Few political scandals have cast as long a shadow over cinema as Watergate. For nearly fifty years, filmmakers have returned to Richard Nixon's downfall, not just to revisit the details of the break-in and cover-up, but to probe deeper questions about corruption, loyalty, paranoia, and the fragile balance of democracy. In other words, Watergate is more than an episode in American history. It's a lens through which directors have explored everything, from journalism's role as watchdog to the psychology of power itself.