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1. Don't Look Up (2021)
R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 603,122
2. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,464 | Gross: $28.97M
3. Shattered Glass (2003)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, History
The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Peter Sarsgaard
Votes: 37,715 | Gross: $2.22M
4. Jackie (V) (2016)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 83,493 | Gross: $13.96M
5. Irresistible (I) (2020)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton
Votes: 23,515
6. Private Parts (1997)
R | 109 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris
Votes: 39,225 | Gross: $41.20M
7. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels
Votes: 101,353 | Gross: $31.56M
8. Seven Days in May (1964)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner
Votes: 17,376 | Gross: $7.96M
9. The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States, and names Carol as his V.P..
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Chad Doreck, Autumn Reeser
Votes: 1,006
10. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,054
11. 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History
9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack.
Director: Adam Wishart | Stars: Richard Keil, George W. Bush, Andrew Card, Condoleezza Rice
Votes: 3,622
12. Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
138 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
During an election week, the U.S. president deals with the Russians, a deposed Shah and a stolen quark bomb while a terrorist plots an attack.
Stars: Barry Morse, John Barron, Ed Bishop, Bruce Montague
Votes: 332
13. Choose Connor (2007)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama
Idealistic 15-year old Owen gets the chance of a lifetime to be the youth spokesman for U.S. Senate Candidate Lawrence Connor, only to be exploited in a fierce campaign of TV and radio ads,... See full summary »
Director: Lucas Elliot Eberl | Stars: Darin Cooper, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Alex D. Linz, James Runcorn
Votes: 330 | Gross: $0.01M
14. The Way I See It (2020)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Pete Souza, Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes, Patti Lease
Votes: 1,914 | Gross: $0.05M
15. All the President's Men Revisited (2013 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
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
16. Four Days in November (1964)
Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From more than eight million feet of newsreels, amateur footage, tape-recordings and more, David L. Wolper presents a priceless detailed account of the time and events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Richard Basehart, John Brewer, Raymond Buck, Earle Cabell
Votes: 657
17. The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Brian Cox, Henry Kissinger, Anna Chennault, Daniel Davidson
Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $0.52M
18. Outrage (I) (2009)
R | 90 min | Documentary
An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Barney Frank, James McGreevey, Kevin Naff, Dan Popkey
Votes: 1,754 | Gross: $0.04M
19. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
116 min | Documentary
Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
Directors: Amy Rice, Alicia Sams | Stars: Barack Obama, Neil Abercrombie, Dick Armey, David Axelrod
Votes: 1,152
20. The Imagemaker (1986)
R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
Roger Blackwell has been a media advisor to countless politicians: probably one too many. He is set on using his experience to make a film about manipulation of the media by unscrupulous politicos.
Director: Hal Weiner | Stars: Michael Nouri, Anne Twomey, Jerry Orbach, Jessica Harper
Votes: 159 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)
PG | 125 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Lillian Carter, Elizabeth Hayes
Votes: 957 | Gross: $0.11M
22. A Tour of the White House (1962 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Mrs. Kennedy provided a masterful, authoritative, knowledgeable tour of the various historical artifiacts furnishing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, "the people's house", its interior design and ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charles Collingwood, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 104
23. You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days (2016–2018)
Unrated | Comedy
This insane comedy series examines President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
Stars: John Di Domenico, Ron Sparks, Aron Tager, Lisa Gilroy
Votes: 225
24. Powers of the President: Constitution and Congress (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
25. A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Barack Obama, Beyoncé, George W. Bush, Laura Bush
Votes: 12
26. Powers of the President: Foreign Policy - Nixon and Ford (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
27. President Trump: The First 100 Days (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: John Barron, Kim Beazley, Damien Cave, Kellyanne Conway
28. President Richard M. Nixon (2004 Video)
81 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A compilation of archive footage that chronicles Richard Nixon's life and career in politics from the 1950's to the 1970's. Said footage includes Nixon's 1952 Checkers speech, excerpts from... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Nixon, Edward Cox, David Eisenhower, Henry Kissinger
29. The MoveOn.org Story (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Documentary focusing on the revolutionary history of the biggest progressive grass-roots movement seen in the United States since the 1960s.
Director: Alex Jordanov | Stars: Joan Blades, Wes Boyd, Laura Dawn, Thelma Drake
Votes: 28
30. Powers of the President: Foreign Policy - Carter and Reagan (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
31. Powers of the President: Bureaucracy, Court and Media (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
32.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Why America Hates the Press
(1996)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
An investigation of TV talk-show pundits and the elite Washington, DC, press corps.
Stars: R.W. Apple Jr., Elizabeth Arnold, Tom Brokaw, Jim Fallows
33.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
(2022)
TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History
As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes
Votes: 157
34.
TRIGGERnometry (2018– )
Michael Malice: Take the White Pill
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Konstantin Kisin, Francis Foster, Michael Malice
35.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Conservatives Worry About Niceness While Dems Throw Their Political Opponents in Jail
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
36.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Newsom's Reparations Trap, IQ with Healthcare, AI Control, Restrict Act
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
37.
Tucker on X (2023– )
Episode:
Larry Sinclair Says He Had a Night of Crack Cocaine-Fueled Sex with Barack Obama, and That Obama Came Back for More the Next Day
(2023)
News
Tucker Carlson interviews Larry Sinclair.
Stars: Tucker Carlson, Larry Sinclair
Votes: 25
38.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Unexplored Connection Between Psychoactive Drugs and Mass Shootings
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
39.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
World Leaders Plot Ways to Destroy Civilization at Climate Summit
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
A snowstorm interferes with a global warming summit. Trans surgery leaves its patients still mentally unhealthy. A YouTuber in a pizza shop complains of misgendering. A black journalist complains of racism.
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 11
40.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 12/22/23 I'll Tell You If UFOs Are Real, Then Wow You Several More Times
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
41.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The ADL Pushes Law Enforcement to Investigate Me for the Crime of Having Opinions
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 9
42.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 22
(2014)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama
It becomes personal when Tusk hits the Underwood pair with a scandal. Freddy and his restaurant will be involved in it all.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Michel Gill
Votes: 4,556
44.
Tricky Dick (2019)
Episode:
The Will to Win
(2019)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, History
From modest beginnings in California, Richard Milhous Nixon rises to become a young star of the Republican Party -- first as a Congressman, then a Senator, then Vice President, and finally the nominee for President in 1960.
Director: Mary Robertson | Stars: Richard Nixon, Walter Cronkite, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Helen Gahagan
Votes: 34