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1. Long Shot (2019)
R | 125 min | Comedy, Romance
Journalist, Fred Flarsky, reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field; now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to run for president, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter, and sparks fly.
Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Votes: 121,698 | Gross: $30.32M
2. Definitely, Maybe (2008)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.
Director: Adam Brooks | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Abigail Breslin, An Nguyen
Votes: 173,243 | Gross: $31.97M
3. The American President (1995)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox
Votes: 60,633 | Gross: $65.00M
4. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Director: Shaka King | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback
Votes: 91,462
5. Meet John Doe (1941)
Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan
Votes: 14,902
6. Game Change (2012 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Peter MacNicol
Votes: 23,205
7. Path to War (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 165 min | Biography, Drama, War
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill
Votes: 4,112
8. The Black Hole (2006 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An atomic research experiment goes awry in St. Louis, Missouri unleashing not only a big black hole, but also a creature from beyond that feeds on electricity through the streets of this Midwest city.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Judd Nelson, David Selby, Heather Dawn
Votes: 1,864
9. Schizopolis (1996)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Fletcher Munson, the lethargic employee of a pseudo-religious self help company, and his doppelganger, the friendly but dull dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Steven Soderbergh, Scott Allen, Betsy Brantley, Marcus Lyle Brown
Votes: 6,051 | Gross: $0.01M
10. Speechless (1994)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 5,425 | Gross: $20.66M
11. Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
R | 104 min | Drama
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau
Votes: 2,229 | Gross: $2.00M
12. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 1,177
13. I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
PG | 92 min | Comedy
Pierre Durois, a teacher at a girls' boarding school, does journalism in his spare time. When a movie crew arrives in town, he writes a venomous note about an American movie star, the volcanic Jackie Logan.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin
Votes: 1,526
14. The French Minister (2013)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy
A young speechwriter working in the French Foreign Ministry learns the impure nature of the political world.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Bruno Raffaelli
Votes: 3,939 | Gross: $0.00M
15. The Minister (2011)
115 min | Drama
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Schoeller | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker
Votes: 2,910
16. Death of a President (2006)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Hend Ayoub, Becky Ann Baker, George W. Bush, Brian Boland
Votes: 7,033 | Gross: $0.52M
17. Strange Justice (1999 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Drama
Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, Paul Winfield
Votes: 189
18. The Best Laid Plans (2014)
266 min | Comedy
In order to get out of national politics, a disillusioned speechwriter runs a federal election campaign in a supposedly hopeless riding with an eccentric candidate.
Stars: Jonas Chernick, Kenneth Welsh, Jodi Balfour, Sarah Allen
Votes: 168
19. A Ripple of Hope (2008)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
It was April 4, 1968. At 6:01 p.m., across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a gunman fired a rifle, and the leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Boggs | Stars: John Lewis, Adam Walinsky, Frank Mankiewicz, Thurston Clarke
Votes: 84
20. Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A look at Karl Hess, libertarian intellectual and activist, from his background as a magazine editor in his youth to his work as a Republican speechwriter, as he became simultaneously a ... See full summary »
Directors: Roland Hallé, Peter W. Ladue | Stars: Karl Hess, Kevin Burns, Barry Goldwater, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 73
21. Peace & Quiet (2017)
11 min | Short, Drama
A speechwriter who can rewrite history falls for his governor boss and loses the ability to hear what's real.
Director: Brian Erickson | Stars: Emily Dalmas, Ariana DiValentino, Paul Head, Oscar Reis
22. Primary Bondage (2001 Video)
52 min | Adventure
Two story lines: in the first, the staff of rival mayoral candidates take turns binding and gagging the opposing numbers; and in the second a husband and wife take time out for bondage.
Director: Isaac W. | Stars: Natasha Flade, Olivia Simon, Nick Mandingo, Tabitha Katz
23.
The Critic (1994–2001)
Episode:
All the Duke's Men
(1995)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Duke runs for president of the United States with Jay as his speechwriter.
Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Gregg Vanzo | Stars: Jon Lovitz, Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh, Gerrit Graham
Votes: 110
24.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
Space Patrol Kids Visit
(1951)
Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy
George's attempts to write a speech are interrupted by the Mortons, Harry and Mamie's children who, as Space Patrol cadets are constantly attacking "the Earthman" with their toy blasters.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 42
25.
Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode:
Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Murphy's mother Avery arrives unannounced for a visit, and meets a charming gentleman named Theodore. It turns out his son Bob is Murphy's age, so Avery talks her daughter into a double date.
Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough
Votes: 69
26.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
And It's Surely to Their Credit
(2000)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,120
27.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Enemies
(1999)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
A crucial banking bill is at risk when political rivals of environmentally sensitive President Bartlet attach a land-use rider to it that would allow strip-mining some of the Montana ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,186
28.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Five Votes Down
(1999)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
After a speech touting the success of a gun control bill, the team learns they are actually five votes short. The fight to get them back puts a strain on Leo's marriage and Josh's ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,316
29.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
The West Wing staff are feeling malaise as it seems they never get anything accomplished. Meanwhile, a leaked memo is a land mine that could embarrass the administration.
Director: Laura Innes | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,325
30.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Manchester: Part II
(2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
With the staff all bickering with one another in Manchester, especially adversarial speech writers Toby and Doug, who angrily disagree about whether Bartlet should make a public apology for... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 892
31.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Mandatory Minimums
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A newly energized administration prepares to take on soft money, increase addiction treatment, and remove mandatory minimum sentencing.
Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,095
32.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Crackpots and These Women
(1999)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
On the series' first "Big Block of Cheese" Day (nicknamed "Total Crackpot Day" by Josh), staffers meet with reps of various organizations causes, e.g., C.J. hosts a group that wants $900 ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Drazan | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,471
33.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Drop In
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Sam meticulously prepares a speech for the President to give to the environmental lobby, but Toby wants to sneak in some criticism of their failure to condemn environmental terrorism. Leo ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 925
34.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Stackhouse Filibuster
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Gordon | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,254
35.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The State Dinner
(1999)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
While preparing for (and enduring) a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia, staff deal with a multitude of other problems: Josh and Mandy argue over the best way to ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,251
36.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The War at Home
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
President Bartlet is fighting a war on two fronts as he tries to rescue hostages in Colombia and deal with explaining to his wife why he's breaking his word to her by running for a 2nd term.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 966
37.
Kennedy (2023)
Episode:
The Kennedy Machine (1956-1960)
(2023)
Documentary, Biography, History
Kennedy sets into motion an unprecedented 5-year campaign for the Presidency, revolutionizing modern campaigning and the use of television.
Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Julian Zelizer, Curtis Wilkie, Martin W. Sandler
Votes: 31
38.
Dan for Mayor (2010– )
Episode:
A Cleanse Getaway
(2010)
Comedy
Director: Paul Mather | Stars: Fred Ewanuick, Mary Ashton, Paul Bates, Benjamin Ayres
Votes: 47
40.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 48
(2016)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama
At the convention, Frank and his team publicly push for Secretary of State Durant to be chosen as his running mate, but privately push a different agenda.
Director: Robin Wright | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Derek Cecil
Votes: 3,583
41.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 49
(2016)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama
As Frank deals with a new threat to his candidacy, Claire has doubts about their plan. Claire faces a difficult decision concerning her mother's health.
Director: Robin Wright | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Derek Cecil
Votes: 4,577
42.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 52
(2016)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
As the hostage situation continues, Claire secretly negotiates with an extremist leader. Frank confronts Hammerschmidt.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen | Stars: Jayne Atkinson, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly
Votes: 6,431
43.
When We Rise (2017)
Episode:
Parts VI and VII
(2017)
TV-14 | 85 min | Drama
Part VI. 2008. The legalization of same-sex marriage has had a roller coaster of a ride. The latest victory was the California Supreme Court ruling that it is a constitutional right for ... See full summary »
Director: Dustin Lance Black | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Louise Parker, Guy Pearce, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 323
44.
Younger (2015–2021)
Episode:
The End of the Tour
(2018)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
Liza and Diana cover up the continued book tour flubs from Pauline about her tell-all relationship book, until at the end of the tour, when Charles discovers the deception.
Director: Peter Lauer | Stars: Sutton Foster, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella
Votes: 196