Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 602 Films to Buy & Rent
I Am Greta (2020)
- Dir. Nathan Grossman
- A portrait of teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, which starts with her one–person school strike outside Swedish parliament, and…
Irresistible (2020)
- Dir. Jon Stewart
Feat. Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis…
- Political satire directed by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart (ROSEWATER), with Steve Carrell playing a retired veteran who runs for mayor in a…
Roadkill (TV Mini-series) (2020)
- Feat. Hugh Laurie, Millie Brady, Helen McCrory…
- Four part British political thriller starring Hugh Laurie as a charismatic Justice Minister on the cusp of a major promotion when a secret in his…
Brexit: The Uncivil War (TV Mini-series) (2019)
- Dir. Toby Haynes
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Boardman, John Heffernan…
- Television drama depicting the lead–up to the 2016 referendum through the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign, that…
Hail Satan? (2019)
- Dir. Penny Lane
- Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, HAIL SATAN? is an inspiring…
Soldiers Without Guns (2019)
- Dir. Will Watson
- An inspiring tale of coalition soldiers as they land unarmed into the heat of a 10 year civil war on the Pacific Island of Bougainville using only…
A Very English Scandal (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw
- 3–part BBC miniseries set in the 60's and 70's depicting the evolution of the "Jeremy Thorpe Scandal", in which the leader of the Liberal Party…
Clinton Affair, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- The Bill Clinton impeachment scandal of 1998 is methodically detailed in this Alex Gibney–produced six–part documentary series, with full…
Divine Order, The (2018)
- Dir. Petra Biondina Volpe
Feat. Marie Leuenberger
- A passionate drama set in Switzerland, following a mother and housewife who campaigns for a referendum on the right of women to vote – in 1971…
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
- Dir. Michael Moore
- Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald J. Trump presidency and gun violence, while…