Diplomacy movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant diplomacy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, political, disturbing and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with diplomacy, politics, state affairs, spy, diplomat, world war, world war two, military, war and political intrigue plots mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as diplomacy: Diplomacy (2014), A Prominent Patient (2016), Thirteen Days (2000), Madam Secretary (2014), Into the Storm (2009), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Diplomatic Situation (2019), The Ambassador (2020), 37 Days (2014), The State Within (2006).

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 7.1
 6K
Diplomacy (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The night of August 24, 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of General von Choltitz, governor of Grand Paris, who is preparing, on Hitler’s orders, to blow up the French capital. The descendent of a long line of Prussian military men, the ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, talky, political
Plot: world war two, diplomacy, soldier, wartime life, sabotage, french resistance, obedience, german occupation, danger, disobey, ss, race against time ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, 20th century, year 2014
Place: paris france, germany, france, europe
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A Prominent Patient (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story: It is 1939. Flamboyant Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk has fled to America to escape his recent past. Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and Masaryk is now a man with no nation. In America he tries to forget the personal and political betrayal he and his ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, stylized, serious
Plot: diplomacy, diplomat, czech history, european history, nazi germany, psychiatrist, life is a bitch, fascism, cold war, philosopher, post war, psychology ...
Time: pre world war two, year 1937, year 1938, year 1939, 1930s
Place: israel, prague, central europe
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 7.3
 62K
Thirteen Days (2000)
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, suspenseful, tense, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot: cold war, politics, president, political intrigue, un, race against time, diplomacy, nuclear, spy, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis, leadership ...
Time: 60s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century, year 1962
Place: cuba, ussr, the philippines, usa, new york ...
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Madam Secretary (2014)
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: realistic, serious, political, intelligent
Plot: politics, chief of staff, workplace intrigue, president, relationship vs career, u.s. president, usa politics, government, politician, white house, secretary of state, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, iraq, washington d.c., chicago, nigeria ...
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Into the Storm (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, political, historical drama ...
Plot: winston churchill, world war two, diplomacy, prime minister, state affairs, leadership, head of state, politics, world war, political leader, biopic, international relations ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1940
Place: england, europe
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 218 min.
Story: The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning ...
Audience: date night, teens, family outing, kids
Plot: desert, world war one, military, british empire, camel, imperialism, historical character, battles, islam, politics, great war, train ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1962, victorian era ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, ottoman empire, arabia, africa ...
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Diplomatic Situation (2019)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The play begins with the birth of New China and ends with Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States and the return negotiations between China, Britain and Hong Kong. It mainly describes the outstanding contributions of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, ...
Style: captivating, political
Plot: diplomacy, historical figure, chinese history, historical event, political unrest, politics, political intrigue, historical character, social issues, society, east asian lead, leader ...
Place: china
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 5.8
 115
The Ambassador (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story: At the Swedish embassy in Mexico City, the staff tries to do everything to promote the image of Sweden. But for the selfish ambassador Thomas Hofwander, it is mainly about lifting himself.
Style: satirical, captivating, psychological, political, semi serious ...
Plot: diplomacy, diplomat, workplace, politics, political satire, satire, political activism, social climber, job, political campaign, career, political candidate ...
Place: eastern europe
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 8.1
 2K
37 Days (2014)
Genre: History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of what happened in the few weeks immediately preceding World War I.
Style: political thriller, realistic, captivating, serious, period piece ...
Plot: world war one, politics, historical character, society, assassination, state affairs, negotiation, political unrest, great war, diplomacy, aging, secrets ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, pre world war one, year 1914
Place: london, europe, england, france, germany
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The State Within (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 300 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: realistic, serious, suspenseful, political, tense ...
Plot: coup d'etat, politics, political conspiracy, terrorism, fbi, manipulation, workplace, danger, political intrigue, terrorist, dishonesty, diplomacy ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., pentagon, iraq
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World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
TV show
Story: Based upon the actual cables between Washington, London and Moscow during the Second World War, this TV-movie examines the relationship between the leaders of these countries throughout the conflict. Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston ...
Style: contemplative, talky, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot: world war two, josef stalin, world war, head of state, diplomacy, winston churchill, marxist, intrigue, british politics, war, against humanity, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 1940s
Place: europe, germany, soviet union, usa, britain
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The Missiles of October (1974)
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, thought provoking, captivating, tense, serious ...
Plot: cold war, cuban missile crisis, president, u.s. president, diplomacy, politics, nuclear threat, spy, missile, intrigue, john f. kennedy, american politics ...
Time: 60s, year 1962
Place: cuba, washington d.c., usa, latin america
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The Black Pimpernel (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Mexico, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.
Style: serious, captivating, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: ambassador, political intrigue, military coup, politics, life is a bitch, political unrest, society, injustice, human spirit, revolution, human rights, diplomacy ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1973
Place: chile, latin america
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 6.5
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The Embassy (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Luis Salinas, the new ambassador to Thailand, who knows he's going to get his hands dirty in the next four years – if he makes it that long. He's accompanied by his wife, Claudia, and their daughter Ester. Aware that the familiar ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense
Plot: ambassador, embassy, fighting the system, corruption, diplomacy, adultery, bribe, justice, betrayal, father daughter relationship, sex scene, murder ...
Place: bangkok thailand
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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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 5.5
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The Diplomat (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 190 min.
Story: A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Plot: spy, diplomacy, russian mafia, death threat, dead son, helicopter, car chase, guilt, murder of wife, nuclear bomb, traitor, swearing ...
Place: sydney australia, london, scotland yard, australia
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 7.2
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Amen. (2002)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The film "Amen." examines the links between the Vatican and Nazi Germany. The central character is Kurt Gerstein, a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS who is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. Moreover, he is ...
Style: political, thought provoking, disturbing, sincere, bleak ...
Plot: holocaust, genocide, world war two, concentration camp, pope, politics, christian, conscience, ss, nazi, war, priest ...
Time: 1940s, year 2002, 1930s, 20th century
Place: germany, poland, italy, czechoslovakia, austria ...
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 8.0
 57K
The Diplomat (2023)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
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, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: diplomat, government agency, husband wife relationship, politician, betrayal, white house, conspiracy, diplomacy, family problems, political unrest, social climber, career ...
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The Diplomat (2023)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The six-part series follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city.
Style: dramatic, tense, captivating, suspenseful, political thriller
Plot: city, community, politics, bandit, gang, coworker, british man, diplomat, consulate, diplomacy, death, investigation ...
Place: barcelona
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Fortunes of War (1987)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 407 min.
TV show
Story: Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and ...
Style: contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: world war two, world war, diplomacy, spy, resistance, activist, infidelity, lecturer, intrigue, opposites attract, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 1940s
Place: greece, europe, africa, romania, middle east ...
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The Conspiracy of Ambassadors (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, History, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Soviet propaganda film set in 1918 during the Russian Civil War. While investigating a murder, Soviet intelligence officers uncover an international treason. Diplomats from several nations are led by the British Ambassador Lockhart in ...
Plot: diplomacy, spy, murder, terror, civil war, revolution
Place: latvia, soviet union
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The Fifth Estate (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Style: political, tense, stylized, realistic, serious ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: journalism, internet, whistleblower, computers and web, politics, international relations, hacking, computer hacker, spy, biopic, hacker, journalist ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2010, year 2011, 21st century
Place: europe, cairo egypt, paris france, washington d.c., stockholm sweden ...
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Invisible Heroes (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland, Chile
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story: Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, serious, realistic
Plot: military coup, dictatorship, diplomat, army, cold war, military, human rights, politics, refugee, communism, embassy, diplomacy ...
Time: 70s, year 1973
Place: chile, finland, east germany
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Persona Non Grata (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, War
Country: Japan, Poland, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, suspense
Plot: world war two, diplomat, social problems, historical character, political intrigue, politics, political unrest, war, jew persecution, life is a bitch, wartime, diplomacy ...
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The American Embassy (2002)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The American Embassy is an American drama series that aired on Fox from March to April 2002. The series was created by James D. Parriott, and executive produced by Danny DeVito.
Style: satirical, semi serious, disturbing, captivating
Plot: workplace, consul, ambition, female protagonist, satire, ambitious woman, relationship vs career, coworker, social climber, workplace situations, consulate, diplomacy ...
Place: london
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 8.4
 36K
John Adams (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
TV show
Story: The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Style: atmospheric, political, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Plot: american history, president, american revolution, politics, lawyer, freedom, u.s. president, politician, colonial america, leadership, historical character, true love ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 2000s, ancient times, year 2008 ...
Place: usa, massachusetts, boston, america, paris france ...
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Operation Cicero (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Ilyas Bazna works as a butler in the British Embassy in Turkey during WW2. After Bazna starts to work as a German spy he is going to experience a series of unexpected events.
Style: enigmatic, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot: world war two, spy, winston churchill, soldier, double agent, german soldier, secret agent, wartime, secret identity, political conspiracy, special agent, nazi spy ...
Place: germany, albania, former yugoslavia, turkey
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 4.7
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Embassy (1985)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
Plot: spy, diplomacy, embassy, murder, espionage, diplomat
Place: rome italy
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Camille Claudel (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 175 min.
Story: The life of Camille Claudel, a french scupltor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.
Style: psychological, emotional, intense, heartbreaking, touching ...
Plot: biopic, mental illness, artist, art, painter, sculptor, obsession, storytelling, art history, fall in love, love, couples ...
Time: 19th century, ancient times
Place: france, paris france
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Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Swedish account of Raoul Wallenberg, the man responsible for the largest rescue of Jews during World War II.
Style: contemplative, bleak, emotional, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Plot: world war two, genocide, politics, rescue, nazi, holocaust, world war, revolutionary war, diplomacy, judaism, revolutionary, israeli ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: israel, hungary, europe, moscow russia, stockholm sweden ...
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