Beretningen om den amerikanske videnskabsmand J. Robert Oppenheimer og hans rolle i udviklingen af atombomben.

Året er 2016, og den politiske strateg Gary (Steve Carell) arbejder for at få Hillary Clinton valgt. Det lykkedes som bekendt ikke. Mere irriterende er det dog, at han blev slået af sin republikanske modpart, Faith (Rose Byrne). Fire år senere ser Gary chance for at gøre en forskel igen ved at få veteranen Jack (Chris Cooper) valgt som borgmester i Wisconsin. Gary gør klar til den helt store kampagne, og han får lavet så meget støj, at Faith bliver lokket til - for at arbejde for Jacks modstander!

Historien om Dick Cheney, den mest magtfulde Vice-præsident i den amerikanske historie og hvordan han ændrede verden som vi kender den.

Det politiske håb Stephen Collins er sønderknust, da han hører, at hans assistent er død. Pressen lugter hurtigt en historie - havde Stephen en affære med den unge kvinde? Mens hans kolleger borer i sagen, efterforsker journalisten Cal drabet på en pusher. De to sager viser sig at være forbundne, og efterhånden bliver det klart for både Stephen og Cal, at der er meget større ting på spil, end de troede.

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.

Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.

Jefferson Smith, leder af drengespejderne, bliver valgt til senator af staten guvernør, men opdager snart at hans idealistiske mål kommer i konflikt med korruptionen i Washington.

Året er 1972 og den bemyndigede FBI-agent Mark Felt er på vej til at overtage agenturet efter den afgåede J. Edgar Hoover. Anonymt kontakter han journalisterne Carl Bernstein og Bob Woodward på Washington Post og fortæller at han informationer om Watergate sagen. Præsident Nixon må afgå og den anonyme Felt bliver verdenskendt under navnet "Deep Throat".

Robert Leffingwell, som USA's præsident har foreslået til posten som udenrigsminister, møder op for et udvalg i Senatet under ledelse af den idealistiske senator Brig Anderson, som skal afgøre, om han er den rette person til jobbet.

Efter terrorangrebet den 11. september 2001 beslutter præsident George W. Bush at invadere Irak for at fjerne Saddam Hussein fra magten. De fleste amerikanske medier accepterer præsidentens begrundelse for at gå i krig, men et hold journalister begynder at grave dybere. Sammen afslører de, hvordan magtmisbrug på højeste niveau førte amerikanerne ind i den længste og dyreste krig i landets historie.

We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…

The story of a young woman named Jane 57821, who is living in a totalitarian near-future society where citizens are referred to as 'computers.' 'Dirty Computer' explores humanity and what truly happens to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when mind and machines merge, and when the government chooses fear over freedom.

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.

In the midst of organizing his brother Ben's wedding, Shel, a gay party planner, decides to go on strike for equal rights when he learns that Ben is behind a political speech against gay marriage.

Xavier sidder i New York og skriver en roman... Der handler om en forfatter, der sidder i New York og skriver en roman, fordi hans engelske ekskone er blevet forelsket i en amerikaner og har taget deres to fælles børn med derover. Forfatteren bor i en Chinatown-lejlighed, der ejes af hans lesbiske venindes kone, som er taknemmelig over, at han har været sæddonor til deres barn, og så skal han i øvrigt giftes med en amerikansk kineser for at få opholdstilladelse og har genoptaget sin affære med sin franske ungdomskæreste, som bor hos ham, mens hun har forretninger i New York. Og det er kun en lille del af puslespillet, som udgør Xaviers liv, hvor både Playboy-modeller og tyske filosoffer dukker op på mere eller mindre bekvemme tidspunkter. Men sådan er livet.

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

Trump Card is an expose of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that now define the Democratic Party. Whether it is the creeping socialism of Joe Biden or the overt socialism of Bernie Sanders, the film reveals what is unique about modern socialism, who is behind it, why it’s evil, and how we can work together with President Trump to stop it.

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.

A look at the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in the historic 2018 midterm elections; featuring three candidates in Texas, Indiana and Illinois who each were looking to flip their red district to blue.