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Man In The Arena

2020 · 115 min

A polished, talking-heads portrait that plays like an admiring insider's tour of television power and political craft.

Directed by
Michael Barnes
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Jon Voight, Roger Ailes, Donald Trump
Tagline
His words. His voice. His story.
Overview
Man in the Arena is a feature-length documentary film exploring the life and accomplishments of media icon and political strategist Roger Ailes. Long before founding FOX News, Roger Ailes was an Emmy Award winning producer, director, documentarian, sought-after corporate consultant, and top political strategist. Many know of Ailes and his association with FOX, but few know how he got there, his work electing three presidents, or his pioneering mastery of television production and broadcasting.

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Directed by
Michael Barnes
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Jon Voight, Roger Ailes, Donald Trump
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • media
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Michael Barnes
Starring
Jon Voight, Roger Ailes, Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Newt Gingrich, Mitch McConnell, Rudolph Giuliani
Runtime
115 min
Languages
English

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