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Power

Drama Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade. In parallel and unaware of the potential dangers, he proceeds to unravel the mystery surrounding Hastings dropping ... [+]
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United StatesUnited States TV Guide "The diverse elements of the plot are fairly complicated, but Lumet is a strong director who knows how to effectively weave these components together" POS
United StatesUnited States
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"Before it turns slack and sentimental, 'Power', Sidney Lumet's foray into the world of political consultants, crackles with a kind of moral static."  NEU
United StatesUnited States Miami Herald "Sometimes, it is so embarrassingly bad that one can only laugh and wonder how Lumet could have missed the windmill by so much more than a mile" NEG
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