| Executive Action (1973) | 6.7 | |
| Forrest Gump (1994) | 8.8 | |
| All the Way (2016) | 7.2 | |
| JFK (1991) | 8.0 | |
| 24 (2001) | 8.4 |
Assassination of president movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant assassination of president movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful, political, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with assassination of president, assassination, president, conspiracy, assassin, murder, u.s. president, politics, state affairs and usa president plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, France, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as assassination of president: Vantage Point (2008), XIII: The Conspiracy (2008), Suddenly (2013), In the Line of Fire (1993), Decommissioned (2016), Three Days (2014), Salt (2010), The Prime Minister (2016), End Game (2006), 24 (2001).
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158K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, suspenseful, political, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, assassination attempt, president, conspiracy, assassination, assassination of president, kidnapping, chase, terrorist, betrayal, multiple perspectives ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
The first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so it seems. Three months later, an elderly couple ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, mysterious, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, assassination of president, conspiracy, memory loss, uncover truth, riddles and clues, on the run, election, life is a bitch, assassination, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four assassins led by Baron, pose as Secret Service agents to commandeer the house of war-widow ELLEN. Her home is a prime sniper position for their plan to assassinate the President on his visit to the small town of Suddenly. The men fool the local ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, political, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassination of president, secret service agent, secret service, assassination attempt, small town, danger, sniper, chases and races, save the day, haunted by the past, woman in danger, confined ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, intense, exciting, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, assassination attempt, obsession, hitman, assassination of president, assassination plot, killer, election, conspiracy, assassin, gunfight, president ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
washington d.c., california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When an ex-CIA agent discovers his family have been kidnapped he sets out to rescue them, only to discover they are being held hostage and won't be released unless he carries out a mission to assassinate the President. He must use his advanced ...
Style:
suspense, tense, action thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
assassination of president, conspiracy, spy, espionage, family in danger, hostage, kidnapping, assassination, frame up, special agent, scapegoat, assassination plot ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Three shots are fired and the president of South Korea suddenly goes missing from his vacation villa. Three Days is a condensed-time thriller that follows the struggles of elite Blue House bodyguard Han Tae Kyung to find and protect the president. ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot:
assassination attempt, assassination of president, race against time, government agent, on the run, patriotism, president, chase, protector, police protection, special agent, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2014, year 1998
Place:
south korea, north korea, korea
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342K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, surprise ending, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
secret service, cia, espionage, spy, secret agent, female protagonist, strong female lead, female spy, chase, conspiracy, cia agent, hitman ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
north korea, washington d.c., new york, russia, usa ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day. And that person is no less than... the president of the United States.
Style:
tense, political thriller, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
assassination of president, prime minister, usa president, blackmail, conspiracy, murder, hostage, assassination, kidnapping, murderer, criminal, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
belgium, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Alex Thomas was the man in charge of protecting the president but, when the time came to fulfill his duties, everything just went wrong. His conscience haunted by a bullet and his devotion to his country stronger than ever, Alex teams with seasoned ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, secret service, car chase, assassination, police, journalist, political conspiracy, political intrigue, haunted by the past, dishonesty, assassination of president, one man army ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, washington d.c.
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206K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style:
cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, president, political conspiracy, terrorist, terrorist plot, secret service, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, bodyguard, twists and turns, assassination attempt ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, political thriller, bad ending
Plot:
assassination of president, politics, assassination, dictatorship, tragedy, betrayal, intelligence agency, state terrorism, spy, espionage, military dictatorship, hearing ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
seoul, south korea, washington d.c., east asia, paris france ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
president, assassination of president, conspiracy, usa president, assassination attempt, politics, politician, assassination plot, u.s. president, love story, attempted murder, historical figure ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
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181K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style:
tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1991, year 1963
Place:
america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin's trail.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, hitman, terrorism, assassin, police investigation, spy thriller, politics, assassination plot, serial killer, assassination attempt, espionage, french president ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, year 1973, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, algeria, europe, big ben london ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, ...
Style:
controversial, mockumentary, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, assassination, sniper, brutality, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, danger, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, near future, september 11 2001, 70s ...
Place:
iraq, chicago, middle east, syria, washington d.c. ...
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19K
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions ...
Style:
tense, serious, factual, light, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
secret service, assassination, hospital, fbi, president, kennedy assassination, conspiracy theory, investigation, state affairs, doctors and patients, society, power relations ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century
Place:
dallas texas, usa, austin texas, texas, california
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination—as the fate of the country hangs in ...
Style:
thrilling, historical drama, captivating, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
assassination, murder investigation, assassination of president, politics, abraham lincoln, usa president, problem, based on real people, historical event, political unrest, murder, u.s. president ...
Time:
1800s
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Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A look back at the 1000 days of the John F. Kennedy presidency.
Style:
political, informative, captivating, period piece, thought provoking ...
Plot:
john f. kennedy, american politics, american history, usa president, usa history, u.s. president, cuban missile crisis, cold war, president, political leader, politician, leader ...
Time:
60s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.
Style:
political
Plot:
civil war, american civil war, abraham lincoln, u.s. civil war, usa president, president, assassination of president, politician, villain as protagonist, conspiracy, political conspiracy, villain played by lead actor ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller from American director John Frankenheimer. An American soldier is brainwashed into being a killer for the communist Russians during the Korean War.
Style:
political thriller, psychological, political, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
conspiracy, cold war, political conspiracy, brainwashing, assassin, manipulation, nightmare, senator, cold war era, communism, korean war, election ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1962, 50s, year 1952
Place:
new york, north korea, china, washington d.c., korea ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In 1981, during the assassination attempt on then President Ronald Reagan, White House Press Secretary James Brady was shot and left paralyzed.
Style:
emotional, intense, inspirational, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
assassination attempt, biopic, gun control, disability, recovery, trauma, politics, paralysis, white house, treatment, rehabilitation, activism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, assassination, corruption, assassination plot, politics, lone hero, political corruption, assassination attempt, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
No one knows why the army base was blown up until the President gets shot there during the memorial service for those killed, but he wasn't the only target.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, cliffhanger ...
Plot:
terrorism, gunfight, save the day, undercover, special agent, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, renegade, assassination of president, die hard, woman with a gun ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, clever, tense, political ...
Plot:
conspiracy, gulf war, political conspiracy, brainwashing, mind control, political corruption, assassin, politics, covert operation, senator, corporation, sniper ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, year 2004, future, 90s ...
Place:
iraq, usa, new york, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
Style:
political thriller, mind bending, political, suspense, tricky ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
assassination, un, twists and turns, espionage, investigation, politics, murder, revenge, dictator, undercover, secret service, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, new york, brooklyn new york city, paris france, south africa ...
Is relevant?
283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, captivating
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, assassination attempt, head of state, state affairs, danger, friendship, historical event, abraham lincoln, assassination plot, bodyguard, death of son ...
Time:
19th century, year 1958, 1860s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history: the ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, serious, factual ...
Plot:
assassination, civil war, usa president, state affairs, obsession, head of state, hitman, slavery, abraham lincoln, conspiracy, american civil war, murder ...
Time:
19th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
usa, new york, philadelphia, cleveland ohio, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
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