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Netflix
87
8.2
/39106/
81
/2484/
79
/773/
4.3
/117244/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
poster
83
8.1
/128702/
77
/1750/
78
/1156/
4.1
/70869/
97
/98/
94
/2708/
73
/9/
cc age 8+

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
poster
83
7.8
/190893/
76
/3385/
74
/1987/
4.1
/127689/
96
/135/
90
/2577/
85
/34/
cc age 16+

The Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.5
/98735/
75
/3419/
73
/2287/
3.8
/106788/
99
/310/
86
/2324/
79
/52/
cc age 13+

Selma (2014)
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.5
/404281/
73
/8599/
72
/5683/
3.8
/324101/
86
/227/
79
/7993/
77
/41/
cc age 16+

The Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
poster
78
7.5
/234818/
75
/4848/
71
/2333/
3.6
/106311/
86
/183/
87
/13171/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
poster
Hulu
76
7.6
/15562/
77
/799/
75
/303/
3.8
/27161/
93
/179/
78
/297/
71
/32/
cc age 10+

RBG (2018)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
75
7.2
/6854/
73
/729/
69
/72/
3.6
/62612/
100
/5/
93
/25/

This Place Rules (2022)
Acclaimed for his unfiltered reporting and deadpan humor, Andrew Callaghan brings his gonzo style reporting to the undercurrents that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot. As one of the best-known and hardest working journalists of his generation, the 25-year-old ventures on a wild RV journey through America to take the pulse of a divided nation.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.5
/134753/
71
/2613/
70
/1486/
3.6
/64255/
82
/235/
70
/7071/
67
/43/
cc age 16+

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.2
/300/
62
/7/
56
/7/
3.6
/247/
89
/19/
85
/22/

A Perfect Candidate (1996)
The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist, Mark Goodin, and a Washington Post reporter. Mudslinging ensues.
poster
73
8.0
/10455/
75
/162/
74
/120/
3.8
/2102/
78
/115/
88
/1016/
68
/32/

Why We Fight (2005)
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
7.4
/24105/
70
/725/
69
/339/
3.4
/13436/
67
/43/
76
/337/
cc age 15+

Game Change (2012)
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
poster
Hulu
72
6.8
/61724/
69
/4125/
66
/750/
3.3
/224566/
84
/235/
85
/154/
66
/53/
cc age 16+

Dumb Money (2023)
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.9
/25989/
69
/438/
67
/256/
3.4
/8882/
76
/131/
73
/473/
59
/35/
cc age 16+

The Contender (2000)
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
poster
Kanopy
79
72
7.8
/4558/
77
/156/
69
/56/
3.6
/1901/
98
/51/
90
/588/
73
/11/

For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
poster
71
7.1
/165723/
71
/4125/
68
/2076/
3.4
/50004/
84
/213/
73
/6319/
64
/36/
cc age 15+

State of Play (2009)
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.6
/122257/
68
/3489/
64
/1672/
3.3
/58840/
79
/208/
63
/2587/
76
/41/
cc age 16+

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
poster
Netflix
68
6.5
/189368/
69
/14066/
68
/2587/
3.0
/952783/
88
/107/
52
/1836/
69
/25/
cc age 14+

Carry-On (2024)
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
poster
77
68
7.7
/8024/
73
/98/
71
/114/
3.8
/4909/
79
/14/
88
/132/

Advise & Consent (1962)
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
6.8
/52660/
67
/1562/
64
/832/
3.1
/11556/
78
/174/
65
/1773/
69
/35/
cc age 14+

Fair Game (2010)
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
poster
Starz
68
7.3
/171534/
75
/15448/
71
/4553/
3.3
/130536/
61
/261/
70
/878/
58
/43/
cc age 16+

Snowden (2016)
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
poster
FXNow
68
6.9
/927883/
72
/45922/
68
/22006/
3.0
/1483720/
72
/299/
71
/26064/
57
/40/
cc age 13+

Iron Man 2 (2010)
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.7
/9836/
66
/151/
64
/90/
3.4
/3612/
65
/72/
71
/211/
64
/31/
cc age 16+

Cradle Will Rock (1999)
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
poster
Kanopy
67
7.9
/12479/
79
/713/
75
/207/
3.0
/4112/
17
/6/
92
/444/
cc age 15+

The Red Pill (2016)
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
66
6.6
/10348/
65
/182/
64
/186/
3.3
/6432/
65
/20/
55
/73/
64
/23/

Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
65
7.3
/4653/
70
/113/
67
/55/
3.5
/1518/
100
/11/
75
/45/

Path to War (2003)
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
poster
63
6.4
/7940/
65
/142/
61
/101/
3.3
/2814/
51
/55/
77
/257/
59
/27/

Waking the Dead (2000)
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
poster
63
7.2
/173351/
71
/7053/
70
/3521/
3.5
/280852/
64
/366/
61
/1516/
61
/54/
cc age 15+

Vice (2018)
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
poster
Netflix
62
6.2
/3599/
69
/354/
67
/88/
3.1
/6643/
75
/75/
68
/25/
57
/20/
cc age 14+

Shirley (2024)
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
poster
The CW
62
6.5
/8408/
69
/471/
64
/163/
3.0
/4395/
55
/84/
54
/114/
54
/19/
cc age 15+

LBJ (2017)
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
69
61
7.3
/6686/
67
/99/
68
/86/
3.1
/5453/
56
/9/
89
/481/

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
poster
61
6.4
/19531/
64
/381/
60
/283/
3.2
/11878/
48
/94/
61
/595/
56
/30/

Human Nature (2001)
Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.
poster
Peacock Premium
53
6.3
/24627/
64
/1896/
60
/480/
2.8
/20630/
40
/233/
62
/295/
47
/49/
cc age 15+

Irresistible (2020)
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
poster
Kanopy
74
50
7.4
/2049/
68
/52/
69
/28/
3.8
/1826/
85
/35/

In the Year of the Pig (1969)
Both sober and sobering, producer-director Emile de Antonio’s In the Year of the Pig is a powerful and, no doubt for many, controversial documentary about the Vietnam War.
poster
76
50
7.4
/808/
70
/26/
68
/16/
80
/10/
73
/62/

The End of America (2008)
Based on her book of the same name, Naomi Wolf presents controversial evidence that America has begun a frightening descent into dictatorship and fascism. American democracy, as we know it, is under attack. By examining the chilling parallels between the current state of our nation and the ascent of dictators and fascism in other once-free societies, Wolf urges viewers to open their eyes to the horrors that lie ahead. From the increased use of paramilitary groups to the construction of secret prisons and the targeted suspension of the rule of law, the warning signs are all there for people to wake up and finally take notice.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
50
7.5
/1791/
67
/71/
61
/29/
3.5
/830/
79
/57/
76
/164/
64
/20/

Outrage (2009)
An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US.
poster
fuboTV
48
4.8
/78080/
58
/3132/
57
/1706/
2.8
/205842/
35
/157/
39
/22/
47
/39/
cc age 12+

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.
poster
48
5.9
/17829/
64
/485/
60
/315/
2.9
/5188/
13
/16/
37
/173/
45
/21/

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.
poster
66
47
6.6
/2708/
66
/28/
66
/34/
3.3
/947/
67
/6/
69
/43/

The Ugly American (1963)
An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war threatens a tense peace. Despite his knowledge, once he's there, MacWhite sees only a dichotomy between the U.S. and Communism. He can't accept that anti-American sentiment might be a longing for self-determination and nationalism. So, he breaks from his friend Deong, a local opposition leader, ignores a foreman's advice about slowing the building of a road, and tries to muscle ahead. What price must the country and his friends pay for him to get some sense?
poster
Kanopy
55
47
6.3
/7084/
58
/116/
56
/77/
3.1
/1319/
40
/101/
58
/960/
49
/30/

Death of a President (2006)
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, the film doesn't address Bush's policies at all, instead focusing on the way a nation assigns blame in a time of crisis.
poster
The Roku Channel
45
5.4
/25207/
58
/479/
55
/411/
2.6
/9512/
18
/90/
24
/239/
38
/35/

Random Hearts (1999)
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
poster
Hoopla
39
4.8
/33365/
56
/817/
48
/543/
2.4
/17359/
7
/115/
27
/1593/
31
/30/
cc age 14+

Envy (2004)
A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.
poster
Pluto TV
39
4.6
/16328/
52
/608/
50
/325/
2.6
/23774/
27
/11/
42
/989/
9
/5/

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.
poster
60
38
6.3
/1847/
58
/22/
54
/25/
2.9
/1022/
89
/9/
40
/29/

Wilson (1944)
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
poster
Hoopla
45
37
4.8
/11103/
63
/139/
40
/54/
2.2
/916/
27
/33/
73
/2546/
26
/14/
cc age 14+

2016: Obama's America (2012)
"If Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?" Across the globe and in America, people in 2008 hungered for a leader who would unite and lift us from economic turmoil and war. True to Americas ideals, they invested their hope in a new kind of president, Barack Obama. What they didn't know is that Obama is a man with a past, and in powerful ways that past defines him--who he is, how he thinks, and where he intends to take America and the world.
poster
Netflix
71
36
7.0
/655/
75
/28/
71
/11/
3.1
/696/
58
/19/
90
/76/
cc age 13+

Lilly (2025)
Based on the inspiring true story of Lilly Ledbetter, an ordinary Alabama tire factory supervisor who discovers she's being paid less than her male peers. Her fight for fair pay takes her to the Supreme Court and Congress, while powerful forces try to shut her down. Lilly refuses to accept the status quo and has the courage to fight for what is right.
poster
HBO Max
68
31
6.3
/675/
70
/50/
63
/15/
3.5
/577/
100
/7/
46
/9/

January 6th (2022)
Rage. Anger. Shock. Fear. As the nation watched in disbelief, throngs of rioters descended on the capitol, and the people on the ground, mired in chaos, suddenly found their lives in jeopardy. From Nancy Pelosi, to Liz Cheney, to Steven Sund, D.C. Police Chief, more than 50 senators, representatives, staffers and police officers share their firsthand experience, in a minute-by-minute account of the infamous January 6th insurrection.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
30
4.1
/9560/
49
/511/
43
/351/
2.0
/8364/
9
/35/
15
/97/
20
/13/
cc age 14+

Accidental Love (2015)
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?


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