Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "senate-hearing"

1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 729,231 | Gross: $326.11M

2. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill

Votes: 205,325 | Gross: $376.85M

3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 207,129 | Gross: $110.50M

4. Hidden Figures (2016)

PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Votes: 255,354 | Gross: $169.61M

5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg

Votes: 752,577 | Gross: $330.36M

6. Geostorm (2017)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.

Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 118,508 | Gross: $33.70M

7. Public Enemies (2009)

R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke

Votes: 318,672 | Gross: $97.10M

8. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.

Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Votes: 78,982 | Gross: $4.31M

9. The Bourne Legacy (2012)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn

Votes: 315,635 | Gross: $113.20M

10. The Sum of All Fears (2002)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.

Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain, Russell Bobbitt

Votes: 124,430 | Gross: $118.91M

11. Just Mercy (2019)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Charlie Pye Jr.

Votes: 75,756

12. Chain Reaction (1996)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

Votes: 56,258 | Gross: $21.23M

13. Reds (1981)

PG | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.

Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski

Votes: 24,721 | Gross: $40.38M

14. 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: 17,342 | Gross: $7.96M

15. The Tuskegee Airmen (1995 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, History, War

The true story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest United States fighter groups in World War II.

Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 7,086

16. What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

A rich man catches a thief burglarizing his home and steals the thief's lucky ring, who then tries to get it back.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly

Votes: 16,919 | Gross: $32.10M

17. F.I.S.T. (1978)

PG | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon

Votes: 8,748 | Gross: $20.39M

18. The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Thriller

A man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.

Director: Stan Dragoti | Stars: Tom Hanks, Lori Singer, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning

Votes: 16,916 | Gross: $8.60M

19. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 15,603 | Gross: $23.72M

20. The Valachi Papers (1972)

PG | 125 min | Crime, Drama

Gangster Joe Valachi is a marked man in the same joint where mob boss Don Vito Genovese is imprisoned and he's forced to co-operate with the DA in exchange for protection.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari

Votes: 4,446 | Gross: $20.27M

21. Tunnel Vision (1976)

R | 70 min | Comedy

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely ... See full summary »

Directors: Neal Israel, Bradley R. Swirnoff | Stars: Phil Proctor, Howard Hesseman, Beans Morocco, Stephen Feinberg

Votes: 780

22. 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: 5,893 | Gross: $0.08M

23. Miss Evers' Boys (1997 TV Movie)

PG | 118 min | Drama, War

The true story of the U.S. Government's 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer, Joe Morton

Votes: 1,411

24. The Hoax (2006)

R | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker, John Carter

Votes: 17,185 | Gross: $7.16M

25. Flatland (2007 Video)

95 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Flatland is a two-dimensional universe occupied by living geometric figures - squares, triangles, circles, etc. A Square, Attorney At Law, finds himself in the middle of two upheavals: the ... See full summary »

Director: Ladd Ehlinger Jr. | Stars: Ashley Blackwell, Chris Carter, Denise Carter, Juliana Carter

Votes: 1,223

26. Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story (2004 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama

"Identity Theft" is the thrilling true story of Michelle Brown who accrues over $50,000 of debt after her identity is stolen.

Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Carter Burns, Jason London, Annabella Sciorra

Votes: 783

27. The Captive City (1952)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A small town newspaperman's investigation into a local bookie operation turns up a web of organized crime.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J. Kennedy, Marjorie Crossland

Votes: 1,261

28. The Deal (2005)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.

Director: Harvey Kahn | Stars: Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Robert Loggia, Colm Feore

Votes: 1,916

29. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997 TV Movie)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime

Two media moguls get into a nasty power struggle for the ownership of a pro football team, which causes drastic effects on their personal and professional lives.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 817

30. The Big Operator (1959)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama

During the 1950s, a corrupt labor union boss and the mob silence all those who witness their shady activities but an honest union member threatens to testify in front of a Senate Committee, thus becoming a murder-target.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé

Votes: 339

31. Kisses for My President (1964)

Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy

When the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Especially for her husband Thad McCloud. He, as First ... See full summary »

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Edward Andrews

Votes: 712

32. Warning: Parental Advisory (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with "obscene" lyrics and themes - and the rockers who tried to fight it.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates

Votes: 553

33. Shut Up & Sing (2006)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary on the The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.

Directors: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck | Stars: Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, Clayton Allen

Votes: 4,989 | Gross: $1.22M

34. ATF (1999 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) carry out a ... See full summary »

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Vincent Angell, Michael O'Neill

Votes: 289

35. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History

The history of the longstanding American comic book company that launched such legendary superhero characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Director: Mac Carter | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Levitz, Gerard Jones, Mark Waid

Votes: 1,330

36. Windjammer (1937)

Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

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Director: Ewing Scott | Stars: George O'Brien, Constance Worth, William Hall, Brandon Evans

Votes: 136

37. Point of Order! (1964)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary

An unfiltered, unflinching document of the notorious 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, compiled entirely from raw TV footage (with no narration, music, or added scenes).

Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: John G. Adams, Roy M. Cohn, Ray Jenkins, Joseph McCarthy

Votes: 516

38. Laboratory Greece (2019)

165 min | Documentary

A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.

Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos

Votes: 32

39. The Washington Masquerade (1932)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance

US senator (Lionel Barrymore) falls in love with a young woman (Karen Morley), without realizing she's using him to back the lobbyist she works for.

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, Diane Sinclair, Nils Asther

Votes: 175

40. The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History

The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Carl Levin, Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, John McCain

Votes: 225

41. On Company Business (1980)

Not Rated | 174 min | Documentary, History

A controversial three part critical documentary on the history of the CIA.

Director: Allan Francovich | Stars: William Colby, Philip Agee, Harry S. Truman, George C. Marshall

Votes: 58

42. Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 117 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A look back, from 30 years later, at the Watergate break-in and the fall of Richard Nixon's presidency.

Director: Foster Wiley | Stars: Will Lyman, Howard Baker, Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee

Votes: 50

43. Juke Box Racket (1960)

61 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Mario ('Peter Clune'), a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box industry. While in a ... See full summary »

Directors: George Barris, Jim Geallis | Stars: Steve Karmen, Arlene Corwin, Lou Anne Lee, Beverly Nazarow

Votes: 12

44. Universal Newsreel (VII) (1945)

7 min | Documentary, Short

This newsreel edition covers Senate hearings on the nomination of Henry Wallace as Secretary of Commerce and his support of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation; the need for more ... See full summary »

Stars: Ed Herlihy, Jack Costello, Henry Wallace, Jesse Jones

45. Inside the Capitol (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Short, History

The camera goes inside the United States Capitol Building after first taking a glance at the cornerstone laid by George Washington. Inside the building it follows the pageant of American ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Foster | Star: Basil Ruysdael

46. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: The Hearing (1982)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Alexis has a scheme to win Nick back for Fallon and turn Blake against Krystle. Blake attends the Senate committee hearing, but Logan Rhinewood does not.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood

Votes: 97

47. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: First Light (1987)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

McCall is out of town appearing in a hearing being conducted by a Senator over an op (operation) Control did a few years ago on him, and McCall's testimony could take Control down. Scott ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Edward Woodward, William Zabka, Lori Loughlin, Robert Modica

Votes: 69

48. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: Shadow Play (1987)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Harley Gage and Alice Shepard try to protect an old friend who is testifying at a government hearing. McCall continues his recovery.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Richard Jordan, J.T. Walsh

Votes: 64

49. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Tunguska (1996)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A tip from Krycek takes Mulder to a gulag in Tunguska, Russia where prisoners are being used for experiments with the black oil alien virus. Meanwhile, Scully's colleague is infected with the same virus which lay dormant in a meteorite.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis

Votes: 4,229

50. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
Episode: The Strike Zone (2019)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Thriller

Elizabeth faces mounting protests over rising fuel costs as she prepares to throw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game; Mike B. is questioned about whether the McCord campaign conspired with Iran to steal the election.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen

Votes: 241