Tanner '88 (1988)

Comedy · Drama

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (1,044 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

7.16 avg 11 episodes 7.2 → 7.3 33 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dark Horse	7.2	88
2	For Real	7.2	74
3	The Night of the Twinkies	7.1	72
4	Moonwalker and Bookbag	6.9	68
5	Bagels with Bruce	7.1	67
6	Child's Play	7.1	72
7	The Great Escape	7.2	73
8	The Girlfriend Factor	7.1	70
9	Something Borrowed, Something New	6.9	65
10	The Boiler Room	7.7	65
11	The Reality Check	7.3	60