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Janeane from Des Moines

Janeane from Des Moines

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 8.5

A conservative Iowa housewife's personal and political convictions are severely tested as she seeks answers from the Republican presidential candidates leading up to the 2012 Iowa Caucuses.

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A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 8.2

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawr...

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JFK

JFK

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1991 IMDB Rating: 8

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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All the President's Men

All the President's Men

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 7.9

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nati...

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The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.7

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.7

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the q...

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Argo

Argo

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.7

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

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Lord of War

Lord of War

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his cus...

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Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.6

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan...

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