10 films the Government would rather you not see

These are 10 films that I believe if watched by the majority of US citizens there would be demands of impeachment, a push to pull out of Afghanistan/Iraq and a complete shift in thought or at the very least some questioning of the government.

Ever had a sneaking suspicion that there’s another world, a secret world, hidden just out of sight of this one? Good news: There totally is! Bad news: There’s a reason they’re hiding that secret world from you …

It’s also amazing to me how few people have seen most of these films even the “popular” ones.

1) Why We Fight

Genre: Documentary / History

Tagline: It is nowhere written that the American empire goes on forever.

Plot Outline: Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki’s shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0436971/

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2) The Fog of War

Genre: Documentary / Biography

Plot Outline: A film about the former US Secretary of Defence and the various difficult lessons he learned about the nature and conduct of modern war.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/

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3) The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

Genre: Documentary

Tagline: We’re literally stuck up a cul-de-sac in a cement SUV without a fill-up

Plot Summary: Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space…

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0446320/

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4) America: From Freedom to Fascism

Genre: Documentary

Plot Outline: A documentary that explores the connection between income tax collection and the erosion of civil liberties in America.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0772153/

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5) Loose Change

Genre: Documentary (more)

Plot Outline: An exploration of the viewpoint that the September 11, 2001 attacks were planned by the United States government.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0831315/

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6) 1984

Genre: Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Tagline: George Orwell’s Terrifying Vision Comes To The Screen.

Plot Outline: George Orwell’s novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0087803/

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7) V for Vendetta

Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Tagline: Remember, remember the 5th of November.

Plot Outline: A shadowy freedom fighter known only as “V” uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally.

IMDB – www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

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