British prime minister movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant british prime minister movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, political, serious, political drama, captivating and clever films and TV shows about / with british prime minister, politics, prime minister, politician, husband wife relationship, british politics, state affairs, head of state, betrayal and british plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british prime minister: Love Actually (2003), The Deal (2003), The Iron Lady (2011), The Ghost Writer (2010), Darkest Hour (2017), This England (2022), House of Cards (1990), Margaret (2009), Churchill's Secret (2016), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003).

List of british prime minister movies

 7.5
 578K
Love Actually (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.
Style: romantic, feel good, sentimental, touching, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot: christmas, love, holiday, multiple storylines, love story, love and romance, couples, fall in love, relationships, marriage, first love, couple relations ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom ...
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 7.0
 2K
The Deal (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. ...
Style: political, realistic, clever, serious, talky ...
Plot: campaign, politics, ambition, rise to the top, state affairs, political corruption, friendship, dishonesty, betrayal, society, british history, british politics ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 21st century
Place: england, britain
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 6.4
 117K
The Iron Lady (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style: thought provoking, political, touching, inspirational, period piece ...
Plot: politics, prime minister, british prime minister, british history, female protagonist, female politician, monarchy, british politics, women, biopic, alzheimer's disease, political leader ...
Time: 20th century, year 2011, 2010s, 90s, 70s ...
Place: london, england, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style: political thriller, atmospheric, suspense thriller, political, tricky ...
Plot: writers, twists and turns, political conspiracy, politics, investigation, writer's life, betrayal, espionage, desert island, conspiracy, suspicion, uncover truth ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new england, new york, oxford university, massachusetts, britain ...
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 7.4
 241K
Darkest Hour (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style: period piece, inspirational, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, british politics, winston churchill, british prime minister, war, decision, choice, leader, leadership ...
Time: year 1940, year 2017, 2010s, 1940s
Place: england, dunkirk, britain, united kingdom, london ...
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 6.7
 2K
This England (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Inside the halls of power, Boris Johnson grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life during his tumultuous first months as Prime Minister.
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, intense ...
Plot: british politics, british prime minister, government, politician, prime minister, quarantine, deadly virus, hardship, virus, coping, fight, politics ...
Time: 2020s
Place: london
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 8.5
 16K
House of Cards (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime ...
Style: tense, witty, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot: political intrigue, politics, state affairs, manipulation, journalist, reporter, deception, power struggle, intrigue, dishonesty, coworker, conservative ...
Time: 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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 7.1
 505
Margaret (2009)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, political, sincere ...
Plot: prime minister, politics, head of state, female politician, british politics, state affairs, life is a bitch, leadership, downfall, king of england, british history, girl ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: england, britain
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Churchill's Secret (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, disturbing, emotional, historically accurate ...
Plot: winston churchill, stroke, secret, rehabilitation, historical figure, politician, family problems, parents and children, political party, british prime minister, brother sister relationship, loss of child ...
Time: 1950s, year 1953, 50s
Place: united kingdom, london
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My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: My Dad's the Prime Minister is a British sitcom written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It centres around the life of the Prime Minister, his family and his spin doctor. Its main cast include Robert Bathurst, Joe Prospero, Carla Mendonça, Brian ...
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: political satire, humour, british prime minister, prime minister, political activism, father son relationship, politics, parents and children, political humor, teenage life, family relations, teenager ...
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 7.3
 119K
The Queen (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style: factual, political, emotional, period piece, compassionate ...
Plot: british royal family, royal family, queen, queen of england, historical character, head of state, monarchy, politics, queen elizabeth ii, british, biopic, monarch ...
Time: 90s, year 2006, 20th century, year 1997
Place: england, buckingham palace, london, britain, scotland ...
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The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 352 min.
TV show
Story: The minister, his mistress, and her lover the spy. The story of the woman at the centre of one of the 20th century's biggest scandals – which changed Britain forever.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, political, period drama ...
Plot: extramarital affair, sex scandal, british prime minister, scandal, political corruption, government, post war, political scandal, political unrest, sexual relations, female protagonist, british history ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: britain
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National Theatre Live: This House (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story: It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish ...
Style: psychological, thought provoking, political, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot: parliament, british politics, politics, politician, british raj, british prime minister, political unrest, political activism, british empire, political candidate, political intrigue, corrupt politician ...
Time: 70s
Place: united kingdom, britain
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A United Kingdom (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. ...
Style: romantic drama, costume drama, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: interracial marriage, politics, forbidden love, racism, royal family, interracial romance, marriage, interracial, equality, segregation, law student, marriage proposal ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, year 2016, year 1947, 50s
Place: africa, england, south africa, indiana, london ...
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 6.2
 34K
Lifeforce (1985)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a ...
Style: erotic, grindhouse, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: vampire, alien invasion, alien, zombie, alien abduction, nude, mind control, sexy female vampire, apocalypse, sex scene, space shuttle, spacecraft ...
Time: future, near future, 80s, 21st century
Place: england, london, texas, europe, tower bridge london ...
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 6.4
 65K
Heads of State (2025)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with ...
Style: hilarious, surprise ending, buddy comedy
Plot: sniper, shootout, usa president, british prime minister, head of state, woman punches a man in the face, eating pizza, conflict, showdown, murder, final showdown, flight attendant ...
Time: 2020s
Place: buckingham palace, big ben london, tower bridge london, eastern europe, warsaw poland ...
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To Play the King (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Francis Urquhart, unscrupulous but cunning Conservative politician, managed to become the British prime minister and crush all significant opposition. But his survival on the top is threatened by a liberal monarch and some skeletons in the closet.
Style: political, political thriller, tense, captivating, cynical ...
Plot: gay relationship, male male relationship, closeted homosexual, politics, throne, royal family, cons and scams, gay club, closeted gay, british prime minister, political corruption, british politics ...
Time: 90s
Place: britain
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The Child in Time (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Set two years after his daughter went missing, The Child In Time follows Stephen Lewis, a children's author, as he struggles to find purpose in his life without her. His wife Julie has left him, and his best friends Charles and Thelma have ...
Style: crying
Plot: missing child, writers, lost child, missing person, missing girl, loss of daughter, supermarket, grief, school, british prime minister, marital separation, mental health ...
Place: london
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 6.5
 18K
Hostage (2025)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
Style: political thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense, political drama
Plot: french president, kidnapping, blackmail, investigation, hostage rescue, power politics, diplomacy, moral dilemma, betrayal, moral ambiguity, crime investigation, suspicion ...
Place: united kingdom
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Me & Mrs. Jones (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Tabloid journalist Liam Marple, sets about to dig up dirt on Laura Bowden, the new British Prime Minister. Posing as a political fundraiser, Liam gains entrance into Number 10 Downing, where he promptly wins the confidence of the idealistic PM.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, sexual
Plot: scoop, fall in love, love affair, relationship vs career, political intrigue, moral dilemma, ambition, idealism, introspection, forbidden love, state affairs, campaign ...
Time: 70s
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK, Austria, Morocco, Hong Kong
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style: sexy, breathtaking, entertaining, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot: conspiracy, spy, cia agent, female agent, rogue agent, espionage, tough guy, female spy, secret service, tough girl, undercover, secret agent ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
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 6.1
 2K
De Gaulle (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, captivating, psychological, historical drama ...
Plot: world war two, french history, french president, male pubic hair, husband wife relationship, politician, politics, political leader, political unrest, world politics, flashback, philosopher ...
Time: 1940s, year 1940
Place: france, paris france, brittany, england, north africa ...
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 6.8
 128K
Patriot Games (1992)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Style: exciting, suspense, political, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, revenge, cia, espionage, spy, terrorist, assassination, cia agent, politics, ira, hitman, traitor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., ireland, north africa, scotland yard, usa ...
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The Gathering Storm (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style: talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot: world war two, british history, politics, winston churchill, biopic, state affairs, head of state, couple relations, society, rise to the top, husband wife relationship, world war ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1934, post world war two
Place: england, britain, europe, germany, united kingdom
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 8.3
 65
Number 10 (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Drama series about the private lives of seven British prime ministers who lived in Number 10 Downing Street between the 1780s and the 1920s: William Pitt the Younger, the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley), Benjamin Disraeli, William Ewart ...
Style: historical drama, costume drama, serious, educational, melancholic ...
Plot: politics, government, british history, leadership, biopic, rivalry, ambition, behind the scenes, thoughtful, class society, ideology, diplomacy ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era, victorian era, regency period
Place: london, england
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Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private ...
Style: sitcom, political, political thriller, satirical, talky ...
Plot: satire, political satire, lawyer, psychology, humour, economist, international relations, government, british prime minister, political humor, responsibility, power relations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, united kingdom
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 7.3
 3K
The Hack (2025)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
Style: historical drama
Plot: journalist, hacking, abuse of power, british politics, tabloid journalism, media, court, private investigator, newspaper editor, investigation, journalism, political scandal ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s
Place: scotland yard
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Into the Storm (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, political, historically accurate ...
Plot: winston churchill, world war two, diplomacy, politics, prime minister, leadership, state affairs, head of state, world war, political leader, monarchy, biopic ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1945, post world war two
Place: england, europe
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 6.6
 2K
Mr. Stink (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story: This family comedy based on David Walliam's best-selling book tells the story of Chloe, who sees Mr. Stink every day, but has never spoken to him. Before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual friend hiding in her garden shed. As it turns out that ...
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, offbeat
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: friendship, parents and children, intergenerational friendship, youth, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, christmas, conservative, homeless, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
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Bright Young Things (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: in the 1930’s a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things.” are Adam and his friends who are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. Amidst the madness, Adam, who is ...
Style: witty, costume drama, stylized, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot: lesbian, homosexual, orgy, love triangle, writers, love and romance, love affair, flapper, gay, world war two, husband wife relationship, social commentary ...
Time: 1930s, year 2003, 20th century, 1920s
Place: england, london, europe, dover england, cannes ...
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