Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 627 Films to Buy & Rent
Journey From the Fall (2006)
- Dir. Ham Tran
Feat. Kieu Chinh
- Emotionally charged, stylishly filmed historical drama follows the twin fortunes of an incarcerated Vietnamese man and his refugee family forced to…
Listening, The (2006)
- Dir. Giacomo Martelli
Feat. Michael Parks
- Visually fetching spy thriller centred on a NSA officer on a mission to disable spy technology that enables the U.S. government to use phones as live…
Lives of Others, The (2006)
- Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Feat. Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck…
- Compelling dramatisation of the political tensions between artists and authorities in 80's East Germany, this widely celebrated arthouse hit won the…
Man of the Year (2006)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…
- Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy (The Conquest of Iraq and the Assault on Democracy) (2006)
- Feat. Noam Chomsky
- Excellent compendium of Noam Chomsky lectures, with the elder activist contesting America's occupation of Iraq, 'Patriot Acts', dubious…
Running with Arnold (2006)
- Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- One–sided political doco following the ascent of muscle–head actor Arnie through the ranks of right–wing government to become the…
Sentinel, The (2006)
- Dir. Clark Johnson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria…
- A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…
Shut Up and Sing (2006)
- Dir. Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
- Politics ("shut up") and music ("sing") find themselves reluctantly linked in this portrait of country superstars, "The Dixie Chicks", and the…
State Within, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Daniel Percival
Feat. Jason Isaacs, Ben Daniels, Sharon Gless
- Gripping political series centred on the British Ambassador to Washington who finds himself entangled in the midst of political scandal after a plane…
US vs. John Lennon, The (2006)
- Dir. David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
- Compelling exposition of the political persecution of outspoken, anti–war Beatle, John Lennon by the Nixon–led US government.
While…