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Rental > Politics: 563 Films to Rent on DVD
Idiocracy (2006)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman…
- A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Infinite Justice (2006)
- Dir. Jamil Dehlavi
Feat. Kevin Collins, Raza Jaffrey
- Following in the footsteps of A MIGHTY HEART, this vigorous political thriller inspired by the Daniel Pearl case follows an investigative journalist…
Jesus Camp (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
- A disturbing guided tour of extremist 'Jesus Camps' in the US, run by politically–aligned Evangelical Christian groups intent on indoctrinating…
Journey From the Fall (2006)
- Dir. Ham Tran
Feat. Kieu Chinh
- Emotionally charged, stylishly filmed historical drama follows the twin fortunes of an incarcerated Vietnamese man and his refugee family forced to…
Listening, The (2006)
- Dir. Giacomo Martelli
Feat. Michael Parks
- Visually fetching spy thriller centred on a NSA officer on a mission to disable spy technology that enables the U.S. government to use phones as live…
Lives of Others, The (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Feat. Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck…
- Compelling dramatisation of the political tensions between artists and authorities in 80's East Germany, this widely celebrated arthouse hit won the…
Man of the Year (2006)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…
- Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy (The Conquest of Iraq and the Assault on Democracy) (2006)
- Feat. Noam Chomsky
- Excellent compendium of Noam Chomsky lectures, with the elder activist contesting America's occupation of Iraq, 'Patriot Acts', dubious…
Running with Arnold (2006)
- Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- One–sided political doco following the ascent of muscle–head actor Arnie through the ranks of right–wing government to become the…
Sentinel, The (2006)
- Dir. Clark Johnson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria…
- A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…