Game Change

Politics would never be the same.

6.9
20121h 58m

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Game Change: Trailer (HBO Films)

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Director Jay Roach on GAME CHANGE

Cast

Photo of Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Sarah Palin

Photo of Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Steve Schmidt

Photo of Ed Harris

Ed Harris

John McCain

Photo of Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Rick Davis

Photo of Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Mark Salter

Photo of Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Nicolle Wallace

Photo of Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Mark Wallace

Photo of Larry Sullivan

Larry Sullivan

Chris Edwards

Photo of Mikal Evans

Mikal Evans

Bexie Nobles

Photo of Colby French

Colby French

Tucker Eskew

Photo of Bruce Altman

Bruce Altman

Fred Davis

Photo of Spencer Garrett

Spencer Garrett

Steve Biegun

Photo of Brian Howe

Brian Howe

Randy Scheunemann

Photo of John Rothman

John Rothman

A.B. Culvahouse

Photo of Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Senator Joe Lieberman

Photo of Alex Hyde-White

Alex Hyde-White

Lindsey Graham

Photo of Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins

Bill McInturff

Photo of Melissa Farman

Melissa Farman

Bristol Palin

Photo of Brittany Underwood

Brittany Underwood

Willow Palin

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Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

7/10

You couldn't make this today could you? I mean, the Repubicans aren't all depicted as idiotic, mouth breathing, Nazi monsters from Mars... so it wouldn't be PC enough and people would call it offensive. Because, how dare you not stereotype.

Anyway, Palin was a mistake, but the movie puts all the blame on her. That wasn't really the case was it? We were just coming off the W presidency, if Obama won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If Hillary won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If a reanimated corpse won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election.

People were so fed up with 8 years of W, that the DNC could have run a serial killer that cooked and ate a Jewish baby on live television and they still would have beaten McCain.

McCain's problem wasn't Palin. McCain's problem was W, and he was in the same party as W and Americans just wanted a change after that mess.

So it's kind of unfairly blaming Palin... but Palin was a mistake. She was not ready for the big game. She was poor choice.

But, it was a fair depiction of why she was a poor choice. It was a well acted and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. It was a well acted and well directed and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice.

But in the end, it wasn't her fault. W guaranteed that there was going to be no beating Obama.

But as far as political movies go, it's fair and well done... despite the miscast blame.

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