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1. Cartel Land (2015 Documentary) Cartel Land (2015 Documentary)
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A physician in Michoacán, Mexico leads a citizen uprising against the drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years... Dir: Matthew Heineman With: José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Enrique Peña Nieto Documentary | Action | Drama | War 100 mins.
2. Virunga (2014 Documentary) Virunga (2014 Documentary)
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A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources. Dir: Orlando von Einsiedel With: André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby Documentary | War 100 mins.
3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004 Documentary) Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004 Documentary)
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Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dir: Michael Moore With: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck Documentary | Comedy | Drama | War 122 mins.
4. Religulous (2008 Documentary) Religulous (2008 Documentary)
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Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion. Dir: Larry Charles With: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden Documentary | Comedy | War 101 mins.
5. Restrepo (2010 Documentary) Restrepo (2010 Documentary)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan. Dir: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger With: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Juan 'Doc Restrepo, Dan Kearney Documentary | War 93 mins.
6. Triumph of the Will (1935 Documentary) Triumph of the Will (1935 Documentary)
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The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany. Dir: Leni Riefenstahl With: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Max Amann Documentary | History | War 114 mins.
7. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007 Documentary) Taxi to the Dark Side (2007 Documentary)
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Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan. Dir: Alex Gibney With: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg Documentary | Crime | War 106 mins.
8. Shoah (1985 Documentary) Shoah (1985 Documentary)
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Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors. Dir: Claude Lanzmann With: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaïdl Documentary | History | War 566 mins.
9. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003 Documentary) The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003 Documentary)
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The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara. Dir: Errol Morris With: Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro Documentary | Biography | History | War 107 mins.
10. The Hornet's Nest (2014 Documentary) The Hornet's Nest (2014 Documentary)
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Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history. Dir: David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud With: Frank Adamski, Ofren Arrechaga, Ed Bankston Documentary | Action | History | War 93 mins.
11. Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008 Documentary) Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008 Documentary)
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Zeitgeist Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution... Dir: Peter Joseph With: Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows, John Perkins Documentary | History | War 123 mins.
12. Dirty Wars (2013 Documentary) Dirty Wars (2013 Documentary)
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Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars. Dir: Rick Rowley With: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi Documentary | Crime | Drama | Mystery | War 87 mins.
13. Korengal (2014 Documentary) Korengal (2014 Documentary)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. Dir: Sebastian Junger With: LaMonta Caldwell, Miguel Cortez, Stephen Gillespie Documentary | History | News | War 84 mins.
14. Last Days in Vietnam (2014 Documentary) Last Days in Vietnam (2014 Documentary)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as... Dir: Rory Kennedy With: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Stuart Herrington Documentary | History | War 98 mins.
15. The Road to Guantanamo (2006 Documentary) The Road to Guantanamo (2006 Documentary)
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Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge. Dir: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom With: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui Documentary | Drama | War 95 mins.
16. Night Will Fall (2014 Documentary) Night Will Fall (2014 Documentary)
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Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps. Dir: Andre Singer With: Helena Bonham Carter, Jasper Britton, Leonard Berney Documentary | History | War 75 mins.
17. The Unknown Known (2013 Documentary) The Unknown Known (2013 Documentary)
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Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Dir: Errol Morris With: Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris Documentary | Biography | History | War 103 mins.
18. Armadillo (2010 Documentary) Armadillo (2010 Documentary)
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In February of 2009, a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentarian Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo... Dir: Janus Metz Pedersen Documentary | War 105 mins.
19. Hearts and Minds (1974 Documentary) Hearts and Minds (1974 Documentary)
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A examination of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam War. Dir: Peter Davis With: Dwight D. Eisenhower, William Marshall, Georges Bidault Documentary | War 112 mins.
20. Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told (2013 Documentary) Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told (2013 Documentary)
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Adolf Hitler, born in Braunau, one man who will change the history of the world forever. It follows... Dir: Dennis Wise With: Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler Documentary | History | War 350 mins.
21. Night and Fog (1955 Documentary) Night and Fog (1955 Documentary)
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The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside. Dir: Alain Resnais With: Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler Documentary | History | War 32 mins.
22. Lessons of Darkness (1992 Documentary) Lessons of Darkness (1992 Documentary)
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This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames, with few interviews and no explanatory narration. Hell itself is presented in such beautiful sights and music that one has to be fascinated by it. Dir: Werner Herzog With: Werner Herzog Documentary | War 54 mins.
23. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997 Documentary) Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997 Documentary)
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German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as an American naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Vietcong, recreating many events for the camera. Dir: Werner Herzog With: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick Documentary | Biography | Drama | War 80 mins.
24. The Tillman Story (2010 Documentary) The Tillman Story (2010 Documentary)
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Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract... Dir: Amir Bar-Lev With: Pat Tillman, Josh Brolin, Mary Tillman Documentary | Biography | Mystery | War 94 mins.
25. War Photographer (2001 Documentary) War Photographer (2001 Documentary)
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Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever. Dir: Christian Frei With: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour, Hans-Hermann Klare Documentary | War 96 mins.
26. Standard Operating Procedure (2008 Documentary) Standard Operating Procedure (2008 Documentary)
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Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison. Dir: Errol Morris With: Megan Ambuhl Graner, Javal Davis, Ken Davis Documentary | Crime | War 116 mins.
27. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992 Documentary) Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992 Documentary)
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A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda. Dir: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick With: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan Documentary | Biography | War 167 mins.
28. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969 Documentary) The Sorrow and the Pity (1969 Documentary)
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From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival... Dir: Marcel Ophüls With: Georges Bidault, Matthäus Bleibinger, Charles Braun Documentary | History | War 251 mins.
29. Paper Clips (2004 Documentary) Paper Clips (2004 Documentary)
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As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis. Dir: Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab With: Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley Documentary | War 82 mins.
30. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008 Documentary) Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008 Documentary)
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Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people. Dir: Morgan Spurlock With: Morgan Spurlock, George Bush, Dick Cheney Documentary | Comedy | War 90 mins.
31. The Weight of Chains (2010 Documentary) The Weight of Chains (2010 Documentary)
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The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US... Dir: Boris Malagurski With: Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch Documentary | History | News | War 125 mins.
32. No End in Sight (2007 Documentary) No End in Sight (2007 Documentary)
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A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country. Dir: Charles Ferguson With: Campbell Scott, Gerald Burke, Ali Fadhil Documentary | War 102 mins.
33. Chicago 10 (2007 Documentary) Chicago 10 (2007 Documentary)
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Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Dir: Brett Morgen With: Jeffrey Wright, Nick Nolte, Roy Scheider Documentary | Animation | History | War 110 mins.
34. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987 Documentary) Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987 Documentary)
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A documentary featuring letters written by U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Viet Nam War to their families and friends back home... Dir: Bill Couturié With: Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell Documentary | History | War 84 mins.
35. The Soviet Story (2008 Documentary) The Soviet Story (2008 Documentary)
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The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Dir: Edvins Snore With: Jon Strickland, Vladimir Bukovsky, V.I. Lenin Documentary | History | War 86 mins.
36. Why We Fight (2005 Documentary) Why We Fight (2005 Documentary)
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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. Dir: Eugene Jarecki With: Gore Vidal, John McCain, Ken Adelman Documentary | History | War 98 mins.
37. Hell and Back Again (2011 Documentary) Hell and Back Again (2011 Documentary)
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What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically... Dir: Danfung Dennis With: Nathan Harris, Ashley Harris, The Marines of Echo Company Documentary | Action | History | War 88 mins.
38. The War Tapes (2006 Documentary) The War Tapes (2006 Documentary)
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Called up for service in Iraq, several members of the National Guard were given digital video cameras. This film, edited from their footage, provides a perspective on a complex and troubled conflict. Dir: Deborah Scranton With: Zack Bazzi, Duncan Domey, Ben Flanders Documentary | War 97 mins.
39. Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006 Documentary) Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006 Documentary)
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In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The five... Dir: Asger Leth, Milos Loncarevic With: Winson '2Pac' Jean, Wyclef Jean, James 'Bily' Petit Frère Documentary | Action | Drama | Music | Romance | War 85 mins.
40. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000 Documentary) Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000 Documentary)
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The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s. Dir: Mark Jonathan Harris With: Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel Documentary | History | War 122 mins.
41. Iraq in Fragments (2006 Documentary) Iraq in Fragments (2006 Documentary)
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Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension. Dir: James Longley With: Mohammed Haithem, Suleiman Mahmoud, Muqtada al-Sadr Documentary | War 94 mins.
42. Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009 Documentary) Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009 Documentary)
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Film in the Loose Change series. Dir: Dylan Avery With: Osama bin Laden, Johnelle Bryant, George W. Bush Documentary | History | War 99 mins.
43. Gallipoli (2005 Documentary) Gallipoli (2005 Documentary)
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Dir: Tolga Örnek With: Sam Neill, Zafer Ergin, Demetri Goritsas Documentary | War 114 mins.
44. The Last Days (1998 Documentary) The Last Days (1998 Documentary)
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Five Jewish Hungarians, now U.S. citizens, tell their stories: before March, 1944, when Nazis began to exterminate Hungarian Jews... Dir: James Moll With: Bill Basch, Martin Basch, Randolph Braham Documentary | War 87 mins.
45. General Idi Amin Dada (1974 Documentary) General Idi Amin Dada (1974 Documentary)
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A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda. Dir: Barbet Schroeder With: Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Golda Meir Documentary | Biography | War 90 mins.
46. Paragraph 175 (2000 Documentary) Paragraph 175 (2000 Documentary)
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Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175. Dir: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman With: Rupert Everett, Klaus Müller, Karl Gorath Documentary | History | War 81 mins.
47. In the Year of the Pig (1968 Documentary) In the Year of the Pig (1968 Documentary)
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Produced at the height of the Vietnam War, Emile de Antonio's Oscar-nominated 1968 documentary chronicles the war's historical roots... Dir: Emile de Antonio With: Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger Documentary | War 103 mins.
48. The Weather Underground (2002 Documentary) The Weather Underground (2002 Documentary)
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The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous. Dir: Sam Green, Bill Siegel With: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange Documentary | History | War 92 mins.
49. The Age of Stupid (2009 Documentary) The Age of Stupid (2009 Documentary)
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A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. Dir: Franny Armstrong With: Pete Postlethwaite, Jeh Wadia, Alvin DuVernay Documentary | History | War 92 mins.
50. War Dance (2007 Documentary) War Dance (2007 Documentary)
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Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival. Dir: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix With: Dominic, Nancy, Rose Documentary | Music | War 105 mins.
51. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006 Documentary) A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006 Documentary)
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A theatrical documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources. Dir: Basil Gelpke, Raymond McCormack With: Wade Adams, Abdul Samad Al-Awadi, Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi Documentary | War 84 mins.
52. Gunner Palace (2004 Documentary) Gunner Palace (2004 Documentary)
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American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country. Dir: Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker With: Bryant Davis, Devon Dixon, Javorn Drummond Documentary | War 85 mins.
53. Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006 Documentary) Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006 Documentary)
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Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR. Dir: Robert Greenwald With: Katy Helvenston-Wettengal, Scott Helvenston, Donna Zovko Documentary | War 75 mins.
54. The Rape of Europa (2006 Documentary) The Rape of Europa (2006 Documentary)
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The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage. Dir: Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen With: Joan Allen, E. Randol Schoenberg, Maria Altmann Documentary | History | War 117 mins.
55. San Pietro (1945 Documentary) San Pietro (1945 Documentary)
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This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers... With: Mark W. Clark, John Huston Documentary | War 32 mins.
56. Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary (2002 Documentary) Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary (2002 Documentary)
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Documentary featuring interview footage with Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's personal secretaries during WWII. Dir: André Heller, Othmar Schmiderer With: Traudl Junge Documentary | Biography | War 90 mins.
57. Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004 Documentary) Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004 Documentary)
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This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in the Senate. Dir: Kevin Knoblock With: Fred Dalton Thompson, Michael Moore, John Kerry Documentary | War 72 mins.
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