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In the Line of Fire(1993)

R
| 2h 8min | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 656 votes)

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

PG-13
| 2h 6min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 291 votes)

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Milk(2008)

R
| 2h 8min | History, Drama
3.6/5 (with 983 votes)

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Election(1999)

R
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 433 votes)

Jim McAllister, a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick uses less than ethical tactics to get what she wants. When Tracy runs for school president, Jim feels that she will be a poor influence on the student body and convinces Paul, a dim-witted but popular student athlete, to run against Tracy. When she becomes aware of Jim's secret involvement in the race, a bitter feud is sparked.

Hands over the City(1963)

NR
| 1h 50min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 54 votes)

Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

Searching for Sugar Man(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Music, Documentary
3.9/5 (with 395 votes)

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.

Blurt!(2018)

3.6/5 (with 25 votes)

When nice-guy Jeremy Martin puts on mysterious virtual reality glasses at the mall, he suddenly loses his “inside voice” and starts spouting every thought he has out loud. Making matters worse, Jeremy is running for student council president against his classmate Milly, who is full of great ideas to improve the school. Desperate to get back to normal, Jeremy and his sister Victoria must figure out how to convince his brain that he can speak up for himself.

Directed by Michelle Johnston

Waking the Dead(2000)

R
| 1h 45min | Mystery, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 37 votes)

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

Long Live the King(2019)

1h 58min | Action
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)

By an encounter with a wiry female lawyer So-hyun at the redevelopment protest site, a cold mobster JANG Se-chool decides to be ‘a good person’ as she advised. One day accidentally he saves people from a bus crash, becomes a hero of the city at a bound and it even leads him to run for the National Assembly. But his luckiest chance to be ‘a real good person’ is yet to come until the rival candidate Choi conspires with Se-chool’s enemy clan boss Gwang-chul.

Honest Candidate(2020)

1h 44min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.

Newton(2017)

1h 46min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 57 votes)

A government clerk on election duty in a conflict-ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels.

Directed by Amit Masurkar - With Rajkummar Rao

Kingmaker(2022)

2h 3min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

Dreaming of changing the world, SEO Chang-dae takes part in KIM Woon-bum’s political campaign. To resist the current dictatorial ruling party, SEO adopts a very aggressive propaganda campaign, and it makes KIM become the strongest candidate in the opposition party. When ambitious SEO believes that unjustified means is necessary for politics, KIM has a firm belief that it is not real politics. While their conflict deepens, the ruling party secretly contacts SEO to win the next presidential election.

Directed by Byun Sung-hyun - With Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Jo Woo-jin
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson(2008)

R
| 2h | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 51 votes)

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

Michael Moore in TrumpLand(2016)

1h 13min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 42 votes)

Oscar-winner Michael Moore dives right into hostile territory with his daring and hilarious one-man show, deep in the heart of TrumpLand in the weeks before the 2016 election.

Young Winston(1972)

PG
| 2h 29min | Action, Adventure, Drama, War
3.0/5 (with 19 votes)

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

Kansas City(1996)

1h 56min | Thriller, Drama, Music, Crime
3.2/5 (with 30 votes)

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.

State of the Union(1948)

NR
| 2h 4min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 24 votes)

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

NR
| 1h 40min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, reliving his Civil War memories, preventing the lynching of a youth and contesting the elections with Yankee Horace K. Maydew.

Homecoming(2005)

2.9/5 (with 22 votes)

Political satire in which the reanimated corpses of soldiers killed in Iraq return in an attempt to sway the presidential election.

Aprile(1998)

1h 18min | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 75 votes)

Nanni Moretti takes another look at the ebbs and flows of his life in April 1996, as he becomes a father for the first time and seems unable to focus on his documentary about the upcoming national elections.

Directed by Nanni Moretti - With Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Angelo Barbagallo, Daniele Luchetti, Corrado Stajano, Silvia Nono, ...

The Devil's Deal(2023)

1h 56min | Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 7 votes)

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.

Directed by Lee Won-tae - With Cho Jin-woong, Lee Sung-min, Kim Mu-yeol, Son Yeo-eun

Jenny Jenny(1966)

3.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Jenny Skoutari, a student and the daughter of a party local commander Kosmas Skoutaris, gets use to visit the private library of - her father's political rival - the shipowner Miltos Kassandris. Kassandris prepares his nephew - and a childhood friend of Jenny - Nikos Mantas, as a candidate for the next election. Mantas' rival has a lead, and is backed by Skoutaris, who is facing financial problems. So Kassandris decides to force Jenny to marry his nephew with a fake marriage, while at the same time financially breaks down her father in order to secure the election of his nephew. This marriage, however, will lead to unexpected situations between the couple..

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown(1972)

3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

With the school election looming, Linus is talked into running for school president. With Lucy and Charlie Brown as his campaign manager and Snoopy and Woodstock assisting, he stands a decent chance of victory. Soon however, he makes unrealistic promises and learns the hard way that preaching about the Great Pumpkin can not be considered a sound campaign strategy.

Directed by Bill Melendez - With Chad Webber

King's Game(2004)

1h 47min | Thriller
3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

Starting a new job as a political journalist at a leading newspaper, Ulrik Torp witnesses a brutal struggle for power in the Midparty's ranks -- a struggle that coincides with the charismatic party leader's involvement in a near fatal car accident. A flurry of lies and media speculation surrounds the incident. Gradually, Ulrik unearths a ruthless conspiracy involving the incumbent prime minister.

Classmates(2006)

3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Shockingly, on the night of the reunion, one of the classmates is almost murdered and goes into a coma.

Free Lunch Express(2020)

1h 20min | Comedy
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

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 Clintons, Drinks with AOC and weed with Ben and Jerry along the way.

Unda(2019)

2h 10min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 15 votes)

SI Manikandan and his police team are dispatched to Basthar, a Maoist area for election duty where they aren't trained to handle the attacks in a territory field filled with land mines while being armed with unnecessary ammunition.

Directed by Khalidh Rahman - With Mammootty, Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory, Ranjith, Arjun Ashokan

Street Fight(2005)

1h 23min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 12 votes)

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.

Directed by Marshall Curry - With Cory Booker

The Black Sheep(1949)

1h 44min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 28 votes)

The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.

The King(2018)

R
| 1h 47min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

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