After the harrowing death of his partner, detective/psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.
Les pressions d'una senadora del Congrés dels EUA converteixen la tinent Jordan O Neil en la primera dona d'una unitat d'elit de l'exèrcit nord-americà. En el fons, ningú no espera que superi un règim d'entrenament severíssim que el seixanta per cent dels reclutes masculins no aconsegueixen acabar. No obstant això, O ́Neil està disposada a demostrar que tothom s'equivoca.
En Joe, exmarine i antic veterà de guerra, és un home solitari que no es permet ni amics ni amants. Té cura de la seva mare anciana i dedica el seu temps a salvar noies que són explotades sexualment fent servir mètodes brutals contra els captors. Els records dels abusos que la mare i ell van patir a mans d'un pare maltractador i el propi passat violent a l'exèrcit li generen pensaments suïcides que l'angoixen. Un dia rep la telefonada d'un senador perquè la seva filla ha estat segrestada.
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Luke McNamara, un estudiant universitari pertanyent a la classe treballadora, s'uneix a una fraternitat elitista i secreta coneguda com "The Skulls", esperant aconseguir ser acceptat a l'escola de dret de Harvard. La seva fascinació inicial es veurà enterbolida per una sèrie d'incidents, entre ells el suïcidi del seu company d'habitació, un estudiant de periodisme.
Bill McKay és un idealista advocat de Califòrnia que destaca per defensar els drets civils o les causes ecològiques. Però també perquè és fill de John J. McKay, antic governador demòcrata de l'Estat. Davant les eleccions del 1972, el partit el tria per presentar-se com a candidat a arrabassar el lloc al senat que ocupa el republicà Crocker Jamon. Bill sap que té poques possibilitats de guanyar i accedeix amb una única condició: poder dir què pensa en tot moment. Però les coses canvien quan la seva honestedat sedueix inesperadament l'electorat.
Based on the true story that shocked the nation and led to vast changes in how law enforcement handled missing children cases...John and Reve Walsh deal with their grief in front of the whole country when their son, Adam, is abducted and later found dead.
A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the "cone" can attach themselves to humans' nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to seven people who have thus far been able to avoid possession by these creatures from parts unknown.
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.
Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators and the uniquely feminine challenges they face, including the sometimes difficult balance between their roles as public servants and wives and mothers.
The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.
Nelly Don the Musical Movie is a true Kansas City story about Nelly Don, a trailblazer who ignited a fashion revolution in the early 1900s to become a global sensation. Yet on the coattails of her success, drama ensues from an abusive husband and affair with a US Senator to the fake adoption of her biological son and her mobster-linked abduction. History comes alive with music, propelling the sensational story of her meteoric rise to fame in the fashion industry.
This film explores how iconic Nevada Senator Harry Reid set the foundations for a green new deal.
Paul Wellstone was the charismatic Minnesota progressive who used grassroots organizing to get elected and give ordinary people a stake in government. His 3rd election campaign was cut short when his small plane crashed into the north woods of Minnesota just 11 days before the 2002 election. Wellstone! explores the origin of his politics, his controversial road to the United States Senate, his deep bond with his wife and 'co-senator' Sheila, and the legacy of a life of progressive populism.