State affairs movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant state affairs movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, political, stylized and suspense films and TV shows about / with state affairs, politics, society, dishonesty, rivalry, intrigue, political intrigue, murder, royal family and betrayal plots mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as state affairs: The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Borgias (2011), The Royals (2015), House of Cards (2013), Tyrant (2014), House of Cards (1990), The Borgia (2006), Lions for Lambs (2007), The Tudors (2007).

List of state affairs movies

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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, political, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: spy, cia, cold war, terrorism, espionage, nuclear war, secret agent, terrorist, nuclear bomb, nuclear explosion, nuclear threat, covert operation ...
Time: year 2002, 90s, year 1973, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place: maryland, israel, russia, washington d.c., chechnya ...
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Style: tense, political thriller, political, suspense, clever ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: political conspiracy, state affairs, investigation, politics, conspiracy, reporter, lawyer, courtroom, corruption, conspiracy theory, political corruption, murder ...
Time: 90s, future, 20th century
Place: new orleans, washington d.c., new york
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 7.9
 54K
The Borgias (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot: historical character, intrigue, siblings relations, greed, brother sister incest, sex scene, ambition, lust, clergy, medieval, catholic church, sin ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: rome italy, italy, ireland, europe
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 7.4
 14K
The Royals (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny and intense public scrutiny.
Style: captivating, sentimental, serious, realistic, soap opera
Audience: teens
Plot: royal family, forbidden love, couple relations, prince, state affairs, queen, love and romance, scandal, crown prince, paparazzi, monarchy, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, london
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 8.6
 528K
House of Cards (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3804 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: political, serious, clever, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: politics, political intrigue, political corruption, manipulation, state affairs, intrigue, blind ambition, u.s. president, lobbyist, journalism, journalist, media ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., syria
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 7.7
 24K
Tyrant (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his ...
Style: captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: dictatorship, homecoming, totalitarianism, ruler, state affairs, political unrest, family relations, parents and children, gay son, secret, society, exile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east
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 8.5
 15K
House of Cards (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 226 min.
TV show
Story: Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime ...
Style: tense, witty, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot: political intrigue, politics, state affairs, manipulation, journalist, reporter, deception, power struggle, dishonesty, intrigue, corruption, merciless ...
Time: 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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 6.1
 2K
The Borgia (2006)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Style: realistic, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, costume drama ...
Plot: state affairs, leadership, society, dishonesty, betrayal, downfall, biopic, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, royal family, political unrest, ambition ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place: rome italy, italy
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Lions for Lambs (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special ...
Style: serious, political, psychological, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: war on terror, terrorist, propaganda, state affairs, politics, terrorism, iraq war, conservative, war, hopes, danger, soldier ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east, iraq, washington d.c., usa ...
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 8.1
 81K
The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
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K.C. Undercover (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: K.C. Cooper, a high school math whiz and karate black-belt, learns that her parents are spies when they recruit her to join them in the secret government agency, The Organization. While she now has the latest spy gadgets at her disposal, K.C. has a ...
Style: exciting, sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic
Audience: pre-teens, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: youth, high school, working undercover, teenage life, parents and children, danger, child spy, secret identity, espionage, heroic mission, young heroes, state affairs ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Thick of It (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Style: sitcom, political, humorous, semi serious, mockumentary ...
Plot: politics, political satire, state affairs, british politics, satire, workplace, workplace situations, politician, political intrigue, government official, society, british government ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: syria, europe, england, london
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Project Blue Book (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book.”
Style: enigmatic, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: ufo, alien, physicist, political conspiracy, alien abduction, investigation, state affairs, space and aliens, paranormal activity, alien technology, alien contact, scientific research ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, 20th century, 60s
Place: usa
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The Secret Service Agent's Memories (2010)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: These are the dark times around 1720 in Russia. Tsar Peter the Great dies and his highly esteemed partner and friend Prince Menshikov rules the country from now on. But there are also those who oppose the prince. Messenger Ivan, an army officer, ...
Style: captivating, stylized, suspense, tense, realistic
Plot: russian history, russian empire, whodunit, state affairs, amateur sleuth, intrigue, investigation, love, imperial russia, royal court, fight, sea adventure ...
Time: 18th century, 1800s
Place: st. petersburg russia, russia
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 7.8
 24K
The Musketeers (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to ...
Style: exciting, historical drama, costume drama, realistic, serious ...
Plot: musketeer, swords and armor, heroic mission, sword fight, danger, state affairs, king, partner, good versus evil, escapades, swordsman, shrewd ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, paris france
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The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 471 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, cathedral, throne, catholic church, heir, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
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My Date with the President's Daughter (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Duncan Fletcher is an average teenager in search of a date to his school's spring dance. While at the mall with his friends, he meets a girl, Hallie, who just happens to be the daughter of the President of the United States, George Richmond. ...
Style: teen, political, retro, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, date night
Plot: state affairs, family relations, parents and children, president, hidden identity, unlikely couple, fish out of water, looking for love, teenage girl, teenager, road trip, white house ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c.
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Establishment: Osman (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Style: stylized, serious, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: sultan, turk, state affairs, royal family, battles, war, father son relationship, military, intrigue, love and romance, destiny, political intrigue ...
Time: 14th century, 13th century
Place: ottoman empire, turkey
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 8.3
 2K
Isabel (2011)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min.
TV show
Story: Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her ...
Style: serious, historical drama, realistic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: royal family, spanish history, queen, royalty, aristocracy, unfaithful husband, conquering, palace intrigue, historical figure, throne, heir, rise to the top ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: spain, europe, portugal
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Grace of Monaco (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, India
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early ...
Style: realistic, stylized, captivating, sentimental, historical drama ...
Plot: royal family, husband wife relationship, political intrigue, royalty, politics, supportive spouse, state affairs, family relations, society, betrayal, royal court, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 2014, 1900s, year 1956
Place: monaco, monte carlo, french riviera, europe, paris france ...
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 7.5
 54K
Reign (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Style: sexy, stylized, serious, costume drama, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, power struggle, love triangle, couples, royalty ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: france, scotland, europe, britain
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style: serious, political thriller, captivating, atmospheric, political ...
Plot: writers, twists and turns, politics, political conspiracy, investigation, betrayal, writer's life, spy, espionage, cia, conspiracy, suspicion ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new england, new york, massachusetts, britain, oxford university ...
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King of the Sands (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Syria
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A daring, compelling and controversial take on the life of prince Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud), founder of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, epic
Plot: conquering, ruler, rebellion, head of state, against the odds, rebelliousness, rise to the top, battles, state affairs, battle zone, religions or cults, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place: saudi arabia
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The King's Speech (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style: inspirational, period piece, sincere, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: british royal family, british history, world war two, stuttering, royal family, disability, queen, politics, unlikely friendships, british monarchy, king of england, historical character ...
Time: 1930s, year 2010, 2010s, pre world war two, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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 4.6
 14K
Outcast (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: China, USA, France, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel Uncle, who seeks their deaths.
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, scenic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: crusade, knight, crusader, state affairs, master warrior, medieval, battles, uninhibited rivalry, danger, escapades, betrayal, rivalry ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times
Place: asia, china
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The Sovereign's Servant (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King Charles XII of Sweden. Although separated by war and allegiance, ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, baroque ...
Plot: state affairs, danger, soldier, military, rivalry, battles, conquering, war, love interest, courage, resistance, legends and myths ...
Time: 18th century
Place: europe, ukraine, poland, russia, versailles
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 4.7
 15K
The Musketeer (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In Peter Hyams's adaptation of the famous Alexander Dumas story The Three Musketeers, the young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been ...
Style: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: musketeer, swordsman, swashbuckler, rescue, conspiracy, righting the wronged, heroic mission, sword fight, escapades, state affairs, haunted by the past, martial arts ...
Time: 17th century, year 2001
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 7.3
 47K
The 4400 (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: 4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: time travel, quarantine, missing person, supernatural, murderer, investigation, foreknowledge, cure, danger, abduction, ufo, psychic ...
Time: future, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., seattle
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 6.7
 2K
Tycoon (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story: During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the ...
Style: serious, cynical, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller ...
Plot: rise to the top, fighting the system, society, politics, betrayal, rise and fall, blind ambition, state affairs, life is a bitch, campaign, political corruption, student life ...
Place: russia
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 6.6
 16K
Luther (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Style: uplifting, political, biblical, christian film, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: christianity, renaissance, christian, religion, clergy, medieval, rebellion, inquisition, politics, reformation, idealism, human spirit ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, year 2003, medieval times
Place: germany, rome italy, austria, europe
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