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During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
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Buya Hamka Vol. 1
Red Dust
Prologue
Ben-Hur
City Hall
Don't Be a Sucker!
Au tableau - Présidentielles 2022
Spartan
Herod's Law
Murder at 1600
Primary Colors
Election
Bulworth
Liberty's Secret
Pray TV
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Game of Assassins
Man of the Year
Chappaquiddick
The Generation of Evil
SIMILAR MOVIES
Buya Hamka Vol. 1
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2023
Discover the life of renowned Muslim scholar Buya Hamka, from his humble West Sumatra origins to his political achievements.Red Dust
IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 2004
Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid.Prologue
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1970
This film tells the story of a young Montrealer who edits an underground newspaper with help from his female friend and a draft dodger from the United States. Two rival philosophies of dissenting youth become evident in the choices they make: militant protest vs. communal retreat. Including some seminal archival footage of a speech by legendary anti-war activist Abbie Hoffman and bloody rioting during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.Ben-Hur
IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1959
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.City Hall
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1996
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.Don't Be a Sucker!
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1943
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.Au tableau - Présidentielles 2022
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2022
TV special where candidates at the french election answer questions from children at school.Spartan
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2004
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.Herod's Law
IMDB 8 | Nov , 1999
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.Murder at 1600
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1997
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.Primary Colors
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 1998
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 politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.Election
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 1999
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.Bulworth
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1998
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.Liberty's Secret
IMDB 5.1 | Nov , 2016
The daughter of a preacher becomes the centerpiece for a conservative political campaign but finds herself falling in love with a woman.Pray TV
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1982
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1999
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.Game of Assassins
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2013
Game of Assassins is about General Tu Jia who trains a trio of young assassins to seek revenge against villainous King of Wei. And one of the assassins succumbs to the dark side for temptation of wealth and power.Man of the Year
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2006
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.Chappaquiddick
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2018
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.The Generation of Evil
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2022
On the verge of retirement, Commissioner Gintas must undertake the investigation of a series of heinous murders, a dangerous task that could expose the many dirty secrets of several prominent members of the social elite of a small Lithuanian town.