Riot movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant riot movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, intense and serious films and TV shows about / with riot, violence, murder, brutality, death, chaos, corruption, chase, protest and revenge plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
riot movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as riot: No Escape (2015), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Detroit (2017), '71 (2014), Watchmen (2009), Scum (1979), Thanksgiving (2023), Greenland (2020), Reminiscence (2021), Joker (2019).

List of riot movies

 6.8
 98K
No Escape (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, tense, suspense thriller ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: survival, coup d'etat, family in danger, riot, execution, race against time, escape, rebellion, american abroad, danger, wrong place wrong time, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: asia, southeast asia, thailand, vietnam, middle east ...
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story: What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest — including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale ...
Style: political, factual, suspense, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: courtroom drama, activist, political repression, courtroom, hippie, injustice, riot, jury, lawyer, political protest, political persecution, court ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 2020s, year 1968, 20th century ...
Place: chicago, oakland california, washington d.c., mississippi, ohio ...
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 7.3
 59K
Detroit (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Style: suspense, social, hood, suspenseful, factual ...
Plot: racism, police violence, police brutality, racial tension, trial, fear, motel, murder, african american, revenge, racial segregation, looting ...
Time: year 2017, year 1967, 2010s, year 1969, year 1943 ...
Place: detroit, michigan
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 7.2
 65K
'71 (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Style: suspenseful, political, intense, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, soldier, war, survival, ira, military, british soldier, combat, riot, wartime, chase, british military ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 2014
Place: ireland, northern ireland, britain, belfast, london ...
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Style: romantic, road movie, sad, melancholic, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: road trip, end of the world, apocalypse, bittersweet, love story, loneliness, asteroid, love, existentialism, catastrophe, destiny, riot ...
Time: year 2012, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, england, new jersey
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 7.6
 608K
Watchmen (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story: In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited ...
Style: neo noir, visually appealing, sexy, philosophical, stylized ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: superhero, alternate reality, moral dilemma, anti hero, superhuman powers, cold war, alternate history, conspiracy, human nature, parallel world, masked vigilante, one against many ...
Time: 20th century, year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, future ...
Place: new york, washington d.c., america, los angeles, vietnam ...
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 7.5
 14K
Scum (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power struggle between the 'tough' new inmate and the ...
Style: tense, serious, controversial, independent film, grindhouse ...
Plot: boy, rebellion, corruption, rape, criminal, prison, humiliation, youth, prison life, juvenile delinquent, racism, revenge ...
Time: year 1979, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, united kingdom
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 6.2
 79K
Thanksgiving (2023)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Style: slasher horror, slasher, detective, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: masked killer, holiday horror, serial killer, riot, killer, revenge, revenge killing, dark humor, thanksgiving, small town, hatchet, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2020s
Place: massachusetts, turkey
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 6.4
 163K
Greenland (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A detached married couple must get their son and themselves to safety after being randomly selected to enter an underground bunker, as a massive object from space threatens to destroy the world in less than 48 hours.
Style: suspense, exciting, scenic, unusual plot structure, psychotronic ...
Plot: natural disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, disaster, catastrophe, humanity in peril, panic, husband wife relationship, diabetic, comet, kidnapping, post apocalypse ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: greenland, atlanta georgia, canada, kentucky, moscow russia ...
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 5.9
 70K
Reminiscence (2021)
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious ...
Style: neo noir, psychological, suspense, futuristic, psychotronic ...
Plot: flood, reminiscence, memory, femme fatale, female singer, riot, climate change, veteran, inheritance, nightclub, piano, environmental issue ...
Time: near future, future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: miami, new orleans
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 8.3
 1.7M
Joker (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story: During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Style: thought provoking, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: mental illness, villain, loneliness, mental patient, psycho, comedian, psychological trauma, mental disorder, psychopath, social problems, insanity, social decay ...
Time: 2010s, 80s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1981
Place: new york, new jersey, los angeles, persia, bronx new york city
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 5.8
 50K
Suburbicon (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, serious, sad, suspense ...
Plot: racism, murder, fear, suburbs, child in peril, dark secret, satire, riot, home invasion, twin sister, investigation, boy ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 90s, year 2017, year 1959
Place: persia
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 7.6
 301K
Train to Busan (2016)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…
Style: suspense, apocalyptic, dark, emotional, spooky ...
Audience: teens
Plot: zombie, pandemic, survival, virus, apocalypse, train, epidemic, zombie attack, survival horror, zombie apocalypse, living dead, undead ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, y2k, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, busan, china, indiana ...
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 6.6
 266K
Mother! (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Style: psychological, disturbing, twisted, mysterious, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: vandalism, symbolism, pregnant woman, surrealism, cannibalism, uninvited guest, nightmare, supernatural horror, death, riot, sex, pregnancy ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: america
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 8.0
 247K
Gandhi (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India
Duration: 191 min.
Story: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style: spiritual, epic, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: protest, idealism, biopic, freedom, politics, life philosophy, independence, british empire, leadership, religious intolerance, assassination, indian history ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, year 1948, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place: india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Union of Salvation (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Russian troops occupied Paris. Russia became the first power in the world. Now everything seems possible. Young winners, guards officers, are sure that equality and freedom will come - here and now. For this they are ready to sacrifice everything - ...
Style: suspense, realistic, exciting, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: revolt, power struggle, czar, russian empire, pledge of allegiance, army, rebellion, cold weather, riot, military officer, russian revolution, fight for supremacy ...
Time: 19th century, 1820s
Place: russia
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Election Night (2021)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Story: Five friends hold an Election Night party in a politically-divided Britain, with a populist right-wing party and a radical left-wing party battling for the keys to 10 Downing Street.
Style: political thriller, tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: civil unrest, party, riot, friends, home invasion, right wing, collision, political activism, relationship problems, political repression, political unrest, social commentary ...
Place: britain, london
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 5.6
 131K
Judge Dredd (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
Style: suspenseful, futuristic, tech noir, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cyberpunk, police, dystopic future, dystopian future, dystopia, apocalypse, post apocalypse, good versus evil, brutality, superhero, law enforcement, judge ...
Time: future, 22nd century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.2
 117K
Belfast (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the ...
Style: black and white, period piece, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: working class, bigotry, british politics, intolerance, riot, child, poverty, child protagonist, family relations, european, boy, social problems ...
Time: year 1969, year 1970, 60s
Place: ireland, northern ireland, europe
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Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. ...
Style: realistic, bleak, surprise ending, crime drama, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, police, hospital, police station, prostitute, corrupt cop, hostage, police brutality, cop killer, guilt, police captain, puerto rican ...
Time: 80s, year 1981, 70s
Place: bronx new york city, new york, usa, new jersey, san francisco ...
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 7.8
 30K
Locked Up (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, rough, captivating ...
Plot: women's prison, prison guard, lesbian, women in prison, female prisoner, corruption, prison, female homosexuality, lgbtq, dishonesty, jail, brutality ...
Place: new mexico
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 7.6
 27K
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Style: rough, political, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: ira, irish history, rebellion, politics, civil rights, protest, conflict, terrorism, injustice, civil war, army vs civilians, riot ...
Time: year 2002, 70s, 90s, 20th century, year 1972 ...
Place: ireland, europe, united kingdom, northern ireland, england ...
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American Pastoral (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Style: emotional, rough, novela, suspense, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vietnam war, teenage girl, social criticism, terrorism, father daughter relationship, bombing, infidelity, hopelessness, rape victim, riot, female terrorist, parent child relationship ...
Time: year 2016, 70s, 60s
Place: usa, pittsburgh
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 6.4
 55K
Bastille Day (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much ...
Style: tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Plot: pickpocket, terrorism, cia, cia agent, rogue agent, terrorist, strong female character, secret service, french police, intelligence agency, conspiracy, investigation ...
Time: year 2016
Place: france, paris france
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 6.6
 256K
Jason Bourne (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, action thriller, intense ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing
Plot: spy, espionage, black ops, hitman, cia, chase, assassin, rogue agent, cia agent, secret service, one man army, assassination ...
Time: year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, berlin germany, washington d.c., reykjavik iceland, greece ...
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 3.2
 31K
Rollerball (2002)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
Style: stylized, serious, suspenseful, action packed, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: rebellion, greed, corruption, motorcycle, rivalry, contests and competitions, murder, revenge, car chase, riot, betrayal, celebrity ...
Time: future, year 2002, near future, year 2005, 2000s ...
Place: san francisco, california, usa, texas
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 6.7
 148K
Police Academy (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the ...
Style: funny, humorous, hilarious, slapstick, parody ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: police academy, police, farce, officers and cadets, chase, dumb, cadet, misfit, recruit, justice, bully, police officer ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984, 1950s
Place: usa, israel, los angeles
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Style: hood, independent film, controversial, sexy, realistic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: heat wave, racism, pizzeria, culture clash, hip hop, police brutality, pizza, african american, ghetto, boycott, black history, prejudice ...
Time: 20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, africa, new york state
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 5.8
 39K
1941 (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: It's been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next target of the Japanese forces. Everywhere in California, people are suffering from war nerves. Chaos erupts all over the state. An Army Air Corps ...
Style: humorous, cult classic, satirical, funny, not serious ...
Plot: world war two, satire, submarine, u.s. army, tank, brawl, soldier, pilot, japanese navy, christmas, lust, riot ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, year 1979, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, pearl harbor, japan, usa ...
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Something in the Air (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.
Style: atmospheric, realistic, political, sexual, psychological ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: anarchist, coming of age, politics, counterculture, teenage life, riot, self discovery, fighting the system, rebellion, youth, society, working class ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1968, 60s, year 1971
Place: france, europe, paris france, florence, italy
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