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The Special Relationship (2010) is a British-American political drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Richard Loncraine. The film covers 1997 to 2000 — the years Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) went from newly elected prime minister to a confident figure on the world stage, with Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid) at the center of that transformation.
This is not a film about grand speeches. Screenwriter Peter Morgan, who applied the same scrutiny to Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, finds the levers of power in a deflected phone call, a favor asked sideways, a moment of warmth that is also clearly useful. Hope Davis's Hillary Clinton and Helen McCrory's Cherie Blair sharpen the edges — both men are better politicians than they are husbands. Stream The Special Relationship online on iFILM.
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