Political conspiracy movies and TV shows – page 2

List of political conspiracy movies

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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A chronicle of the 1969 bombing at a major national bank in Milan and its aftermath.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, bleak, political ...
Plot: terrorism, anarchist, police investigation, bomb, police detective, political conspiracy, political corruption, law enforcement, dishonesty, politics, state affairs, danger ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place: milan italy, italy, europe
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 6.7
 10K
Hostages (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Hostages is an American drama television series that airs on CBS as part of the 2013–14 American television season. The series is based on a similar Israeli series created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon, and Rotem Shamir which will premiere on October ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot: hostage, political conspiracy, husband wife relationship, blackmail, moral dilemma, family in danger, u.s. president, escape attempt, surgery, doctors and patients, confined, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 5.7
 28K
Beckett (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: While vacationing in Greece, Beckett, becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating car accident forces him to run for his life across the country to clear his name but tensions escalate as the authorities close in and political unrest mounts ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: political conspiracy, tourist, tragic event, car accident, conspiracy, government conspiracy, anxiety, runaway, life risking, political unrest, escape attempt, evil plot ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: greece, athens greece
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 6.8
 142K
Green Zone (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
Style: political thriller, suspense, tense, exciting, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, iraq war, military, war, soldier, spy, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation, politics ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq
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 7.7
 23K
Missing (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he ...
Style: political, political thriller, emotional, talky, tense ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dictatorship, politics, military coup, political conspiracy, corruption, conspiracy, journalist, political intrigue, military, missing person, capitalism, coup d'etat ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1982, year 1973
Place: chile, latin america, south america, washington d.c., santiago chile
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The Only Witness (2002)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After witnessing a brutal murder, a little girl is quickly surrounded by a group of law-enforcement professionals and a psychologist.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, murder, investigation, uncover truth, on the run, witnessing a crime, danger, government agency, police corruption, politics, chase, life is a bitch ...
Place: washington d.c.
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 3.4
 1K
Flying Virus (2001)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After a series of Amazonian Indian attacks on US owned petroleum installation in Brazil, both governments start a secret 'special program'. In fact colonel Ezekial's men use GM killer bees to eradicate the tribes. During an Indian ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, bio weapon, heroic mission, save the day, survival, deadly creature, chaos, plague, escapades, rescue, supernatural, journalism ...
Place: brazil, latin america, new york, usa
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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, political, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: spy, cia, cold war, terrorism, espionage, nuclear war, secret agent, terrorist, nuclear bomb, nuclear explosion, nuclear threat, covert operation ...
Time: year 2002, 90s, year 1973, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place: maryland, israel, russia, washington d.c., chechnya ...
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 6.9
 134K
Syriana (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style: political thriller, suspense, cerebral, political, tense ...
Plot: terrorism, cia, corruption, capitalism, espionage, politics, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, political conspiracy ...
Time: year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: middle east, usa, israel, iran, lebanon ...
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 5.7
 31K
The Art of War (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When ruthless terrorists threaten to bring down the United Nations, they frame the one man they believe can stop them: an international security expert named Shaw. Now he must run from his own allies and become a solitary force for good, as he tries ...
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, stylized, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: conspiracy, espionage, martial arts, murder, political conspiracy, secret agent, mafia, gunfight, car chase, heroes, translator, frame up ...
Time: y2k, year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place: china, hong kong, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Seven Days in May (1964)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style: political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot: cold war, conspiracy, politics, white house, u.s. air force, terrorism, president, secret service, u.s. president, coup d'etat, betrayal, espionage ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, future
Place: austin texas, russia, soviet union, america, el paso texas ...
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The Assassins (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the year 198 BC, Cao Cao (Chow Yun Fat), Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han ...
Style: serious, exciting, epic, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: ancient history, political conspiracy, head of state, state affairs, assassination, medieval, battles, hidden identity, martial arts, wuxia, ancient, asian history ...
Time: ancient times
Place: east asia, seattle, china, ancient china, asia
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Control Factor (2003)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An average everyman discovers he's the unwitting target of an ultra secret domestic black-op centering on mind control.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, serious, grindhouse, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mind control, brainwashing, political conspiracy, uncover truth, rivalry, undercover, government agency, investigation, dishonesty, supernatural ability, murder, conspiracy ...
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Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Style: political thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, exciting ...
Plot: conspiracy, espionage, cia, fighting the system, political conspiracy, uncover truth, who to trust, life turned upside down, hitman, manhunt, assassin, cold war ...
Time: 70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place: new york, middle east, persia, usa, washington d.c. ...
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 6.5
 33K
Spartan (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, political thriller ...
Plot: secret service, kidnapping, investigation, missing person, spy, politics, conspiracy, espionage, female agent, political conspiracy, secret agent, rescue ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: boston, usa, london, harvard university, dubai
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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A prequel to "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame"
Style: suspenseful, exciting, stylized, captivating, scenic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, sea monster, medieval, empress, kung fu, police investigation, political conspiracy, uncover truth, tang dynasty, chinese emperor, occult, missing person ...
Time: 7th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
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 5.1
 720
First Target (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: bodyguard, political conspiracy, undercover, danger, government agency, state affairs, assassination, political intrigue, save the day, assassination attempt, head of state, secret agent ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c.
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An Acceptable Loss (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. Colluding with Rachel is ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot: political conspiracy, regret, politician, human sacrifice, pursuit, decision, moral dilemma, terrorism, black, prejudice, badass female lead, betrayal ...
Place: usa, iran, syria
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The Salamander (1981)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspense, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot: murder, political conspiracy, politics, police investigation, political intrigue, danger, political corruption, society, dishonesty, state affairs, police officer, torture ...
Time: year 1981, 80s
Place: italy, europe
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 3.5
 495
Armed (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger conspiracy at hand.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, tense, captivating
Plot: political conspiracy, conspiracy, female nudity, die hard, army, military, military officer, ex military, infestation, u.s. army, us military, forest ...
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 6.4
 1K
Red Election (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story: Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: political conspiracy, special agent, power struggle, secret agent, killings, conspiracy theory, espionage, race against time, agent, terrorist plot, fight, deception ...
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 6.3
 38K
Kimi (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: she must leave her apartment.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, weird
Plot: agoraphobia, political conspiracy, pandemic, female protagonist, secret, murder, assassination, fear, murder investigation, mafia, psychology, women ...
Time: 2020s
Place: romania, seattle
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 4.6
 342
Blackmark (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 1963 Military Industrialist Arthur Blackmark must race against the clock to stop an international incident which threatens to end the world.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: political conspiracy, cold war, john f. kennedy, terrorist, conspiracy, save the world, nuclear missile, special agent, nuclear threat, race against time, political intrigue, terrorist attack ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: soviet union, ussr
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 6.8
 7K
The Suspect (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for his wife and child, who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. He soon finds ...
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot: spy, espionage, hitman, intrigue, political conspiracy, false accusation, law enforcement, assassination, betrayal, danger, frame up, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: north korea, korea
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 7.1
 353K
Shooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style: intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
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In the Shadow (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The ...
Style: neo noir, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, police investigation, fighting the system, political intrigue, police detective, political unrest, law enforcement, dishonesty, political conspiracy, cold war, secret service, working class ...
Time: 50s, 1920s
Place: europe, prague, central europe, czech republic
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Death of a President (2006)
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, satirical, stylized, serious ...
Plot: assassination, terrorism, politics, sniper, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, brutality, state affairs, danger, political conspiracy ...
Time: year 2006, year 2007, near future, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: iraq, chicago, middle east, washington d.c., usa ...
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 6.6
 1K
06/05 (2004)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Style: tense, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, dishonesty, assassination, life is a bitch, politics, state affairs, fighting the system, immigrant, conspiracy, animal life ...
Is relevant ?
 3.8
 489
Fatwa (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, rivalry, state affairs, terrorism, dishonesty, murder, propaganda, heroes ...
Place: washington d.c., usa
Is relevant ?
 4.6
 475
Frame of Mind (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: What happens when the truth is not enough? A New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, detective
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, assassination, political conspiracy, state affairs, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement, kennedy assassination, violent content, profanity, conspiracy, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey
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