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1. Shirley (2024)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Director: John Ridley | Stars: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 2,160
2. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
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: 162,594 | Gross: $47.84M
3. Trumbo (2015)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.
Votes: 84,823 | Gross: $7.86M
4. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,711
5. RBG (2018)
PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg
Votes: 15,078 | Gross: $14.02M
6. Cold War (1998)
47 min | Documentary, History
A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Anatoli Dobrynin, Robert McNamara, Vladimir Yerofeyev
Votes: 1,039
7. The Final Days (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 150 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Chronicle of Nixon's last months in the White House. A paranoid power-abuser, all too human - a confused, narcissistic individual who cannot fully comprehend how, in less than one year, he lost everything he has worked for in a lifetime.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Lane Smith, Richard Kiley, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Flanders
Votes: 445
8. Call Me Anna (1990 TV Movie)
97 min | Biography, Drama
Actress Patty Duke portrays herself in this autobiographical film that details her long-time struggle with mental illness.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart, Howard Hesseman, Deborah May
Votes: 187
9. Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (2014)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Dying to Know is an intimate portrait celebrating two very complex controversial characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation. In the early 1960s Harvard psychology professors ... See full summary »
Director: Gay Dillingham | Stars: John Perry Barlow, Dean Chamberlain, Ram Dass, Peggy Mellon Hitchcock
Votes: 489
10. Vice: Deleted Scenes (2019 Video)
17 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
Three deleted scenes from Adam McKay's Vice (2018): "High School" (aka "Best of All, He Loves Me Back"), "Musical", and "Bunker".
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Cailee Spaeny, Alex MacNicoll, Stefania LaVie Owen, Dawson Fletcher
Votes: 51
11. The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis (1987 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
This special report by Bill Moyers illustrates and evidences about the contradictions revolving U.S. government when it comes to actually follow and obey the Constitution and its rulings. ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Armstrong, Richard Bissell, Jackson Browne, Carl Channel
Votes: 39
12. Hostage, 1979 (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short, History
Emphasizes that all nations have a deep interest in the rule of law in diplomacy, particularly smaller nations that depend heavily on respect for the rules by powerful neighbors. The Iran ... See full summary »
13. Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History (2004 TV Movie)
TV-G | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford.
Stars: Will Lyman, Marty Allen, Warren Burger, George Bush
Votes: 15
14.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
(2010)
Documentary
Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Daniel Ellsberg, Benjamin Pierce
Votes: 19