Extremist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant extremist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, tense and weird films and TV shows about / with extremist, death, violence, murder, danger, terrorism, chase, betrayal, brutality and blood plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as extremist: Cavite (2005), Athena (2022), Flag (2006), Jalsa (2008), Arlington Road (1999), Girls of the Sun (2018), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Shooting Dogs (2005), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), King Solomon's Mines (1985).
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List of extremist movies
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father's funeral. He arrives in Manila. As he waits, a phone rings in his backpack; he answers it, and a male voice tells him that his mother and ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
terrorist, hostage, terrorism, heroes, danger, leadership, confined, chases and races, politics, homecoming, extremist, ransom ...
Place:
the philippines, asia, san diego california, manila philippines
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25K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, suspense, underground film ...
Plot:
gang, brother, gangster, social commentary, tragic event, mercilessness, desperation, family relations, brutality, loss of brother, anger, destruction ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
france, paris france
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152
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war front-line photo-journalist who became a celebrity after taking a picture of civilians raising a makeshift UN flag in war-torn Uddiyana. The image then became an instant symbol for peace. However, just before the ...
Style:
anime, mecha, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
journalist, military officer, journalism, un, photojournalism, armed conflict, frontline, wartime, terrorist, military, extremism, terrorism ...
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7K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Sanjay falls in love with Indu. Her father Rammohan Reddy doesnt approve of it and she is married to someone else. Later, Bhagyamathi falls for him and he goes to meet her father who turns out to be Rammohan Reddy. Somewhere in between Sanjay's ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, humorous, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
extremism, criminal, father daughter relationship, re-education, family relations, terrorism, terrorist group, changing lives, extremist, terrorist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social problems ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
conspiracy, terrorism, twists and turns, professor, evil wins, paranoia, terrorist, obsession, suspicion, uncover truth, fbi, danger ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, west virginia, virginia, kansas ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.
Style:
independent film, islamic
Plot:
kurd, isis, islam, partisan, terrorist, woman with a gun, woman, female terrorist, propaganda, extremist, military, journalism ...
Place:
kurdistan, middle east, maghreb
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, courage, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, hostage, shooting, survival, cruelty ...
Time:
year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place:
india, mumbai india, australia, bombay india, pakistan ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
genocide, politics, coup d'etat, violence, survival, against the odds, rwandan genocide, teacher, survivor, priest, fighting the system, human spirit ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, rwanda, united kingdom, uganda, tanzania ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, ...
Style:
biblical, epic, serious, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
jesus, christianity, jesus christ, faith, self sacrifice, christian, new testament, religion, prophet, bible, apostle, god or devil ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place:
holy land, jerusalem, ancient greece, italy, tibet ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led ...
Style:
retro, funny, grindhouse, independent film, fast ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, adventurer, chase, escapades, giant spider, artifact, lost world, treasure hunter, cannon, afrikaans, secret place ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1985, 20th century, 1910s, 1900s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, ottoman empire
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218K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style:
futuristic, visually stunning, entertaining, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, archaeology, space opera, alien, slavery, pyramid, creature, stargate, archaeologist, teleportation, alien planet, ancient egypt ...
Time:
future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
"The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, ...
Style:
biblical, christian film, controversial, spiritual, brutal ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, adult
Plot:
jesus, christianity, jesus christ, redemption, religion, religious, bible, torture, suffering, betrayal, death, roman ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, 2000s, 1930s, 1st century ...
Place:
holy land, jerusalem, greece, ancient greece, middle east ...
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132K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy, Mexico, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
missionary, religion, christianity, religious persecution, culture clash, crisis of faith, christian, torture, faith, doubt, martyr, clergy ...
Time:
17th century, year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
japan, portugal, asia, tokyo
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76K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, destiny, atheism, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, historical character, ancient world, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, alexandria egypt, egypt, greece, rome italy ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Style:
biblical, epic, stylized, period piece, breathtaking ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
ancient egypt, religion, old testament, moses, christian, belief in god, god, bible, ancient history, christianity, judaism, slavery ...
Time:
middle ages, biblical epic, year 2014, 2010s, 14th century ...
Place:
egypt, holy land, middle east, xian, israel
Is relevant?
275K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.
Style:
biblical, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot:
apocalypse, god, survival, religion, destiny, belief, natural disaster, chaos, old testament, ancient history, life & death, christianity ...
Time:
year 2014, ancient times, 2010s, middle ages, biblical epic
Place:
holy land, peru
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Style:
uplifting, biblical, captivating, historical drama, inspirational ...
Plot:
jesus, jesus christ, christianity, bible, tragic hero, crucifixion of jesus, prophet, religions or cults, clergy, faith, religion, christian ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
holy land
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A.D.: The Bible Continues is a television miniseries, based on the Bible, and a sequel to the 2013 miniseries. It is produced by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, and Richard Bedser.
Style:
biblical, exciting, epic, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
bible, religions or cults, faith, religion, christian, hopes, religious, heroes, human nature, escapades, society, religious faith ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic
Place:
holy land
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An art student is thrown out of college. Depressed, he comes up with the Party of Dynamic Erection, a near fascist "party" that promotes male sexual dominance and which attracts a couple of other unsavoury confused characters.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
art student, misogyny, social satire, fascist, extremist, satire, couples, student, villain as protagonist, college dropout, trial, outcast ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, War
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they are abducted by the terrorist group known as the Tamil Tigers.
Style:
contemplative, serious, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
suicide bomber, parents and children, uncover truth, family problems, on the run, civil war, baby, birthday, flash forward, father daughter relationship, refugee, racial discrimination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, sri lanka, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A small group of extreme Albanian nationalists are hunted by Yugoslav security services.
Plot:
extremist, hunting, murder, death, elevator, snow, terrorism, agent, police, school, truck, tragic event ...
Place:
kosovo, former yugoslavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a ...
Style:
thought provoking, tense, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, social change, fbi, conspiracy, white supremacist, true crime, killing spree, siege, shootout, police, extremist, religion ...
Time:
90s
Place:
idaho, usa
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4K
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. In the 70s, during the last stages of Franco's dictatorship, Txema, a basque construction worker, is arrested because of his connection to some terrorists who have just committed a murder. The secret service see in him an ...
Style:
rough, tense, serious, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, chase, danger, undercover, double agent, infiltration, working undercover, fish out of water, life turned upside down, on the run, dishonesty, betrayal ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
basque country, spain, europe, madrid, iberian peninsula ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Antonio, a gunman of the terrorist group ETA, days before making an attack, he meets Charo, a junkie of eighteen years, despite the sordid environment in which they grew up, still has the naivety. He has dedicated his life to a cause they do not ...
Style:
tense, serious, erotic, suspense, sexual ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, prostitution, danger, prostitute, fall in love, drug dealing, couples, cop killer, drug addict, sex scene, erotica ...
Time:
90s
Place:
madrid, spain, basque country, europe, iberian peninsula ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi concentration camp. They recognize the owner of a local restaurant, Walter Grossman, as a doctor from the camp who performed experiments on them as ...
Style:
silent, surprise ending
Plot:
rape and revenge, rape, retiring, hopes, memories, family relations, reformatory, exile, manhood, trial, tolerance, forced labor ...
Time:
post world war two, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
School student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sincere, crying ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, holocaust, storytelling, school, love, young lovers, forbidden love, identity, friendship, camp, world war two, angel of death ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, poland, europe, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
80K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
Style:
humorous, exciting, parody, melancholic, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
art dealer, art theft, treasure hunt, art, chase, escapades, cons and scams, eccentricity, art collector, british, justice, painting ...
Time:
year 2015, year 1943, year 1945
Place:
london, england, los angeles, paris france, hong kong ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to offer.
Style:
funny, spoof, mockumentary, dark comedy, parody ...
Plot:
global warming, shootout, bare chested male, voice over narration, spaceship, rich man, narcissism, death, environmental issue, telephone call, dark humor, hospital ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
tokyo, new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.
Style:
adult animation, anime, suspense, heroic, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
superhero, monster, villain, violence, revenge, superman, symbolism, fictional city, artificial intelligence, reporter, journalist, human alien ...
Time:
2020s, year 1961, year 1967, year 1983, 1940s ...
Place:
russia, south korea, nevada, ussr, washington d.c. ...
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