Radical movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant radical movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, political, tense, captivating and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with radical, society, politics, terrorism, rebellion, nude, male nudity, storytelling, rebelliousness and anarchist plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in France, USA, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as radical: Horses of God (2012), Dirty War (2004), Brotherhood (2009), Diabolik Lovers (2013), Elephant (2003), Blame It on Fidel! (2006), United Red Army (2007), Shadow Dancer (2012), A Violent Life (2017), The East (2013).
Best films
New films
| Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) | 8.0 | |
| Ayka (2018) | 7.1 | |
| One Shot (2021) | 5.7 | |
| Say Your Prayers (2020) | 5.4 | |
| Ted K (2021) | 6.0 |
List of radical movies
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia, Morocco
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of Morocco’s Sidi Moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, disturbing, islamic ...
Plot:
terrorism, muslim, suicide bomber, terrorist, terrorist attack, islam, radical, danger, society, family relations, murder, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 2012, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
middle east, tunisia, maghreb, africa, morocco
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
radical, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, political conspiracy, terrorist bombing, terrorist plot, firefighter, save the day, secret agent, counter terrorism, danger, race against time ...
Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, sexual, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, love affair, racism, couples, love and romance, neo nazi, homosexuality, neo nazism, male bonding, friendship, unlikely couple, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, scandinavia, denmark
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on a visual novel of the same name by Rejet and Otomate, for the female market.
Komori Yui is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her second year in high school, ...
Style:
anime, sexy, shoujo, enigmatic, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, supernatural ability, supernatural power, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, harem, old mansion, radical, evil spirit, siblings relations, family relations ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, independent film, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, violence, teacher, bullying, teenage girl, mass murder, violent, high school, teenager, youth, school, rage ...
Time:
year 2003, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, ireland, portland oregon, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, coming of age, radical, family life, political unrest, family problems, immigrant, state affairs, journalism, hopes, parents and children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, cuba, paris france, europe, chile ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 190 min.
Story:
The film is told in three acts, beginning with a historical background of Japan's student movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, mostly using archive footage and a narrator. The second act follows the formation of the group to their mountain ...
Style:
rough, atmospheric, serious, bleak, political ...
Plot:
revolution, radical, rebellion, idealism, danger, life is a bitch, military, isolation, society, communism, hostage, terrorism ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 70s, year 1960, year 1966 ...
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Set in 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Style:
political thriller, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
ira, moral dilemma, radical, terrorist, state affairs, undercover, betrayal, family relations, snitch, siblings relations, political unrest, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, year 1993, year 1973, 90s ...
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, england, belfast ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day before. On this occasion, the chain of events which made him, the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
funeral, radicalism, nationalist, radical, murder, death, prison, violence, life is a bitch, criminal, confronting the past, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
corsica
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Style:
suspenseful, political, cerebral, intense, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
terrorism, fighting the system, terrorist, environmentalism, espionage, anarchist, lost in the woods, undercover, working undercover, fbi, secret organization, anti capitalism ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
In a future where a socialist government gains power, a group of women decides to organize and rebel.
Style:
independent film, underground film, cult classic, political, indie film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
feminism, lesbian, sexual harassment, anarchism, socialist, police brutality, racism, feminist, radical, dystopia, anarchist, protest ...
Time:
distant future, future
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Chile
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Like most of Costa-Gavras' political thrillers, the French State of Siege is based on a true story. The incident dramatized herein is the kidnapping of a U.S. official somewhere in Latin America. The director's sympathies clearly lie with ...
Style:
political, social, political thriller, talky, tense ...
Plot:
politics, coup d'etat, dictatorship, dictator, political intrigue, torture, radical, protest, capitalism, imperialism, journalism, shooting ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, uruguay, france, chile, santiago chile ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen years
Style:
serious, realistic, costume drama, crying, romantic drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
brother sister incest, womanizer, debauchery, bare breasts, obsession, romanticism, radical, sodomy, passion, writer's life, lifestyle, writers ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period, georgian era
Place:
albania, ottoman empire, london, yorkshire, turkey ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At ...
Style:
political, compassionate, talky, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, friendship, investigation, fighting the system, punk, anarchism, terrorism, anti fascist, anarchist, radical, revolution, political unrest ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 90s, 2000s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, brazil, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the ...
Style:
surreal, serious, atmospheric, psychedelic, mind bending ...
Plot:
suicide, homoeroticism, art, rebellion, friendship, nationalism, writers, emperor, radical, writer's life, state affairs, tragic hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 60s, post world war two
Place:
japan, kyoto japan, mount fuji, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been ...
Style:
touching, serious, political, feel good, retro ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, music, musician, hidden identity, radical, follow your dream, love, haunted by the past, parents and children, eccentric family, hopes, rebelliousness ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1988, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, oakland california, usa, yale university ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, meditative, intense ...
Plot:
environmental issue, terrorism, dam, rebellion, environmentalism, environmentalist, crime gone awry, character study, radical, rebelliousness, danger, society ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
What happened, that 24th of December? This is what officer Chartier wants to find out. To understand, he will have to go back 48 hours earlier to Franck's Christmas eve. Franck is an insignificant drama-teacher by day, but also belongs to a ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, thought provoking
Plot:
animal rights, fighting the system, moral dilemma, idealism, police investigation, unlikely criminals, hopes, law enforcement, betrayal, rebellion, dishonesty, radical ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
europe, france
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Unemployment has risen to 24%. Gas is now $42 per gallon. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, self fulfillment, libertarian, rebellion, ambition, visionary, radical, workplace, lifestyle, idealism, rebelliousness, human spirit ...
Time:
future, year 2012
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
surfing, snowboard, skiing, radical, friends, contests and competitions, friendship, teenage life, youth, teenager, surf, snow ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
vermont, hawaii, oceania
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 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, mossad, politics, gunfight, mission, biopic, character study, danger, radical ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s ...
Place:
south america, lebanon, berlin germany, palestine, israel ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Jordan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
jihad, islam, islamic terrorism, muslim, teen rebel, terrorism, society, radical, social misfits, juvenile delinquency, suspicion, teenage life ...
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It’s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party... One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, hippie and free spirit, a glaring exception in a community ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, contemplative, atmospheric, offbeat ...
Plot:
punk, nudism, nudist camp, father and son, coming of age, parents and children, single parent, adolescence vs adulthood, society, family relations, social misfits, uncontrollable ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Gelsomina’s family works according to some special rules. First of all, Gelsomina, at twelve years of age, is head of the family and her three younger sisters must obey her: sleep when she tells them to and work under her watchful eye. But the ...
Style:
sexy, thought provoking, realistic, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
teenage girl, beekeeper, honey, isolated house, father daughter relationship, life turned upside down, family life, parents and children, siblings relations, radical, disorder, nature ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
italy, tuscany
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jamie is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychedelic, road movie, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
sex, female pubic hair, on the road, self discovery, brutality, drinking, friendship, female nudity, character study, multiple storylines, life philosophy, police investigation ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chile, latin america, pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red ...
Style:
serious, tense, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, terrorist, politics, revolution, murder, dictator, rebelliousness, political unrest, captivity, state affairs, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2003, year 1978
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs ...
Style:
witty, talky, humorous, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
sex, infidelity, sadomasochism, depression, lgbtq, couple relations, battle of the sexes, love and romance, couples, dishonesty, human nature, radical ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, quebec, montreal, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Lebanon, France, Qatar, Belgium, Egypt
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
suicide bomber, israeli palestinian conflict, uncover truth, occupation, terrorism, danger, investigation, radical, society, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, civil war ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, lebanon, maghreb ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The movie narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1936 he decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, an anti-fascist coalition of liberals, communists and ...
Style:
political, sad, hispanic, philosophical, social ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, politics, revolution, anarchist, working class, civil war, communist, trench warfare, anarchy, socialist, dictator, dictatorship ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1937 ...
Place:
spain, catalonia, barcelona, europe, basque country ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in ...
Style:
sexy, political, bleak, bloody, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rebellion, civil war, ira, politics, independence, resistance, rebel, war, injustice, abuse, occupation, debate ...
Time:
1920s, year 2006, 20th century, post world war one, 2000s ...
Place:
ireland, england, northern ireland, dublin ireland, europe ...
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