James Baker III

Filmmakers examine the controversy surrounding the 2000 election of George W. Bush and the disputed vote in Florida.

When he left the White House in 1989, Ronald Reagan was one of the most popular presidents of the century. A former Hollywood star and seemingly simple man, Reagan was consistently underestimated by his opponents. One by one, he overcame them all. Incorporating interviews with key political insiders, Reagan explores the man who saw America as a “shining city on a hill” and himself as its defender.

Countdown to Zero reveals the truth behind an issue on which human survival itself hangs - the very real possibility of nuclear disaster. From the producers of An Inconvenient Truth, Countdown is a chilling wake-up call about the urgency of the nuclear threat.