Movies and TV shows like Madam Secretary
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Madam Secretary (2014)
29K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Former CIA agent Elizabeth Faulkner McCord is suddenly thrust into the position of US Secretary of State where she must quickly learn to drive international diplomacy, wrangle office politics and balance a complex family life.
Style:
serious, realistic, political, intelligent, inspirational, political drama
Plot:
politics, chief of staff, relationship vs career, workplace intrigue, usa politics, president, secretary of state, white house, u.s. president, female protagonist, workplace situations, workplace, state affairs, power relations, isis, spy, politician, political conflict, lesbian, strong female lead, world war three, power, feminist, crisis, disaster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, iraq, washington d.c., ukraine, chicago, nigeria
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Most similar movies to Madam Secretary
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, political and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about politics, state affairs, president, white house, u.s. president, american politics and politician mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Madam Secretary: Designated Survivor (2016), The Diplomat (2023), Commander in Chief (2005), The West Wing (1999), Scandal (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style:
exciting, political, political thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, president, counter terrorism, usa president, usa politics, investigation, terrorism, weapons, american politics, spy, die hard, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, usa, chicago
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.
Style:
political thriller, political, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
marriage, politics, female nudity, husband wife relationship, government agency, diplomat, politician, betrayal, conspiracy, white house, career, political intrigue ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen, the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the post from the Vice Presidency after the death ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, political, talky ...
Plot:
white house, head of state, legal, rise to the top, sexism, idealism, workplace, society, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, government official, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart ...
Style:
clever, sincere, political, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
american politics, politics, white house, election, political intrigue, politician, president, government official, teamwork, team, democrat, liberal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
90%
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84K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for ...
Style:
political thriller, serious, clever, sexy, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
white house, relationship vs career, workplace situations, politics, lawyer, president, senator, politician, twists and turns, coworker, teamwork, young woman ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., indiana
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing.
This list of ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
politics, national security, cia, dead son, white house, spy, workplace situations, usa president, u.s. president, president, female protagonist, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colombia, nigeria, washington d.c., afghanistan, usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Political Animals is a six-part miniseries. Elaine Barrish's husband Bud was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of ...
Style:
realistic, political, serious, talky, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, lgbtq, president, private vs public, female politician, family relations, lgbt, divorce, reporter, white house, state affairs, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
134K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of ...
Style:
clever, political, realistic, sincere, dramatic ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, ethics, journalist, news, workaholic, against the rules, ambitious, workplace, rebellion, power of media, loyalty ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, syria, usa
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
An explosion at the National Assembly kills everyone in the cabinet, leaving Park Mu-jin, the Minister of Environment, to become the next president. Park Mu-jin is a scientist-turned-politician who has no ambitions in politics, but as the acting ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist attack, politics, conspiracy, president, investigation, twists and turns, justice, family relations, terrorism, danger, leadership, national security ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style:
clever, serious, political, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, political corruption, state affairs, manipulation, intrigue, strategy, usa politics, lobbyist, u.s. president, journalism, media ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, syria
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005. The title of the show refers to the structure of The Pentagon, which ...
Style:
captivating, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
swat team, terrorism, undercover, politics, danger, rebellion, workplace, state affairs, spy, military, covert operation, us military ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., pentagon
Similarity:
35%
822
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The President of the French Republic, visiting Saint-Etienne in the Loire, in a striking plant dies, victim of a bomb attack. The political world is agitated: early presidential elections to be held within the next thirty-five days. There is no ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, realistic, political ...
Plot:
french president, politics, rivalry, head of state, campaign, rise to the top, media, ambition, workplace situations, french politics, white house, president ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Ambassador to Washington is the pinnacle of success in the Foreign Office and the position is offered to only the brightest and the best. But Ambassador Mark Brydon finds his skills tested to the limits when, following a major diplomatic incident, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, political, tense ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, coup d'etat, politics, terrorism, terrorist, cover up, fbi, manipulation, workplace, danger, dishonesty, spy ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, pentagon, iraq
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, moral dilemma, politics, military life, disaster, danger, military, race against time, chaos ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Style:
political, black and white, realistic, clever, thought provoking ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, politics, gay bar, courtroom drama, president, cold war, political corruption, journalism, american politics, corruption, government, secret past ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive produced by Michael Frost Beckner, Shaun Cassidy Productions and Radiant Productions in association ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, cerebral, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, undercover, working undercover, government agency, state affairs, national security, cia, terrorist, conspiracy, covert operation, intelligence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting ...
Style:
political, political thriller, serious, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, election, strong female lead, president, campaign, idealism, conspiracy, vice president, political intrigue, government, sex scandal, state affairs ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, ohio, virginia, california
Similarity:
34%
351
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
K Street is a 2003 HBO television series about lobbyists and politicians in Washington, D.C. It was named for a street that is home to many lobbying and legal firms.
Style:
clever, political, realistic, serious, cynical ...
Plot:
politics, lobbyist, american politics, political satire, state affairs, ambition, dishonesty, rivalry, workplace, realism, campaign, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Aiden Hoynes is a senior cabinet minister who has always put his career before family, with the support of Freya, his devoted wife and mother to their two young children. But when Freya's own political career takes off and threatens to ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, tense, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
politics, betrayal, relationship vs career, ambition, state affairs, couples, blind ambition, husband wife relationship, british politics, politician, white house, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, independent film, talky, serious ...
Plot:
nuclear war, nuclear bomb, nuclear, politics, nuclear threat, diner, president, snow, usa politics, government, politician, nuclear explosion ...
Time:
future, year 1999, near future, 2000s, year 2008 ...
Place:
iraq, colorado, usa, baghdad iraq, korea ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Style:
political, captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
cold war, cuban missile crisis, president, cold war era, u.s. president, diplomacy, nuclear threat, politics, spy, missile, diplomat, armed forces ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Place:
cuba, washington d.c., latin america, usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, political, political drama
Plot:
white house, president, politics, black, family relations, everyday life, high society, politician, presidential election, father daughter relationship, political unrest, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 540 min.
TV show
Story:
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Style:
historical drama, serious, realistic, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
white house, usa history, blaxploitation, african, politics, usa politics, master and servant, state affairs, head of state, society, hopes, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, 50s, 1920s, 1940s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, africa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold war, politics, spy, president, diplomacy, political intrigue, un, race against time, nuclear, cold war era, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis ...
Time:
y2k, year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
cuba, ussr, north america, the philippines, usa ...
Similarity:
33%
381K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, sexy, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, spy, cia, national security, war on terror, treason, secret service, investigation, terrorist, danger, top secret ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, america ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 187 min.
TV show
Story:
When Mary Ashley is approached to become ambassador of the United States of America in Romania she does not take the offer because her husband does not want to give up his well-going doctor's office. Shortly afterward Dr. Edward Ashley gets ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
iron curtain, dictator, secret organization, doctor, professor, ambassador, political conspiracy, political intrigue, politics, terrorism, state affairs, undercover ...
Time:
80s
Place:
romania, europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A newcomer to the Supreme Court finds himself a pivotal force on an often deadlocked bench, frequently at odds over hot-button cases in this earnest but brief legal drama.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
supreme court, workplace, legal action, power relations, lawsuit, workplace situations, politics, courtroom, life is a bitch, judiciary, liberal, american politics ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by Col. Jake Caffey and a National Guard reckon unit. A stalemate ensues ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, epic ...
Plot:
world war three, cold war, president, u.s. president, spy, apocalypse, spy thriller, die hard, disaster, distopia, world war, epidemic ...
Time:
80s, near future, year 1987
Place:
alaska, russia, usa, soviet union, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
33%
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