Films about elections

A Very British Coup

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A Very British Coup is a British political thriller series based on the novel by Chris Mullin. It stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself...

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The Manchurian Candidate

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by...

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All the President's Men

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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The Batman

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.8

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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Nayak: The Real Hero

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 7.8

TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attemp...

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Tanner '88

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7.8

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary seaso...

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Nashville

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 7.6

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Meet John Doe

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 7.6

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willou...

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Milk

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join hi...

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