THEME EXPLORATION

American politics

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
Saint Jack
Saint Jack
1979 · Peter Bogdanovich
The First Year
The First Year
1972 · Patricio Guzmán
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cyrus Nowrasteh USA

Dramatizes controversial political events through meticulous reconstruction and competing narratives.

 Michael Moore USA

Provocative agitprop documentaries blending personal narrative with investigative journalism to expose systemic American failures.

 Oliver Stone United States

His filmography directly confronts American political history and institutional power through works like JFK, Nixon, and W., examining conspiracies and presidential legacies.