Iconoclastic movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant iconoclastic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, interesting and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with iconoclastic, violence, dialogue, storytelling, gun, runaway, mentor, death, chase and danger plots mostly in Drama, Action and War genres shot in USA, UK, West Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as iconoclastic: The Passover Plot (1976), Go to Hell! (1997), Jungle Fighters (1961), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968), Hombre (1967), Commandos (1968), Journey to Shiloh (1968), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969).

List of iconoclastic movies

The Passover Plot (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. After His unconscious body was placed in the ...
Style: serious, historical drama, thought provoking, bleak, period piece ...
Plot: jesus christ, jesus, alternate history, bible, crucifix, conspiracy, resurrection, moral ambiguity, iconoclastic, power struggle, political unrest, political intrigue ...
Time: 1st century
Place: jerusalem
Is relevant?
 6.8
 85
Go to Hell! (1997)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Based on the premise that "God" is actually an alien called G.D., who wiped out the dinosaurs and populated the Earth with apes from his own planet (who eventually evolve into us). "The Devil" is actually his son, "little ...
Style: adult animation, satirical, parody, surreal, absurd ...
Audience: adult
Plot: god, irreverent, father son conflict, alternate history, iconoclastic, rebellion, moral ambiguity, devil, anti establishment, social commentary, alien, evolution ...
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The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: A jumble of sexual skits such as The Big Salami, The Brady Bang, And Leather And Chains.
Style: sketch comedy, black comedy, parody, transgressive, absurd ...
Audience: adult
Plot: mature, sexual content, satire, adult humor, irreverent, sexploitation, iconoclastic, dark humor, counterculture, bdsm, sleazy, nudity ...
Time: 80s
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Jungle Fighters (1961)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they ...
Style: ironic, independent film, tension, suspense, vintage
Plot: world war two, jungle, irony, prisoner, iconoclastic, anti war, british army, soldier, army, group, shootout, japanese army ...
Time: year 1961, year 1942
Place: burma, southeast asia
Is relevant?
 8.0
 197K
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, rough, depressing, intense ...
Audience: manly, adult
Plot: prison, escape, prisoner, prison break, death, prison life, runaway, convict, prison escape, egg, freedom, fugitive ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 1967, 60s, 50s
Place: florida, southern usa
Is relevant?
 7.0
 48K
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and ...
Style: spaghetti western, stylized, suspenseful, realistic, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: judge, revenge, u.s. marshal, court, vigilante, guilt, justice, hanging, wild west, false accusation, cowboy, death sentence ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: oklahoma, usa, california
Is relevant?
 7.4
 16K
Hombre (1967)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Style: tense, realistic, harsh, suspense, talky ...
Plot: old west, journey, cowboy, racism, apache, loneliness, outlaw, native american, apache territory, apache indian, character study, embezzlement ...
Time: 19th century, year 1967
Place: arizona, yuma arizona, usa, tucson arizona
Is relevant?
 5.4
 1K
Commandos (1968)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the ...
Style: grindhouse, macaroni combat, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, combat, world war, tank, last stand, iconoclastic, man on a mission, heroes, soldier, battles, military base, violent content ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: africa
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Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, u.s. civil war, lonely, iconoclastic, friend, battles, coming of age, society, soldier, war, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, tennessee, usa, mississippi, louisiana
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" ...
Style: suspense, classic horror, grindhouse, scary, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: zombie, cemetery, infection, zombie apocalypse, survival, cannibalism, zombie attack, basement, gory, monster, supernatural, post apocalypse ...
Time: 20th century, year 1968, year 1967, 60s
Place: pennsylvania, pittsburgh, usa, washington d.c.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
Style: retro, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot: class conflict, countess, corporate greed, redheaded woman, lost love, prospector, iconoclastic, satire, conspiracy, stock broker, abuse of power, society ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, year 1919
Place: paris france, france, europe
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Bury Me an Angel (1971)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Biker film told from the woman's point of view. The heroine sets out on the road to avenge her brother's murder, toting a shotgun and meaning business.
Style: grindhouse, psychotronic, road movie, independent film
Plot: biker, skinny dipping, exploitation, biker gang, bike, motorcycle, murder, revenge, iconoclastic, woman with a gun, nightmare, beer ...
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany, Mexico, Peru
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirre, a ruthless man who ...
Style: philosophical, suspenseful, surreal, art house, visual ...
Plot: insanity, gold, conquistador, amazon river, expedition, treasure hunt, river, amazon, legends and myths, jungle, megalomaniac, el dorado ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1972
Place: south america, peru, germany, spain, andes mountains ...
Is relevant?
 7.7
 163K
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time: 19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place: los angeles, america, arizona, california
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style: humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place: arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
Is relevant?
 8.1
 384K
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story: A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in ...
Style: depressing, epic, psychological, emotional, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, russian roulette, hunting, anti war, suicide, friendship, small town, wedding, u.s. army, gambling, drunkenness, war crime ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, post world war two, 60s
Place: vietnam, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, asia, usa ...
Is relevant?
 8.5
 1.1M
Alien (1979)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs ...
Style: scary, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience: kids, manly, adult
Plot: monster, alien, space travel, outer space, space and aliens, heroine, survival horror, evil alien, spaceship, female protagonist, creature, alien monster ...
Time: future, 22nd century, 20th century, year 1979, distant future
Is relevant?
 7.7
 285K
Airplane! (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style: parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience: teens, date night, kids
Plot: airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place: los angeles, chicago
Is relevant?
 6.9
 20K
At Close Range (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Based upon the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., his son, and his brothers; together, they constituted one of suburban Philadelphia's most notorious crime families during the 1970's. Their criminal activities ranged from burglary, theft... ...
Style: neo noir, disturbing, harsh, tense, realistic ...
Plot: rape, organized crime, small town, father son relationship, sociopath, violence, psychopath, revenge, violent, sexualized violence, gang, murder ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1978, 80s
Place: pennsylvania, usa, california
Is relevant?
 8.1
 469K
Platoon (1986)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Style: realistic, disturbing, epic, rough, suspense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, military, soldier, battlefield, battles, squad, jungle warfare, combat, jungle, anti war, violent, conflict ...
Time: year 1967, year 1986, year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: vietnam, southeast asia, the philippines, america, asia ...
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Ten Little Indians (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A disturbing psychological thriller based on the classic novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving an anonymous invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.
Style: psychological, surprise ending, suspenseful, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, danger, island, guilt, paranoia, stranded on an island, whodunit, death, confession, guest, suspicion, survival ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 80s
Place: ussr
Is relevant?
 7.6
 306K
RoboCop (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style: futuristic, entertaining, black comedy, cyber, intense ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, teens, manly
Plot: cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, androids and robots, dystopia, robocop, police, revenge, graphic violence, law enforcement, satire, gory ...
Time: future, near future, 80s, year 1987
Place: usa, detroit, michigan
Is relevant?
 7.2
 162K
They Live (1988)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No ...
Style: cult classic, homoerotic, suspenseful, serious, black comedy ...
Plot: conspiracy, alien invasion, dystopia, alien, distopia, mind control, social commentary, anti conformity, violence, resistance, evil alien, capitalism ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: los angeles
Is relevant?
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 6.5
 786
Pharaoh's Army (1995)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While the war weary Union captain (Chris Cooper) falls for the mother of the family (Patricia ...
Style: period piece, independent film, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: civil war, american civil war, u.s. civil war, coming of age, iconoclastic, intrigue, farm, union soldier, society, military, army investigation, survival ...
Time: 19th century
Place: kentucky, usa
Is relevant?
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from ...
Style: suspenseful, futuristic, scary, saga, suspense ...
Plot: alien, robot, space travel, dystopia, strong female lead, female android, evil alien, alien invasion, strong female character, space and aliens, androids, monster ...
Time: future, 24th century, year 1997, 90s
Is relevant?
 6.1
 83K
The Postman (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 177 min.
Story: In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something ...
Style: futuristic, serious, exciting, inspirational, apocalyptic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apocalypse, post apocalypse, dystopic future, postman, dystopian future, post apocalyptic, vestiges of humanity, post war, survival, drifter, leadership, natural disaster ...
Time: future, near future, year 1997, 2010s, year 2013 ...
Place: usa, oregon
Is relevant?
 6.3
 90
Warkill (1968)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A journalist (Tom Drake) watches a U.S. colonel (George Montgomery) and Filipino guerrillas smoke out Japanese soldiers.
Style: tense, historical drama, period piece, grim
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, soldier, jungle warfare, danger, combat, manhunt, survival, violence, camaraderie, investigative journalism, leadership, jungle ...
Time: 1940s
Place: the philippines
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The Boondock Saints (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: With a God-inspired moral obligation to act against evil, twin brothers Conner and Murphy set out to rid Boston of criminals. However, rather than working within the system, these Irish Americans decide to take swift retribution into their own hands.
Style: neo noir, suspense, entertaining, sexy, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilantism, revenge, violent, mafia, vengeance, twins, shootout, shooting, police, vigilante, twists and turns, fbi ...
Time: year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place: boston, massachusetts, usa
Is relevant?
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the ...
Style: fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, visually stunning, epic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy ...
Plot: fantasy world, witch, talking animal, good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, heroes, medieval, magical, wizard, sword fight, imaginary kingdom ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, year 1940, future, 20th century
Place: england, london, antarctic
Is relevant?
 5.4
 15K
Nine Dead (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?
Style: psychological, surprise ending, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: kidnapping, confined, survival, danger, murder, group of strangers, game of death, captivity, gory, riddles and clues, escape room, torture ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans
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