# Predatory Political Documentaries Is ‘Hillary: The Movie' a Campaign Ad or Legit Film? By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-03-22 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hillary-the-movie References: [news.yahoo](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_clinton_movie) & [hillarythemovie](http://www.hillarythemovie.com/) “Hillary: The Movie” is a political documentary about Senator Hillary Clinton that is being screened for the justices of the Supreme Court and will be argued over on Tuesday. It’s an intensely powerful film that marshals forth evidence to suggest that Senator Clinton was unfit to run for president. Not surprisingly, the film is met with significant criticism. Detractors of “Hillary: The Movie” say that the “documentary” is nothing but a 90-minute attack ad. Proponents of the film defend it as a critical news documentary akin to “Frontline” or “60 Minutes,” and cite the First Amendment as just cause to screen the film. Check out the trailer for “Hillary: The Movie” above and see what you think. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Political Documentary Controversy:** The controversy surrounding 'Hillary: The Movie' highlights a trend of political documentaries pushing boundaries and generating debate. - **Fact-checking and Debunking Documentaries:** The pushback against 'Hillary: The Movie' sparks a trend of fact-checking and debunking documentaries as audiences demand more transparency and accountability. - **First Amendment Defenders:** The arguments for and against 'Hillary: The Movie' illustrate a trend of defending the First Amendment in the face of censorship and government intervention. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Media and Entertainment:** The controversy surrounding 'Hillary: The Movie' creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for media and entertainment companies to explore new content and distribution models for political documentaries. - **Journalism and News Media:** The trend of fact-checking and debunking documentaries opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity for journalism and news media to provide rigorous and detailed analysis of complex issues in a visually engaging format. - **Legal and Constitutional Services:** The First Amendment defenders trend presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for legal and constitutional services to develop new strategies and arguments for protecting free speech and defending against government censorship. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Journalist-Focused Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shooting.md) - [Film Chronicle Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moviepass-moviecrash.md) - [Girl Scout Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookie-queens-documentary.md) - [Political Campaign Game Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freedom-town.md) - [Environmental Film Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patagonia-films.md) - [Cinematic GenAI Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-knowit-alls.md) - [Beauty Crime Mockumentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmetic-criminals.md) - [Voting-Themed Fashion Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youve-got-the-power.md) - [Cosmetic Criminal Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elfs-cosmetic-criminals.md)