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Rental > Politics: 563 Films to Rent on DVD
Battle In Seattle (2007)
- Dir. Stuart Townsend
Feat. Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Woody Harrelson…
- Seattleās infamous 1999 World Trade Organisation protests are analysed in this fictional, yet vivid recreation of events, shot admirably from both…
Breach (2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Billy Ray
Feat. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney
- A first–rate dramatic thriller that pits spy against spy on the American homefront, based on the true story of the FBI's internal investigation…
Burn Notice (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell…
- Polished spy series following the fate of a "burned" spy let go by the USA government who returns to his hometown of Miama to freelance and uncover…
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
- Tom Hanks spearheads this crisp, ever–timely political sideswipe, about a real–life Texas congressman who, together with the financial…
Chicago 10 (2007)
- Dir. Brett Morgen
- Unique documentary that splices together archival footage and motion–capture animation to recreate the infamous trial of anti–war…
Cowboys and Communists (Cowboys & Communists) (2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Jess Feast
- Engaging culture documentary centred on a risque East Berlin bar and eatery (known as White Trash Fast Food), operated by an ex–pat 'cowboy'…
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story (2007)
- Dir. Julian Shaw
- Moving doco focused on the litigious cross–dressing South African satirist Pieter–Dirk Uys, whose life's work included stirring…
Day Zero (2007)
- Dir. Bryan Gunnar Cole
Feat. Elijah Wood, Jon Bernthal, Chris Klein…
- A 'what if scenario' study of three New Yorkers facing the draft in an alternate post–9/11 reality.
There's embattled Ivy Leaguer Chris…
Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (2007)
- Dir. John Pirozzi
- Political rockumentary follows LA–based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock n' roll in…
Devil Came on Horseback, The (2007)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
- Urgent, eye–opening documentary on the Darfur genocide, which follows US Marine Captain Brian Steidle's assignment as a neutral observer of the…