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Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
It's been two years since Leo Barnes stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn, or both be sacrificed for their sins...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist 'Calamity' Jane Bodine. In self-imposed retirement following a scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy, now coaching the opposition.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Formats
Description
A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
When Indigenous woman Alex Irving gains national acclaim for her heroism against a rampaging gunman, Australia's embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson sees a publicity goldmine and handpicks Alex for the Senate. But Alex wants to be more than just a political stunt, and when Rachel betrays her, Alex seeks revenge that will upend the political establishment.
5) Miss Sloane
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In the world of political power brokers, Sloane takes on the most powerful opponent of her career and will do whatever is required to win.
6) Robin Hood
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
An action-packed retelling of the classic legend filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. With the help of Moorish warrior Little John, Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian.
7) Miss Sloane
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
In the world of political power brokers, Washington lobbyist Elizabeth Sloane takes on the most powerful opponent of her career and will do whatever is required to win.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Description
During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
9) Black sheep
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Every time Mike tries to help his brother Al during his campaign for governor it becomes a disaster. Campaign-aide Steve volunteers to baby-sit Mike and soon realizes he made a big mistake. When Mike discovers the incumbent is a crook he reaches a new level of destruction.
10) Gary Cooper Hollywood classics: Fighting caravans ;A farewell to arms ;Meet John Doe ;Stolen jools
Series
Publisher
Amc, a division of Genius Products
Pub. Date
2003, 1931
Description
Fighting caravans: An outlaw convinces a wagon-trail girl to pose as his wife. True romance develops as they head west.
A farewell to arms: Catherine Barkley and Lt. Frederic Henry meet on the Italian front during World War I and fall in love.
Meet John Doe: A tramp is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He becomes a national hero, and discovers the plot to use him.
Stolen jools: Norma Shearer's...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
A small-town lawyer rides an improbable series of events to the Louisiana governor's mansion, where his populist policies and ruthless scheming quickly earn him some powerful enemies.
There are several differences between this film and the 1949 film adaptation. Most notably, this film occurs in Louisiana during the 1950s, whereas the 1949 film occurs in an unnamed Southern state during the Great Depression.
12) Broken city
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York city police officer, private detective Billy Taggart takes on his toughest case yet when he's hired to follow the mayor's wife. By the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Taggart's already in too deep, with his freedom and possibly his life, on the line. Taggart will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
She was the ultimate patriot. Now, what she knows could bring down the government. Libby is a former top national security advisor who, while working with ruthless political veteran Rachel, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. Except thousands died under false pretenses. Haunted by this, Libby sets out to tell the truth, risking treason and her own life, to expose a cover-up that stretches all the...
14) After Auschwitz
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"'You're free. Go home.' Most Holocaust films end with these words, the very words that survivors heard at liberation. But AFTER AUSCHWITZ is a "Post-Holocaust" documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. These women serve as our guides on an unbelievable journey, sometimes celebratory, sometimes heart breaking, but always inspiring."--Container.
Publisher
UT Film, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, the film explores their personal journeys of navigating the world as one of America's most misunderstood political and cultural groups: The American Black Conservative." -- https://uncletom.com/
16) Dark money
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
It "examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana-- a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide-- to follow a local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision"--Container.
17) The last stand
Series
Publisher
SBS
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Chronicles the painful abandonment of homes by 8000 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip forced to relocate to Israel in 2005. Follows the transformation of two working class Israelis into leaders of a political movement.
18) Meet John Doe
Publisher
Alpha Video Distributors, Inc
Pub. Date
2001, c1941
Description
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best." -- Container.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
When trouble rears its ugly head, headline-making, life-ruining trouble, there's only one person to call: the legendary Olivia Pope. With her steadfast rule of always trusting her gut, Olivia leads an expert team of crisis management consultants skilled at making even the most sordid, salacious scandals disappear. But as these self-proclaimed 'gladiators in suits' begin to reveal the cracks in their armor, will the masters of damage control be able...
20) The foreigner
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
Jon Cold is a professional secret agent-for-hire. Admist political corruption, murder and bounty of back-stabbing bad guys, Cold is hired to deliver a package from France to Germany. Some dangerous people will stop at nothing to make sure that the package doesn't make it to its rightful owner. These men soon discover that getting in his way is a very dangerous decision.
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