Usa politics movies and TV shows – page 2

List of usa politics movies

 7.6
 4K
The Best Man (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 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.
Style: serious, realistic, cynical, political, rough ...
Plot: politics, election, political intrigue, election campaign, american politics, corrupt politician, rise to the top, rivalry, head of state, media, state affairs, opponent ...
Time: 60s
Place: los angeles
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 7.0
 13K
The Candidate (1972)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style: political, witty, cynical, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot: politics, election, american politics, satire, father son relationship, underdog, political campaign, campaign, political rally, candidate, election campaign, idealism ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place: california, usa, san francisco, north america, san diego california ...
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The Parallax View (1974)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot: politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time: 70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place: seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
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 7.2
 4K
Secret Honor (1984)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this speculative one-man drama, we see former President Richard Milhous Nixon alone in his study, dictating his thoughts into a tape recorder. His only company are a four-screen closed-circuit TV setup, the portraits on the walls, a bottle of ...
Style: dark comedy, political, talky, independent film, cult classic ...
Plot: politics, nixon, politician, u.s. president, conspiracy, government, usa politics, american politics, usa president, tragedy, dead brother, republican party ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, 70s
Place: california
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 8.0
 181K
JFK (1991)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story: New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style: tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot: investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1991, year 1963
Place: america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
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The American President (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and ...
Style: romantic, political, touching, witty, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: politics, president, love story, white house, love, dating, usa president, widower, election, world politics, single father, liberal ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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 7.1
 93K
Wag the Dog (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style: black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, political, cynical ...
Plot: politics, satire, political corruption, journalism, election, cia, conspiracy, government, political conspiracy, secret service, president, election campaign ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., albania, persia, usa, middle east ...
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 6.9
 26K
The Contender (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting ...
Style: political, political thriller, serious, sincere, suspense ...
Plot: politics, election, strong female lead, president, campaign, idealism, conspiracy, vice president, political intrigue, government, sex scandal, state affairs ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., usa, ohio, virginia, california
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 7.0
 44K
Bobby (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Style: political, light, intense, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot: politics, hotel, corruption, relationships, brutality, senator, president, american history, racial slur, honest, redemption, reporter ...
Time: 20th century, year 1968, 60s
Place: los angeles, california, washington d.c., usa, vietnam ...
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in ...
Style: tense, sexy, suspense, political, factual ...
Plot: cold war, espionage, spy, double agent, cia, politics, corruption, conspiracy, mentor, secret agent, patriotism, invasion ...
Time: year 1960, 1940s, 20th century, year 2006, year 1961 ...
Place: cuba, usa, london, berlin germany, washington d.c. ...
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Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: satirical, black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, witty ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: marketing, advertising, business, lobbyist, satire, social satire, tobacco, reporter, lung cancer, politics, journalism, political satire ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., vermont, usa, los angeles, japan ...
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 7.3
 283K
Lincoln (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style: political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience: teens
Plot: president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, america, california
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Project: S.E.R.A. (2013)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Follows Gillian Eames and Lieutenant Riggins as they race against the clock to stop the black market sale of a highly volatile biological agent that was originally designed by the military to expedite the recovery of soldiers wounded on the ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: zombie, experiment, gory, danger, heroes, soldier, supernatural, black market, politician, fear, investigation, doctor patient relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Style: independent film, psychological, serious, realistic
Plot: closeted homosexual, politician, usa politics, american politics, government, politics, lgbt, gay subtext, campaign, political corruption, haunted by the past, media satire ...
Time: year 1999, 90s, year 1971
Place: missouri, usa, mississippi, st. louis missouri
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 6.2
 24K
City Hall (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Style: tense, political, thought provoking, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: conspiracy, political corruption, corruption, mafia, murder, lawyer, mayor, uncover truth, society, american politics, judge, politics ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa, harlem, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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 6.7
 31K
Primary Colors (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the ...
Style: political, cynical, thought provoking, intense, witty ...
Plot: politics, scandal, satire, president, idealism, propaganda, adultery, presidential election, political satire, election, media, political corruption ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, florida, washington d.c., new hampshire, miami ...
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 7.5
 229K
Traffic (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story: An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style: suspense, political, realistic, thought provoking, anthology ...
Plot: drug traffic, organized crime, drug abuse, drug dealer, drug lord, addiction, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug, war on drugs, politics, corruption ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place: mexico, latin america, california, ohio, los angeles ...
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's ...
Style: road movie, funny, visually stunning, dark comedy, epic ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: prison escape, great depression, blues, on the run, small town, roman empire, country music, dark humor, music, runaway, satire, treasure hunt ...
Time: 1930s, year 2000, 20th century, y2k, 2000s ...
Place: mississippi, ancient greece, persia, america, greece ...
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 7.4
 7K
Fail Safe (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Style: captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, political ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cold war, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, moral dilemma, politics, military life, disaster, danger, military, race against time, chaos ...
Time: 90s
Place: russia
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 7.3
 236
First Monday (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A newcomer to the Supreme Court finds himself a pivotal force on an often deadlocked bench, frequently at odds over hot-button cases in this earnest but brief legal drama.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot: supreme court, workplace, legal action, power relations, lawsuit, workplace situations, politics, courtroom, life is a bitch, judiciary, liberal, american politics ...
Time: 21st century
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A More Perfect Union (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Become an eyewitness to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This stirring 2-hour film will bring the Founding Fathers to life as you witness the struggles and the miracles that produced the Constitution of the United States and the freest nation ...
Style: educational, historical drama, serious, reflective
Plot: colonial america, thoughtful, patriotism, biopic, dialogue, constitution, american politics, american revolution, usa politics, government, george washington, u.s. constitution ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s
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 6.9
 138K
Syriana (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style: political thriller, cerebral, political, intense, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, espionage, corruption, cia, capitalism, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, politics, terrorist ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, year 2005, 21st century
Place: middle east, iran, lebanon, usa, israel ...
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually ...
Style: suspense, political thriller, clever, tense, political ...
Plot: conspiracy, gulf war, political conspiracy, brainwashing, mind control, political corruption, assassin, politics, covert operation, senator, corporation, sniper ...
Time: 20th century, 2000s, year 2004, future, 90s ...
Place: iraq, usa, new york, washington d.c.
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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Style: mockumentary, disturbing, satirical, political, independent film ...
Plot: racism, american civil war, politics, alternate reality, slavery, civil war, african american, alternate history, runaway, satire, interracial relations, journalism ...
Time: year 1912, 1930s
Place: canada, south america, kansas city, montreal, new york ...
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All the King's Men (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren.
Style: political, harsh, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot: manipulation, fighting the system, bodyguard, politics, corruption, political corruption, blackmail, mistress, moral ambiguity, journalist, world politics, governor ...
Time: 1930s, year 2006, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place: louisiana, usa, new orleans, southern usa, new jersey
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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Style: political, tense, period piece, factual, melancholic ...
Plot: politics, media, television, mccarthyism, journalist, reporter, fighting the system, cold war, propaganda, terrorist, patriotism, communism ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 2005, 90s ...
Place: new york, washington d.c., california, usa, soviet union ...
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 7.5
 88K
Miss Sloane (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Style: political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual ...
Plot: lobbyist, twists and turns, politics, career woman, determination, strong female lead, courtroom, female protagonist, lawyer, strong female character, world politics, business ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., oregon, colorado, new hampshire, michigan ...
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 6.4
 15K
Chappaquiddick (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Style: tense, rough, captivating, sad, political ...
Audience: adult
Plot: politics, investigation, trust, interview, lie, doctor, promise, tragic event, husband wife relationship, lawyer, president, medical examiner ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, year 2017, year 1980, year 1972 ...
Place: boston, massachusetts
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 7.2
 171K
The Post (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style: political thriller, inspirational, period piece, political, factual ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: journalism, truth, expose, whistleblower, newspaper office, newspaper, journalist, cover up, lie, wartime, freedom of the press, u.s. government ...
Time: year 2017, year 1965, 90s, 70s, year 1972 ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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The Front Runner (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the ...
Style: political, psychological, captivating, thought provoking, sentimental ...
Plot: politics, scandal, senator, presidential campaign, reputation, rivalry, society, president, american politics, journalism, election, campaign ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1987
Place: usa, new york, colorado
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