British government movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant british government movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, political, serious, suspense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with british government, politics, british, murder, espionage, spy, betrayal, conspiracy, politician and british politics plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres shot in UK, USA, Ireland and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british government: Official Secrets (2019), Yes Minister (1980), The Crown (2016), The Thick of It (2005), Apple Tree Yard (2017), Operation Buffalo (2020), SAS: Red Notice (2021), Traitors (2019), COBRA (2020), How Europe Stole My Mum (2019).
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| Traitors (2019) | 6.6 | |
| War Book (2014) | 6.8 | |
| Official Secrets (2019) | 7.3 | |
| COBRA (2020) | 6.6 | |
| SAS: Red Notice (2021) | 5.3 |
List of british government movies
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Canada, China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed ...
Style:
political, psychological, romantic drama, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
whistleblower, espionage, politics, legal, british secret service, spy, lawyer, iraq war, female agent, expose, british politics, female secret agent ...
Time:
year 2003, year 2019, 2000s, year 2004
Place:
kurdistan, united kingdom, london, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set principally in the private office of a British Cabinet minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs in Whitehall, Yes Minister follows the ministerial career of The Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP, played by Paul Eddington. His various struggles to ...
Style:
sitcom, political, realistic, witty, clever ...
Plot:
satire, british politics, minister, government official, secretary, workplace situations, british government, politician, power relations, state affairs, boss and employee, political satire ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
england, united kingdom, britain, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.
The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, costume drama, clever, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
royal family, british royal family, queen, monarchy, monarch, british history, royalty, winston churchill, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, prime minister, politics ...
Time:
50s, 2000s, 1940s, 1950s, 70s ...
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, wales, syria ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Style:
sitcom, cynical, humorous, semi serious, mockumentary ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, satire, state affairs, stupidity, british politics, british government, workplace, workplace situations, politician, society, government official ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, syria
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Yvonne Carmichael has a high-flying career, a beautiful home, and a loving family. But appearances can be deceptive, and when she is approached by a charismatic stranger, she soon finds herself taking risks that she had never dreamt of before.
Style:
captivating, psychological, sincere, touching, art house ...
Plot:
lost love, rape victim, mental disorder, female scientist, british government, married, rape, betrayal, love affair, testimony, murder trial, lover lover relationship ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and ...
Style:
political, captivating, semi serious, humorous, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, political satire, british army, commissioner, military base, military, british politics, colonialism, politician, government agent, missing person, cold war ...
Time:
year 1956, 1950s, 50s
Place:
united kingdom, england, australia, adelaide south australia, south australia ...
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Genre: Action
Country: UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether ...
Style:
perverse, suspense, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
hostage, terrorism, commando mission, hostile takeover, female terrorist, brutality, underground, mission, terrorist, swat team, sniper, hostage situation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
english channel, georgia, london, united kingdom, spain ...
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Genre: History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
1945 London. Feef is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, period drama
Plot:
spy, world war two, espionage, cia agent, double agent, female agent, british government, lovers, prospector, spy hero, spy mission, government agent ...
Time:
post world war two, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
london
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 261 min.
TV show
Story:
As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room) committee comprised of the UK’s leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
Style:
political, captivating, tension, suspense, sensitive ...
Plot:
government, disaster, government agency, political unrest, government official, workplace situations, workplace, british government, politics, leadership, civil unrest, national security ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
Irreverent comedy documentary, presented by Kieran Hodgson, features Harry Enfield and Liza Tarbuck, and examines how Brexit came about, starting from "Brentry" to the present-day, and how a now divided country might be re-united.
Style:
political, entertaining, funny, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
british politics, politician, european, british history, politics, british government, european union, british, european history, british man, national identity, social commentary ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
united kingdom, england, london
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
monarch, royal family, british monarchy, queen elizabeth ii, british royal family, historical character, queen of england, historical figure, british history, female protagonist, ruler, relationships ...
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.
Style:
historical drama, tense, period piece, educational, suspenseful ...
Plot:
irish history, politics, negotiation, diplomacy, nationalism, british government, leadership, moral ambiguity, biopic, betrayal, sacrifice, mature ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1976 the British Government put an end to the special category status of prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, no longer treating them as prisoners of war, but as common criminals. Mairéad Farrell - on whose life much of the film ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
ira, prison, anglo irish relations, cell mate, women's prison, female prisoner, jail cell, protest, resistance, hunger, problem, jailed ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, apocalyptic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, chaos, redemption, end of the world, dystopian future, heroic mission, pandemic, fertility, post apocalyptic, dying ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2006, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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16K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, detective, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
dinosaur, experiment gone awry, monster, danger, escapades, dangerous animal, time travel, ancient mystery, time portal, survival, disaster, chases and races ...
Time:
jurassic, 2000s, 2010s, future, prehistory ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoners tried to win political status. It dramatises events in the Maze prison in the six weeks prior to Sands’ death.
Style:
sincere, political, depressing, visually stunning, art house ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, ira, male nudity, suicide, prisoner, dying, terrorist, nudity, rebellion, police brutality, suffering ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 2000s, 90s, year 1981 ...
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, europe, belfast
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Kenya, France, USA, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, suspense, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
conspiracy, marriage, spy, lovers, death, murder, politics, corruption, passion, investigation, aids, idealism ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, germany, london, kenya ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, political, sexual, intense ...
Plot:
sex scandal, politics, lust, member of parliament, trial, defamation, swimming pool, miscarriage of justice, seduction, infatuation, marijuana, scapegoat ...
Time:
60s, year 1989, year 1963, year 1961, year 1962 ...
Place:
england, scotland yard, europe, london, california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
Two agents—and former lovers—must work together to combat international cyberattacks threatening the UK while also confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, twisted, tense ...
Plot:
secret past, dark past, spy thriller, agent, cybersecurity, espionage, tragic past, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, political intrigue, government agent, betrayal ...
Place:
london, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, serious, political
Plot:
politics, peaceful mission, human spirit, couples, terminal illness, political unrest, state affairs, ambition, life is a bitch, hopes, rivalry, supportive spouse ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
northern ireland, ireland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers during World War II, a secret kept hidden for far too many years.
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric, realistic
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
refugee, hidden truth, murder, investigation, secrets, danger, terrorism, world war two, ambitious, world war, genocide, mysticism ...
Time:
post world war two, year 1947
Place:
britain, poland
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168K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
Style:
political, exciting, detective, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
bodyguard, terrorist, terrorism, security, police, british police, assassination, politician, stalking, politics, die hard, war zone ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
london, chicago, middle east, britain, england
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A police officer learns of the existence of vampires and joins an elite arm of the British government dedicated to figuring out what they're up to.
Style:
detective, gothic, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, occult, amateur detective, police, secret organization, vampire hunter, monster, undercover, police investigation, secret government organization, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, intelligence agency, spy, cia, terrorism, undercover, profanity, code breaking, police, heroes, double agent, renegade ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, lebanon, europe, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, cult classic, retro, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, undercover, spy thriller, british, nazi, espionage, world war, luftwaffe, covert operation, great war, machine gun, aviation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, london, england, europe, big ben london ...
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22K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-agent Ewan survives a bloody shootout with a member of an Islamic terrorist cell who steals Harry's briefcase full of Semtex explosives and ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, undercover, manhunt, undercover agent, conspiracy, spy, fighting crime, danger, rivalry, society, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Keyes maintain a confident façade in the British countryside until daughter Anne becomes an ...
Style:
clever, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, spy, adopted daughter, disorder, life turned upside down, uncover truth, secret movement, confined, betrayal, war, world war, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 1939, 1930s, year 2009, 20th century, pre world war two
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, India, Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
Style:
costume drama, sincere, disturbing, factual, touching ...
Plot:
british raj, independence, palace, servant, earl, ethnic conflict, british empire, democracy, economics, promise, governor, celebration ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1933, year 1947
Place:
india, delhi, pakistan, london, new delhi ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, factual, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, military, politics, commando mission, rescue, danger, siege, violence, hostage, hostage situation, hostage rescue ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
england, iran, london
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government ...
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, independent film
Plot:
bare chested male, covert operation, spy, cold war, police, secret, conspiracy, top secret, tunnel, evidence, research, underground ...
Place:
london
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