| Gandhi (1982) | 8.0 | |
| The Thick of It (2005) | 8.7 | |
| The Chestnut Man (2021) | 7.6 | |
| John Adams (2008) | 8.4 | |
| Scandal (2012) | 7.7 |
Politician movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
The Chaser's War on Everything was an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television station ABC1. It has won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Comedy Series. ...
Style:
clever, realistic, humorous, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
satire, comedian, dark humor, society, social problems, mishap, disorder, prank, media, politician, friends, sketch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
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363K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Style:
hilarious, funny, absurd, parody, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
satire, farce, dictator, culture clash, stupidity, dark humor, un, female bodyguard, fictional country, prejudice, head of state, dissident ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 2012 ...
Place:
new york, middle east, asia, israel, andalusia ...
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27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
Style:
captivating, exciting, mind bending, serious, non-linear ...
Plot:
conspiracy, alien contact, twists and turns, secret movement, government agency, extraterrestrial, president, missing person, space and aliens, alien, virus, top secret ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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15K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Style:
suspenseful, political, atmospheric, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, mossad, politics, gunfight, mission, biopic, character study, danger, radical ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s ...
Place:
south america, lebanon, berlin germany, palestine, israel ...
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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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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.
Style:
clever, realistic, political, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, campaign, head of state, businessman, rise to the top, leadership, idealism, political unrest, political conspiracy, culture clash, rebellion, society ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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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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4K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, cynical, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, campaign, cover up, manipulation, fighting the system, state affairs, society, journalism, legal, dishonesty, ambition ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle, new york, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Style:
satirical, political, humorous, witty, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
politics, political satire, hip hop, political corruption, satire, election, interracial romance, senator, fighting the system, insurance, interracial, campaign ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
california, america, los angeles, usa, washington d.c. ...
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4K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, ...
Style:
sexy, anime, serious, realistic, light ...
Plot:
stripper, politics, political corruption, forbidden love, politician, governor, civil rights, strip show, eccentricity, government, southern belle, scandal ...
Time:
year 1989, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa, latin america, new jersey ...
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141K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style:
parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
"Loro", in two parts, is a period movie that chronicles, as a fiction story, events likely happened in Italy (or even made up) between 2006 and 2010. "Loro" wants to suggest in portraits and glimps, through a composite ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, factual, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
politics, society, lie, political corruption, sex trafficking, politician, party, sex scene, extramarital affair, family relations, anti communism, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the most fabled political family in American history, told in a manner similar to The Godfather: a manipulative, egocentric father determined to live out his own ambitions through his sons, who in turn spent their lives dancing to his ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, realistic, talky, serious ...
Plot:
politics, president, cold war, kennedy family, historical character, presidential election, american history, tragic event, patriotism, liberal, family relations, ambition ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 20th century, year 1963, 50s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., north america, cuba
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119K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style:
factual, political, emotional, period piece, compassionate ...
Plot:
british royal family, royal family, queen, queen of england, historical character, head of state, monarchy, politics, queen elizabeth ii, british, biopic, monarch ...
Time:
90s, year 2006, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, britain, scotland ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and ...
Style:
dark fantasy, sensual, gothic, erotic, costume drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mythical creature, steampunk, interspecies romance, fairy, fantasy world, social injustice, monster, politician, alternate reality, class differences, sorceress, female friendship ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France, Poland, Lithuania, Finland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In turn-of-the-21st-century Moscow, an innocent trade plunges Swedish investment banker, Tom Blixen, into a battle with millionaires, politicians, oligarchs and their private armies.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot:
propaganda, business, politician, police, murder, finance, intrigue, danger, rivalry, society, investment banker, russophobia ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, moscow russia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
politics, satire, disorder, dishonesty, farce, state affairs, political leader, fish out of water, political satire, politician, president, political humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic, political
Plot:
sex scandal, husband wife relationship, politician, woman, reputation, society, dishonesty, chase, politics, sex, alcoholism, wife ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., new orleans, louisiana
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, disturbing, emotional, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, stroke, secret, rehabilitation, historical figure, politician, family problems, parents and children, political party, british prime minister, brother sister relationship, loss of child ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 50s
Place:
united kingdom, london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a leading political man, suddenly telling “all the truth” after a serious illness and therefore overwhelming lifes of anyone surrounding him…
Style:
social, not serious, comedy drama, tragicomedy, dark comedy ...
Plot:
corruption, italian politics, politician, protest, labor union, family relations, truth, crooked politician, corrupt politician, redemption, political satire, honesty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Surya, a young man, moves to Mumbai hoping to join the underworld. He forms his own gang and starts recruiting criminals and gangsters. Things take a turn when he falls in love with a cop's daughter.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, serious, telegu ...
Plot:
organized crime, forbidden love, love interest, politician, gangster, police, criminal, bandit, criminal gang, outlaw gang, businessman, gang ...
Place:
mumbai india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s, the film follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.
Style:
period piece, captivating, teen, comedy drama, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, closeted homosexual, first love, actor, jealousy, teenage boy, political campaign, brother brother relationship, age difference, atheism, gay relationship, friendship ...
Time:
year 1973, 2020s, 70s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, pasadena california
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.
Style:
sexy, exciting, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
private detective, female killer, female spy, femme fatale, female assassin, assassination attempt, on the run, uncover truth, dishonesty, danger, woman in danger, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
montenegro, usa, lyon, spain, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set principally in the private office of a British Cabinet minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs in Whitehall, Yes Minister follows the ministerial career of The Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP, played by Paul Eddington. His various struggles to ...
Style:
sitcom, political, realistic, witty, clever ...
Plot:
satire, british politics, minister, government official, secretary, workplace situations, british government, politician, power relations, state affairs, boss and employee, political satire ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
england, united kingdom, britain, europe
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39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Style:
emotional, period piece, lyrical, intense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, dancing, rise to power, political unrest, broadway, music, death, biopic, dictator, glamour, military coup, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, 1950s ...
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, south america, italy ...
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81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
car chase, police, ford mustang, organized crime, murder, chase, police detective, hitman, police procedural, street racing, tough cop, hospital ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, chicago, illinois ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
In Yamalokam retirement age comes from Senior Yama and he gives charge to his Son. However experienced Chitragupta is retained much to his disappointment. He decides to teach a lesson to new Yama and plans to get a person from Bhulokam who can ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
afterlife, politics, one man army, murder, gangster, love interest, tough guy, politician, supernatural, mythology, hell, rebirth ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A zombie apocalypse that imprisons participants and producers of a reality show called Olimpo, The House of the Gods. The studio becomes a shelter for those who seek salvation in Rio de Janeiro where chaos and hopelessness begin to rule.
Style:
suspense, scary, psychotronic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, apocalypse, zombie, survival horror, undead, halloween, politician, cocaine, television studio, panic, killing, dystopian future ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, south america, brazil
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Guibord is an independent Member of Parliament who represents Prescott-Makadewà-Rapides-aux Outardes, a vast county in Northern Quebec. As the entire country watches, Guibord unwillingly finds himself in the awkward position of holding the decisive ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, small town, politician, international relations, assistant, wind, member of parliament, petition, piano, fear of flying, television crew ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec, haiti, canada
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