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Political Film and Television: The Politics of Entertainment

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Which 1976 political satire film directed by Sidney Lumet depicts the rise and fall of a fictional U.S. president?

  1. The Candidate

  2. Network

  3. All the President's Men

  4. Taxi Driver


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, and Ned Beatty.

In the 1993 political drama film \"Dave\", what is the name of the fictional president who is replaced by a lookalike?

  1. Bill Mitchell

  2. Dave Kovic

  3. Bob Alexander

  4. Alan Reed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dave is a 1993 American political comedy-drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Gary Ross. The film stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, and Charles Grodin.

Which 2006 political thriller film directed by Stephen Frears depicts the rise of Idi Amin to power in Uganda?

  1. The Last King of Scotland

  2. Blood Diamond

  3. Casino Royale

  4. The Departed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British biographical political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald and written by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. The film is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Giles Foden.

In the 2012 political satire film \"The Dictator\", what is the name of the fictional dictator of the Republic of Wadiya?

  1. Admiral General Aladeen

  2. Omar Suleiman

  3. Muammar Gaddafi

  4. Hosni Mubarak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dictator is a 2012 American political satire film directed by Larry Charles and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Jeff Schaffer. The film stars Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, and Megan Fox.

Which 2016 political drama film directed by Adam McKay depicts the rise and fall of Dick Cheney, the former vice president of the United States?

  1. Vice

  2. The Big Short

  3. Moneyball

  4. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vice is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, and Jesse Plemons.

In the 2018 political thriller film \"The Front Runner\", what is the name of the fictional Democratic presidential candidate who is forced to withdraw from the race due to a sex scandal?

  1. Gary Hart

  2. Walter Mondale

  3. Michael Dukakis

  4. Joe Biden


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Front Runner is a 2018 American biographical political drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Matt Bai and Jay Carson. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J. K. Simmons, Molly Ephraim, and Alfred Molina.

Which 2019 political drama film directed by Jay Roach depicts the impeachment of Bill Clinton?

  1. Bombshell

  2. The Post

  3. Vice

  4. The Front Runner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bombshell is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, and Allison Janney.

In the 2020 political satire film \"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm\", what is the name of the fictional Kazakhstani journalist who travels to the United States to make a documentary about the 2020 presidential election?

  1. Borat Sagdiyev

  2. Azamat Bagatov

  3. Nursultan Nazarbayev

  4. Ali G


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a 2020 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Jason Woliner and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, and Lee Kern. The film stars Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Rudy Giuliani, and Jason Mantzoukas.

Which 2021 political drama film directed by Aaron Sorkin depicts the trial of the Chicago 7, a group of anti-Vietnam War activists who were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

  1. The Trial of the Chicago 7

  2. Mank

  3. The Mauritanian

  4. One Night in Miami


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a 2020 American historical legal drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, and Jeremy Strong.

In the 2022 political satire film \"Don't Look Up\", what is the name of the fictional comet that is on a collision course with Earth?

  1. Comet Dibiasky

  2. Asteroid B612

  3. Planet Nine

  4. Oumuamua


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Don't Look Up is a 2021 American satirical black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, and Meryl Streep.

Which 1990 political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula depicts the investigation into the Watergate scandal?

  1. All the President's Men

  2. The Parallax View

  3. Three Days of the Condor

  4. The Conversation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula and written by William Goldman. The film is based on the 1974 book of the same name by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, which detailed their investigation into the Watergate scandal.

In the 2008 political drama film \"Frost/Nixon\", what is the name of the British talk show host who interviews former U.S. President Richard Nixon?

  1. David Frost

  2. Richard Nixon

  3. Henry Kissinger

  4. Alexander Haig


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frost/Nixon is a 2008 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan. The film is based on Morgan's 2006 stage play of the same name, which dramatizes the series of television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Which 2012 political drama film directed by Steven Spielberg depicts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

  1. Lincoln

  2. Argo

  3. Zero Dark Thirty

  4. The Post


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lincoln is a 2012 American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner. The film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

In the 2016 political thriller film \"Miss Sloane\", what is the name of the fictional lobbyist who is hired to defeat a gun control bill?

  1. Elizabeth Sloane

  2. John Ellis

  3. Patton Dugan

  4. Esme Manucharian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Miss Sloane is a 2016 American political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, and John Lithgow.

Which 2018 political drama film directed by Adam McKay depicts the financial crisis of 2007-2008?

  1. The Big Short

  2. Vice

  3. The Front Runner

  4. Bombshell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film is based on Michael Lewis's 2010 book of the same name.

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