃至整个社会免于遭受滥用酒精所带来的毁灭性影响。

1992 film by Ric Burns

In the 1850s young Catherine Sloper lives with her father, Dr. Austin Sloper. Catherine is shy, unsophisticated and plain-looking; her father blames her for the death of her mother, who died giving birth to her.
Morris Townsend courts her. Catherine believes him sincere, her father believes he's after her inheritance. When the three confront each other, they agree that Austin will take his daughter to Europe for six months. He believes that either Morris or his daughter will give up, they don't think so.
On their return, Dr. Sloper sees that nothing has changed, and threatens to disinherit her if she marries Morris. Catherine suggests to Morris that they elope immediately, she cannot stand to be in her father's house another night; but she also mentions the threat of disinheritance. Morris leaves to get his things, but does not return, and Catherine is crushed. Three days later Dr Sloper realizes that he is mortally ill, and tries to reconcile with Catherine. She refuses.
Two years later Morris returns, and makes excuses about his jilting her. She seems to be swept away again, and tells him to go fetch his things so they can elope; but when he returns, she has the maid bolt the door against him, and turns out the lights.

A science lab's elderly janitor is caught in an explosion and inexplicably begins getting younger, making him a target for a sinister agency.

When an explosion at a top-secret government lab injures an elderly janitor, no one could have expected the terrifying results. Exposure to mysterious chemicals causes him to undergo a bizarre transformation. He is slowly... incredibly... growing younger every day. Now, a ruthless CIA assassin will stop at nothing to take him prisoner and turn him into a government guinea pig. With his future on the line, the janitor goes on the run with his wife and a feisty female agent. All the while, he continues to transform... into a being with powers that are as deadly as they are unimaginable.