John McCain
Also Known As: John Sidney McCain III, The Sheriff, The Maverick, White Tornado, The Mac, Sen. John McCain, Senator John McCain, U.S. Senator John McCain
Biography: John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Canal Zone, Panama
Adult: No
Birthday: August 29, 1936
Age: 88 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 25, 2018
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In the Grip of Gazprom
Overview: The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2023-02-07
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Mitt
Overview: A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-17
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Overview: Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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Saving Capitalism
Overview: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich meets with Americans from all walks of life as he chronicles a seismic shift in the nation's economy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-25
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Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief
Overview: Lewis Black hosts this comedic documentary about the US income tax system. Set at St John’s University, Lewis, as Professor Black, teaches a ‘Taxes 101’ course to students which highlights the utter stupidity of our tax system. Lessons are supplemented with interviews with a New York City accountant, Bob Dole, John McCain and Larry King.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Return with Honor
Overview: The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-11
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Fabled Enemies
Overview: 7 years after 911 the supposed mastermind behind the attacks is still at large, and the nation is entrenched in multiple Wars in the Middle East. Is Bin Laden the Evil behind the attack or a mere front man in a larger picture, a Bogeyman? We are told we are fighting a War on Terror, and that the Terrorists hate us for our freedom. If that is the case, why do our leaders take more and more of those freedoms away every day?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-22
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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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Housequake
Overview: Capturing political theater at its most basic level, this documentary recounts the Democratic Party's stunning takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 elections, inspired by the aggressive tactics of strategist Rahm Emmanuel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-07
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Two Men at War
Overview: As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the curtain on the rise of the two men at the center of the conflict – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-11
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To the Moon and Back
Overview: The political murder of a Moscow lawyer and the cancellation of 259 pending American adoptions of Russian orphans are seemingly disparate events found to have a deep and insidious connection. Connecting the dots from Russia’s warehousing of abandoned and special needs children to the cross-borders dealings of a billionaire investment banker to one American family’s tragedy, the film explores how Russian political corruption is linked to a single adopted child, whose accidental death becomes the declared reason behind Putin’s Russian Adoption Ban.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-22
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Overview: A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-09
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Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery
Overview: In 2004 armed men coerced two bank employees into stealing £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast. Now, almost two decades later, two journalists revisit the unsolved case and look at the police investigation, legal prosecution, and how suspected ties to the IRA influenced the Northern Ireland peace process.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-22
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The Tillman Story
Overview: Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-22
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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Overview: An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-19
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How to Win the TV Debate
Overview: With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers what it's like to take part in these contests and how leaders try to win them. He tells the inside story of why it has taken so long for such debates to arrive in the UK. The programme features candid interviews with US Presidents and their advisers on the tricks of the debate trade. Blending new film and behind-the-scenes footage, some never seen before, it's a tragicomic tale of high politics and low cunning. From John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon through to Barack Obama, candidates are seen being prepared for their debates, then in the sometimes funny, sometimes disastrous results on live television. Cockerell shows why for our would-be next Prime Ministers - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - the three debate stages across Britain will be what one former US President calls 'Tension City'.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-12
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Right America: Feeling Wronged
Overview: HBO documentary about interviews with conservatives in America regarding their opinion about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and election.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-15
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The River and the Wall
Overview: Five friends embark on a 1,200 mile journey along the US-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico to learn first hand what effect a border wall will have on the natural landscape and the wild animals roaming the land.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-05
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Religulous
Overview: Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-01
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A Healing
Overview: A documentary focusing on multiple nurses who served during the Vietnam War.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-16
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Why We Fight
Overview: Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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The Undefeated
Overview: A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-15
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Nemtsov
Overview: A story told by those who knew Boris Nemtsov at different times: when he was a young scientist and took his first steps in politics; when he held high government offices and was considered Boris Yeltsin's heir apparent; when he led Russia's democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2016-10-09
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America's Greatest Threat: Vladimir Putin
Overview: A gripping look at Putin's rise from humble beginnings to brutal dictatorship, and his emergence as one of the gravest threats to America's security.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-25
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John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Overview: In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-28
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Top Priority: The Terror Within
Overview: Federal officer with the Department of Homeland Security discovers a national security breach related to the entry of 23 aliens from terrorist countries into the United States. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, former head of the DEA Robert Bonner can't afford any more media scrutiny, since his incompetence was already exposed in the NASA 'Challenger' disaster. To avoid the scandal, the full might of the government is unleashed against Julia Davis, her family and witnesses. This retaliation reaches an unprecedented magnitude, including four unexplained deaths, Hollywood and the Mafia, false imprisonments and the use of Blackhawk helicopters and airplanes for warrantless surveillance. Amidst many shocking revelations, this documentary provides a new insight into the deaths of well-known Hollywood figures unwittingly dragged into this scandal. The truth is no longer a secret.
Genres: Documentary Crime Drama Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-15
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Active Measures
Overview: Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American Presidential Election in collaboration with The Trump Campaign.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-31
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Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Overview: This documentary looks at the factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-11
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Barack Obama: The Power of Hope
Overview: Join us as we follow Barack Obama on his historic journey to the Democratic nomination and the American Presidency. We will take you to his first triumph in the Iowa Caucuses through pivotal primary campaign moments to his game-changing nomination as the Democratic Party s candidate for President of the United States. Then relive the dramatic to and fro of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates as the national opinion polls mimicked the action. And finally, join the crowd at Grant Park in Chicago to watch Barack Obama announce his breathtaking election victory to become Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation in the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-20
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Before the Flood
Overview: A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-21
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American Deep State
Overview: Examines the possibility that elected U.S governments must follow the rules set by Washington bureaucratic institutions.
Genres: Documentary Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-14
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Wedding Crashers
Overview: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken Stevenson
Overview: A notorious political satirist conceals his identity and poses as a political candidate.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Killing Them Softly
Overview: Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-30
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Citizen Koch
Overview: Wisconsin—birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, cheeseheads and Paul Ryan—becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-20
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Frontline: America's Great Divide
Overview: A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-13
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Reagan
Overview: Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-07
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Mike Wallace Is Here
Overview: For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-26
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McCain
Overview: Senator John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and his own Republican party. A look at McCain's life and politics, from POW in Vietnam, to choosing Sarah Palin as running mate, to his dramatic vote against the GOP's health care bill.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-17
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Democracy for $ale
Overview: In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one inclined to support their personal ambitions and economic projects, wins an election, which inevitably affects everything, from the selection of local officials to presidential elections, creates countless conflicts of interest and undermines what supposedly used to be a model democracy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-10-27
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The House I Live In
Overview: In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-05
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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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Run Granny Run
Overview: Doris "Granny D" Haddock is the nation's oldest political newcomer. At 90, she laced up her sneakers and walked across America to rally against the influence of big money in elections-making both friends and enemies inside the Washington beltway. Now 94 and still fed up with politics as usual, she jumps at an unexpected chance to run for U.S. Senate. With just four months until Election Day, Doris and her motley crew of political aces and amateurs craft a feisty campaign that personifies her democratic ideals of a government of, by and for the people.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-11
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The Mayo Clinic
Overview: The Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "place for hope where there is no hope." The Mayo Clinic began in 1883 as an unlikely partnership between the Sisters of Saint Francis and a country doctor named William Worrall Mayo after a devastating tornado in rural Minnesota. Since then, it has grown into an organization that treats more than a million patients a year from all 50 states and 150 countries. Dr. Mayo had a simple philosophy he imparted to his sons Will and Charlie: "the needs of the patient come first." They wouldn't treat diseases...they would treat people. In a world where healthcare delivery is typically fragmented among individual specialties, the Mayo Clinic practices a multi-specialty, team-based approach that has, from its beginnings, created a culture that thrives on collaboration.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-25
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