| Ayali (2023) | 8.5 | |
| Betrayed (1988) | 6.4 | |
| The Yacoubian Building (2006) | 7.5 | |
| Woman at War (2018) | 7.4 | |
| Patria (2020) | 8.2 |
Extremism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant extremism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspense, intense, captivating, realistic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with extremism, terrorism, violence, moral ambiguity, survival, terrorist, social commentary, moral dilemma, investigation and murder plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, India, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as extremism: The Forever Purge (2021), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Beginning (2020), In the Name of God (2007), Betrayed (1988), Jalsa (2008), Guru (1997), Detention Letter (2017), Escape From Taliban (2003), Utoya Island (2012).
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List of extremism movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: China, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.
Style:
suspense, scary, saga, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
survival horror, killing spree, immigrant, social decay, desert, civil war, racist, racism, murder, dystopia, pregnant woman, distopia ...
Time:
2040s, 2020s, near future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, el paso texas, texas, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, courage, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, hostage, shooting, survival, cruelty ...
Time:
year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place:
india, mumbai india, australia, bombay india, pakistan ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France, Israel, Netherlands
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah’s Witness community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict is Yana, the wife of the community leader, whose familiar world is slowly crumbling around her. Meanwhile, a ...
Style:
art house, disturbing
Plot:
arson, extremism, jehovah's witness, female nudity, religious community, nihilism, women, european, sexual assault, baptism, husband wife relationship, married couple ...
Place:
georgia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not ...
Style:
serious, tense, bleak, realistic, islamic ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, extremism, false accusation, forbidden love, falsely accused, culture clash, wedding planning, muslim, immigration, oppression, social relations ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, chicago, middle east, usa, asia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An FBI agent (Debra Winger) falls in love with a white supremacist (Tom Berenger) whose group she infiltrates.
Style:
political, erotic, neo noir, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, terrorism, ku klux klan, murder, fbi, betrayal, hunting, extremism, female agent, women, fbi agent, violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
arizona, chicago, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Sanjay falls in love with Indu. Her father Rammohan Reddy doesnt approve of it and she is married to someone else. Later, Bhagyamathi falls for him and he goes to meet her father who turns out to be Rammohan Reddy. Somewhere in between Sanjay's ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, humorous, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
extremism, criminal, father daughter relationship, re-education, family relations, terrorism, terrorist group, changing lives, extremist, terrorist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social problems ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Guru is a fantasy film. It is highly symbolic and makes a statement on terrorism by religions and the evils of the world. The story starts in small peaceful village in India. There is peace between the Hindus and the Muslims that live there. They ...
Style:
mysterious, experimental, suspenseful, intense, avant garde ...
Plot:
revenge, riot, religious conflict, extremism, political conspiracy, vigilante, moral ambiguity, terrorism, loss of family, tragedy, political manipulation, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
(Khaled Degwy) who are enrolled in one of the terrorist groups that the killings, believing they are fighting for the sake of God, and when his brother (Ahmad) tries to join this group (Khaled) refuses, he is trying to stop him, but he joins, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
terrorism, extremism, revenge, retribution, gang, gang member, terrorist group, terrorist, bandit, terrorist plot, criminal gang, criminal ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Sushmita and Jaanbaz live in India, and they are in love. They intend to marry, but Sushmita's family is strongly opposed to the marriage, since Jaanbaz is a Muslim and they are Hindus. But Sushmita and Jaanbaz do get married, and Jaanbaz takes ...
Style:
serious, tense, emotional
Plot:
escape, war on terror, female protagonist, women's rights, oppression, woman, taliban, extremism, betrayal, social injustice, survival, brutality ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
afghanistan, india, pakistan
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Anders Breivik took the lives of 69 people on Utoya Island and 8 people in the downtown Oslo explosion.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, emotional, intense, dread ...
Plot:
island, political violence, shooter, extremism, survival, massacre, trauma, terrorism, loss, realism, visceral, mourning ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A beauty expert, a drug dealer, and a bungling revolutionary end up in the grips of an extremist group after meeting on a plane to Lebanon.
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
captivity, arab, extremism, escapades, drug, terrorist group, islamic terrorism, terrorism, satire, terrorist, islam, hostage situation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
lebanon, middle east
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war front-line photo-journalist who became a celebrity after taking a picture of civilians raising a makeshift UN flag in war-torn Uddiyana. The image then became an instant symbol for peace. However, just before the ...
Style:
anime, mecha, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
journalist, military officer, journalism, un, photojournalism, armed conflict, frontline, wartime, terrorist, military, extremism, terrorism ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
American Hostage pulls back the curtains on a terrorist plot centered on a group of terrorists holding two American soldiers hostage on U.S. soil. They demand the release of all prisoners of Guantanamo Bay or they will kill the soldiers.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, intense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
hostage, terrorism, kidnapping, extremism, violence, political activism, moral ambiguity, showdown, moral dilemma, propaganda, negotiation, claustrophobia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a war-torn Middle Eastern city where music has been banned by Islamic extremists, Karim, a brilliant musician, struggles to rebuild his destroyed piano while trying to escape to Europe.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak, poignant ...
Plot:
syrian refugee, musician, piano, musician's life, music, islam, life is a bitch, social problems, oppression, survival, resilience, hopes ...
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two Americans wake up in Dakar, Senegal, with bombs strapped to their chests ticking down from ten hours. Guided by a threatening voice on the phone, these men complete a series of violent tasks that spark widespread protest against Western ...
Style:
suspense, intense, political thriller
Plot:
terrorism, violence, countdown, hostage, extremism, desperation, moral ambiguity, civil unrest, survival, coercion, moral dilemma, international relations ...
Place:
senegal, africa, west africa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A rebellious chapter of the American Nazi Party storms a Miami hotel as part of a plan to destroy the city’s power plant and a Navy destroyer.
Style:
political thriller, controversial, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
neo nazi, domestic terrorism, political violence, terrorist, extremism, sabotage, social commentary, fear, conspiracy, hostage situation, law enforcement, underground movement ...
Time:
60s
Place:
miami
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Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
This season of DEADLY DEVOTION reveals a family's clash with Scientology over their son's medical treatment; the story of a Jehovah's Witness with serious cold feet; the ungodly actions of an Amish woman's husband; a loving ...
Style:
suspense, tense, thrilling
Audience:
adult
Plot:
religion, true crime, religious conflict, scientology, family conflict, amish, deception, faith, polygamy, extremism, jehovah's witness, white supremacist ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Mosley was a 1998 television serial produced for Channel 4 based on British fascist Oswald Mosley's life in the period between the two world wars. The series was directed by Robert Knights, from a screenplay by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, ...
Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, bleak, educational ...
Plot:
fascism, controversy, biopic, ambition, nationalism, extremism, cautionary tale, propaganda, arrogance, rise to power, political intrigue, social class ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, pre world war two, post world war one
Place:
britain, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, political violence, extremism, negotiation, ocean liner, middle east conflict, captivity, realism, moral ambiguity, rescue attempt, media coverage ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The letter bomber Franz Fuchs (1949-2000) saw his crimes as a service to the community. He wanted to be one thing above all else: a patriot.
Style:
semi documentary, serious, disturbing, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, serial killer, true crime, political violence, biopic, tragedy, obsession, violence, investigation, nationalism, extremism, patriotism ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A charismatic Billionaire runs for president as an independent candidate. His platform is simple: KILL EVERYONE NOW!!!
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, political candidate, political activist, political humor, ambition, political campaign, political activism, social commentary, irony, mass murder ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Solar Eclipse is a conspiracy theory period movie based on true events, that led to the eventual assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie demonstrates a violent India, at the backdrop of a non-violent Gandhi, and hard-line fanatic mindsets ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy theory, political unrest, conspiracy, politics, murder, religious conflict, extremism, fanaticism, non violence, police procedural, betrayal ...
Time:
1940s, year 1947
Place:
india, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Van Loock family and the Fawzi family both live in Kassablanka, a popular multiethnic district of Antwerp. Mr. Van Loock is a rabid supporter of the extreme right-wing political party Flemish bloc. Mr. Fawzi, a Moroccan immigrant, is a ...
Style:
multicultural, romantic drama, comedy drama, tension, controversial ...
Plot:
prejudice, interfaith relationship, young love, racism, forbidden love, extremism, social commentary, coming of age, intolerance, immigration, teen romance, identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
antwerp, belgium
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Silver Forest is a brutally realistic coming-of-age story, set in a small Swiss town in a bleak winter landscape. A group of boys struggle with their mounting anger with the mundane world, resulting in a string of escalating acts of violence. Deep ...
Style:
intense, grim, brutal, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
violence, loss of innocence, adolescence, coming of age, peer pressure, realism, forest, escalation, alienation, identity crisis, murder, small town ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Iran
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Pejman and Sam have been kidnapped as hostages along with a yellow cake by Asef, the leader of the Dagestan Free Martyrs’ Group, and they are supposed to go to Chechnya from the northwestern border of the country.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, political thriller, dark ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, captivity, terrorism, danger, abduction, extremism, confrontation, smuggling, border crossing, survival, mistrust ...
Place:
chechnya
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, and so leaves Belgium to help victims of the war in Syria. But when he arrives, he is forced to join a militia and is left stranded in Raqqa. Back home, his younger brother Nassim quickly becomes ...
Style:
emotional, tense, heartbreaking, realistic, political drama
Plot:
family drama, mother, brotherhood, loss, trauma, desperation, resilience, extremism, moral dilemma, suffering, militia, refugee ...
Place:
syria, belgium
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Dode Hoek (Blind Spot) is the story of Jan Verbeeck, the uncompromising commissioner of the Antwerp drug squad. Known as Mr. Zero Tolerance, he is hugely popular with the people and the media. The country is thrown into commotion when he announces ...
Style:
melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, police commissioner, political party, drug, police, war on drugs, drug lord, police investigation, drug crime, career, illegal drugs, drug money ...
Place:
antwerp, belgium
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It follows a troubled married couple as they imprison their six children due to their intense religious ideology.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
religious fanaticism, religion, family drama, captivity, religions or cults, parent child relationship, kids and family, religious fanatic, children, religious education, religious, parents and children ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the wide-ranging fallout succeeding the tragic events that took place in Waco, TX: the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect and the rise of homegrown terrorist, Timothy McVeigh.
Style:
tense, historical drama, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
political unrest, true crime, politics, aftermath, battles, militia, african american, fight, domestic terrorism, fbi, trauma, terrorism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After being implicated in a terrorist attack, Santi, a taxi driver, is taken hostage by one of the perpetrators.
Style:
intense, tense, psychological, realistic, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, hostage, taxi driver, jeopardy, terrorist attack, bomb, bomb threat, threat, danger, characters in danger, death threat ...
Place:
spain
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