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The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchi...

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An Unreasonable Man

An Unreasonable Man

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.9

An Unreasonable Man is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection. The film examines Nader's advocacy for auto...

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Huey Long

Huey Long

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.

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Outrage

Outrage

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US.

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Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Knock Down the House

Knock Down the House

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.4

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging po...

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Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world)...

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The Prosecution of an American President

The Prosecution of an American President

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.3

This electrifying film documents the efforts of Vincent Bugliosi, one of our nation's foremost prosecutors, as he presents his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the de...

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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 7.3

An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

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