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Subgenre Sampler

 
House I Live In, TheHouse I Live In, The (2012)
Dir. Eugene Jarecki
The definitive documentary on the 'war on drugs' to date, this canvases the people and the stories on both sides of the law to reveal the profound…
Hyde Park on HudsonHyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman
Pleasant chronicle of the affair between President Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during…
LincolnLincoln (2012)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
Daniel Day–Lewis portrays the famed U.S. President between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War in…
NoNo (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pablo Larrain
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro
Gael Garcia Bernal plays an ad executive who conceives a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum in this unique celebration of…
Political Animals (TV Mini-Series)Political Animals (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk
Meaty White House drama with Sigourney Weaver, in a clear nod to Hillary Clinton, playing a divorced former First Lady now making waves as Secretary…
Scandal (TV Series)Scandal (TV Series) (2012-2016)
Feat. Kerry Washington, Columbus Short, Tony Goldwyn
Kerry Washington plays a 'professional fixer' whose former life as a White House staffer draws her back into the world of political…
Shadow DancerShadow Dancer (2012)
Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson
Andrea Riseborough plays a staunch IRA revolutionary who is apprehended by British intelligence and forced to become a double agent in this…
Shadow Men, TheShadow Men, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Magnan, Bruno Wolkowitch
Political drama series follows the actions of a group of spin doctors who each advance their own cause after the assassination of the French…
ShahidShahid (2012)
Dir. Hansal Mehta
Feat. Rajkummar Rao, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon
Indian biopic about the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in 2010 by four right wing assailants. Known…
Untold History of the United States, The (TV Series)Untold History of the United States, The (TV Series) (2012)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone is the voice and reasoning behind this fascinating, if contentious revisionist Cold War history through American foreign…
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