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During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.


“Politics would never be the same.”
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.

Julianne Moore
Sarah Palin

Woody Harrelson
Steve Schmidt

Ed Harris
John McCain

Peter MacNicol
Rick Davis

Jamey Sheridan
Mark Salter

Sarah Paulson
Nicolle Wallace

Ron Livingston
Mark Wallace

David Barry Gray
Todd Palin

Larry Sullivan
Chris Edwards

Mikal Evans
Bexie Nobles
Game Change is a tv movie, drama, comedy, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of presidential election, politics. Directed by Jay Roach, it stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris. 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.
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