17 Movies Starring George W. Bush

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-03-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

79 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (573 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign.

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-25

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (107763 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Moore

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Following up on 'Bowling for Columbine', film-maker Michael Moore provides deep and though-provoking insights on the American security system, the level of paranoia, fear, uncertainty, false values and patriotism, which all combined together to set a stage for George W. Bush to launch a war on Iraq instead of focusing on getting the real culprit(s) behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This documentary also focuses on how some Saudis were safely and secretly flown out of America while planes were ostensibly grounded after the attacks. Archived film footage, candid interviews with politicians, and an overall waste of public funds for a war that was initiated on false pretension to wit: a weapon of mass distraction - to take the focus away from the real enemy and get Americans glued to their TV sets to watch innocent Iraqis and Afghans getting killed. And a war that would eventually alienate the U.S.A. and it's citizens from almost every country on Earth.

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-21

Languages:

Swedish, Spanish, English

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

54 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1258 Reviews)

Director:

Erik Gandini

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Sicko

Sicko

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-07-03

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (63416 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Moore

Fullplot:

Documentary look at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared to free, universal care in Canada, the U.K., and France. Moore contrasts U.S. media reports on Canadian care with the experiences of Canadians in hospitals and clinics there. He interviews patients and doctors in the U.K. about cost, quality, and salaries. He examines why Nixon promoted HMOs in 1971, and why the Clintons' reform effort failed in the 1990s. He talks to U.S. ex-pats in Paris about French services, and he takes three 9/11 clean-up volunteers, who developed respiratory problems, to Cuba for care. He asks of Americans, "Who are we?"

Deadline

Deadline

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (208 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

A documentary on Illinois Governor George Ryan, who, with 60 days left in office, makes a decision on the fate of death row prisoners.

Control Room

Control Room

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-18

Languages:

Arabic, English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4680 Reviews)

Director:

Jehane Noujaim

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

78 min

IMDB Ratings:

(715 Reviews)

Director:

Rory Kennedy

Fullplot:

Examines the abuse, torture, and murder of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison at the hands of U.S. military police in the fall of 2003 and debunks the "bad apples" theory. The film asks: how can decent young soldiers take these actions, and, what orders came from the chain of command. The filmmaker interviews former detainees, soldiers, and MPs involved in photographed degradation. He references Dr. Stanley Milgrim's early 60's experiments. The film also traces memoranda from Secretary Rumsfeld, General Sanchez, and the U.S. Department of Justice allowing various interrogation methods along with a 2003 visit to Abu Ghraib by General Miller, who had been running Guantanimo.

Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1675 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

A redemptive tale of an aspiring rap artist surviving failed levees and her own troubled past and seizing a chance for a new beginning.

Fuel

Fuel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-09-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (576 Reviews)

Director:

Joshua Tickell

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Director Josh Tickell takes us along for his 11 year journey around the world to find solutions to America's addiction to oil. A shrinking economy, a failing auto industry, rampant unemployment, an out-of-control national debt, and an insatiable demand for energy weigh heavily on all of us. Fuel shows us the way out of the mess we're in by explaining how to replace every drop of oil we now use, while creating green jobs and keeping our money here at home. The film never dwells on the negative, but instead shows us the easy solutions already within our reach.

102 Minutes That Changed America

102 Minutes That Changed America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (1395 Reviews)

Fullplot:

The September 11 terrorist attacks seen by the eyes of New York citizens. All videos are recorded with common people's cameras from the moments that anticipate the impact of the first plane,till the collapse of the WTC 1 and 2. There couldn't be a more realistic way to show one of the worst and saddest moment of modern era of the United States history; the 102 minutes that changed an entire continent are completely narrated by the people who have directly lived that frightening day.

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land

Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-01-09

Languages:

Burmese, English

Countries:

Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Spain, Belgium, Canada

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(2059 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in Burma by thousands of monks.

Mad As Hell

Mad As Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

(271 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Napier

Fullplot:

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case. MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, Cenk's uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media; his unwavering dedication to speaking the truth puts him at the very nexus of the battle between new and old media, and makes MAD AS HELL not only entertaining, but incredibly timely as well.

Mad As Hell

Mad As Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (263 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Napier

Fullplot:

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case. MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, Cenk's uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media; his unwavering dedication to speaking the truth puts him at the very nexus of the battle between new and old media, and makes MAD AS HELL not only entertaining, but incredibly timely as well.

Mad As Hell

Mad As Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (263 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Napier

Fullplot:

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case. MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, Cenk's uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media; his unwavering dedication to speaking the truth puts him at the very nexus of the battle between new and old media, and makes MAD AS HELL not only entertaining, but incredibly timely as well.

Mad As Hell

Mad As Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (263 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Napier

Fullplot:

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case. MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, Cenk's uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media; his unwavering dedication to speaking the truth puts him at the very nexus of the battle between new and old media, and makes MAD AS HELL not only entertaining, but incredibly timely as well.

Mad As Hell

Mad As Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (263 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Napier

Fullplot:

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case. MAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, Cenk's uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media; his unwavering dedication to speaking the truth puts him at the very nexus of the battle between new and old media, and makes MAD AS HELL not only entertaining, but incredibly timely as well.

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-05-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (476 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Siegel

Fullplot:

'The Trials of Muhammad Ali' covers Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn a five-year prison sentence for refusing US military service in Vietnam. Prior to becoming the most recognizable face on earth, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. 'Trials' zeroes in on the most controversial years of Ali's life, when an emerging sports superhero chooses faith and conscience over fame and fortune.

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