Genre: Political Dramas
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Game Change (2012)
Cast: Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson …
Directed by: Jay Roach
Based on the best-selling nonfiction book, this political drama follows the historic 2008 presidential race with a focus on the sometimes contentious relationship between Republican nominee…
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The Iron Lady (2011)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Alexandra Roach …
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Meryl Streep provides a subtle and nuanced portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch …
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
John Le Carré's classic thriller of Cold War espionage follows an English spy as he returns to MI-6 under a cloud of suspicion. In the years since he was sacked by the agency, some…
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J. Edgar (2011)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this riveting biopic as J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime FBI director as notorious for his overzealous methods of law enforcement as for the rumors regarding his…
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The Devil's Double (2011)
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Dominic Cooper stars as Uday Hussein -- Saddam Hussein's depraved, decadent elder son -- and as Latif Yahia, the army lieutenant forcibly drafted to be his body double, in this drama…
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Miral (2011)
Cast: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
After rescuing children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, a Palestinian woman establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children. But the success of her institution…
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The Time That Remains (2011)
Cast: Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri …
Directed by: Elia Suleiman
From the creation of Israel in 1948 through the early 21st century, a Palestinian family experiences myriad triumphs and tragedies over the course of several generations in this sweeping…
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Coriolanus (2011)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox …
Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
Actor Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut with this modern update of Shakespeare's tale about the arrogant general who is banished by the republic he has protected at all costs,…
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Too Big to Fail (2011)
Cast: James Woods, Topher Grace, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's best-selling nonfiction book about the 2008 financial crisis, this HBO original movie portrays the players and processes that contributed to the collapse of…
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18 Days (2011)
Directed by: Ahmad Abdallah, Mariam Abou Ouf, Kamla Abu Zikri …
Pooling the talents of 10 different directors, this collection of short films was created in direct response to the 2011 Egyptian revolution, sharing stories of bravery, apathy, ingenuity and…
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011)
Cast: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden …
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Ayn Rand's controversial bestseller is the basis for this potent drama about Dagny Taggart, a fiercely independent railroad tycoon determined to use innovative technology and…
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Afghan Luke (2011)
Cast: Nick Stahl, Nicolas Wright, Stephen Lobo …
Directed by: Mike Clattenburg
When a Canadian journalist gets pulled from a story about his country's soldiers committing atrocities in Afghanistan, the reporter returns to the war-torn nation to revive his…
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The Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley / The Falklands Play (2011)
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Patricia Hodge, Lindsay Duncan …
Directed by: Niall MacCormick
Two moving plays about the indomitable British prime minister portray key intervals in her political career, decades apart: One documents her long fight for a seat in Parliament; the other…
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The Lady (2011)
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Based on the inspiring true story, this epic yet intimate biopic tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's leading pro-democracy reformer who was held under house arrest for 15 years,…
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The Sword with No Name (2011)
Cast: Jae-jin Baek, Seung-woo Cho, Jae-woong Choi …
Directed by: Yong-gyun Kim
When the queen he secretly loves becomes caught up in a dangerous political battle that may prove fatal, the queen's bodyguard -- former bounty hunter Mu Myeong -- must take action to…
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Man on Ground (2011)
Cast: Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Fana Mokoena …
Directed by: Akin Omotoso
When his estranged brother goes missing in Johannesburg, London-based Nigerian banker Ade searches for him. Forced to seek shelter with his brother's boss during a riot, Ade questions…
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
A writer (Ewan McGregor) stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) complete his memoirs on a remote island after the…
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Fair Game (2010)
Cast: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Bruce McGill …
Directed by: Doug Liman
After her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes op-ed columns accusing the Bush administration of misleading the public to justify invading Iraq, Valerie Plame Wilson's…
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Casino Jack (2010)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Kevin Spacey stars in this drama as disgraced political lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who defrauded Native American tribes out of tens of millions of dollars in his efforts to peddle influence in…
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone …
Directed by: Nigel Cole
Sally Hawkins stars in this cheeky dramatization of the landmark 1968 labor strike initiated by hundreds of women who rebelled against discrimination and demanded the same pay as men for…
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The Bang Bang Club (2010)
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch …
Directed by: Steven Silver
Four combat photojournalists document the end of apartheid in South Africa, a turbulent period marked by brutality and anger. This real-life drama is based on a memoir by Greg Marinovich…
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The Special Relationship (2010)
Cast: Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Deal, The Queen) delivers a third film centered on the career of British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) with this political drama chronicling…
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Macbeth (2010)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Suzanne Burden …
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Maintaining the gripping tone of director Rupert Goold's acclaimed stage adaptation, this modernized version of the Shakespearean tragedy stars Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood as the…
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Even the Rain (2010)
Cast: Luis Tosar, Najwa Nimri, Gael García Bernal …
Directed by: Icíar Bollaín
In this provocative film-within-a-film, a director heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a movie about the trespasses of Christopher Columbus in the New World, only to find the locals…
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Amigo (2010)
Cast: Joel Torre, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: John Sayles
Writer-director John Sayles steers this poignant period drama, set in turn-of-the-century Philippines, that examines the U.S. occupation of the islands from the perspective of American…