THEME EXPLORATION

American politics

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
The First Year
The First Year
1972 · Patricio Guzmán
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
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 films like JFK, Nixon, and W. directly interrogate pivotal moments and figures in American political history through provocative narratives.