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78
7.5
/234717/
75
/4819/
71
/2327/
3.6
/105580/
86
/183/
87
/13171/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
poster
Netflix
77
7.3
/7941/
71
/515/
70
/140/
3.5
/9729/
88
/34/
82
/45/
75
/9/
cc age 15+

Get Me Roger Stone (2017)
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
8.2
/18936/
74
/499/
72
/251/
3.4
/2382/
85
/238/

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to resolve the issues of war, poverty, and corruption, rests within a gross ignorance about what guides human behavior to begin with. It address the true source of the instability in our society, while offering the only fundamental, long-term solution."
poster
HBO Max
76
6.9
/64071/
72
/1728/
65
/760/
3.4
/34245/
91
/54/
77
/1897/
68
/21/
cc age 13+

The American President (1995)
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
7.6
/4039/
71
/243/
74
/97/
3.5
/2078/
86
/87/
78
/55/
70
/24/
cc age 13+

Merchants of Doubt (2014)
Spin doctors spread misinformation and confusion among American citizens to delay progress on such important issues as global climate change.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
73
7.2
/9533/
72
/226/
70
/192/
3.8
/16766/
93
/14/
79
/192/
83
/15/

The Naked Kiss (1964)
A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.
poster
71
7.5
/87726/
77
/5637/
74
/1920/
3.7
/51537/
76
/192/
72
/546/
64
/41/
cc age 16+

Miss Sloane (2016)
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
poster
70
7.0
/18281/
71
/1196/
65
/343/
3.2
/13320/
80
/55/
66
/37/

Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
6.6
/12777/
70
/369/
65
/240/
3.2
/5921/
71
/17/
59
/167/
53
/13/

Suspect (1987)
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
poster
Kanopy
68
60
6.8
/2600/
69
/291/
68
/394/
3.5
/20257/

Goliath (2022)
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer from exposure to a pesticide. Mathias is an ambitious lobbyist working for an international chemical corporation. The paths of these characters collide as the lives of thousands are affected by a tragic act that sparks a powerful movement while the corporation fights to prevent the truth from being revealed.
poster
Netflix
74
58
7.5
/1878/
75
/135/
72
/38/
3.7
/3326/
88
/8/
65
/18/
70
/4/

Reversing Roe (2018)
Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.
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Amazon Prime Video
56
6.0
/4343/
53
/55/
61
/75/
3.1
/1373/
48
/123/
33
/99/
47
/36/
cc age 16+

Silver City (2004)
The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
poster
Hoopla
55
6.3
/47032/
63
/988/
62
/774/
3.0
/18462/
30
/33/
47
/1336/
cc age 16+

Nick of Time (1995)
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
poster
54
5.8
/6060/
57
/114/
52
/105/
3.0
/2679/
55
/64/
28
/371/
51
/26/

The Walker (2007)
Carter Page III, a middle-aged gay man in Washington, D. C., is a "walker", a single man who escorts other men's wives to social events so the husbands do not have to. One of the women he escorts, Lynn Lockner, is the wife of a United States senator and is carrying on an affair with a lobbyist. When she finds the lobbyist murdered, she embroils Carter in an investigation that leads to the highest levels of the federal government.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
6.2
/18177/
61
/633/
58
/315/
2.9
/2970/
39
/95/
34
/515/
51
/24/
cc age 17+

Casino Jack (2010)
Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
53
7.1
/1776/
69
/91/
71
/29/
3.5
/772/
82
/66/
80
/948/
68
/22/

Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
poster
75
51
7.5
/2634/
73
/34/
61
/35/
3.5
/1163/
100
/7/
74
/21/

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operations.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
50
7.5
/1790/
67
/71/
61
/29/
3.5
/828/
79
/57/
76
/164/
64
/20/

Outrage (2009)
An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US.
poster
62
48
6.6
/2521/
61
/73/
60
/49/
3.4
/2127/
57
/7/
60
/27/

The Second Civil War (1997)
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
poster
48
5.9
/17812/
64
/474/
60
/315/
2.9
/4971/
13
/16/
37
/174/
45
/21/

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.
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Amazon Prime Video
48
5.6
/11821/
67
/932/
57
/336/
2.5
/3798/
19
/43/
51
/415/
36
/13/
cc age 15+

The Perfect Guy (2015)
With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, disagrees with her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting painful breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan. Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to break up with the man she thought was Mr. Right. She soon realizes that Carter doesn't want to let her go.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
43
5.6
/14735/
63
/657/
54
/212/
2.0
/2836/
12
/50/
69
/1665/
28
/19/

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
poster
JustWatch TV
63
41
6.2
/4444/
72
/108/
60
/49/
3.3
/926/
56
/15/

Ukraine on Fire (2016)
A Russian-backed conspiracy film produced by Oliver Stone, framing the Euromaidan protests and the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych as a Western-engineered coup.
poster
72
41
6.9
/383/
68
/6/
60
/6/
90
/42/
69
/35/
76
/15/

The Unforeseen (2007)
A documentary about the development around Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, and nature's unexpected response to being threatened by human interference.
poster
Hoopla
40
5.2
/4422/
53
/94/
52
/94/
2.6
/1585/
25
/28/
27
/78/

Born Yesterday (1993)
A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgirl's lack of etiquette may damage his own social reputation and tries to change her — but fails to realise that her enhanced eloquence will empower her to voice her own strong opinions.
poster
Hoopla
66
36
6.6
/1585/
68
/53/
62
/25/
3.3
/618/
70
/54/

Dante's Inferno (2007)
A darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld - set against an all-too-familiar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the U.S. Capitol. And populated with a contemporary cast of reprobates, including famous - and infamous - politicians, presidents, popes, pimps. And the Prince of Darkness himself.
poster
73
36
7.3
/1408/
74
/103/
70
/27/
3.5
/644/
81
/19/

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream (2012)
If income inequality were a sport, the residents of 740 Park Avenue in Manhattan would all be medalists. This address boasts the highest number of billionaires in the United States.
poster
Kanopy
73
33
7.5
/697/
65
/25/
53
/14/
3.5
/352/
100
/5/
76
/18/

After Stonewall (1999)
This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of North American society.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
30
4.1
/9555/
49
/511/
43
/351/
2.0
/8297/
9
/35/
15
/97/
20
/13/
cc age 14+

Accidental Love (2015)
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
poster
Kanopy
67
24
7.2
/389/
70
/13/
62
/15/
64
/37/

In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts (2007)
Emmy-winning journalist Danny Schechter investigates America's mounting debt crisis in this latest hard-hitting expose. The film reveals the unknown cabal of credit card companies, lobbyists, media conglomerates and the Bush administration itself who have colluded to deregulate the lending industry, ensuring that a culture of credit dependency can flourish. Schechter exposes the hidden financial and political complex that allows the lowest wage earners to indebt themselves so heavily that even house repossessions are commonplace.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
59
17
6.8
/1469/
62
/27/
58
/17/
3.3
/267/
45
/8/

Joe's Palace (2007)
A drama centered on the relationship between Elliot, a strange and wealthy Londoner, and Joe, a teenager who takes care of an empty house Elliot owns.
poster
53
17
5.4
/608/
59
/10/
49
/11/
3.0
/275/
47
/378/

Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
poster
The Roku Channel
58
10
6.1
/317/
67
/7/
56
/13/
50
/7/

A Life Interrupted (2007)
After Debbie Smith was raped, she didn't take the law into her own hands. She wrote the law... Based on a true story. In 1989, Debbie Smith was living a quiet life as a housewife with her police officer husband, Rob and their two kids, but one day it's all shattered. While her husband slept upstairs, Debbie was dragged from her kitchen in broad daylight and brutally raped in the woods. After going through the dehumanizing rape-kit, she waited with fear and paranoia. Six years later, her rapist was caught through a chance DNA test. After learning how many rape-kits go untested and how long women wait to get justice, Debbie makes it her mission so no more women will suffer the long wait to get justice.
poster
?
8.9
/40/
80
/3/

Laboratory Greece (2019)
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. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts
poster
?
8.1
/29/
20
/1/
10
/1/

The Diplomat (2000)
For 24 years East Timor's freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta campaigned to secure independence for his country, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The Diplomat takes up Ramos Horta's story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey - the fall of Indonesia's President Suharto, the referendum to determine East Timor's future, the overwhelming vote for independence, the devastating carnage that ensued, the intervention of United Nations peacekeepers, and Ramos Horta's final triumphant return to his homeland.
poster
82
?
8.4
/119/
80
/2/

Scammerhead (2014)
A Global Film Noir with dark comic elements about Silas Breece, a legendarily unorthodox business hustler who travels the world seeking capitol from bizarre investors, mobsters and government officials for a series of increasingly elaborate projects.
poster
49
?
6.9
/178/
60
/2/
27
/3/

The Other Hollywood (1999)
An in depth documentary of the adult film industry in the San Fernando Valley shot by young, award winning director Anders Dalgaard. It is both a profile of participants as well as an overview of the expanding business of adult films through the last decade.
poster
?
7.4
/24/
10
/1/

A Public Affair (1962)
Expository internal affairs drama which brings to light the often unprincipled tactics used in negative "smear" campaigning, and its effects within the political arena.
poster
?
6.9
/34/
70
/1/

Das Auto: The Germans, Their Cars and Us (2013)
Documentary examining Germany's economic power and the automobile industry at the heart of it. Across the world, the badges of Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Mercedes inspire immediate awe. Even in Britain, where memories of Second World War run deep, we can't resist the appeal of a German car. By contrast, our own industry is a shadow of its former self.
poster
?
6.3
/99/
15
/2/

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000)
Journalist Kevin McKiernan's powerful film takes a close look at the Kurds, compelling and controversial subjects whose identities seem to shift depending on the loyalties of those viewing them. To some, they are heroes fighting to rebuild war-torn Iraq; to others, they are terrorists to be feared and loathed. What is the truth, and where do the answers lie? This provocative study earned Best Documentary honors at numerous film festivals.
poster
?
3.9
/78/
30
/2/
22
/4/

Expose (1997)
An enterprising Senator's daughter realizes she can make money by venturing into the seedy side of politics. With the help of two sexy friends, she sets up a thriving blackmail business videotaping her father's political colleages in compromising positions. When a sadistic lobbyist wants his share of the money... the action really heats up.
poster
73
?
7.8
/374/
74
/5/
68
/4/

In Pot We Trust (2007)
Documentary examining the cases of five chronically ill people who have been prescribed medical marijuana as part of their treatment.
poster
66
?
6.7
/108/
53
/9/
79
/8/

Saving Marriage (2006)
A landmark court decision in Massachusetts allows gay people in that state to marry - forcing activists, legislators, and ordinary people to reconsider how they view same-sex relationships.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
64
?
6.3
/182/
65
/16/
50
/5/
80
/5/
63
/6/

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? (2016)
Alexandra Pelosi looks at money in politics and interviews wealthy donors to Republican and Democratic parties to ask them about their contributions and philosophies. Also: a look at efforts to enact campaign-finance reform.
poster
?
6.7
/30/
30
/2/

Washington Mistress (1982)
Maggie Parker, a U.S. Senator's ambitious aide, falls head over heels for her boss' chief adversary, Michael Reynolds, a high-powered lobbyist who happens to be married with children. Both mismatched lovers become involved in a long-running affair.
poster
55
?
6.1
/137/
36
/3/
70
/1/

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983)
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.
poster
57
?
6.4
/360/
50
/3/
60
/2/
57
/2/

Washington Story (1952)
A reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the "nice guy" image of a respected Congressman (Van Johnson) is all a facade and sets out to uncover the truth.
poster
54
?
6.0
/285/
48
/9/
53
/6/

Miami Exposé (1956)
A police detective baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.


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