Tag Archives: political protest

The Day the Earth Stood Still

IMDB Rating: 8.10
18023 votes

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A flying saucer orbits the 1950s Earth. It lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. The lone occupant steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, a large and very powerful robot appears to save him and is able to melt tanks with the slightest bit of his power. The wounded alien orders Gort to stop his rampage and is taken to a hospital from which he escapes in order to learn more about this planet, even moving in as a boarder with an Earth family. When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy that will destroy the Earth if provoked.
Actors
Helen BensonPatricia Neal
Tom StevensHugh Marlowe
KlaatuMichael Rennie
Also posted in 1951, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (1)

Roger & Me

IMDB Rating: 7.50
11254 votes

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A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
Actors
HimselfMichael Moore
HimselfJames Blanchard
HimselfJames Bond
Also posted in 1989, Documentary, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Fahrenheit 9/11

IMDB Rating: 7.70
50398 votes

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In this film, muckraker Michael Moore turns his eye on George W. Bush and his War on Terrorism agenda. He illustrates his argument about how this failed businessman with deep connections to the royal house of Saud of Saudia Arabia and the Bin Ladins got elected on fraudulent circumstances and proceeded to blunder through his duties while ignoring warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners. When that treachery hits with the 9/11 attacks, Moore explains how Bush failed to take immediate action to defend his nation, only to later cynically manipulate it to serve his wealthy backers' corrupt ambitions. Through facts, footage and interviews, Moore illustrates his contention of how Bush and his cronies have gotten America into worse trouble than ever before and why Americans should not stand for it.
Actors
HimselfMichael Moore
HimselfJeffrey Toobin
Himself - IntervieweeJack Cloonan
Also posted in 2004, Documentary, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (6)

The Life of David Gale

IMDB Rating: 7.20
19408 votes

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Dr. David Gale, an advocate of eliminating the death penalty, is falsely accused of rape and murder. Once convicted, he ends up on death row in Texas himself, telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks.
Actors
Bitsey BloomKate Winslet
Barbara KreusterCleo King
Reporter A.J. RobertsConstance Jones
Also posted in 2003, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (2)

Bloody Sunday

IMDB Rating: 7.70
4460 votes

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Documentary-style drama showing the events that lead up to the tragic incident on January 30, 1972 in the Northern Ireland town of Derry when a protest march led by civil rights activist Ivan Cooper was fired upon by British troops, killing 13 protesters and wounding 14 more.
Actors
Ivan CooperJames Nesbitt
Kevin McCorryAllan Gildea
Eamonn McCannGerard Crossan
Also posted in 2002, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)