Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 632 Films to Buy & Rent
John Adams (2008)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley…
- Acclaimed miniseries on the life of America's second president and founding father John Adams. Simultaneously epic and intimate this is compulsory…
John Pilger's Australia (Documentaries that Changed the World Vol. 2) (2008)
- Feat. John Pilger
- Across 3 discs, seasoned political commentator John Pilger turns the focus to Australia, providing a detailed critical analysis of Australian…
Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
- Dir. Niall MacCormick
Feat. Geoffrey Palmer, Andrea Riseborough
- Appealing political drama focused on Margaret Thatcher's younger years as she attempts to enter parliament despite opposition from the British…
Milk (2008)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin…
- Saying it proud but not too loud, this dramatized biopic of the first openly–elected gay official fittingly tributes the legacy of San…
Miracle of Berlin (Das Wunder von Berlin) (2008)
- Dir. Roland Suso Richter
Feat. Kostja Ullmann, Karoline Herfurth, Veronica Ferres
- Ambitious telemovie set in Berlin, 1988, where a rebellious young man is forced by his father – a high–ranking Stasi officer – to…
Nothing But The Truth (2008)
- Dir. Rod Lurie
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett…
- Solid political drama 'inspired' on a true story focused around a young journalist who faces imprisonment after outing a CIA agent and refusing to…
Obama: All Access (2008)
- A two–year compendium of landmark CBS News coverage, chronicling Barack Obama’s historic road to the White House and beyond. Includes…
Religulous (2008)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Bill Maher
- 'Good' and 'Evil' are turned on their head (and in their graves) in this provocative docu–comedy following comedian and commentator Bill Maher…
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- To see or not to see: that is the question posed by acclaimed director Errol Morris as he attempts to understand what took place inside the walls of…
Swing Vote (2008)
- Dir. Joshua Michael Stern
Feat. Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper…
- Undemanding political comedy based around the idea of a dropkick father whose polling booth blunder means he holds the 'swing vote' that will decide…