Al Franken
Biography: Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a staff writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 21, 1951
Deathday: N/A
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004-07-14
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Overview: This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-14
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Stuart Saves His Family
1995-04-12
Stuart Saves His Family
Overview: A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-12
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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008-06-13
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Overview: The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture. Includes interviews with Al Franken, Sen. Rick Santorum, Dr. Tony Campolo, Sister Mary Timothy, Michael Reagan, Ron Luce as well as rousing man-on-the-street interviews with director Dan Merchant dressed as Bumpersticker Man, a wild Culture Wars game show pits a Liberal Media Elite team against a team of Young Conservatives and a powerful "reverse Confession Booth" at a Gay Pride event provides unexpected emotion
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-13
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Hot Coffee
2011-06-27
Hot Coffee
Overview: Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-27
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Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007-07-31
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Overview: The life and career of conservative icon Barry Goldwater is recounted from his days as an Arizona businessman to his five-term Senate career and his ill-fated run for president in 1964. Produced by the politician's granddaughter C.C. Goldwater, this profile features interviews with a host of media and political luminaries, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Al Franken, Robert MacNeil, Ben Bradlee and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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Left of the Dial
2005-03-31
Left of the Dial
Overview: A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, and Marc Maron.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-31
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David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2017-10-22
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Overview: Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute David Letterman, recipient of the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-22
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Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985-06-05
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Overview: Spoof comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-05
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Tunnel Vision
1976-03-12
Tunnel Vision
Overview: A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-12
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Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024-05-01
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Overview: Family frenemies, Gracie and Pedro, must put their differences aside, embarking on a thrilling quest packed with perilous escapades in order to reunite with their owners.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-01
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The Definite Maybe
1997-07-04
The Definite Maybe
Overview: When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows up A.W.O.L. from the Peace Corps and leads him out to the swank Hamptons for Easter weekend in search of betterment and understanding. Once there, they confront the adult roles of life for the first time; fraud, attempted murder, two-faced disloyalty and well-catered cocktail parties!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-04
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Al Franken: God Spoke
2006-01-01
Al Franken: God Spoke
Overview: Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Earth to America
2005-11-20
Earth to America
Overview: Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-20
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Harvard Man
2001-08-01
Harvard Man
Overview: College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-01
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Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1984-01-01
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
Overview: Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State. Some highlights include a representative from the "Whiskey Distilleries of America" tutoring students on what to do if you're drunk and you absolutely have to drive, interviews with a laid off heterosexual auto worker turned male prostitute for homosexuals, A test to see if audience members may be too stoned to be among people, their Rolling Stones parody, their PTL club satire and more; classic 1980s period performances!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017-07-28
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Overview: A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes—in moments private and public, funny and poignant—as he pursues the empowering notion that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-28
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When a Man Loves a Woman
1994-04-29
When a Man Loves a Woman
Overview: An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-29
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One More Saturday Night
1986-08-02
One More Saturday Night
Overview: The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-02
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989-09-24
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Overview: A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-24
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Wellstone!
2004-10-17
Wellstone!
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-17
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988-02-29
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Overview: A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
Genres: Documentary Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-29
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The Words That Built America
2017-07-04
The Words That Built America
Overview: In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-04
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Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008-10-25
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Overview: Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-25
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Long Strange Trip
2017-05-25
Long Strange Trip
Overview: The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-25
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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002-12-01
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Overview: Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-01
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Trading Places
1983-06-07
Trading Places
Overview: A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-07
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Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004-09-13
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Overview: Twenty million people live within a 50-mile radius of the Indian Point Energy Center and its three nuclear reactors. This film takes a cautionary look at the possible consequences of an accident or terrorist attack on the facility--a catastrophe that could potentially render much of the Hudson River Valley and New York City uninhabitable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-13
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Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981-01-01
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Overview: Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019-05-27
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Overview: Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over-the-top stage presence lay insecurities deeply tied to his addictive personality.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-27
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999-09-25
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Overview: A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-25
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Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018-01-01
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Overview: Acclaimed journalist Paul Moreira investigates how Russia manipulates public opinion, undermines democratic governments and attempts to alter world events. The public face of foreign policy: the state news channels, Sputnik and Russia Today. But working in the shadows is the hidden part: the hackers and trolls pushing the Russian agenda - The Russians know that public perception of their country has reached a new low. Russophobia is massive. Their message is tainted with illegitimacy. But how does the Russian information war machine work?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-01-01
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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981-11-25
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Overview: Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-25
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The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30
The Manchurian Candidate
Overview: Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-30
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Overview: Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-27
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