Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "u.s.-politician"

1. JFK (1991)

R | 189 min | Drama, History, Thriller

8.0

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72 Metascore

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

Votes: 170,165 | Gross: $70.41M

2. Angel Has Fallen (2019)

R | 121 min | Action, Thriller

6.4

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45 Metascore

Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Frederick Schmidt, Danny Huston, Rocci Boy Williams

Votes: 110,890 | Gross: $69.03M

3. Vice (I) (2018)

R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.2

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61 Metascore

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 162,631 | Gross: $47.84M

4. The Right Stuff (1983)

PG | 193 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

7.8

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91 Metascore

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid

Votes: 65,424 | Gross: $21.50M

5. Thirteen Days (2000)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.3

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67 Metascore

In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll, Drake Cook

Votes: 62,772 | Gross: $34.59M

6. J. Edgar (2011)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

6.5

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59 Metascore

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 133,723 | Gross: $37.31M

7. Frost/Nixon (2008)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.7

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80 Metascore

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 112,535 | Gross: $18.59M

8. Game Change (2012 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.4

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Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Peter MacNicol

Votes: 23,234

9. The Front Runner (2018)

R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.1

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61 Metascore

In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O'Brien

Votes: 14,186 | Gross: $2.00M

10. Elvis & Nixon (2016)

R | 86 min | Comedy, History

6.4

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59 Metascore

The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

Director: Liza Johnson | Stars: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville

Votes: 15,039 | Gross: $1.03M

11. By Dawn's Early Light (1990 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

6.9

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A non-NATO nuclear missile is fired from Turkey at USSR, where it detonates. Soviet response is automatic as it's seen as a NATO missile. Can continued escalation be avoided? We follow the US president and a bomber crew.

Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau

Votes: 4,106

12. Rough Riders (1997)

16+ | 240 min | Action, Drama, History

7.3

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Undersecretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt resigns to form a volunteer militia unit called "The Rough Riders" to fight in the Spanish-American War.

Stars: Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey, Brad Johnson

Votes: 2,288

13. Recount (2008 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 116 min | Drama, History

7.3

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A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, and the subsequent recounts in Florida.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Denis Leary, Ed Begley Jr.

Votes: 13,611

14. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3

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Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,064

15. Sitting Bull (1954)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Western

5.7

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A cavalry officer sympathetic to the wronged Sioux fixes a meeting between Chief Sitting Bull and President Grant but a dishonest Indian Agent and a hateful General Custer test the Sioux's patience, threatening to derail the peace-talks.

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy, J. Carrol Naish, John Litel

Votes: 898 | Gross: $1.50M

16. Thomas Jefferson (1997– )

180 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.7

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A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.

Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Michael Potts, Ossie Davis

Votes: 815

17. Watergate (2018–2019)

260 min | Documentary, History

7.8

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73 Metascore

On the night of June 17, 1972, a security guard in the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC called the police when he found a door repeatedly taped open.

Stars: Douglas Hodge, John Hopkins, Will Keen, Mark Dexter

Votes: 385

18. The Unknown Known (2013)

PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.0

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69 Metascore

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris

Votes: 4,295 | Gross: $0.28M

19. All the President's Men Revisited (2013 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

7.7

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Looks back at Watergate, the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has the scandal had on our political leaders? And has hope and ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Schnall | Stars: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Stewart, Fred Thompson

Votes: 362

20. The Price of Power (1969)

90 min | Drama, Western

6.4

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In Dallas, an ex-Union soldier attempts to expose a conspiracy of Southerners who murdered his father, his friend and the President.

Director: Tonino Valerii | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Warren Vanders, María Cuadra, Rai Sanders

Votes: 921

21. K Street (2003)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

6.5

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A semi-improvised lobbyist satire.

Stars: Mary McCormack, John Slattery, Roger Guenveur Smith, James Carville

Votes: 322

22. The Trump Show (2020–2021)

239 min | Documentary, Biography

7.7

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Protests, political turmoil, pandemic - the inside story of the extraordinary Trump presidency. Friends and foes tell of his rise from TV star to leader of the free world.

Stars: Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Jonathan Karl, John Bolton

Votes: 610

23. Tricky Dick (2019)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.6

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Tricky Dick is a four-part CNN Original Series, produced by Left/Right, that explores Richard Nixon's life and times; tracking his rise, fall, incredible comeback and political destruction.... See full summary »

Stars: Dwight Chapin, Richard Nixon

Votes: 293

24. Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021– )

Documentary, Biography

6.7

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Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.

Stars: Al Sharpton, Ta-Nehisi Coates, David Remnick, Valerie Jarrett

Votes: 1,129

25. Primary (1960)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History, News

7.1

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Cinéma vérité feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary.

Director: Robert Drew | Stars: Robert Drew, Hubert H. Humphrey, Muriel Buck Humphrey, Joseph Julian

Votes: 1,485

26. John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018)

TV-14 | 104 min | Documentary

7.5

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In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.

Directors: George Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt | Stars: Joe Biden, David Brooks, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton

Votes: 763

27. Point of Order! (1964)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary

7.8

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An unfiltered, unflinching document of the notorious 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, compiled entirely from raw TV footage (with no narration, music, or added scenes).

Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: John G. Adams, Roy M. Cohn, Ray Jenkins, Joseph McCarthy

Votes: 516

28. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, History

6.2

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Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.

Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron

Votes: 30

29. 41 (II) (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

6.7

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From running the country to skydiving, this endearing and enlightening portrait explores the life and careers of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.

Director: Jeffrey Roth | Stars: George Bush, James Baker III, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush

Votes: 371

30. FDR (1982 TV Movie)

134 min | Documentary

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David Brinkley anchors a three-hour documentary commemorating with film footage the 100th anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's birth. President Ronald Reagan and former Presidents ... See full summary »

Directors: Jon Fauer, Richard Gerdau, Tom Priestley | Stars: George W. Ball, David Brinkley, James MacGregor Burns, Jimmy Carter

31. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)

167 min | Documentary, Biography

8.4

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Directors: Daniel McCabe, Paul Stekler | Stars: Randy Quaid, Pat Buchanan, Dan T. Carter, J.L. Chestnut

Votes: 64

32. Our Own Private Bin Laden (2006)

63 min | Documentary

7.8

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ourownpriv@tebinladen is a film about understanding the creation of the Osama bin Laden as a phenomenon of the interplay between history, politics, global economics and the media. The film ... See full summary »

Director: Samira Goetschel | Stars: Saad Al-Fagih, Stéphane Allix, Milton Bearden, Benazir Bhutto

Votes: 50

33. Barack Obama: Who Is This Guy? (2008 Video)

65 min | Documentary, Action, Biography

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Director: Maria Arita Howard | Stars: Barack Obama, Blair Underwood, Graham Allison, John Bouman

34. Checkers Speech (1952 TV Movie)

29 min | Documentary

5.4

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In a campaign broadcast, Senator Richard Nixon, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, discusses a political fund which had been raised for him and his personal finances.

Stars: Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon

Votes: 20

35. Im Wahn - Trump und die Amerikanische Katastrophe (2020)

89 min | Documentary

5.2

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In 2020 the USA experienced a multiple catastrophe: No other country in the world was so badly affected by the corona virus pandemic, the economic slump was dramatic, the rise in ... See full summary »

Directors: Klaus Brinkbäumer, Stephan Lamby | Stars: Susan Glasser, Anthony Scaramucci, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Heiko Maas

Votes: 18