This film shows how hoaxes are created and that a newspaper reporter can lie. It shows how political movements are started and how they can be manipulated and corrupted by powerful people with their own agenda supporting them.

Shows a newspaper smear comprised of lies. It also shows a biased congressional investigation with witnesses giving false testimony in it. The false outrage of politicians. Ooops, almost forgot, Washington DC swamp rats are here too! Not bad for a film that is about 82 years old.

This movie shows an honest man being forced to do deals and use the race hate card while campaigning.

The line that reveals how much power Kane thinks his newspapers have is “People will think what I tell them to think.”

The political machine and swamp rats.

It does show a person, who owns a newspaper, trying to use it to sway an election. And even though it is done through fantasy and the metaphor of a magic spell, it makes a comment about voter fraud and ballot tampering.

It does show a back room meeting of a party’s elite choosing a candidate for congress while an honest maid in the house learns about politics and decides to run against their handpicked candidate.

Shows a folk-singing drifter into a powerful narcissistic media star. Suggested by dan_dassow

The film shows senate investigation hearings, impeachment and the backdoor politics and personal feuds that go on in congress and the federal government. Suggested by Pencho15.

A biopic of the first U.S. President to face an impeachment trial. Suggested by Pencho15.

A president trying to drain the swamp in Washington D.C. And the swamp fighting back. It shows an attempt to impeach the president. Suggested by Pencho15.

Plot summary: “A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.” Suggested by Pencho15.

Plot summary: “Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.” It has a woman candidate, politics and organized crime. Suggested by Pencho15.

Shows a coup d’etat attempt by military leaders to oust a duly elected president. They had sworn to protect the constitution but they detest democracy and they believe they should rule instead of elected officials.