New & Improved! A Political Thriller

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Tom Hanks stars as an attorney tasked with defending the Soviet agent who comes to be brokered in the swap. Tom Hanks yes, he's in a few of these stars as the titular Charlie Wilson in this witty film about a hard-partying Congressman who somehow finds himself leading the charge to involve the United States government in the Soviet-Afghan War. Part comedy, part drama, part thriller, and all political, this one is worth checking out. For all of the great political thrillers out there, there are surprisingly few that focus on the greatest public display of politics in democracy: The Ides of March is the exception to the rule.

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It sets up a compelling web of secrets and election-season intrigue and then hands the keys to George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, and the other members of its star-studded cast. Even before "fake news" went mainstream, Americans had a fascination with grandiose conspiracy theories.

A favorite playground for cloak-and-dagger theorizing was the assassination of John F. Oliver Stone is the perfect director for this flick, which cleverly and more than a bit recklessly weaves a conspiratorial yarn that is—rather loosely—based on real events. The Manchurian Candidate is a film so iconic that its title has entered the political lexicon.

The titular candidate is an American soldier captured in the Korean war. Brainwashed in Manchuria, he is released back to the United States, where—unbeknownst even to him—his programming is poised to turn his nascent political career into a Cold-War checkmate by foreign communist forces.

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Steven Spielberg's Munich is one of the best political thrillers to hit the silver screen in recent years. It focuses on the days after the massacre of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team and a West German police officer.

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Operating in secret, the Israeli Mossad seeks vengeance on the Palestinian terrorist outfit involved in the deadly attack. With Steven Spielberg directing and Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep starring, it seemed pretty clear from the start that The Post was going to be a good flick. It delivers on that promise, turning the real-life story of The Washington Post 's Pentagon Papers story into a thrilling film that recalls All the President's Men 's themes of journalistic courage and executive power.

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Syriana's politics take viewers globe-trotting from Texas to the Middle East. Connecting the disparate settings is the oil business, which serves as the driving force in a plot full of intrigue, action, and political tension.

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