What Is Democracy? (2018), All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016), ...So Goes the Nation (2006), 12 Angry Men (1957), The Candidate (1972), Vote for Me (2003), The Way I See It (2020), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Democracy movies.
Storyline: This reflection on democracy spans millennia and continents, from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism's roots in medieval Italy.
Plot Keywords: democracy, politics, society, philosophy, history, government, freedom ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Giant media conglomerates are increasingly reluctant to investigate or criticize government policies, particularly on defense, security and intelligence issues. They are ceding responsibility for holding governments and corporations accountable to the independent journalists and filmmakers who risk their careers, their freedom and their lives in war zones to expose the truth. With government deception rampant, independent voices are crucially important.
Plot Keywords: documentary, press freedom, investigative journalism, government corruption, democracy, social justice, historical truth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmakers examine the role of Ohio in the 2004 presidential election and present the American electoral process through the eyes of voters, politicians and activists. Republican and Democratic campaign strategists and officials all attempt to swing the election their way by pushing hot-button issues to the forefront.
Plot Keywords: documentary, politics, election, democracy, democratic party, media, social issues ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open-and-shut case of murder soon becomes a detective story that presents a succession of clues creating doubt, and a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other. Based on the play, all of the action takes place on the stage of the jury room.
Plot Keywords: courtroom drama, prejudice, justice, legal system, moral dilemma, group dynamics, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An image maker (Peter Boyle) grooms the son (Robert Redford) of a political boss (Melvyn Douglas) for a token bid in a U.S. Senate race.
Plot Keywords: political, satire, election, american politics, media, democracy, corruption ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Vote For Me! is a political comedy set in East Harlem: the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who runs for Congress and wins.
Plot Keywords: politics, election, documentary, china, democracy, society, culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Plot Keywords: documentary, politics, white house, photography, history, power, leadership ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Plot Keywords: documentary, political, media, journalism, revolution, democracy, propaganda ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Arab Spring in Egypt: From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. One comedy show united the country and tested the limits of free press. This is the story of Bassem Youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the Jon Stewart of Egypt, and his show "The Show".—Madeingermany
Plot Keywords: documentary, politics, satire, media, revolution, comedy, social movement ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Between 1986 and 1991, the people of Estonia protested against their Soviet occupiers in large rallies. Although these protests were fundamentally peaceful, the Estonians used a weapon powerful enough to rattle an empire: song. Patriotic songs, to be precise, which the Soviets had outlawed in Estonia. Thousands upon thousands would assemble to sing in defiance. This documentary unveils the story of a population that stood up against their oppressors with nothing but their voices and their pride.
Plot Keywords: history, documentary, independence movement, soviet union, revolution, music, nationalism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It also illustrates his message of how government and big media businesses cooperate to produce an effective propaganda machine in order to manipulate the opinions of their populations. The key examples featured for this analysis are the simultaneous events of the massive coverage of the communist atrocities of Khmer Rouge regime of Cambodia and the suppression of news of the US supported Indonesian invasion and subjugation of East Timor.—Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
Plot Keywords: documentary, propaganda, politics, journalism, social criticism, capitalism, ideology ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After documenting the taboo word that it shows Socialism has historically been in the US, the film argues it is way past time to replace the failed capitalist economic system.
Plot Keywords: capitalism, documentary, politics, usa, economy, history, ideology ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal.
Plot Keywords: political, idealism, corruption, democracy, fight, justice, american politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group, Oregon Citizen's Alliance. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the fight to stop Measure 9. It contains portions of anti-gay videos produced by the Citizen's Alliance as well as news clips and interviews with the people who successfully fought passage of Measure 9.—Travis <mtharris@erols.com>
Plot Keywords: documentary, political, lgbtq+, election, civil rights, social movement, american politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.
Plot Keywords: political, thriller, drama, investigation, journalism, historical, true story ...
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