Anarchist movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant anarchist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, political, serious, social, humorous and philosophical films and TV shows about / with anarchist, society, anarchism, anarchy, politics, rebellion, revolution, fighting the system, female nudity and leftist plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in France, Italy, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as anarchist: The Anarchist Cookbook (2002), The Anarchists (2015), Wild (2016), Freedomfighters (1996), The East (2013), November (2003), Land and Freedom (1995), Salvador (2006), Ares (2016), Something in the Air (2012).

List of anarchist movies

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The Anarchist Cookbook (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A movie about a young honors student-turned-anarchist, Puck, and his group of anarchist friends living peacefully in a Dallas commune until a nihilist, Johnny Black, appears with The Anarchist Cookbook and completely destroys their way of life.
Style: realistic, cynical, humorous, philosophical, semi serious ...
Plot: anarchist, anarchism, fighting the system, teenage life, friendship, society, fall in love, youth, dark humor, anarchy, profanity, sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: austin texas, texas, usa
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The Anarchists (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself becoming attached to the group.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, sexy
Plot: anarchist, underground movement, betrayal by friend, undercover cop, secret police, mole, undercover agent, working undercover, doubts and hesitations, criminal, life is a bitch, gendarme ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: paris france
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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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 6.4
 2K
Wild (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.
Style: existential
Plot: wolf, zoophilia, erotic dream, anarchist, sexuality, bait, desire, traveler, women, love, dream, sex scene ...
Place: germany
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Freedomfighters (1996)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 125 min.
Story: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's ...
Style: political, informative, social, sad, serious ...
Plot: spanish civil war, anarchist, anarchism, feminism, civil war, rebellion, revolution, spanish history, radical, international relations, labor, sex ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: barcelona, iberian peninsula, spain, europe
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 6.8
 52K
The East (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, political, intense, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: terrorism, fighting the system, environmentalism, spy, anarchist, espionage, fbi, environmental issue, revenge, anti capitalism, radical, undercover ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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 7.6
 5K
November (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Impelled by a spirit which still preserves a patina of idealism, Alfredo arrives to Madrid with the intention to create "a performance that is free, straight from the heart, capable of making people feel alive". His concept of what acting ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, art house
Plot: anarchist, idealism, ambition, theatre group, artist, actor, filmmaking, youth, courage, revolution, education, kickass ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: madrid, spain, europe
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Land and Freedom (1995)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The movie narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1936 he decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, an anti-fascist coalition of liberals, communists and ...
Style: political, informative, sad, social, hispanic ...
Plot: spanish civil war, revolution, politics, working class, communist, civil war, anarchist, anarchy, trench warfare, radical, dictator, dictatorship ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place: spain, barcelona, catalonia, europe, england
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 7.2
 3K
Salvador (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.
Style: rough, suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: anarchist, dictatorship, death penalty, legal, against humanity, legal investigation, politics, rebellion, missing person, demonstration, fighting the system, journalism ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place: barcelona, spain, iberian peninsula, europe
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 6.2
 4K
Ares (2016)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story: In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights ...
Style: suspense, serious, exciting, captivating, cyber
Plot: cyberpunk, distopia, fight, police, fighter, anarchist, capitalism, murder, death of mother, death, corruption, dystopia ...
Time: future, near future
Place: paris france, france
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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, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: anarchist, coming of age, politics, teenage life, self discovery, fighting the system, rebellion, society, youth, working class, counterculture, riot ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1968, year 1971, 60s
Place: france, europe, paris france, florence, italy
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Eros + Massacre (1969)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 216 min.
Story: Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.
Style: erotic, erotic drama, avant garde, weird
Plot: anarchist, anarchy, anarchism, society, erotic scene, revolt, memory, asian, erotica, chaos, japanese culture, trauma ...
Time: year 1969, 1920s
Place: japan
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The Tiger Brigades (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The film, set in 1912, is about the exploits of France's first motorized police brigade.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough
Plot: anarchist, heist, politics, gang, terrorism, international relations, police officer killed, robbery, police, world war one, immigrant, gangster ...
Time: 1910s, 70s
Place: france, paris france, russia, england
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Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.
Style: political, historical drama, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot: anarchism, anarchist, italian immigrant, death sentence, lawyer, courtroom, injustice, biopic, anarchy, immigrant, courtroom drama, social commentary ...
Time: year 1971, 1920s, 20th century
Place: usa, massachusetts
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 7.6
 114K
The Wave (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily ...
Style: philosophical, political, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: fascism, experiment, suicide, nazism, teacher, bullying, teachers and students, high school, dictatorship, dictator, fanaticism, education ...
Time: year 2008, year 2011, 20th century
Place: germany, middle east, israel, europe
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Love & Anarchy (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Giannini's character, an anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini. Giannini's character, while preparing to assassinate ...
Style: political, black comedy, uplifting, social, laugh out loud ...
Plot: prostitute, anarchism, anarchist, brothel, fascism, anarchy, assassination, woman peeing, chaos, reform, sex, interwar period ...
Time: 1930s
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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 6.9
 455
Hop (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story: All young Justin and his father want to do is sit down and enjoy watching a soccer game together. When this simple act sparks a chain of events leading to Justin running from the law, the boy must now embark on a thrilling adventure to reunite with ...
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, biting, thought provoking ...
Plot: anarchist, father son relationship, moral dilemma, introspection, society, fighting the system, parents and children, teenage life, jail, soccer match, terrorism, bomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, africa, belgium, germany, congo ...
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 8.2
 1.2M
V for Vendetta (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style: futuristic, philosophical, stylized, captivating, intense ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, dystopia, fighting the system, freedom, vigilante, anti hero, society, protest, mentor ...
Time: future, year 2005, near future, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place: london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
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 6.0
 4K
Ted K (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, wants to destroy modern technology to create a world for himself in the Montana wilderness.
Style: thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: recluse, anarchist, social change, criminal, bomb, true crime, radical, terrorist, terror, bomb threat, social problems, terrorizing ...
Time: 70s, 90s, 80s
Place: montana, usa
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 5.5
 1K
Lady L (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves and lusty, scandalous adventures she has lived through.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, absurd, exciting ...
Plot: love triangle, anarchist, ambition, rivalry, rise to the top, rebelliousness, couples, love affair, anarchism, fictional biography, autobiography, brothel ...
Time: 19th century
Place: england, corsica, paris france, france
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Sound and Fury (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he ...
Style: neo noir, deep, serious
Audience: teens
Plot: anarchist, boyhood, children, boy, mafia, coming of age, animal cruelty, domestic violence, social worker, war veteran, big brother, social issues ...
Time: 80s
Place: france
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 6.2
 33K
Blown Away (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, psychopath, bomb squad, brutality, anarchist, stalking, investigation, race against time, government agency, danger, master criminal ...
Time: 20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place: boston, ireland, usa, northern ireland, massachusetts ...
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What to Do in Case of Fire? (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story: What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At ...
Style: political, compassionate, melancholic, talky, realistic ...
Plot: politics, friendship, fighting the system, investigation, punk, anarchism, terrorism, bomb, unlikely friendships, anarchist, radical, revolution ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 90s, 2000s
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe
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 7.6
 10K
Butterfly (1999)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ...
Style: sentimental, touching, realistic, compassionate, political ...
Audience: teens
Plot: spanish civil war, coming of age, friendship, civil war, children, teacher, fascism, childhood, depression, anarchist, family relations, parents and children ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place: spain, iberian peninsula, barcelona, europe, galicia ...
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 6.5
 558
Monkey Warfare (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Two ex-revolutionaries living underground have their lives turned upside down by a sexy young radical who goes from smashing SUVs to fighting gentrification with firebombs.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, witty, light ...
Plot: vandalism, couples, anarchist, mysterious character, against the rules, unlikely partners, rebellion, love triangle, dull life, disorder, rebelliousness, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
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 8.5
 415K
Mr. Robot (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
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Story: A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, realistic, melancholic ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: hacker, computer hacker, hacking, computers and web, conspiracy, fighting the system, psychotherapy, paranoia, split personality, conspiracy theory, secret society, introvert ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, indiana
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Rebellion in Patagonia (1974)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In 1920, workmen of Patagonia (Argentina), grouped into anarchist and socialist societies, decide to strike demanding better working conditions. Among the workers there are numerous European immigrants acting as ideological ferment of their peers. ...
Style: political
Plot: anarchism, anarchist, anarchy, capitalist society, radical, gaucho, state terrorism, labor strike, labor union, political repression, union, oppression ...
Time: 20th century
Place: patagonia
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The Snail's Strategy (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Colombia, Italy, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken. The tenants decide to unite and come up with a strategy, but in the process—while the landlord and his aggressive ...
Style: political, hispanic, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: anarchist, lawyer, anarchism, protest, anarchy, chaos, justice, miraculous event, pastor, house, roommate, settler ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: colombia, latin america
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 6.3
 4K
Viva Maria! (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Traveling players invent the strip tease while mixed up in a Central American revolution.
Style: spaghetti western, sexy, political, funny, romantic comedy ...
Plot: circus, revolution, anarchist, female warrior, train, professional, female fight, heroine, cowboy, woman with a gun, striptease, artist ...
Time: 1900s, victorian era, 1910s, edwardian era
Place: mexico, central america, latin america
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 7.4
 32K
The Edukators (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Style: political, philosophical, psychological, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: rebelliousness, rebellion, debt, rebel, politics, boyfriend, friends, kidnapping, revolution, vandalism, fighting the system, twists and turns ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, year 1968, 21st century
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe, barcelona
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