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poster
YouTube TV
88
8.1
/87935/
78
/1614/
78
/1247/
4.3
/87928/
95
/56/
92
/1200/
94
/10/

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
poster
MGM Plus
86
7.9
/84228/
75
/1216/
75
/779/
4.0
/57459/
97
/67/
90
/1500/
94
/20/
cc age 13+

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
poster
80
7.2
/5130/
68
/110/
66
/79/
3.8
/10476/
96
/26/
78
/119/
87
/10/

Medium Cool (1969)
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.6
/6682/
76
/346/
71
/145/
3.8
/8673/
93
/120/
86
/106/
77
/25/

Best of Enemies (2015)
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"
poster
Netflix
79
7.7
/203935/
77
/7475/
76
/3254/
3.8
/405516/
89
/344/
90
/454/
76
/49/
cc age 16+

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
poster
MGM Plus
78
7.3
/26536/
71
/473/
69
/361/
3.9
/24267/
90
/50/
82
/612/
76
/16/

Reds (1981)
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.6
/8756/
74
/289/
69
/127/
3.7
/6279/
85
/98/
83
/813/
73
/28/

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.
poster
77
7.2
/123648/
71
/2673/
70
/1836/
3.7
/82474/
84
/56/
76
/1694/
75
/16/
cc age 17+

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
7.4
/24107/
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
72
7.3
/1482/
64
/30/
57
/17/
3.5
/729/
80
/85/
77
/210/
69
/24/

Chicago 10 (2008)
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.6
/163507/
66
/8767/
64
/2771/
3.3
/440345/
85
/306/
62
/727/
68
/49/
cc age 16+

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
poster
80
70
7.6
/4212/
71
/64/
72
/40/
3.7
/2923/
100
/6/
90
/64/

The Best Man (1964)
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
poster
The CW
62
6.5
/8419/
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
45
7.4
/3531/
67
/38/
65
/25/
3.3
/702/
77
/78/

Warm Springs (2005)
Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
poster
fuboTV
66
42
6.9
/2333/
68
/42/
65
/36/
3.4
/3237/
62
/17/

Forbidden (1932)
On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.
poster
70
40
6.8
/1587/
70
/16/
60
/14/
3.1
/540/
88
/8/
61
/19/
82
/4/
cc age 12+

Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.
poster
60
38
6.3
/1849/
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
Fandor
76
35
7.6
/313/
60
/8/
72
/6/
3.6
/283/
100
/5/
79
/471/

The War at Home (1979)
Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and interviews with participants that explore the events of the period on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
poster
60
28
6.5
/704/
70
/15/
61
/10/
3.3
/203/
56
/16/
69
/35/
37
/11/

Last Party 2000 (2001)
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions. Hoffman shows an obvious distaste for money politics and the conservative right. He looks seedier and more disillusioned the campaign progresses. Eventually Hoffman seems most energized by the Ralph Nader campaign as an alternative to the nearly indistinguishable major parties. The high point of the film are the comments by Barney Frank who says that marches and demonstrations are largely a waste of time, and that the really effective political players such as the NRA and the AARP never bother with walk ins, sit-ins, shoot-ins or shuffles. In the interview with Jesse Jackson, Hoffman is too flustered to ask all of his questions.
poster
46
25
5.4
/565/
54
/14/
44
/18/
18
/11/
70
/38/
36
/8/

This Revolution (2005)
A news cameraman befriends a widow while covering activists during the Republican National Convention.
poster
60
18
6.5
/699/
59
/17/
48
/8/
3.4
/1359/
63
/6/

The Last Party (1993)
A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve.
poster
49
15
5.8
/642/
49
/12/
51
/18/
3.2
/346/
25

Pursuit (1972)
What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save millions from certain death in this taut and gripping thriller. Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER) "makes an impressive directorial debut" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this deadly cat-and-mouse game in which the stakes couldn't be higher! When government agent Steven Graves (Ben Gazzara) investigates political extremist James Wright (E.G. Marshall), he uncovers a diabolical plot to blast lethal nerve gas into San Diego during the Republican Convention. What's worse, a computer hacker (Martin Sheen) has provided Wright with a psychological profile to help him outwit Graves. As Wright ingeniously eludes Graves, can Graves find a way to stop him before the ultimate nightmare begins?
poster
The Roku Channel
54
11
6.2
/562/
55
/15/
48
/13/
3.3
/356/
40
/7/

The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
poster
?
6.9
/40/
10
/1/

America Is Hard to See (1970)
The tumultuous year of 1968 and the candidacy of Eugene McCarthy for the U.S. Presidency, culminating in the Democratic convention in Chicago.
poster
?
7.2
/49/
20
/1/

Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool (2001)
“Look out Haskell, it’s real!” details the production of Haskell Wexler‘s 1969 feature Medium Cool. It features interviews with members of the film’s cast and crew alongside critics, commentators and historical figures, and includes outtakes of Medium Cool. A 55-minute version premiered at the 2001 Edinburgh Film Festival alongside a new theatrical print of Medium Cool and with Wexler in attendance, and was broadcast on the BBC, PBS and the Sundance Channel. A version of the film appears on the 2013 Criterion Collection DVD release of Medium Cool. The documentary, which has become more an educational project than anything else and remains a work-in-progress, was expanded in 2015 and now runs approximately six and half hours (in six parts).
poster
38
?
5.8
/208/
15
/2/
20
/2/
60
/6/

Conventioneers (2005)
At the 2004 Republican Nation Convention, love blooms between a Republican delegate and a Democrat protesting the event.
poster
?
6.3
/27/
60
/1/

Prologue (1970)
This film tells the story of a young Montrealer who edits an underground newspaper with help from his female friend and a draft dodger from the United States. Two rival philosophies of dissenting youth become evident in the choices they make: militant protest vs. communal retreat. Including some seminal archival footage of a speech by legendary anti-war activist Abbie Hoffman and bloody rioting during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
poster
?
6.9
/20/

The After Party: The Last Party 3 (2011)
A documentary feature film about a cinematographer who is caught in a mass arrest. His film crew's videotape of the incident leads to a civil rights lawsuit, uncovers a police spying ring and launches his personal investigation in to the weird world of domestic surveillance. With special appearances by Andre '3000' Benjamin, Barack Obama, The Bush Twins, Cornel West, Al Sharpton and Don King.
poster
?
7.2
/27/
10
/1/

Martian Space Party (1972)
A concert film/mockumentary posing as live news coverage from the 1972 National Surrealist Party Convention, interupted by news flashes from Monster Island, where the president is denied entrance to the forbidden city, but does meet his nemesis, Glutomoto.
poster
64
?
7.3
/412/
52
/7/
68
/5/

Three Dark Horses (1952)
A campaign boss is looking for three delegates to the presidential convention, delegates that are too stupid to discover that his candidate, Hammond Egger, is a crook. Enter the stooges as janitors sent to clean the man's office. After some of their antics, the boy's suitability for the job is apparent and they're hired. The stooges go to the convention, but double cross their boss and vote for another candidate, Abel Lamb Stewer. When the boss and his muscle man come looking for revenge, the boys defeat them in a wild fight.
poster
48
?
4.5
/64/
20
/10/
80
/21/

Convention (2009)
A group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
poster
55
?
6.6
/119/
55
/2/
46
/5/

Gay Republicans (2004)
In 2004, Log Cabin -- the Gay Republican Club -- was put to the test. President Bush's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage presented them with a stark choice, whether to be good Republicans and support the President, or stand up for their civil rights as gay Americans. This decision afforded them a historic opportunity to affect the election but it also opened schisms that threatened the unity of the Log Cabin itself. In GAY REPUBLICANS politics get personal as the Log Cabin wrestle with an issue that goes to the core of their identity
poster
66
?
5.9
/331/
76
/6/
64
/8/

Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. In 1897 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898 is re-created. He becomes vice president in March 1901 and assumes the presidency when William McKinley is assassinated six months later. According to the narrator, Roosevelt refused to be beholden to political bosses, doing what he believed to be right for the American people.
poster
?
8.6
/19/
10
/1/

Listen, America! (1968)
Edouard de Laurot's freewheeling compilation of images and ideas from the late-60s counterculture.
poster
?
7.5
/53/
10
/1/
100
/1/

Growing Up in America (1989)
Filmmaker Morley Markson shows Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, and other '60s rebels, then and now in a follow up to his 1971 film "Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family."


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