Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "truth-to-power"

1. Ran (1985)

R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû

Votes: 136,685 | Gross: $4.14M

2. Snowden (2016)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto

Votes: 163,403 | Gross: $21.59M

3. Adam Ruins Everything (2015–2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Iconoclastic Adam Conover from CollegeHumor turns life as we know it on its ear by showing us how unnecessary, and sometimes horrible, things we think we know to be real and true really are.

Stars: Adam Conover, Adam Lustick, Emily Axford, Amos Vernon

Votes: 7,473

4. George Carlin's American Dream (2022)

TV-MA | 217 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.

Stars: Kelly Carlin, Patrick Carlin, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt

Votes: 4,032

5. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

In this weekly show, the former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to explore the larger grim trends shaping our fragmented world.

Stars: Hasan Minhaj, Joyelle Johnson, Arnab Goswami, Andrew Yang

Votes: 7,939

6. This Is Not a Movie (2019)

Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Action, Biography

The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).

Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Robert Fisk, Amira Hass, Nirmeen Hazineh, Sulieman Khatib

Votes: 372

7. Talio: Avenger Buddies (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2020)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

They are in the business of exacting revenge, but as mentioned it is a business. So when a little girl walks in asking to hire them, but has little to offer in terms of money she is ... See full summary »

Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Rin Furukawa, Minami Hamabe, Satoshi Jinbo

8. The Morning Show (2019– )
Episode: The Interview (2019)

TV-MA | 66 min | Drama

TMS faces a fateful day as a plan to shake up UBA is set in motion.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass

Votes: 7,675