Politics in films

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Vice

U.S. 2018. Satire by Adam McKay with Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell. As vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney takeson powers beyond those of his predecessors and uses them to shape the future of his country.

Runtime: 132 min.

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Election

U.S. 1999. Satire by Alexander Payne with Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein. A high school teacher tries to stop a pedantic student from being elected president of the student union.

Runtime: 103 min.

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The Contender

U.S. 2000. Political drama by Rod Lurie with Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges. A senator who is being considered for the position of vice president of the United States defends herself before an investigative committee about a sex scandal.

Runtime: 127 min.

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Primary Colors

U.S. 1998. Dramatic comedy by Mike Nichols with Adrian Lester, John Travolta, Emma Thompson. The tribulations of the campaign manager of an adulterous politician running for the Democratic Party leadership.

Runtime: 104 min.

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Milk

U.S. 2008. Biography with Sean Penn, James Franco, Emile Hirsch. The life of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, assassinated in 1978 by a homophobic colleague, less than a year after being elected to the San Francisco City Council.

Runtime: 128 min.

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The Great Dictator

U.S. 1940. Satire by Charles Chaplin with Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Daniell.

Runtime: 120 min.

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The Ides of March

U.S. 2011. Political drama by George Clooney with George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman. With the Ohio Democratic primary just days away, one candidate's media spokesperson is compromised by his counterpart in the rival team.

Runtime: 101 min.

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Orders

V.O.: Les Ordres

Can. 1974. Social drama by Michel Brault with Jean Lapointe, Hélène Loiselle, Guy Provost. Portrayal of the fate of five people who were victims of the War Measures Act

Runtime: 112 min.

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Miss Sloane

U.S. 2016. Political drama by John Madden with Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. A clever Washington strategist uses dirty tricks and questionable tactics to defeat the American gun lobby.

Runtime: 132 min.

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All the President's Men

U.S. 1976. Political drama by Alan J. Pakula with Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jason Robards. The investigation by Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward into the background of the Watergate affair.

Runtime: 137 min.

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Wag the Dog

U.S. 1997. Satire by Barry Levinson with Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche. In order to minimize the effects of a scandal in the media, the White House invents a war between the United States and Albania.

Runtime: 97 min.

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Le Confort et l'indifférence

Can. 1981. Documentary by Denys Arcand. Insights into the Quebec referendum campaign during the spring of 1980, interspersed with commentary from Machiavelli's work.

Runtime: 109 min.

Fascinating movies about politics

Vice

Election

The Contender

Primary Colors

Milk

The Great Dictator

The Ides of March

Orders

Miss Sloane

All the President's Men

Wag the Dog

Le Confort et l'indifférence

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