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1. The Batman (2022)
PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell
Votes: 787,903 | Gross: $369.35M
2. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet
Votes: 45,207 | Gross: $10.14M
3. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, J.J. Soria
Votes: 110,122 | Gross: $79.21M
4. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,879 | Gross: $31.84M
5. Roosevelt
Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production
A biographical drama about President Theodore Roosevelt.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Broken City (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
Director: Allen Hughes | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 83,401 | Gross: $19.70M
7. 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: 23,495
8. Primary Colors (1998)
R | 143 min | Comedy, Drama
A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Larry Hagman
Votes: 30,118 | Gross: $38.97M
9. Khartoum (1966)
Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 8,277 | Gross: $6.54M
10. The Candidate (1972)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter
Votes: 11,931 | Gross: $0.12M
11. 'Doc' (1971)
R | 96 min | Drama, Western
Doc Holliday, the cold-blooded sharp-shooter, reunites with his old friend, Marshall Wyatt Earp, to take down the Clanton gang in the dusty town of Tombstone, in Arizona.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney
Votes: 2,049
12. Baron noir (2016– )
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of a French president to be and one of his friends, the mayor of a small city in northern France.
Stars: Kad Merad, Anna Mouglalis, Astrid Whettnall, Lubna Gourion
Votes: 1,650
13. 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: 12,050
14. 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
15. Second Tour (2023)
95 min | Comedy
Pove is asked to follow the presidential campaign in progress. The front-runner is a fifty-year-old heir from powerful French family. Troubled by this candidate, Pove embarks on an investigation that is as surprising as it is jubilant.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Cécile de France, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié, Uri Gavriel
Votes: 817
16. Speechless (1994)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 5,427 | Gross: $20.66M
17. Represent (2023– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A youth center leader from the suburbs of Paris becomes a candidate in the presidential election. But is France truly ready for a Black president?
Stars: Jean-Pascal Zadi, Eric Judor, Benoît Poelvoorde, Emmanuel Dehaene
Votes: 1,176
18. Pleasure Party (1975)
R | 100 min | Drama
A philandering husband convinces his wife to have affairs, believing she can't find a lover as interesting as he.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Danièle Gégauff, Paul Gégauff, Paula Moore, Clémence Gégauff
Votes: 735
19. Wildflower (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
It follows the story of Ivy Aguas, a beautiful and smart heiress who is seeking justice for her parents' death against the family of Ardiente.
Stars: Tirso Cruz III, Aiko Melendez, Maja Salvador, Zsa Zsa Padilla
Votes: 209
20. Best of Enemies (2015)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.
Directors: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville | Stars: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley, Dick Cavett, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 6,496 | Gross: $0.89M
21. The Switchblade Sisterhood (2023)
124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman discovers second-wave feminism, while meeting with her estranged half-sister, as they encounter the grief, rage, jealousy and injustice that govern their lives.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: British Flower, Kieran Hudson, Catherine Tomsen, Seaton Kay-Smith
Votes: 24
22. Deterrence (1999)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 2,840 | Gross: $0.14M
23. Spin (2012–2016)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama, Thriller
After the assassination of the president, the electoral campaign begins again. The president's former advisor, is trying to promote his foals. The Secretary of State, is also in the running. The dirty tricks multiply.
Stars: Bruno Wolkowitch, Grégory Fitoussi, Philippe Magnan, Yves Pignot
Votes: 801
24. Buying Sex (2013)
75 min | Documentary
Buying Sex looks at the contentious debate over pending reforms to Canadian prostitution laws, prompting us to rethink our attitudes toward the "oldest profession."
Directors: Teresa MacInnes, Kent Nason | Stars: Trisha Baptie, Janine Benedet, Valerie Scott, Alan Young
Votes: 208
25. The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Drama, History
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Franchot Tone
Votes: 1,373 | Gross: $1.46M
26. Passenger Side (2009)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happen to believe.
Director: Matt Bissonnette | Stars: Adam Scott, Joel Bissonnette, Richard Medina, Mickey Cottrell
Votes: 961
27. Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Matt and George investigate a series of strange occurrences involving Newcomers, who are found to be programmed to carry out someone's dirty work. The method by which they are brainwashed ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Terri Treas
Votes: 788
28. Le président (1961)
110 min | Thriller
At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure, Henri Crémieux
Votes: 1,068
29. Byw Celwydd (2016–2018)
49 min | Drama
Drama portraying the conflict between fictional journalists, advisors and politicians who are all members of fictional parties in Cardiff Bay. Following elections, a coalition is in power, ... See full summary »
Stars: Catherine Ayers, Matthew Gravelle, Mark Lewis Jones, Eiry Thomas
Votes: 49
30. 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
31. 30 de ani de democratie (2019)
181 min | Documentary
Two journalists born in the mid '80s decide to take a look back at how their country changed in the last 30 years since the fall of communism. The end product is a documentary containing ... See full summary »
Directors: Cristian Delcea, Mihai Voinea | Stars: Madeleine Albright, Ilie Alexandru, Ioan Amarie, Crin Antonescu
Votes: 503
32. Night Across the Street (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas
Votes: 525
33. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,283
34. Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Let Guitry take you down cause he's going to...Elysées Fields .
Directors: Sacha Guitry, Robert Bibal | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lucien Baroux, Jean Périer, Roger Bourdin
Votes: 246
35. Frontrunners (2008)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
It's hard to run for office - even in high school. And the campaign for student body president at Stuyvesant, perhaps the most prestigious public high school in the country, is almost as ... See full summary »
Director: Caroline Suh | Stars: George Zisiadis, Hannah Freiman, Michael Zaytsev, Matt Polazzo
Votes: 267
36. The New Watchdogs (2011)
104 min | Documentary
This documentary takes an in depth look at France's mass medias and shines a light on corporate and political interests that shape the news.
Directors: Gilles Balbastre, Yannick Kergoat | Star: Frédéric Lordon
Votes: 455
37. Gender Wars (2023 TV Special)
Documentary
Stars: Linda Bellos, Julie Bindel, Finn Mackay, Kathleen Stock
Votes: 19
38. Reflections (1984)
100 min | Romance, Drama
A stoic historian rents a lodge for the summer in the idyllic Irish countryside to finish his biography of Sir Isaac Newton, but his attention refocuses on his landlords, the dysfunctional lower-upper class Lawless family.
Director: Kevin Billington | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Donal McCann, Fionnula Flanagan, Harriet Walter
Votes: 46
39. 1992 Vice Presidential Debate (1992 TV Special)
90 min | News
Senator Al Gore, the Democratic candidate; Vice President Dan Quayle, the Republican candidate; and independent candidate Admiral James Stockdale participate in a vice presidential debate ... See full summary »
Stars: Hal Bruno, Al Gore, Dan Quayle, Jim Stockdale
40. Impulss (2023– )
58 min | Talk-Show
Debate show focusing on current events and controversial topics.
Stars: Uljana Kuzmina, Anna Pihl
41. Voto + fusil (1971)
70 min | Drama
During the election that finally brought Salvador Allende to power, the volatility of the left-wing spectrum was evident in Chile.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: Leonardo Perucci, Marcelo Romo, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra
Votes: 31
42. The Life and Crimes of Citizen Ming (2002)
82 min | Documentary
Director: Mike Casey | Star: Luke Flanagan
Votes: 18
44. 1960 Presidential Debates (1960)
240 min | News
Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, participate in the first set of general election presidential debates in United States history.
Stars: John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Frank McGee, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 20
45. La sociologue et l'ourson (2016)
78 min | Documentary
From September 2012 to May 2013, France avidly instigates the bill of marriage equality. During these nine months of legislative gestation, sociologist Irène Théry exposes what's at stake ... See full summary »
Directors: Etienne Chaillou, Mathias Théry | Stars: Irène Théry, Mathias Théry, Frigide Barjot, Claude Bartolone
Votes: 109
46. 2020 Presidential Debates (2020)
90 min | News
The 2020 Presidential Debates with President Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Stars: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kristen Welker, Chris Wallace
Votes: 75
47. The ITV Leaders' Debate (2017 TV Special)
Talk-Show
Director: David Coleman | Stars: Julie Etchingham, Tim Farron, Caroline Lucas, Paul Nuttall
48. Crosstalk (1993–1998)
30 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Peter Allen, Sally Arthy, Tony Banks, David Mellor
49. Patriocracy (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
An examination of the current state of political polarization in the United States of the America.
Director: Brian Malone | Stars: Josh Goodman, Jason Altmire, Rob Andrews, Pat Buchanan
Votes: 221
50. Going to Congress (1924)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Alfalfa Doolittle has never done much but sit around the stove at the country store and tell all comers his ideas on how the country should be run. He is finally elected to run for Congress.
Director: Rob Wagner | Stars: Will Rogers, Marie Mosquini, Molly Thompson, Jack Ackroyd
Votes: 25