Biographical drama depicting Dick Cheney's time as American Vice President starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell. Having previously served as Secretary of Defence and White House Chief of Staff Dick Cheney (Bale) is reluctant to accept the largely symbolic role of Vice President unless he and George W. Bush (Rockwell) can come to a different understanding of the position. When the President gives him free reign over bureaucracy, military, energy and foreign policy Cheney becomes the most powerful Vice President in American history resulting in extensive consequences for America and the rest of the world.