Greg Palast

Acting

Greg Palast

Born

1952-06-26 (74)

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Gregory Allyn Palast (born June 26, 1952) is a New York Times-bestselling author and a journalist for the British Broadcasting Corporation as well as the British newspaper The Observer. His work frequently focuses on corporate malfeasance but has also been known to work with labor unions and consumer advocacy groups. Notably, he has claimed to have uncovered evidence that Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, and Florida Elections Unit Chief Clay Roberts, along with the ChoicePoint corporation, rigged the ballots during the US Presidential Election of 2000 and again in 2004 when, he argued, the problems and machinations from 2000 continued, and that challeng…

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5.0

Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing body of intellectuals, religious leaders and community organizers are getting tough with their questions about peace -- and that's no oxymoron. To shed light on the answers, filmmakers Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli record a variety of speakers, including Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Scott Ritter, Pete Seeger, Howard Zinn and Gore Vidal.

The Peace!

2005

Poverty, Inc. poster
7.2

Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex - the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. Are we catalyzing development or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?

Poverty, Inc.

2015

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy poster
7.2

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from Florida's electoral rolls. Now Palast is back to take a deep dive into the Republicans' dark operation, Crosscheck--designed to steal a million minority votes by November--and the billionaires who finance it.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

2016

Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen poster
8.7

Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen The 2024 election is in danger:  8,500 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters have already challenged the rights of 851,000 voters of color.  Investigative reporter Greg Palast (Guardian/Rolling Stone) hunts down the MAGA vigilantes including one dressed like Doc Holliday—with his loaded 6-guns—who blocked the vote of 4,000 Black soldiers including MAJ Gamaliel Turner.  Palast and Major Turner confront the vote rustlers in scenes humorous, weird and dangerous.

Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

2024

Orwell Rolls in His Grave poster
7.5

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

2003

Vigilante poster
10.0

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast confronts the latest vote suppression tricksters. Narrated by Rosario Dawson. "Frightening but really entertaining. Everyone must see it." -LaTosha Brown, Black Voters Matter.

Vigilante

2023

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 6 titles

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5.0

Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing body of intellectuals, religious leaders and community organizers are getting tough with their questions about peace -- and that's no oxymoron. To shed light on the answers, filmmakers Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli record a variety of speakers, including Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Scott Ritter, Pete Seeger, Howard Zinn and Gore Vidal.

The Peace!

2005

Orwell Rolls in His Grave poster
7.5

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

2003

Free for All! poster
7.0

One Dude's Quest to Save Democracy. A FilmBuff Presentation.

Free for All!

2008

The Yes Men poster
6.8

A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.

The Yes Men

2003

Big Noise Dispatches 01 poster
NR

Dispatches 01 collects 72 minutes of radical investigations, analysis and on the ground video from the Big Noise team working on four continents.

Big Noise Dispatches 01

2008

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans poster
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Thousands of New Orleans residents were forced to evacuate when Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005; filmed a year later, this compelling documentary shows how some of the city's poorest residents were still trying to find their way home. Investigative reporter Greg Palast interviews scores of storm victims, from separated families to people who lost everything, and finds that the common thread is that they all just want to return home.

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans

2007

Behind the camera

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy poster
7.2

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from Florida's electoral rolls. Now Palast is back to take a deep dive into the Republicans' dark operation, Crosscheck--designed to steal a million minority votes by November--and the billionaires who finance it.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

2016

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy poster
7.2

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from Florida's electoral rolls. Now Palast is back to take a deep dive into the Republicans' dark operation, Crosscheck--designed to steal a million minority votes by November--and the billionaires who finance it.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

2016

Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen poster
8.7

Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen The 2024 election is in danger:  8,500 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters have already challenged the rights of 851,000 voters of color.  Investigative reporter Greg Palast (Guardian/Rolling Stone) hunts down the MAGA vigilantes including one dressed like Doc Holliday—with his loaded 6-guns—who blocked the vote of 4,000 Black soldiers including MAJ Gamaliel Turner.  Palast and Major Turner confront the vote rustlers in scenes humorous, weird and dangerous.

Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

2024

Vigilante poster
10.0

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast confronts the latest vote suppression tricksters. Narrated by Rosario Dawson. "Frightening but really entertaining. Everyone must see it." -LaTosha Brown, Black Voters Matter.

Vigilante

2023

Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy poster
7.8

Greg Palast has been following the Bush family around for years as an investigative reporter for the BBC. This is some of the information he has found, as recorded in his book "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy".

Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

2004

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans poster
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Thousands of New Orleans residents were forced to evacuate when Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005; filmed a year later, this compelling documentary shows how some of the city's poorest residents were still trying to find their way home. Investigative reporter Greg Palast interviews scores of storm victims, from separated families to people who lost everything, and finds that the common thread is that they all just want to return home.

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans

2007

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans poster
NR

Thousands of New Orleans residents were forced to evacuate when Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005; filmed a year later, this compelling documentary shows how some of the city's poorest residents were still trying to find their way home. Investigative reporter Greg Palast interviews scores of storm victims, from separated families to people who lost everything, and finds that the common thread is that they all just want to return home.

Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans

2007