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1. American Hustle (2013)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Votes: 500,225 | Gross: $150.12M
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: 162,342 | Gross: $47.84M
3. The Remains of the Day (1993)
PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance
A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve
Votes: 84,382 | Gross: $22.95M
4. The Campaign (2012)
R | 85 min | Comedy
An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
Votes: 136,983 | Gross: $86.91M
5. Dave (1993)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
An uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn
Votes: 56,818 | Gross: $63.27M
6. Detroit (2017)
R | 143 min | Crime, Drama, History
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore
Votes: 55,929 | Gross: $16.79M
7. Untraceable (2008)
R | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke
Votes: 52,817 | Gross: $28.69M
8. In Harm's Way (1965)
Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon
Votes: 10,315 | Gross: $4.20M
9. The Dinner (I) (2017)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.
Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Michael Chernus, Taylor Rae Almonte-Roman, Steve Coogan, Charlie Plummer
Votes: 9,591 | Gross: $1.32M
10. Missing (1982)
PG | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea
Votes: 23,349 | Gross: $14.00M
11. Accidental Love (2015)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Jessica Biel, Ray Brown, Jenny Gulley, Beverly D'Angelo
Votes: 9,118
12. The Contender (2000)
R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater
Votes: 25,004 | Gross: $17.87M
13. Waking the Dead (2000)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Billy Crudup, Bill Haugland, Nelson Landrieu, Ivonne Coll
Votes: 7,612 | Gross: $0.33M
14. The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime
A conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 16,924 | Gross: $46.67M
15. Annapolis (2006)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg
Votes: 21,907 | Gross: $17.13M
16. LBJ (2016)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Votes: 7,682 | Gross: $2.47M
17. State Fair (1945)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 4,494
18. Georgetown (2019)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.
Director: Christoph Waltz | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening, Corey Hawkins
Votes: 6,148
19. The Last Days (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, War
In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary... See full summary »
Director: James Moll | Stars: Bill Basch, Martin Basch, Randolph Braham, Alice Lok Cahana
Votes: 5,753 | Gross: $0.42M
20. The Color of Friendship (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A white South African girl finds herself in a difficult situation when she is sent to spend a term with a Black family in America.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Shadia Simmons, Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson Jerald
Votes: 4,306
21. Henry Fool (1997)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama
An introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps him along.
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter
Votes: 7,873 | Gross: $1.34M
22. The Runner (I) (2015)
R | 90 min | Drama
In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.
Director: Austin Stark | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Peter Fonda, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 5,876
23. The Walker (2007)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty
Votes: 5,888 | Gross: $0.08M
24. The Big Fix (1978)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
An ex-'60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The case becomes more dangerous as it unfolds.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow
Votes: 2,399
25. It Started with a Kiss (1959)
Unrated | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor, Gustavo Rojo
Votes: 1,072
26. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
86 min | Documentary, History
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Rebecca Moore, Janet Shular, Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton
Votes: 5,641
27. Shadow of Fear (2004)
PG-13 | 88 min | Thriller
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.
Director: Rich Cowan | Stars: Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn, Peter Coyote
Votes: 1,699
28. Love Letters (1999 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An ambitious U.S. Senator reflects back on his life after the death of a woman whom he loved and kept in contact with only through correspondence. The movie is told in flashbacks as the two... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Steven Weber, Laura Linney, Kirsten Storms, Tim Redwine
Votes: 754
29. Free Lunch Express (2020)
TV-14 | 80 min | Biography, Comedy
From the creators who watched Airplane too many times, comes the surreal story of Bernie Sanders. This farcical tale takes us from childhood to political icon with battles against the ... See full summary »
Director: Lenny Britton | Stars: Alexander Aguila, Laura Aleman, Jessica Jade Andres, Elaine Ballace
Votes: 395
30. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis
Votes: 855
31. Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
Directors: Steve Binder, Peter H. Hunt | Star: James Whitmore
Votes: 573 | Gross: $11.00M
32. The Fearmakers (1958)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works there undercover to find out the truth.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dana Andrews, Dick Foran, Marilee Earle, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 847
33. The True Story of Charlie Wilson (2007 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, History
Director: David Keane | Stars: Frank V. Gaide, Joanne Herring, Michelle McClory, Rene Napoli
Votes: 87
34. 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: 1,752 | Gross: $0.04M
35. Family Fundamentals (2002)
75 min | Documentary
What happens when religiously conservative Christian parents have children who "become homosexual?" FAMILY FUNDAMENTALS is filmmaker Arthur Dong's personal attempt to answer that explosive question.
Director: Arthur Dong | Stars: Brian Bennett, Kathleen Bremner, Paul Bremner, Guy Foti
Votes: 140
36. White (V)
Thriller | Announced
On the eve of the 2016 election, a brutal, bottom-feeding private detective earns a last grasp at redemption when he uncovers evidence that could be used to destroy the career of a dynamic, young politician.
Director: Arsen A. Ostojic
37. Strange Testament (1941)
Passed | 11 min | Short, Drama, History
Story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.
Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: Edward Ashley, John Nesbitt, Ava Gardner, Dorothy Morris
Votes: 52
38. The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980)
164 min | Documentary
Documentary by lifelong friend that supports the innocence of Alger Hiss (convicted in January 1950 on two counts of espionage-related perjury)
Director: John Lowenthal | Stars: Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, John Lowenthal, Richard Nixon
Votes: 14
39. Texas: Reloaded (2020 Video)
4 min | Short
Political advertisement, in the form of an action-movie trailer, promoting six Republican candidates for U.S. congressional districts in the state of Texas.
Director: Jarred Taylor | Stars: Genevieve Collins, Dan Crenshaw, Tony Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt
40.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,456
41.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Obstructing Hoaxes, Biden and Bernie, Healthcare, Russia, Hamas
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
42.
The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
Ron Paulian Poised to Become U.S. Congressman
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Tom Woods, Matt Gurtler
43.
All in with Chris Hayes (2013– )
Episode dated 29 April 2020
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Not Rated | News, Talk-Show
Star: Chris Hayes
45.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Talking with Congressman Matt Gaetz About All the Hot Topics, then More from Me
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Scott Adams, Matt Gaetz
46.
Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019– )
A Member of Congress Reportedly Assisted Insurrectionists says House Majority Whip James Clyburn
(2021 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
House Majority Whip James Clyburn shares details from the harrowing lock down in the Capitol while insurrectionists raged just outside his office doors, and why a House member is now being ... See full summary »
Stars: James Clyburn, Mark Thompson
47.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 8 February 1952
(1952)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Lt. Col. Ansel E. Talbert, editor of the New York Herald-Tribune, interview U.S Congressman Frederic R. Coudert Jr., a Republican from New York. The primary discussion topic is excessive spending by the federal government.
Director: Ted Estabrook | Stars: Frederic Coudert Jr., William Bradford Huie, Frank Knight, Ansel E. Talbert
48.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 15 September 1952
(1952)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Hazlitt interview James A. Farley, former U.S. Postmaster General during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first two terms as President and U.S. Congressman Leo W. O'Brien, a Democrat from ... See full summary »
Stars: James A. Farley, Henry Hazlitt, William Bradford Huie, Leo W. O'Brien
49.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 18 March 1953
(1953)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Burt interview U.S. Congressman Jacob K. Javits, a Republican from New York. Topics include Republicans' early assessment of the Eisenhower administration, reconciliation between ... See full summary »
Stars: Hardy Burt, William Bradford Huie, Jacob Javits
50.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 30 March 1953
(1953)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and J.B. Matthews, former researcher for the House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC), interview U.S. Congressman Bernard W. 'Pat' Kearney, a Republican from New York. topics ... See full summary »
Stars: William Bradford Huie, Bernard W. 'Pat' Kearney, J.B. Matthews