Bureaucrat movies and TV shows – page 2

List of bureaucrat movies

 6.5
 83
The Whip (2024)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.
Style: political thriller, independent film, suspense, political drama
Plot: welfare, parliament, disability, heist, social issues, female protagonist, scandal, political scandal, bureaucracy, british politics, public health, car ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: united kingdom, big ben london, london, england, britain
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 7.2
 1K
Owners (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Mrs. Zahrádková has a plan to convince the other co-owners of the flats to finally save the house in which they live together and which is in emergency condition.
Style: crying, dark comedy, allegory, weird
Plot: sex slave, husband wife relationship, racist, boy, husband wife conflict, man with glasses, death, strong female character, gay slur, manipulation, telephone call, ambulance ...
Place: central europe
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the ...
Style: road movie, humorous, anamorphic, hilarious, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: vietnam war, rescue, culture clash, elephant, military, boy, journey, cargo plane, airplane, chase, politics, friendly fire ...
Time: year 1968, 20th century, 60s, year 1962
Place: vietnam, asia, middle east, california
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 7.0
 161K
Elemental (2023)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In a city where fire, water, land, & air residents live together, a fiery young woman & a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: How much they have in common.
Style: 3d animation, exciting, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: city, land, journey, earth, couples, interracial romance, water, teen romance, fictional city, life, fire, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 2020s
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 7.1
 3K
Betrayed (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 126 min.
Story: During World War II, millions of Jews from all over Europe are deported and killed in German concentration camps. When the German troops invade Norway, the Norwegian Jews feel safe and protected. But anti-Semitism knows no borders and as the war ...
Style: historical drama
Plot: world war two, refugee, police, boxer, jewish family, nazi collaborator, female nudity, german occupation, jew persecution, resistance fighter, bare chested male, bureaucrat ...
Time: year 1942, year 1939, year 1940, 1940s
Place: oslo norway
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the ...
Style: sincere, jidai geki, talky, touching, lyrical ...
Plot: samurai, poverty, feudal japan, sword fight, asian history, friendship, love story, tragedy, character study, samurai era, visceral, assassination ...
Time: 19th century, 2000s, y2k, 1800s, year 2002
Place: japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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 6.2
 34K
Lifeforce (1985)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a ...
Style: erotic, grindhouse, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: vampire, alien invasion, alien, zombie, alien abduction, nude, mind control, sexy female vampire, apocalypse, sex scene, space shuttle, spacecraft ...
Time: future, near future, 80s, 21st century
Place: england, london, texas, europe, tower bridge london ...
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 7.7
 343K
Mulan (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style: feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place: china, ancient china, asia
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Three Christs (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ.
Style: disturbing, psychological, serious, sincere
Plot: psychotherapist, mental institution, escapades, society, mentally unstable, doctor, tragedy, experiment, religion, psychiatric ward, religious, biopic ...
Time: year 1959
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 7.2
 405K
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style: exciting, clever, suspense, tense, detective ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot: gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, airport, police, hostage, one man army, airplane accident, chase, lone hero, terrorism ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: washington d.c., virginia, washington state, usa, los angeles ...
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 7.5
 51K
The Tenant (1976)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, surreal, creepy ...
Plot: surrealism, paranoia, nightmare, satire, suicide, conspiracy, obsession, apartment building, loner, dream, landlord tenant relationship, mental illness ...
Time: year 1976, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 6.5
 4K
Rams (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les' prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley - so the brothers must work ...
Plot: virus, outback, veterinarian, farmer, siblings, farm, brother brother relationship, sheep, rural setting, bare chested male, shootout, alcoholism ...
Time: future
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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's novella The Wan Family's Lawsuit. ...
Style: realistic, lighthearted, serious, touching, clever ...
Plot: satire, pregnancy, asian history, peasant, revolution, politics, social commentary, justice, professional, lawyer, pregnant woman, women ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 70s
Place: china, tibet, asia, california
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The Swissmakers (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 107 min.
Story: This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous
Plot: forbidden love, immigration, surveillance, politics, immigrant, police, irony, flower shop, italian immigrant, factory worker, racism, xenophobia ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: switzerland
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Company Business (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, espionage, cold war, covert operation, conspiracy, cia agent, secret mission, cold war era, gay bar, police dog, hostage, exodus ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: paris france, germany, europe, france, soviet union ...
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min.
Story: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and ...
Style: epic, saga, exciting, sad, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: superhero, time travel, heroes, alternate timeline, invasion, superhuman powers, alien, superhero team, tony stark character, alien superhero, final battle, humanity in peril ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, year 1970, year 2012, year 2014 ...
Place: new york, new jersey, japan, missouri, manhattan new york city ...
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 7.5
 850
Farewell (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Matyora is a small village on a beautiful island with the same name. The existence of the village is threatened with flooding by the construction of a dam. This is the story of the inhabitants of Matyora and their farewell to their homeland.
Style: spiritual
Plot: peasant, child, spirituality, fog, tradition, mute, lake, tree, old woman, island, fire, water ...
Place: soviet union, russia, ussr
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to ...
Style: cult classic, parody, slapstick, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: ancient rome, dog, bureaucracy, alternate history, mythology, peplum, ancient, beast, potion, magical potion, subway, hypnosis ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, europe, france, italy
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Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private ...
Style: sitcom, political, political thriller, satirical, talky ...
Plot: satire, political satire, lawyer, psychology, humour, economist, international relations, government, british prime minister, political humor, responsibility, power relations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, united kingdom
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off ...
Style: grim, dark, bleak, period drama, moody
Plot: ninja, feudal japan, ronin, swordplay, assassin, corruption, justice, moral ambiguity, political intrigue, duel, anti hero, honor ...
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Touching Wild Horses (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After a car accident that claimed his father and sister's lives and left his mother in a coma, a young man is sent to live with his reclusive aunt (Jane Seymour) on Sable Island, a world-renowned wild horse preserve.
Style: touching, serious, sincere, sentimental
Plot: horse, isolation, island, wild horse, friendship, self discovery, teaching the ways of the world, parents and children, haunted by the past, family life, family relations, love and romance ...
Place: nova scotia
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 6.4
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Haven (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: This is the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.
Style: emotional, disturbing, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot: holocaust, world war two, wartime life, survival, rescue, anti semitism, deportation, immigrant, idealism, heroic mission, against humanity, hopes ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s
Place: europe, belgrade, vienna, harvard university, chicago ...
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Village of Dreams (1996)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly landlord, a rough new boy at the school, and three ...
Style: experimental, atmospheric, sentimental, touching, stylized ...
Plot: coming of age, youth, boy, skinny dipping, fantasy world, little boy, village, family relations, prank, biopic, friendship, siblings relations ...
Time: year 1948, 1940s, post world war two
Place: japan, asia, tokyo, kyoto japan
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The Deadly Affair (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other ...
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Plot: cold war, espionage, spy, private detective, working undercover, office, insomnia, secret agent, uncover truth, danger, infidelity, political corruption ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
Place: britain, england, london
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 7.0
 64K
Breach (2007)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation ...
Style: political thriller, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: espionage, surveillance, investigation, spy, double agent, cia, betrayal, working undercover, fbi, manipulation, suspicion, mission ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, year 2001, 21st century
Place: usa, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr, washington d.c.
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Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Lea, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Lea is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Lea's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied ...
Style: aesthetic, sex comedy, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Audience: date night
Plot: crazy love, passion, friendship, secret, restaurant, cafe, love letter, daily life, summer, teenager, love, suburbs ...
Time: year 1987, 20th century, 80s
Place: france, paris france, europe
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The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Far from home in the lush bamboo forests of China, ten-year-old Ryan Tyler, with the help of a young girl, goes on a wonderful journey to rescue a baby panda taken by poachers.
Style: semi serious, humorous, scary, sweet, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, girls' night
Plot: panda, poaching, survival, animal, poacher, human animal relationship, family relations, coming of age, bear, treasure hunt, parents and children, friends ...
Place: china, asia, hong kong
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The Accidental Husband (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When radio love guru Dr Emma Lloyd convinces Patrick Sullivan's fiancée to dump him the week before their wedding. He sets about teaching her a lesson for interfering in other peoples lives that she knows nothing about. Things take a turn when ...
Style: romantic, feel good, light, romantic comedy, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: love story, wedding preparations and rituals, couple relations, writers, love and romance, love triangle, wedding, destiny, happy ending, farce, revenge, love ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey, london ...
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 5.6
 3K
Cuba (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
Style: black comedy, political, cynical, serious, realistic ...
Plot: mercenary, cuban revolution, revolutionary, englishman abroad, husband wife relationship, adulterous husband, swimming pool, satire, revolution, infidelity, politics, adultery ...
Time: 1950s, year 1959, year 1979, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: cuba, caribbean, havana cuba, latin america
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 5.9
 4K
Eichmann (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Hungary, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.
Style: serious, captivating, tense, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot: holocaust, nazi, nazi war criminal, anti semitism, legal, life is a bitch, prison, genocide, nazi germany, courtroom, investigation, confined ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 60s, post world war two, 50s ...
Place: europe, israel, middle east, budapest
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