Political conflict movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant political conflict movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, historical drama, political thriller, suspenseful and period piece films and TV shows about / with political conflict, political intrigue, betrayal, politics, revenge, moral ambiguity, power struggle, sacrifice, male female relationship and battles plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political conflict: Game of Thrones (2011), Enclave (2015), House of Cards (2013), Frost (2017), Traitor (2019), The West Wing (1999), Three Kingdoms (2010), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), The Iron Empress (2009), The Princess' Man (2011).
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Serbia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nenad, ten years Christian boy from a Serbian enclave, determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather, crosses enemy lines and makes friends among the Muslim majority in deeply divided, war-torn Kosovo.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
boy, political conflict, ethnic conflict, little boy, child, post war, teenager, muslim, life is a bitch, military, coming of age, children in wartime ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
kosovo, eastern europe, balkan, serbia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style:
clever, serious, political, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, political corruption, state affairs, manipulation, intrigue, strategy, usa politics, lobbyist, u.s. president, journalism, media ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, syria
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Lithuania, France, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, Monaco
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Rokas and Inga, a couple of young Lithuanians, volunteer to drive a cargo van of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. They cross the vast snowy lands of the Donbass region, drifting into the lives of those affected by the war.
Style:
road movie, psychological, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
war zone, political conflict, crisis, invasion, road trip, relationship problems, male female relationship, wartime life, marital crisis, war, armed conflict, terrorist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ukraine, lithuania, eastern europe, europe, russia ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Estonia
TV show
Story:
In 2004, shortly before Estonia's accession to NATO, the Russian intelligence service is approaching Alfred Vind, an official of the Estonian Ministry of Defense ...
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, border patrol, political conflict, kgb, russian army, treason, betrayal, espionage, political intrigue, national security, spy thriller, recruitment ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart ...
Style:
clever, sincere, political, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
american politics, politics, white house, election, political intrigue, politician, president, government official, teamwork, team, democrat, liberal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series based on the events in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. The plot is based on Luo Guanzhong's classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the historical text Records of ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, factual, period drama
Plot:
chinese emperor, asian history, civil war, politics, heroes, rise to power, hypocrisy, envy, mercenary, duel, combat, political conflict ...
Place:
ancient china, china, greece
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
Style:
political, epic, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
prophecy, rise to power, politics, fictional country, culture clash, ancient world, power struggle, tribe, reincarnation, curse, fantasy world, survival ...
Time:
ancient times, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
korea
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
korean history, female warrior, historical figure, empress, royal family, political conflict, queen, widow, king, strong female lead, power struggle, political intrigue ...
Time:
regency period, 10th century, 11th century
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
The Princess' Man is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-won, Kim Yeong-cheol, Song Jong-ho, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Soon-jae. It is a period drama about the forbidden romance between the daughter of King Sejo ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, dorama ...
Plot:
forbidden love, nobility, star crossed lovers, throne, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, lovers apart, medieval, asian history, rise to power, political conflict, father daughter relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Germany, Italy, Austria
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with the young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve this love.
Style:
romantic, atmospheric, stylized, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
royalty, nobility, empress, royal court, royal family, palace intrigue, motherhood, in love, empire, emperor, love, male female relationship ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
austria
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, black and white, psychological thriller, absurd ...
Plot:
kidnapping, conspiracy, ceo, satire, alien invasion, symbolism, power politics, alien conspiracy, political conflict, extraterrestrial, yoga, lunar eclipse ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This is a Spanish Drama-Romance starring Antonio Banderas
Plot:
incest rape, sex with father, eta terrorist group, political conflict, terrorism, incest, flamenco, male female relationship, revolutionary, fascist, political activist, bar owner ...
Place:
basque country, spain, andalusia
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until ...
Style:
period piece, tense, bleak, costume drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
assassination, election, nationalism, political conflict, fanaticism, biopic, democracy, intrigue, moral ambiguity, great war, renaissance, world war two ...
Time:
year 1919
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.
Style:
tense, historical drama, tension, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
british army, independence movement, political conflict, colonialism, occupation, love triangle, guerilla warfare, danger, espionage, soldier, female protagonist, betrayal ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
cyprus, greece
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Genre: Adventure, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Summer 1949: end of the civil war in Greece. The last band of guerrillas of the Democratic Army is forced to abandon Mount Taygetus and to head for the sea. Everything behind them has collapsed and they can count on help from no one. In this long, ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, grim, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
greek civil war, desperation, political conflict, death, loss, retreat, last stand, hopelessness, post war, survival, ambush, exhaustion ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
By the Sword Divided is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1985.
The series was a historical drama set during the mid 17th century, dealing with the impact of the English Civil War on the fictional Lacey family, made ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
civil war, political conflict, domestic drama, castle, class conflict, power struggle, aristocracy, english countryside, moral ambiguity, betrayal, sacrifice, palace intrigue ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Andrew Angus Dalrymple's realistic portrait of a British soldier, his Irish lover and her twin sister amidst the strife of Northern Ireland.
Style:
tense, bleak, period piece, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
trouble, political conflict, british soldier, civil unrest, social realism, violence, trauma, family drama, twin sister, occupation, forbidden romance, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s
Place:
belfast, ireland, northern ireland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In Milan, in the winter of 1944, the ruthless Cane Nero leads the fascists against the partisans. Enne 2, one of the leading figures of the C.N.L., meets Berta, whom he loved three years ago, but Berta refuses to leave her husband for him. Enne 2 is ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, tension, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, fascism, political conflict, occupation, persecution, moral ambiguity, oppression, betrayal, fear, violence, sacrifice, pursuit ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
milan italy, italy, turin italy
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Genre: Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about a socialite in Shanghai whose family falls to ruin and starts on a journey to become a spy.
Lu Han Zhi's fate is intertwined between two men from opposing sides of a war. Gao Chen who appears to be a traitor to his country is ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
betrayal, hidden identity, older man younger woman relationship, spy, republican era china, death, political intrigue, espionage, political conflict, spy thriller, couple relations, love ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
china, shanghai
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold years: Zsadány and Mari are now lovers, with the sound of war in the background halting their romance. ...
Style:
historical drama, dark, period piece, intense, tense ...
Plot:
execution, class struggle, political conflict, betrayal, political repression, socialism, tragedy, landowner, forbidden love, nazi, loss, moral dilemma ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two brothers of German heritage live in the Polish town of Poznan. Michal is the sensitive brother who likes literature, Andrzej is the daredevil with no intellectual bent, and between the two of them, they steal the German consul's ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, melancholic, political thriller, pre war ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
political conflict, family drama, sibling rivalry, brothers, moral dilemma, conscience, coming of age, identity crisis, betrayal, nazism, consul, occupation ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions. (Taken from the imdb page)
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, educational, tense ...
Plot:
rebellion, biopic, political conflict, prairie, resistance, ethnic conflict, oppression, colonialism, rebel leader, sacrifice, revolution, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
The enemy of Turkey lives mostly within the borders of Turkey. A group of people who are willing to sacrifice themselves for eliminating Turkey's interior and outer enemies.
Style:
tense, suspense, political thriller, captivating, patriotic ...
Plot:
national security, investigation, private investigation, political conflict, sacrifice, dropout, fighting crime, security system, fired from the job, criminal, terrorism, espionage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
During the Hyderabad Liberation Movement of 1948, there will be atrocities, like the episode of Gundrampally, Parkala, Bhairanpally villages.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
resistance movement, indian history, political conflict, fight, resistance fighter, battles, dictatorship, resistance, military dictatorship, dictator, nationalism, religious persecution ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
india
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
From the Kong Sang Continent comes the tale of the tumultuous love story of Princess Zhu Yan of the Chi Yi Tribe and Royal Prince Shi Ying, The framing of the Queen results in the Prince being banished to Jiu Yi Mountain to cultivate. Once solely ...
Style:
xianxia, psychological, sentimental, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
forbidden love, wuxia, power struggle, political conflict, relationships, battles, male female relationship, love, love affair, couple relations, bonding, prince ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
SI Manikandan and his police team are dispatched to Basthar, a Maoist area for election duty where they aren't trained to handle the attacks in a territory field filled with land mines while being armed with unnecessary ammunition.
Style:
satirical, tense, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
election, dangerous mission, political conflict, police officer, police, satire, fight, battles, survival, brotherhood, humanity, mature ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Love is war is an intense drama about a husband and wife battling for governorship of Ondo State.
Style:
captivating, political
Plot:
marriage, relationships, couple relations, political conflict, relationship vs career, political leader, political candidate, family relations, election, contests and competitions, husband wife relationship, male female relationship ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, captivating, historical drama, tension ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, culture clash, political unrest, political intrigue, political conflict, negotiation, diplomacy, political activism, conflict of interest, historical figure, conflict, empathy ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul's party is very critical of foreign labour and wants to keep Switzerland to the ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
forbidden love, immigration, moral dilemma, extramarital affair, xenophobia, identity, political conflict, social realism, adultery, marriage crisis, domestic drama, class differences ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
switzerland
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