The best political thrillers of the last century, including JFK and Blow Out, depict distrust and paranoia in undeniably ...

Political thrillers tap into a very specific itch—the feeling that the world is run by hidden hands, and ordinary people are left scrambling to piece together the truth. These films thrive on ...

Unlike in the real world, where politics can often be dreary, on the small screen, writers can spice up political fiction and nonfiction with potboiler plots and ripped-from-the-headlines drama. Case ...