The Plot Against America (1000) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1000 · 362 mins · English

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Directed by

Thomas Schlamme, Minkie Spiro

Starring

John Turturro, Winona Ryder, Azhy Robertson, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Anthony Boyle

Through the eyes of a Jewish family in New Jersey, this alternate history follows the nation’s decline when famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, running on a xenophobic populist platform, becomes president and steers America toward fascism. Their ordinary life shows how quickly freedoms can be lost.