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Movies by Lists - Political thrillers & dramas (181 [246])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Acceptable Loss, An [The Pages]Libby teaches at a university but 4 years ago she was top aide to VP Rachel and was part of a total victory action. Rachel is now US president and worried about Libby keeping quiet. Libby also has a student spying on her.2018Joe ChappelleDrama, Thriller5.4 (1.4K votes)10220220822
Act of Vengeance [New York'ta Bes Minare]In Istanbul, terrorists abduct executives, blow-up the car of a journalist and plan five great attacks to the city. The violent police officer Firat Baran interrogates a terrorist and informs that the responsible for the attacks i...2010Mahsun KirmizigülAction, Drama5.7 (15.5K votes)11920240511
Advise and ConsentThe polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.1962Otto Preminger (*)Drama, Thriller7.7 (7K votes)13920211228
Alias Nick BealA district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal.1949John FarrowDrama, Fantasy, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (992 votes)9320211228
All the King's MenThe rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.1949Robert Rossen (*)Drama, Film-Noir7.5 (14.6K votes)11020211228
All The WayLyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.2016Jay RoachBiography, Drama, History7.3 (14.1K votes)13220220415
AllonsanfanA anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.1974Paolo Taviani, Vittorio TavianiDrama, History7.0 (992 votes)11520211228
Ambassador, TheAn American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.1984J. Lee ThompsonAction, Drama, Thriller, War5.3 (915 votes)9720240222
American President, TheA widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but ""politics is perception,"" and sparks fly anyway.1995Rob Reiner (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance6.8 (59.3K votes)11420230728
Anakiseuteu AnarchistsA groups of Korean anarchists in 1920s China are determined to overthrow the military and government.2000Yong-sik YuAction, Thriller5.7 (284 votes)10420211228
Angel Has FallenMike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.2019Ric Roman WaughAction, Thriller6.4 (91.5K votes)12120211228
Angel, TheAs his country prepares for war, top Egyptian official Ashraf Marwan makes contact with Israel and wades into a shadowy game of high-stakes espionage.2018Ariel VromenAction, Biography, Drama, Thriller6.7 (15.5K votes)11420240416
AssassinationA presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.1987Peter R. HuntAction, Drama, Thriller5.2 (3.3K votes)8820211228
Baader Meinhof Complex, The [Der Baader Meinhof Komplex]A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.2008Uli EdelAction, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller7.3 (40.2K votes)15020240511
BasicA D.E.A. Agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger Drill Sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.2003John McTiernan (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (62K votes)9820211228
Battle in SeattleActivists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.2007Stuart TownsendAction, Drama, History, Thriller6.6 (15.1K votes)9820240228
Being ThereAfter the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.1979Hal Ashby (*)Comedy, Drama8.0 (70.9K votes)13020211228
Best Man, TheThe two front runners for their party's presidential nomination, one principled and the other ruthless, vie for the former president's endorsement.1964Franklin J. Schaffner (*)Drama7.6 (3.4K votes)10220211228
Black Jesus [Seduto alla sua destra]Rebel Maurice Lalubi is arrested by the military on trumped up charges and tortured, which turns him into a martyr. Inspired by the final days of the first democratic Congolese leader, Patrice Lumumba.1968Valerio ZurliniDrama6.6 (268 votes)8920211228
Bob RobertsA conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.1992Tim RobbinsComedy, Drama7.0 (15.5K votes)10220231001
BobbyThe story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were nev...2006Emilio EstevezBiography, Drama, History7.0 (42.3K votes)11720230126
Born in FlamesSet ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.1983Lizzie BordenComedy, Drama, Sci-Fi6.5 (1.5K votes)7920211228
Broken CityIn a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.2013Allen HughesAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (79.2K votes)10920211228
BulworthA suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.1998Warren Beatty (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance6.8 (25.9K votes)10820211228
C.S.A. - The Confederate States of AmericaThrough the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.2004Kevin WillmottComedy, Drama, War6.4 (4.9K votes)8920211228
Candidate, TheBill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.1972Michael RitchieComedy, Drama7.0 (10.8K votes)11020211228
Casino JackA hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.2010George HickenlooperBiography, Comedy, Crime, Drama6.2 (17.2K votes)10820211228
Chinoise, LaA small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.1967Jean-Luc Godard (*)Comedy, Drama7.1 (7K votes)9520211228
Christine Keeler Story, The [The Keeler Affair]A teenage prostitute in England gets involved with high-level politicians and becomes enmeshed in a sex-and-spy scandal.1963Robert SpaffordBiography, Drama6.6 (30 votes)9020211228
City HallThe accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.1996Harold BeckerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (20.4K votes)11120211228
Clear and Present DangerCIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.1994Phillip NoyceAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (105.5K votes)14120231001
Closed CircuitA high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.2013John CrowleyCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (22.3K votes)9620211228
Confession, The [L'aveu]A high-ranking official is forced to confess to high treason.1970Costa-Gavras (*)Drama, History, Thriller7.9 (4.2K votes)13920211228
Conformist, TheA weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.1970Bernardo Bertolucci (*)Drama8.0 (29.5K votes)11320211228
Constant Gardener, TheA widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.2005Fernando MeirellesDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller7.4 (141.5K votes)3120220912
Contender, TheSenator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.2000Rod LurieDrama, Thriller6.9 (23.8K votes)12620211228
CriminalIn a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative's memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into a death-row inmate in hopes that he will complete the operative's mission.2016Ariel VromenAction, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.3 (64.5K votes)11320211228
CrisisWhile on vacation in a Latin American country, an American neurosurgeon and his wife become tangled in a revolutionary uprising against a tyrannical dictator.1950Richard BrooksCrime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (1.7K votes)9520211228
Cry FreedomSouth African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.1987Richard Attenborough (*)Biography, Drama, History7.4 (13.5K votes)15720220806
DaveAn uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.1993Ivan Reitman (*)Comedy, Romance6.8 (52.4K votes)11020211228
Defence Of The RealmAfter a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.1985David DruryThriller6.5 (2.2K votes)9620211228
Der Leone Have Sept CabecasA Latin-American insurgent and a black leader join forces to free an African nation. But they'll have to face a German mercenary aided by an American agent and a Portuguese advisor, all working for a mysterious woman.1970Glauber Rocha (*)Drama6.9 (259 votes)10320211228
Devil in a Blue DressAn African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.1995Carl FranklinCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (19.5K votes)10220211228
Devil's Double, TheA chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.2011Lee TamahoriBiography, Drama, Thriller7.1 (61.7K votes)10920211228
DrivenIntense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide.2018Nick HammBiography, Drama, Thriller6.4 (6.5K votes)11320211228
East, TheAn operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.2013Zal BatmanglijCrime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (50K votes)11620211228
Edge of DarknessAs homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.2010Martin CampbellAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (93.3K votes)11720211228
Edge Of DarknessWhen his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Craven discovers that she was in a GAIA group of activists occupied with exposing Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities.1985Martin CampbellCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.4 (3.9K votes)120221212
Edukators, TheThree activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.2004Hans WeingartnerDrama, Romance7.5 (31.5K votes)12720211228
End GameA secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.2006Andy ChengAction, Thriller5.1 (5.6K votes)9320231001
Enemy of the StateA lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.1998Tony Scott (*)Action, Thriller7.3 (238.1K votes)13220211228
EnigmaA C.I.A. Agent tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence to stop a murderous diabolical plot.1982Jeannot SzwarcDrama, Thriller6.0 (1.4K votes)10120211228
Entranced Earth [Terre em Transe]In the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.1967Glauber Rocha (*)Drama7.4 (3.1K votes)11120211228
Executive ActionRogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination.1973David MillerCrime, Drama, History, Thriller6.7 (2.7K votes)9120211228
Eye in the SkyCol. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfa2015Gavin HoodAction, Drama, Thriller, War7.3 (85.1K votes)10220220415
Fail SafeCold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.2000Stephen Frears, Martin PasettaDrama, Thriller7.4 (5.7K votes)8620211228
Fail-SafeA technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?1964Sidney Lumet (*)Drama, Thriller8.0 (21.5K votes)11220211228
Fair GameCIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.2010Doug LimanBiography, Drama, Thriller6.8 (48.5K votes)10820211228
FBI Story, TheA dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.1959Mervyn LeRoy (*)Crime, Drama, History, Thriller6.5 (3.2K votes)14920211228
Fever, TheTells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.2004Carlo Gabriel NeroDrama5.9 (1.2K votes)8320211228
Fifth Estate, TheA dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.2013Bill CondonBiography, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (40.5K votes)12820211228
Front Runner, TheIn 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.2018Jason ReitmanBiography, Drama, History6.1 (13.3K votes)11320220822
Ghost Writer, TheA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.2010Roman Polanski (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (161.3K votes)12820211228
Good Morning, Night [Buongiorno, notte]The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.2003Marco BellocchioDrama7.1 (3.7K votes)10620220806
Good Night,and Good LuckBroadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.2005George ClooneyBiography, Drama, History7.4 (96.9K votes)9320211228
Good Shepherd, TheThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.2006Robert De NiroDrama, History, Thriller6.7 (101.9K votes)16720211228
Groundstar Conspiracy, TheA government investigator tries to find out the truth behind the break-in at a top secret research facility.1972Lamont JohnsonAction, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.0 (616 votes)10320211228
Hands Over the City [Le mani sulla città]Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.1963Francesco Rosi (*)Drama7.6 (2.9K votes)10120220723
HealtHA parody and satire of the U.S. political scene of the time, HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.1980Robert Altman (*)Comedy5.7 (811 votes)10520211228
Hidden AgendaWhen an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.1990Ken Loach (*)Drama, Thriller6.9 (4K votes)10820211228
House of CardsIn 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.1968John GuillerminCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller5.9 (538 votes)10520211228
House of SaddamA mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.2008Alex Holmes, Jim O'HanlonBiography, Drama, History, War7.5 (5.3K votes)020240910
Human Resources [Ressources humaines]The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial hometown to take a management position in the1999Laurent CantetComedy, Drama7.3 (2.6K votes)10020211228
Humanity Bureau, TheA dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.2017Rob W. KingSci-Fi, Thriller4.6 (12.6K votes)9520220415
Hunter KillerAn untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.2018Donovan MarshAction, Thriller6.6 (60.4K votes)12120211228
I as in Icarus [I...Comme Icare]Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.1979Henri VerneuilCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (3.8K votes)12020211228
Ides of March, TheAn idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.2011George ClooneyDrama, Thriller7.1 (220.4K votes)10120211228
Idol [Woosang]The politician Koo Myung-hui finds his wife in the garage. She is cleaning her son's bloodstained car, which has just run over a person.2019Lee Su-jinCrime, Thriller5.6 (498 votes)14420240511
Imagining ArgentinaA man has the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.2003Christopher HamptonDrama, Romance, Thriller6.2 (3.4K votes)10720211228
In The Line of FireSecret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.1993Wolfgang Petersen (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.2 (100.6K votes)12820211228
International, TheAn Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.2009Tom TykwerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (94.6K votes)11820211228
Interpreter, ThePolitical intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.2005Sydney Pollack (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller6.4 (104.8K votes)12820211228
Interview with the AssassinAlmost forty years after the John F. Kennedy assassination, an ex-Marine named Walter Ohlinger has come forward with a startling claim.2002Neil BurgerDrama6.5 (1.9K votes)8820231001
Island of Greed [Hei Jin]Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic o...1997Michael MakAction, Crime6.4 (869 votes)12620240511
JFKNew Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.1991Oliver Stone (*)Drama, History, Thriller8.0 (151.4K votes)18920211228
Judgment in BerlinAmerican judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.1988Leo PennDrama5.8 (884 votes)9620240501
Kennedys, TheThe triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.2011Jon CassarDrama, History, Romance7.6 (7.6K votes)220231013
King's Game [Kongekabale]Election for the Danish parliament is up and the main opposition party has a chance at winning and its leader at becoming the next prime minister. The leader is hospitalized and the scheming begins.2004Nikolaj ArcelThriller7.3 (4.4K votes)10720211228
La chinoiseA small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.1967Jean-Luc Godard (*)Comedy, Drama7.1 (7K votes)9520211228
Labyrinth [Labirent]The story (fictional) of a Turkish intel team trying to stop a terrorist organization trying to conduct attacks in Istanbul. Due to differing positions of TR, the UK and the U.S. towards the issue, cohesion among allies will also ...2011Tolga ÖrnekAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (2.4K votes)12320240511
Land of the BlindA soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.2006Robert EdwardsDrama, Thriller6.5 (3.7K votes)11020211228
Last Hurrah, TheFrank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.1958John Ford (*)Drama7.2 (3.5K votes)12120211228
Lion Has Seven Heads, The [Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças]A Latin-American insurgent and a black leader join forces to free an African nation. But they'll have to face a German mercenary aided by an American agent and a Portuguese advisor, all working for a mysterious woman.1970Glauber Rocha (*)Drama6.9 (259 votes)10320211228
Lion Is in the Streets, AA charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?1953Raoul Walsh (*)Drama, Romance, Thriller6.2 (703 votes)8820211228
Lions for LambsInjuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.2007Robert Redford (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War6.2 (52.5K votes)9220240313
Lobo, ElIn the 1970s, Spanish dictatorship's secret service recruited a construction worker to infiltrate the Basque separatist underground and become a mole for the fascist state.2004Miguel CourtoisThriller6.9 (3.6K votes)12520220822
LumumbaThe true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba.2000Raoul PeckBiography, Drama, History, War7.2 (2.1K votes)11520240511
Manchurian Candidate, TheAn American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.1962John Frankenheimer (*)Drama, Thriller7.9 (74.3K votes)12620211228
Mark Felt - The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseThe story of Mark Felt, who under the name ""Deep Throat"" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.2017Peter LandesmanBiography, Drama, History, Thriller6.4 (14.7K votes)10320240511
Master, TheA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.2012Paul Thomas Anderson (*)Drama7.1 (173.6K votes)13820220822
Mattei Affair, The [Il Caso Mattei]An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?1972Francesco Rosi (*)Biography, Drama, Mystery7.6 (2K votes)11620211228
Midnight Man, TheAn ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.1974Roland Kibbee, Burt LancasterCrime, Drama, Mystery6.4 (1.1K votes)11720230126
Miss SloaneIn the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a pric2016John MaddenDrama7.5 (71.2K votes)13220211228
Missiles of October, TheIn October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.1974Anthony PageDrama, History, Thriller8.1 (1.1K votes)15020240427
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonA naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his char1939Frank Capra (*)Comedy, Drama8.1 (113.2K votes)12920211228
Nada Gang, The [Nada]A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank 1974Claude Chabrol (*)Thriller6.8 (1K votes)11020211228
NashvilleOver the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.1975Robert Altman (*)Comedy, Drama, Music7.7 (25.6K votes)16020211228
Night and Fog in Japan [Nihon no yoru to kiri]Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.1960Nagisa ÔshimaDrama7.0 (702 votes)10720211228
NixonA biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.1995Oliver Stone (*)Biography, Drama, History7.1 (31K votes)19220220806
No Way OutA coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.1987Roger DonaldsonAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller7.1 (39.1K votes)11420211228
Norman [Norman The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer]Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and wo2016Joseph CedarDrama, Thriller6.1 (6K votes)11820211228
November Man, TheAn ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.2014Roger DonaldsonAction, Thriller6.3 (66.9K votes)10820211228
Odessa File, TheFollowing the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.1974Ronald NeameDrama, Thriller7.0 (11.3K votes)13020220822
Official SecretsThe true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.2019Gavin HoodBiography, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War7.3 (48.7K votes)11220221228
Operation Autumn [Operação Outono]A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.2012Bruno de AlmeidaBiography, History, Thriller6.2 (183 votes)9220221116
ParklandA recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.2013Peter LandesmanDrama, History, Mystery, Thriller6.4 (15.9K votes)9320211228
Passenger, TheUnable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.1975Michelangelo Antonioni (*)Drama, Thriller7.6 (23.1K votes)12620211228
Patriot GamesWhen CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.1992Phillip NoyceAction, Thriller6.9 (109.4K votes)11720211228
Pentagon Papers, TheDefense worker Daniel Ellsberg seeks to publish a series of classified government documents detailing the true nature of America's involvement in the Vietnam War.2003Rod HolcombDrama, History, Thriller6.5 (1.5K votes)9920240511
PersecutedAn evangelist finds himself framed for murder and on the run after he refuses to back a senator's proposition calling for sweeping religious reform.2014Daniel LuskoAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller3.5 (1.7K votes)9120240511
Petit soldat, LeDuring the Algerian War, a man and woman from opposing sides fall in love with one another.1963Jean-Luc Godard (*)Drama, War7.2 (6.9K votes)8820211228
PowerAfter a close friend drops out of politics, a political consultant helping to find a replacement finds a web of corruption and deceit as well.1986Sidney Lumet (*)Drama5.7 (3K votes)11120211228
President, TheA brutal dictator comes face to face with the injustices committed by his regime when his country is taken over by revolutionists.2014Mohsen Makhmalbaf (*)Drama7.3 (1.6K votes)11920211228
President, The [Le président]At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In particular, his relationship with Philippe Chalamo...1961Henri VerneuilThriller7.2 (1K votes)11020230328
Primary ColorsA man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.1998Mike Nichols (*)Comedy, Drama6.7 (30.1K votes)14320240511
Red King, White KnightThe C.I.A. hears of a K.G.B. scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner (Tom Skerritt), an agent retired for ten years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the1989Geoff MurphyDrama, Romance, Thriller5.7 (203 votes)8620211228
Richard IIIThe classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.1995Richard LoncraineDrama, Sci-Fi, War7.4 (14.5K votes)11020211228
RoadkillPolitician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?2020Michael KeillorDrama, Thriller6.8 (5.8K votes)4020240110
Route IrishThe story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.2010Ken Loach (*)Action, Drama, Thriller, War6.4 (4.5K votes)10920211228
Rules of EngagementAn attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.2000William Friedkin (*)Drama, Thriller, War6.4 (50.3K votes)12820240416
Run This TownAn emerging political scandal in Toronto in 2013 seen through the eyes of young staffers at city hall and a local newspaper.2019Ricky TollmanDrama4.4 (677 votes)9920221228
Runner, TheIn the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.2015Austin StarkDrama4.7 (5.5K votes)9020220415
RustomA naval officer returns home to find out about his wife's affair. Soon, he surrenders after murdering the lover but as the case unfolds, it starts to reveal his hidden intention.2016Tinu Suresh DesaiCrime, Drama, Thriller7.0 (28.5K votes)14820240511
Sacco & VanzettiThe story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.1971Giuliano MontaldoBiography, Crime, Drama7.8 (3.1K votes)12520211228
Safe HouseA retired US black ops agent gets Alzheimer's, while other ex agents are being killed. He has incriminating data on a presidential candidate.1998Eric Steven StahlDrama, Thriller7.0 (2.5K votes)11220211228
SalvadorA burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.1986Oliver Stone (*)Drama, History, Thriller, War7.4 (20.9K votes)12220211228
SavageA TV reporter investigates compromising photographs of a nominee to the Supreme Court.1973Steven Spielberg (*)Drama, Thriller5.4 (419 votes)7320240621
ScandalBased on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.1989Michael Caton-JonesDrama, History6.5 (5.1K votes)10620211228
Secret HonorA fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.1984Robert Altman (*)Biography, Comedy, Drama, History7.3 (2.9K votes)9020211228
SergioA sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.2020Greg BarkerBiography, Drama, History, Romance6.2 (10.7K votes)11820231016
Seven Days In MayUnited States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.1964John Frankenheimer (*)Drama, Thriller7.9 (15.3K votes)11820211228
Sex Jack [Seizoku - Sex Jack]During violent manifestations in late 1960s in Japan, a group of students who called themselves the Rose Colored Regiment hide in the house of a mysterious young man, and have sex with the same girl while waiting for new instructi...1970Kôji WakamatsuDrama6.5 (526 votes)7020231207
ShooterA marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.2007Antoine FuquaAction, Drama, Thriller7.2 (325.2K votes)12420211228
Slap the Monster on Page One [Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina]A populist right-wing tabloid newspaper tries to derail the official police investigation of a brutal murder of a young girl in order to help the fascist and right-wing candidates it supports in the upcoming elections.1972Marco BellocchioDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (1.3K votes)8620211228
SnowdenThe NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.2016Oliver Stone (*)Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (163.1K votes)13420240511
Something in the Air [Après mai]In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.2012Olivier AssayasDrama6.4 (4.3K votes)12220211228
Spinning BorisRussian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.2003Roger SpottiswoodeComedy, Drama6.6 (1.3K votes)11220240511
State of PlayJournalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.2003David YatesCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller8.3 (10.3K votes)5920231013
State of PlayWhen a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.2009Kevin MacdonaldCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (149.7K votes)12720211228
State of Siege [État de Siège]Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.1972Costa-Gavras (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (5.3K votes)12020211228
State of the UnionAn industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.1948Frank Capra (*)Comedy, Drama7.3 (3.8K votes)12420211228
Steel RainA coup in North Korea forces an agent to defect to South with unconscious "Number One". While operatives from North hunt for both of them, the agent has to work with South Koreans to stop the nuclear war.2017WooSuk YangAction, Drama, Thriller7.1 (5.3K votes)13920211228
SuburbiaWhen household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society.1983Penelope SpheerisDrama, Thriller7.0 (5.1K votes)9420211228
SuddenlyFour assassins pose as Secret Service agents to assassinate the President of the United States.2013Uwe Boll (*)Thriller3.6 (1.6K votes)9020211228
SyrianaA politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.2005Stephen GaghanDrama, Thriller6.9 (130.5K votes)220220912
Talk RadioA rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.1988Oliver Stone (*)Drama, Thriller7.3 (13.4K votes)11020211228
Three Days of the CondorA bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.1975Sydney Pollack (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (53.2K votes)11720211228
Todo ModoParty leader and power broker Aldo Moro is holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a Jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansings.1976Elio PetriCrime, Drama7.5 (1.3K votes)13020211228
Trade RoutesTrade Routes A political thriller exploring the ineptitude of U.S. Intelligence and cynicism of the global ""democracy business."" Set against an Eastern European election, multiple story lines revolve around Sarah, a young law stud...2007James X. LoftusDrama, Thriller6.9 (106 votes)10120240511
TrafficA conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife att2000Steven Soderbergh (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (204K votes)14720211228
Trap, The [Fällan]Unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.1975Michelangelo Antonioni (*)Drama, Thriller7.6 (23.1K votes)12620211228
Under FireThree journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.1983Roger SpottiswoodeDrama, War7.0 (8.4K votes)12820240306
United Red ArmyThe film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.2007Kôji WakamatsuCrime, Drama7.1 (785 votes)19020211228
VanishedGovernment agencies investigate the mysterious disappearance of a powerful Presidential adviser.1971Buzz KulikCrime, Drama, Mystery6.9 (165 votes)020240622
Very English Scandal, ABritish Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.2018Stephen Frears (*)Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History7.7 (12.3K votes)020211228
ViceThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.2018Adam McKayBiography, Comedy, Drama7.2 (137.3K votes)13220211228
W [W is War]A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.1983John Badham (*)Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.1 (103.8K votes)11420230424
W. [Bush]A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.2008Oliver Stone (*)Biography, Comedy, Drama, History6.3 (50.1K votes)12920240511
Wag The DogShortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.1997Barry Levinson (*)Comedy, Drama7.1 (82.3K votes)9720211228
War Is Over, The [La guerre est finie]A middle-aged political activist tries to dissuade his young followers from taking radical action.1966Alain Resnais (*)Drama, War7.4 (2.2K votes)12120211228
WarGamesA young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.1983John Badham (*)Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.1 (97K votes)11420211228
Wasp Network [Cuban Network]The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder.2019Olivier AssayasCrime, Drama, Thriller5.9 (10.9K votes)12720221228
Wave, TheAn experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.1981Alexander GrasshoffDrama7.1 (3.3K votes)4420231207
Wave, The [Die Welle]A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.2008Dennis GanselDrama, Thriller7.6 (107.1K votes)10720211228
Whistle Blower, TheA war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.1986Simon LangtonThriller6.2 (2.2K votes)10020211228
Whistleblower, TheA drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.2010Larysa KondrackiBiography, Crime, Drama7.1 (34K votes)11220220806
Working Class Goes to Heaven, The [La classe operaia va in paradiso]A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. The physical handicap is not serious, but the accident causes him to become more involved in political and revolutionary groups.1971Elio PetriDrama7.7 (3.3K votes)12520211228
Wrong Is RightA TV reporter finds himself in the middle of an Arab leader buying two portable nukes, terrorists, arms dealer, a reporter/CIA spy killed, a US president ordering a K-I-L-L etc.1982Richard BrooksComedy, Drama, Thriller5.7 (2K votes)11720211228
WUSAA radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.1970Stuart Rosenberg (*)Drama, Romance5.5 (1.1K votes)11520211228
ZThe public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.1969Costa-Gavras (*)Crime, Drama, History, Thriller8.2 (27.3K votes)12720211228
ZipperA successful family man with a blossoming political career loses all sense of morality when he becomes addicted to using an escort agency.2015Mora StephensDrama, Thriller5.7 (7.2K votes)11220220415
Blå ögon2014nanDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Kungamordet2008nanDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Madam Secretary2014nanDrama, Thriller7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Designated Survivor2016nanAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Shooter2016nanAction, Drama7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
House of Cards2013nanDrama8.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Scandal2012nanDrama, Thriller7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Il giovane Mussolini1993nanBiography, Drama, History, War5.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Jack & Bobby2004nanDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Good Wife2009nanCrime, Drama, Mystery8.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Alpha House2013nanComedy, Drama7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Dismissal1983nanDrama, History8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The Powers That Be1992nanComedy8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Tyrant2014nanAction, Drama, Thriller7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Isimsizler2017nanAction, Drama, War6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Kod Adi K.O.Z.2015Celal ÇimenCrime, Mystery1.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Nobel2016nanDrama, Thriller, War8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Okkupert2015nanDrama, Thriller7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Borgen2010nanDrama8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
242001nanAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller8.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Homeland2011nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Prison Break2005nanAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
The K22016nanDrama, Romance, Thriller7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Salvador (Puig Antich)2006Manuel HuergaBiography, Drama, History7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
This Revolution2005Stephen MarshallDrama, Romance, Thriller, War5.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Margaret2009James KentDrama, History7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Coalition2015Alex HolmesDrama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The New Statesman1987nanComedy7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
BrainDead2016nanComedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Politician's Husband2013nanDrama7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Blackout2012nanAction, Drama, Thriller6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
The Thick of It2005nanComedy8.7 (Unkn) Excluded
The Killing2011nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Billions2016nanDrama8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Kandidát2013Jonas KarasekComedy, Thriller6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Filth City2015nanComedy, Crime4.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Commander in Chief2005nanDrama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Killing Eve2018nanAction, Adventure, Drama, Thriller8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Collateral2018nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Die vierte Gewalt2016Brigitte BerteleThriller6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Fauda2015nanAction, Drama, Thriller8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Der gleiche Himmel2017nanDrama, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Kfulim2015nanDrama, Thriller7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Den fjärde mannen2014nanCrime, Drama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Blackstone2009nanDrama7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Crown2016nanBiography, Drama, History8.6 (Unkn) Excluded
George Wallace1997nanBiography, Drama7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Black Earth Rising2018nanThriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Secret State2012nanDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The State Within2006nanCrime, Drama, Thriller, War7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
A Very British Coup1988nanDrama8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald1977David Greene, Gordon DavidsonCrime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Bodyguard2018nanCrime, Drama, Thriller8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Hollywood2020nanDrama, History7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Tandav2021nanDrama, Thriller4.6 (Unkn) Excluded
The Trial of Christine Keeler2019nanDrama, History6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
COBRA2020nanDrama, Thriller6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Forbrydelsen2007nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.4 (Unkn) Excluded
The Oval2019nanCrime, Drama, Thriller4.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Comey Rule2020nanDrama7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Un extraño enemigo2018nanDrama, Thriller8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Historia de un Crimen: Colosio2019nanCrime, Drama, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Undeclared War2022nanDrama, Thriller7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Diplomat2023nanComedy, Drama, Thriller8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Diplomat2023nanDrama, Thriller6.8 (Unkn) Excluded