Tag Archives: political

Omen IV: The Awakening

IMDB Rating: 3.50
1491 votes

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Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by two attorneys, Gene & Karen York. When Karen realizes her baby was born under suspicious circumstances, she hires a private investigator to find Delia's real parents. A series of bizarre accidents occur, and Karen begins to suspect everyone of conspiring against her as she unravels the truth about her baby.
Actors
Karen YorkFaye Grant
Congressman Gene YorkMichael Woods
Earl KnightMichael Lerner
Also posted in 1991, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Lawrence of Arabia

IMDB Rating: 8.60
36024 votes

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T. E. Lawrence is a young maladjusted lieutenant in the British Army in North Africa during World War One. Unhappy with his current assignment coloring maps, he is ecstatic when he is offered a job as an observer in what is now Arabia. At this point, the story of his life becomes the stuff that legends are made of.
Actors
T.E. LawrencePeter O'Toole
Prince FeisalAlec Guinness
Auda abu TayiAnthony Quinn
Also posted in 1962, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (0)

Traffic

IMDB Rating: 7.80
56634 votes

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A modern day look at America's war on drugs told through four separate stories that are connected in one way or another. A conservative politician who's just been appointed as the US drug czar learns that his daughter is a drug addict. A trophy wife struggles to save her husband's drug business, while two DEA agents protect a witness with inside knowledge of the spouse's business. In Mexico, a corrupt, yet dedicated cop struggles with his conscience when he learns that his new boss may not be the anti-drug official he made himself out to be.
Actors
Javier RodriguezBenicio Del Toro
Manolo SanchezJacob Vargas
Desert Truck DriverAndrew Chavez
Also posted in 2000, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Contender

IMDB Rating: 6.80
10743 votes

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After his Vice-president suddenly dies, the President (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position. Enter a Senator (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in a sexual orgy as a 19 year old in college. The confirmation committee chairman (Gary Oldman), a Republican, leaks the information to the press, while using the press discussion as a forum to bring it into the hearings. The chairman desires to get a Governor (William Petersen) into the office. The Governor had become a national hero when he attempted to rescue a young woman from a car that crashed from a bridge into deep water near where the Governor had been fishing.
Actors
Rep. Sheldon RunyonGary Oldman
President Jackson EvansJeff Bridges
Rep. Reginald WebsterChristian Slater
Also posted in 2000, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Speechless

IMDB Rating: 5.50
1866 votes

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Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Actors
Kevin VallickMichael Keaton
Bob 'Bagdad' FreedChristopher Reeve
VenturaErnie Hudson
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Romance | Comments (0)

The Badge

IMDB Rating: 6.20
1385 votes

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A sheriff (Thornton) begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.
Actors
Sheriff Darl HardwickBilly Bob Thornton
The JudgeWilliam Devane
Deputy JacksonMarcus Lyle Brown
Also posted in 2002, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Jackal

IMDB Rating: 5.90
25332 votes

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Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn (except a woman who used to work with the Basque separatists, who is now in the USA but whose exact whereabouts in unknown to all save Mulqueen), FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (who was present at the Moscow shooting) and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian milita (who pulled the trigger in that shooting) enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down, for Declan is the only other person who can positively identify the Jackal.
Actors
George DeckerSteve Bassett
Terek MuradDavid Hayman
Jamaican GirlSophie Okonedo
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller | Comments (0)

13: Game of Death

IMDB Rating: 7.30
174 votes

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Pusit is having the worst day of his life. He just lost his job and is in serious debt. That is all about to change when he receives a mysterious phone call with a tempting offer. If he could complete 13 tasks, he will win 100 million Baht. Pusit agrees and the game begins.
Actors
PusitKrissada Terrence
TawngAchita Wuthinounsurasit
SurachaiSarunyu Wongkrachang
Also posted in 2006, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Cabaret

IMDB Rating: 7.70
11958 votes

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Sally Bowles, an American singer in 1930s Berlin, fall in love with bi-sexual Brian. They are both then seduced by Max, a rich playboy. Sally becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her... All the characters are linked by the Kit-Kat club, a nightspot where Sally sings.
Actors
Sally BowlesLiza Minnelli
Brian RobertsMichael York
Maximilian von HeuneHelmut Griem
Also posted in 1972, Drama, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Charlie Wilson’s War

IMDB Rating: 7.50
19676 votes

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A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Actors
JailbaitShiri Appleby
Larry LiddlePeter Gerety
Avi PerlmanErick Avari
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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