20 movies like How Arnold Won the West, ordered by similarity : The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007), Vice(2018), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Air Guitar Nation(2006), The Last Mogul(2005), The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone(2003), Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election(2002), Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections(2020), Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher(1994), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg(1999), The Beaches of Agnès(2008) ...
Biography, Documentary
France|UK
2004
80 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Gasser Barbara George W. Bush Bill Clinton Gray Davis
governor republican politician george w. bush porn star bill clinton amusing disheartening shocking california rally government offices politics debate special election campaigning arnold schwarzenegger quest rivalry 2000s
How Arnold went from Terminator to Governator.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2007
79 Minutes
Steve Wiebe Mark Alpiger Walter Day Steve Sanders Robert Mruczek Todd Rogers
gamer teacher wife friend rival quirky amusing ottumwa, iowa hollywood, fla. redmond, wash. laconia, n.h. video games obsession competition quest rivalry underdog 2000s
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk LisaGay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp Don McManus
president dick cheney george w. bush politician wife brooding bleak intricate disheartening tense washington, d.c. backyard office white house stage press conference dick cheney american foreign policy politics war
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Documentary, Biography, Music
USA
2006
78 Minutes
Dan Crane David S. Jung S. Craig Zahler Christian Finnegan Adam Crystal Peter Cilella
champion competitor air guitar player american spirited offbeat new york city finland strip club bedroom stage air guitar championship hobby music competition rise rivalry quest 2000s
It's time to rock and roll - air guitar style. AIR GUITAR NATION is the feature documentary about the year that air guitar swept America - from New York to Los Angeles and then all the way ... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2005
103 Minutes
Peter Bart Norman Brokaw David Brown Helen Gurley Brown Jimmy Carter Charles Champlin
agent studio head actor president talk show host lawyer incredible shocking intricate hollywood, calif. movie studio beverly hills, calif. office courtroom movie set hollywood success manipulation mafia music corporation of america
With hopes of making a quick buck to pay off some debt, a man throws a Luau themed out of party that quickly becomes out of control.
Documentary
Spain
2003
110 Minutes
Xabier Arzalluz Bernardo Atxaga Txiki Benegas Txetxo Bengoetxea Julen De Madariaga Odón Elorza Iñaki Gabilondo Juan José Ibarretxe
politician novelist musician nationalist spaniard tense gripping spain office basque nationalism government politics culture clash violence discovery rivalry 2000s
Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain.
Documentary
USA
2002
50 Minutes
Joan Sekler
governor secretary of state lawyer voter jeb bush katherine harris disturbing gripping intricate shocking florida government building polling place presidency 2000 election conspiracy racism george w. bush voting mystery
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story of the undermining of democracy in America. Focusing on events leading up to election day and the foiled attempt to count... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2020
91 Minutes
Russell Michaels
hacker national security advisor politician political consultant political candidate computer computer expert computer programmer bleak brooding chilling confident dark disheartening disturbing engaging fascinating gripping intense powerful
Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
Biography, Documentary
UK
1994
83 Minutes
Margaret Thatcher Christopher Hitchens Julian Seymour Howard Teicher
documentarian politician son press agent security guard wild amusing engaging england new york city salon chase politics margaret thatcher paranoia investigation pursuit underdog 1990s
Kamikaze documentarian Nick Broomfield unleashes his bothersome Brit persona on the Iron Lady in this hilariously revealing film. The result is ninety minutes of the filmmaker being ... See full summary »
Documentary
Ireland|Netherlands|UK|Germany|France|Finland
2003
74 Minutes
Donnacha O'Briain
president george w. bush news reporter documentarian protester hugo chavez gritty powerful fiery venezuela protest street u.s. capitol coup d'état political unrest revolution uprising politics foreign relations underdog
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Biography, Documentary
USA
1999
89 Minutes
baseball fan baseball player jew friend rival inspiring emotional detroit michigan new york city baseball field baseball fame judaism anti-semitism family hank greenberg discovery rise rivalry
The life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.
Documentary, Biography
France
2008
110 Minutes
Agnès Varda André Lubrano Blaise Fournier Vincent Fournier Andrée Vilar Stéphane Vilar
filmmaker artist actor family member winsome emotional creative beach france agnes varda regret art travel family nostalgia discovery transformation love 2000s
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Documentary
USA
2010
117 Minutes
Eliot Spitzer Wrenn Schmidt Roger Stone Kim Allen Karen Finley
politician call girl friend author governor attorney general engaging solemn powerful new york state house office government building prostitution scandal politics eliot spitzer infidelity corruption discovery
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Documentary
USA
2006
92 Minutes
Reverend Gadget Ed Begley Jr. Phyllis Diller Colette Divine Mel Gibson
narrator ed begley jr. mel gibson george w. bush profound rousing california washington, d.c. global warming automotive industry hybrid electric car oil environmental consciousness politics quest 2000s
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
singer musician reporter the dixie chicks politician disheartening intense texas south carolina politics rebellion music protest iraq war revenge rivalry 2000s
A documentary on the The Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Jewel Palovak Warren Queeney Carol Dexter Val Dexter Sam Egli
researcher bear girlfriend activist conservationist unrestrained tender powerful alaska wildlife preserve grizzly bears daunting task obsession death quest fall 2000s
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Documentary
USA
2006
95 Minutes
doctor politician powerful profound iraq doctor's office family home election politics democracy activism iraq war quest 2000s
Documentary by Oscar winner Laura Poitras about the war in Iraq.
Documentary
USA
2005
74 Minutes
Rose Rosenblatt
teen girl high-school student family member pastor christian amusing engaging disheartening lubbock, texas high school shelby knox sex education politics conservatism gay rights christianity quest growing up 2000s
A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, Crime
USA|UK
2011
85 Minutes
Tim Lewis Leslie James Pickering Jake Ferguson Lauren Regan
environmentalist protester radical activist politician blue-collar worker powerful profound fascinating oregon forest prison environmentalism capitalism deforestation daniel mcgowan terrorism political activism quest sacrifice
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'