Illinois politico playbook

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poster How They Rob Men in Chicago
How They Rob Men in Chicago
(2.9/5)
1mn - Crime, Comedy
A burlesque on the work of highwaymen in Chicago. An elderly gentleman is sandbagged and robbed by a thug, who inadvertently leaves some money on the victim's prostrate body. A policeman shows up.
poster County Line: All In
County Line: All In
(2.8/5)
83mn - Action
When a corrupt lawyer is found dead on the county line, seasoned Sheriff Alden Rockwell must reluctantly partner with the newly elected Sheriff Jo Porter, whose modern methods clash with his old-school ap…
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster The Act
The Act
94mn - Crime, Comedy
A cynical political comedy where blackmail, a complex hotel heist, and Washington corruption converge in a twisted caper full of disguises and double-crosses, as union bosses, the President, and a band of…
poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster Paul Ogata: A Collection of My Favorite Lies
Paul Ogata: A Collection of My Favorite Lies
59mn - Comedy
In his first hour-long comedy special, award-winning comedian Paul Ogata takes it upon himself to solve the world's problems by exposing the lies of modern society, including the Ebola scare, food allergi…
poster Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
(2.8/5)
96mn - History, Drama
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; hi…
poster Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
(2.9/5)
100mn - Crime, Drama, Short
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a …
poster Pharma Bro
Pharma Bro
(2.6/5)
85mn - Documentary
The story of Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical tycoon known for raising the price of an AIDS drug 5500% overnight, buying the sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million dollars and being convicted …
poster The Policemen's Little Run
The Policemen's Little Run
6mn - Crime, Comedy
A policeman spots a dog stealing a piece of meat from a butcher's shop, and gives chase. Soon several more policemen have joined the pursuit. But the chase does not turn out as the policemen expect.
poster Out of the Way!
Out of the Way!
(3.1/5)
61mn - Comedy
When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is holy to them.
poster Kansas Saloon Smashers
Kansas Saloon Smashers
1mn - Comedy
A gilded saloon, with a fancy bar, forms the background. A nobby bartender with white coat and apron is dispensing drinks to customers. Behind him are polished plate glass mirrors. A comical Irishman ente…
poster A Clever Dummy
A Clever Dummy
19mn - Comedy
An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.
poster Incident at Crestridge
Incident at Crestridge
(2.9/5)
92mn - Crime, Drama, Short
A woman campaigns for and wins election as sheriff in a crusade against the ineptitude and outright corruption of the local law enforcement in a small town in the West.
poster Snowballing
Snowballing
96mn - Action, Comedy
A group of high school students on a ski vacation discover their resort's corrupt owner has been overcharging guests for years with the local sheriff's help. With only seven days to expose the scam, the t…
poster The Danger Game
The Danger Game
(3.4/5)
50mn - Comedy
Wealthy Clytie Rogers writes a novel in which a society girl commits a burglary, but it is "roasted" by critic Jimmy Gilpin, who writes that her story is completely implausible. To prove him wrong, Clytie…
poster The Sculptor's Nightmare
The Sculptor's Nightmare
(2.7/5)
9mn - Comedy, Animation
At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. In…
poster Battle of Greed
Battle of Greed
(2.9/5)
65mn - Western
When lawyer John Storm leads Indiana pioneers to Virginia City's silver boom, he must battle a corrupt mining company in court while fighting crooked judges, bribed juries, and kidnappers who will stop at…
poster Blood Alley
Blood Alley
86mn - Action, Crime, Thriller
Elijah Kane Is on a new mission for the government after being promised that the CIA will provide information about who put out a hit on his previous team. Kane and the new team have to take down a high l…
poster The Beilis Case
The Beilis Case
(2.9/5)
0mn - Drama, Crime
Ukrainian silent courtroom drama about the trial on charges of Menachem Mendel Beilis in the ritual murder of 12-year-old Andrey Yushchinsky. Menahem Mendel Beilis was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual mu…
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