"The untold true story that changed the course of history."

2018

2h 12m

7.0(3440 votes)

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Comedy

Overview

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

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94 members

Acting

Christian Bale

Dick Cheney

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Amy Adams

Lynne Cheney

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Steve Carell

Donald Rumsfeld

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Sam Rockwell

George W. Bush

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Alison Pill

Mary Cheney

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Eddie Marsan

Paul Wolfowitz

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Justin Kirk

Scooter Libby

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LisaGay Hamilton

Condoleezza Rice

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Jesse Plemons

Kurt

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Bill Camp

Gerald Ford

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Don McManus

David Addington

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Lily Rabe

Liz Cheney

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Shea Whigham

Wayne Vincent

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Stephen Adly Guirgis

George Tenet

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Tyler Perry

Colin Powell

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Josh Latzer

Secret Service Agent

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Jeff Bosley

Secret Service Agent

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Camille James Harman

Mary Matalin

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Jillian Armenante

Karen Hughes

Writing

Matthew Jacobs

Antonin Scalia

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Robert L. Hughes

Justice Warren E. Burger

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Scott Christopher

Marshal

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Amir Malaklou

Prisoner

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Paul Perri

Trent Lott

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Edward Fletcher

Democratic Senator

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Brian Woo Young Chung

Soldier by Tank

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Kawa Mawlayee

Soldier by Tank

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Alex MacNicoll

17 Year Old Dick Cheney

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Cailee Spaeny

17 Year Old Lynne Vincent

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Brandon Sklenar

Bobby Prentace

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Casey Sander

Old Crew Member

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Joe Sabatino

Lineman Boss

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Fay Masterson

Edna Vincent

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Dan Gilvary

Monotone Congressman

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Stephen Friedrich

Alan

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Kyle S. More

Roger Ailes

Production

Robyn Wholey

White House Tour Guide

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Production

Betsy Koch

Kurt's Wife

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Elliot Zetumer

Kurt's Son

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Kirk Bovill

Henry Kissinger

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Violet Hicks

8 Year Old Liz Cheney

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Colyse Harger

5 Year Old Mary Cheney

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Brandon Bales

CIA Agent

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Brian Poth

Secret Service Agent

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Sam Massaro

Young Antonin Scalia

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Doug Simpson

Campaign Manager

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Scott Subiono

Cheney's Doctor

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Dennis LaValle

Mayor

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Al Carabello

Aide

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Melissa K. Marks

Heather Poe

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Treisa Gary

Clerk

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Chris Dougherty

Philip Perry

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John Hillner

George Bush Sr.

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Grace Rowe

Teacher

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Michael Reilly Burke

David Gribbin

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Staci Roberts

Theresa

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William Goldman

Dennis Hastert

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Tony Forsmark

Grover Norquist

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Adam Bartley

Frank Luntz

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Daniel Bruington

Doug

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Vishesh Chachra

Secret Service Agent

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Kevin Flood

Richard Clarke

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Michael A. Naggi

Other Man

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Melissa Schumacher

Intelligence Officer

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Delpaneaux Wills

Intelligence Officer

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Scott Alan Smith

Intelligence Officer

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Paul Yoo

John Yoo

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Brandon Firla

Jay Bybee

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Omid Zader

Waterboard Translator

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David Yahya

Waterboard Translator

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Karim Saleh

Translator

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Terri Cavanaugh

Focus Group Leader

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Stewart J. Zully

Focus Group Participant

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Ptolemy Slocum

Focus Group Participant

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Melody Hollis

Focus Group Participant

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Matt Champagne

Douglas Feith

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Joseph Beck

Karl Rove

Crew

Tony Graham

Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

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Crew

Alex Kingi

Osama Bin Laden

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Vanessa Cloke

CIA Analyst

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David Fabrizio

Lawrence Wilkerson

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Matt Miller

General

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Mark Bramhall

Harry Whittington

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Holly Hawkins

Katherine Armstrong

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John Kellar

Soldier

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Dustin Green

Soldier

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James Hornbeck

Patrick Leahy

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Robert Loftin

GW Doctor / Surgeon

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Kevin Symons

Male News Anchor

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Stacie Greenwell

Nurse

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Amy Moorman

Martha Raddatz

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Naomi Watts

News Anchor (uncredited)

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Aidan Gail

12 Year Old Dick Cheney (uncredited)

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Alfred Molina

Waiter (uncredited)

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