Political violence movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant political violence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, political, thought provoking and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with political violence, politics, society, terrorism, protest, life is a bitch, state affairs, archive footage, husband wife relationship and interrogation plots mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres shot in France, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political violence: Suffragette (2015), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), House of Saddam (2008), Carlos the Jackal (2010), The Company You Keep (2012), Remember Darling (2006), Song Without a Name (2019), Exterior Night (2022), Rabin, the Last Day (2015), Press (2010).

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 44K
Suffragette (2015)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.
Style: inspirational, political, factual, educational, bleak ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: feminism, women, feminist, sexism, girl power, activism, women's suffrage, human rights, rebelliousness, women's rights, sexual harassment, women's liberation ...
Time: 1900s, year 1912, 1910s, edwardian era, victorian era ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, united kingdom
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style: political, bleak, realistic, intellectual, harsh ...
Audience: teens
Plot: terrorism, anti war, revolution, protest, revolutionary, journalist, prison, politics, idealism, capitalism, assassination, terrorist attack ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1967 ...
Place: germany, somalia, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, africa ...
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House of Saddam (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 232 min.
TV show
Story: A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.
Style: serious, rough, realistic, clever, political ...
Plot: saddam hussein, dictatorship, politics, execution, megalomaniac, historical character, treason, political unrest, rivalry, family relations, psychopath, ruler ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 70s, 2000s ...
Place: middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, iran
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Carlos the Jackal (2010)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 334 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Style: suspenseful, political, atmospheric, captivating, epic ...
Plot: terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, gunfight, biopic, politics, revolution, mossad, character study, danger, mission ...
Time: 70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s ...
Place: south america, lebanon, palestine, israel, berlin germany ...
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The Company You Keep (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Style: suspense, sexy, captivating, light, serious ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: newspaper, journalism, fbi, journalist, reporter, terrorism, robbery, chase, hidden identity, twists and turns, conspiracy, runaway ...
Time: 70s, year 2012, year 1971, year 1979, year 1972 ...
Place: usa, new york, michigan, canada, manhattan new york city ...
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Remember Darling (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A love story at the end of 1950's in Turkey, Istanbul. In the political era of Turkey in that years, two young people from opposite families fall in love. Their families don't allow them to marry. They face lots of obstacles for years.
Style: period drama
Plot: love, revolution, military coup, socialism, brotherhood, chauvinism, political violence, democracy, equality, separation, freedom
Place: istanbul turkey
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Song Without a Name (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Spain, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where ...
Style: suspense, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: child abduction, investigative reporter, gay, kidnapping, investigation, birth, journalist, private investigation, mother and daughter, search and rescue, kidnapper, crime investigation ...
Time: 80s, 2010s, year 1988
Place: peru
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Exterior Night (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 330 min.
TV show
Story: The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists
Style: factual
Plot: alternate history, resistance, fascism, italian history, corruption, vatican, terrorism, years of lead, cold war, anti capitalism, grandfather grandson relationship, nightmare ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: switzerland, italy, rome italy
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Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Itzhak Rabin's murder ended all efforts of peace, and with him the whole left wing of Israel died. The movie shows the last of his days as prime minister, and what led to his murder.
Style: suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, political
Plot: assassination, politics, soldier, hate, crime investigation, secret service, political rally, prime minister, patriotism, assassin, bodyguard, political manipulation ...
Time: 90s, year 1995
Place: israel, palestine
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Press (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.
Style: captivating, realistic, thought provoking, serious, political thriller
Plot: kurd, journalism, media, politics, political unrest, workplace, realism, society, rivalry, oppression, investigative journalism, state affairs ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: middle east, turkey
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 7.3
 5K
The Net (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.
Style: bleak, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: politics, human rights, poverty, spy, military, capitalism, corruption, money, husband wife relationship, breakdown, murder, prostitute ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: north korea, east asia, korea, seoul, south korea
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Year of the Gun (1991)
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In this thriller, American novelist David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill ...
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Plot: terrorism, political intrigue, journalism, mistaken identity, politics, journalist, spy, sexual content, italian history, explosions, photojournalism, writers ...
Time: 70s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1978
Place: italy, rome italy, europe, venice
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A Dry White Season (1989)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Taking place during the 1976 Soweto uprising, the story follows a white school teacher whose life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Style: talky, disturbing, emotional, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: racism, lawyer, fighting the system, society, legal, injustice, rebellion, discrimination, social commentary, women, slavery, children ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1976
Place: south africa, africa
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The Bang Bang Club (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked ...
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough, independent film
Plot: photojournalist, photographer, journalism, media, photograph, photography, newspaper, life risking, society, political unrest, discrimination, social problems ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place: africa, south africa
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The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful countries.
Style: slapstick, realistic, not serious, exciting, humorous ...
Plot: assassination attempt, female nudity, female terrorist, nudity, danger, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, fall in love, goofy hero, escapades, chases and races, terrorism ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: mexico, latin america, paris france
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 7.4
 8K
Danton (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. ...
Style: political, epic, talky, historically accurate, historical drama ...
Plot: french revolution, revolution, french history, biopic, politics, revolutionary, colonialism, idealism, execution, terrorism, political unrest, world history ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, year 1983, ancient times, 1780s ...
Place: paris france, france, poland, eastern europe, europe
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The Confession (1970)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story: The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.
Style: political, political thriller, cynical, sad, thought provoking ...
Plot: politics, communism, dictatorship, dictator, spy, anti communist, cold war, prison, protest, worker, espionage, radical ...
Time: year 1970, 1950s, year 1968, 20th century, 60s ...
Place: france, czechoslovakia, czech republic, soviet union, central europe ...
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Michael's Death (1984)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Opening at the funeral mass for Mikel, we flashback to those that played a part in Mikel's life and death; his estranged wife, his traditional Basque mother, a female impersonator and friend to Mikel in his coming out, and even the local priest.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, sincere, gloomy ...
Plot: gays and lesbians, gay, lgbt, funeral, politics, pharmacist, protest, singer, friends, couples, transvestism, estrangement ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: spain, basque country, europe
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 7.0
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Small Voices (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Melinda is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial ...
Plot: political violence, children, city, rural setting, new teacher, mutiny, singing competition, school teacher, partisan, boss, hopes, school ...
Time: year 2002
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 6.2
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Exil (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Cambodia, France
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Cannes Special Screening 2016
Style: semi documentary
Plot: exile, migration, autobiography, killing an animal, repressed memory, dictatorship, starvation, food, revolution, dead animal, orphan, political violence ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: cambodia
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Neruda (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Chile, Argentina, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot: political repression, anti communism, poet, manhunt, writers, biopic, latinx lead, politician, police detective, police investigation, class differences, senate ...
Time: year 2016, 1940s, 2010s, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place: chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile, andes mountains ...
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The Anarchists (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself becoming attached to the group.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, sexy
Plot: anarchist, underground movement, betrayal by friend, undercover cop, secret police, mole, undercover agent, working undercover, doubts and hesitations, criminal, life is a bitch, gendarme ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: paris france
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 7.1
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The Question (1977)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: 1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers.
Plot: french algerian war, political violence, electric torture, writing a book, wanted, dissident, torturer, communist, tortured to death, political repression, french army, political prisoner ...
Time: 60s, year 1956, 1950s, year 1957
Place: algeria, france
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In the Crosswind (2014)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Estonia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband Erna and her daughter are ...
Style: realistic, serious, atmospheric, bleak, black and white ...
Plot: stalinism, deportation, world war two, hunger, ethnic cleansing, wartime life, getting home, life is a bitch, family in danger, separation from family, family relations, danger ...
Time: year 1941, 1940s, 1950s, 20th century
Place: siberia, soviet union, baltics, europe, russia ...
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father ...
Style: political, sentimental, inspirational, dramatic, factual ...
Plot: prison, terrorist, lawyer, father son relationship, courtroom, terrorism, trial, biopic, legal, justice, politics, courtroom drama ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993, 80s, 70s
Place: ireland, northern ireland, england, britain, nepal ...
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Outside the Law (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France ...
Style: realistic, atmospheric, political, captivating, tense ...
Plot: french algerian war, algerian war, politics, police brutality, resistance, revenge, war crime, political unrest, family relations, society, military, world war two ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 60s, 50s, post world war two ...
Place: algeria, france, africa, europe, north africa
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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
Style: serious, emotional, sentimental, realistic, touching ...
Plot: dictatorship, boy, politics, coming of age, soccer, football, political unrest, children, life is a bitch, family relations, working class, dictator ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place: brazil, latin america, israel, sao paulo brazil
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 7.4
 26K
No (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style: political, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: dictatorship, campaign, democracy, advertising, protest, oppression, fighting the system, underdog, politics, political conspiracy, rebellion, against the odds ...
Time: 80s, year 2012, 2010s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america
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