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You Don't Know Jack(2010)

R
| 2h 14min | Drama, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 166 votes)

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Directed by Barry Levinson - With Susan Sarandon

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism(2004)

NR
| 1h 14min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 28 votes)

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed.".

Directed by Robert Greenwald

Bob Roberts(1992)

R
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 68 votes)

Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992)

2h 47min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 38 votes)

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Directed by Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick - With Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, Frits Bolkestein

Rann(2010)

2h 25min | Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful(1972)

1h 45min | Comedy, Music
3.4/5 (with 18 votes)

Selon "Radio plus près de Dieu", rien n'est conçu sans Dieu, surtout pas les shampoings, produits de beauté, la vente des disques... Un animateur dénonce cette escroquerie à l'antenne, ce qui lui vaut d'être licencié. Il réapparaîtra sur de nouvelles ondes avec "Radio plus près de la Vérité".

Directed by Jean Yanne - With André Gaillard, Annie Kerani, Bernard Blier, Chantal Nobel, Daniel Prévost, Gabriel Rodriguez, ...

Ethnic Notions(1986)

57min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.

SPiN(2015)

15min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Short film drama starring Hartley Sawyer and Wilson Cleveland that takes place over the course of a contentious live television interview between a Wall Street executive and a financial journalist.

With Wilson Cleveland, Hartley Sawyer, Bastiano Farran

Commercial Entertainment Product(1992)

28min | Music
4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven(1975)

1h 48min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 11 votes)

After her husband kills his boss and himself, Mother Küsters becomes drawn into the activities of the German Communist party and then a group of anarchists.

CORONA.FILM - Prologue(2021)

1h 17min | Documentary
4.1/5 (with 3 votes)

As the first part of our investigation, the CORONA.FILM prologue will delve into the science behind the pandemic. Starting at the very beginning, we shine a light on the responses. The aim is not to point the finger; our aim is to tell the whole story in all its complexity, as we believe that justice cannot prevail if only one side of the story is told.

Cannibalism: A New Taste in Style(2004)

20min | Horror, Comedy

In the near future ceilings have been replaced by omnipresent TV's. In the mass media Cannibalism is being hyped as the latest trend in people's day to day lives. Ma, Pa and Wilberforce are your typical North American family. They are obese, over consuming and have a big screen TV on their kitchen ceiling. Life doesn't change much for this family unit, Pa goes to his job at the meat shop, Ma works her dead end job and lately Wilberforce has been staying at home because he is sick. However, when Wilberforce suggests eating Pa for dinner ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.

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Deadline(1971)

1h 44min | Thriller, Drama
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A terrifying drama about what might happen in a disaster situation. An airplane loaded with bacteriological weapons crashes in the south of Sweden, causing an epidemic.

Terror Studios(2016)

1h 30min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

How the Islamic State has created a powerful propaganda factory that manipulates and twists at its convenience the subjects and icons of the Western popular culture in order to lure into darkness certain young people and recruit them to achieve a dreadful purpose, an industry of fear that overcomes the infamous Nazi machinery and the methods used by both sides during the Cold War.

Expendable(2012)

1h 44min
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

How a government wilfully withheld vital evidence from a court of law, deceived its public, orchestrated an unprecedented media campaign, and ruthlessly deployed its organs of state against one of its own citizens. Expendable presents, and demonstrates, the crushing, pre-meditated, and often brutal acts which a western government is prepared to inflict upon a helpless woman, Schapelle Corby, in pursuit of political expediency.

Science Friction(2022)

1h 42min | Documentary

Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers often edit them out of context, and twist their words, to make it seem like they promoted some pop sensationalism instead of the real facts? Science Friction exposes these faux documentaries by name, and gives the scientists a chance to clear the record.

Directed by Emery Emery

Divide & Dominate: How the Powerful Steal More Power(2022)

1h 38min | Documentary, History

Money, Media, and Legislation. Using these three means, your livelihood is being subverted and coopted by politicians and their cronies... and it's only getting worse. This documentary gives you a front row seat to the methodically planned and perpetual corruption of our "democracy." It's about time we fought back. Go to peacefulseaproductions.com to learn more and explore our other films and media. Featuring: Shane Hazel Spike Cohen Angela McArdle Gerred Bell Martin Cowen Narrated by Robbie Bernstein Produced & Directed by Jake Green Produced by Nikki Tomlinson Animator: Greg Fisher Composer: Geoffrey Burch Title and Credits Songs by Casey Sabol Additional Music by Jay Denton & ENDURE Studios.

The Joe Show(2014)

NR
| 1h 41min | Documentary

Eight years in the making, The Joe Show is a shocking and wildly entertaining documentary about America’s most controversial Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, and his ringmaster’s approach to modern media, politics and law enforcement. Joe's desire for fame changes democracy forever and the voters cheer as ratings soar. The Joe Show explores how Joe uses media and his role as Sheriff to make himself the most famous law enforcement officer in the world. Racism, sex crimes, illegal immigration, first amendment rights, deaths at the hands of his employees – even Obama’s birth certificate – are all issues Joe faces and spins. Featuring Larry King, Steven Seagal, Hugh Downs, Ted Nugent, Dan Ariely and Noam Chomsky A movie that will engage and enlighten both Joe’s detractors and supporters, the Joe Show takes a hard yet balanced look at how democracy can survive when persuading voters becomes more important than protecting them.

Demons of Bars and Tone(2001)

8min | Horror

A man is tortured both mentally and physically by his television. As the man is suffering, the television plays commercials representing his life, both past and present.

E.K.G. Expositus (die öffentlichen und die künstlerischen Medien)(2004)

1h 41min | Drama

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Stay at home(2006)

15min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

I just broke up... bloody society.