Coup d'etat movies and TV shows – page 3

List of coup d'etat movies

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 4.1
 430
Rage to Kill (1987)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Race-car driver Blaine Striker grows concerned about his younger brother, a student at a medical school on the Caribbean island of St. Heron. General Turner has led a violent coup on this island and may be planning to blow up the school in order to ...
Style: cult classic, independent film
Plot: rebellion, female nudity, bare breasts, coup d'etat, military coup, army, caribbean sea, exploitation, murder of a family, bare chested male, shootout, cold war ...
Place: africa, caribbean
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xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star ...
Style: intense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, secret agent, betrayal, gunfight, u.s. president, heroes, conspiracy, coup d'etat, heroic mission, daring rescue, undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, virginia, pentagon
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 7.7
 171
Fall In Love (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: For Mu Wan Qing, 1926 would always be remembered as the year that changed her life forever. Bringing her mother's ashes home to be buried, Wan Qing returned to the land of her birth, with no idea of what awaited her once she arrived.
Plot: coup d'etat, investigation, military, death
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 3.4
 1K
Mercenaries (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Andy Marlow, an ex British S.A.S serviceman turned mercenary, is sent into the Balkans after a military coup has arisen to rescue a U.S ambassador and his aide.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Plot: military coup, military, danger, daring rescue, undercover, escapades, murder, coup, genocide, cavalry, ethnic cleansing, coup d'etat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: balkan, serbia, europe
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 2.4
 698
3 Musketeers (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Alexandra D'Artagnan, junior member of NSA uncovers a conspiracy that the goal is to assassinate the American president. Alexandra has secured the support of three famous and notorious international spies in order to stop the assassination.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockbuster
Plot: undercover, save the day, government agency, escapades, rivalry, danger, martial arts, female fighter, female fight, woman with a gun, shootout, cavalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, north korea
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The Face Reader (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Nae-kyung, the most skillful face reader in Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong, a Korean geisha. Nae-kyung accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get ...
Style: captivating, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, tense ...
Plot: political intrigue, royal court, joseon dynasty, head of state, betrayal, coup, society, asian history, lifestyle, coup d'etat, political unrest, dishonesty ...
Time: 15th century
Place: korea, asia, east asia
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The Fatal Encounter (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jeong-jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap-soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with political ambitions. Meanwhile, Eul-soo, a member of a secret ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: archery, joseon dynasty, rivalry, hitman, master warrior, danger, assassination attempt, murder, political unrest, royal court, asian, asian history ...
Time: 18th century
Place: asia, ancient china
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 6.7
 4K
Kingdom (2019)
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
Style: entertaining, captivating, exciting, anime
Plot: battles, sword fight, king, medieval, warrior, best friend, doppelganger, pursuit, slave, death of friend, power struggle, heir ...
Place: china, asia
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 5.7
 22K
Wish (2023)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save ...
Style: computer animated, creepy, fairy tale, crying, 3d animation ...
Plot: evil king, desire, friendship, black magic, female protagonist, birthday, magic, magical, kingdom, princess, disney princess, betrayal by friend ...
Place: mediterranean sea, spain, iberian peninsula
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The Hawaiians (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.
Style: epic, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Plot: sea, immigrant, escapades, society, adventurer, lifestyle, culture clash, plantation, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, sea captain, bubonic plague ...
Time: 19th century
Place: hawaii, usa
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 7.0
 7K
Cromwell (1970)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot: revolution, british history, battles, royal family, political unrest, society, medieval, tyranny, military, against the odds, rivalry, rebellion ...
Time: 17th century, victorian era, middle ages
Place: england, ireland, britain, europe, america ...
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 5.1
 10K
Carter (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A man wakes up missing his memories. Directed by a mysterious voice from a device in his ear, he sets off on a hostage rescue mission rife with danger.
Style: serious, suspenseful, twisted, disturbing, apocalyptic ...
Plot: violent, agent, amnesia, female warrior, survival, fight, target, martial arts, fight club, virus, cia, computer game ...
Time: 2020s
Place: south korea, north korea, korea
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Invisible Heroes (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland, Chile
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story: Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, serious, realistic
Plot: military coup, dictatorship, diplomat, army, cold war, military, human rights, politics, refugee, communism, embassy, diplomacy ...
Time: 70s, year 1973
Place: chile, finland, east germany
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 6.4
 550
Silent Action (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A small yet strange series of deaths of people working for the Ministry of Defense and the military hits Italy. Since all of the deaths seem to be accidental or suicides, no alarm bells start to ring anywhere. That's a problem, because the ...
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: police officer, police, state terrorism, older man younger woman sex, police protection, criminal underworld, prostitute, impostor, years of lead, conspiracy, assassin, military coup ...
Time: 70s
Place: italy
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My Grandfather's People (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
Style: captivating, sincere, humorous, disturbing, educational
Audience: family outing
Plot: grandparent grandchild relationship, kids and family, immigrant, family relations, immigrant family, immigration, lifestyle, turk, town, suicide, coup d'etat, greek ...
Time: 1920s, 80s, 70s
Place: crete, turkey
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous ...
Style: dark fantasy, epic, scenic, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, wizard, wizards and magicians, bravery, chosen one, school, young heroes, supernatural ability ...
Time: year 2010, year 1997, year 1998, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: london, europe, england
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Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (2021)
Genre: Animation, Family, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story: France, 17th century, under the reign of Louis XIII. Dogtanian is an impetuous and innocent peasant from Gascony, as well as a skilled swordsman, who travels to Paris with the purpose of making his dream come true: to join the Corps of Muskehounds ...
Style: anime
Plot: dog, three musketeers, love story, anthropomorphic dog, coup d'etat, hypnosis, treason, sword duel, friendship, spy, boat, sea captain ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england, france, paris france
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The Suicide Squad (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style: entertaining, funny, laugh out loud, intense, dark comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, fight scenes, supernatural ability, super villain, female warrior, villain turns good, violence, extreme violence, alien creature, graphic violence, giant monster, evil genius ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, washington d.c., america, south america, louisiana
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Attack on Titan Part 2 (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan, Singapore
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Eren leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by ...
Style: stylized, intense, anime, apocalyptic, action thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: post apocalypse, giant, monster, kaiju, female warrior, brutality, courage, transformation, mutation, vengeance, destiny, fantasy world ...
Time: future
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Galaxy of Horrors (2017)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the unknown and other-worldly, equally wonderful and terrifying. Visit ...
Style: anthology, suspense, captivating, psychological, space horror ...
Plot: gravity, infection, cosmic horror, murder, disease, trap, space, supernatural being, child, murderer, argument, point of view ...
Time: 2000s
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The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Queen Seondeok is a 2009 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Park Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil and Yoo Seung-ho. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla. It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 ...
Style: epic, sageuk, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot: power struggle, political intrigue, royal family, queen, murder, prophecy, political leader, cross dressing, palace, empire, rise to power, sword fight ...
Time: medieval times, 7th century, ancient times
Place: korea
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Six Flying Dragons (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: “Six Flying Dragons” is a Period drama depicts the ambitions and success stories of 6 people around Prince Lee Bang Won. This drama also depicts the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon who is the man ...
Style: enigmatic, exciting, tense, sageuk, disturbing ...
Plot: political conspiracy, joseon dynasty, tragedy, betrayal, political corruption, ambition, medieval, traitor, martial arts, treason, political unrest, royal family ...
Time: 14th century, medieval times
Place: korea
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 6.5
 3K
Post Mortem (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Style: captivating, serious, sincere, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot: morgue, autopsy, missing person, love and romance, obsessive quest, political unrest, cabaret, imperialism, coup, unsettling, latin american history, unfulfillment ...
Time: 70s, 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, year 1973
Place: latin america, chile
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Majin the Monster of Terror (1966)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
Style: daikaiju, grindhouse, natural horror, psychotronic
Plot: giant monster, kaiju, samurai, monster, witch, sword fight, priestess, mountain, earthquake, brother, warning, rescue ...
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Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Tintin and Captain Haddock try to discover what is so desirable about their old and apparently worthless ship.
Style: exciting, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: treasure hunt, tintin, fictional country, superhero, lost world, magic realism, explorer, inheritance, ship, boat, treasure, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: europe, constantinople, latin america, greece, istanbul turkey ...
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 7.5
 388K
The Illusionist (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story: With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged ...
Style: surprise ending, atmospheric, period piece, enigmatic, twist ending ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens
Plot: magic, twists and turns, forbidden love, wizards and magicians, investigation, murder, love triangle, magic trick, death, duchess, nobility, rivals ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2006, 2000s, edwardian era ...
Place: austria, vienna, america, london, england ...
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Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government ...
Style: anime, contemplative, mecha, manga, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: androids and robots, cyberpunk, doom, weapon system, chaos, political unrest, heroic mission, urban, chaos and mayhem, political intrigue, heroes, law enforcement ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: tokyo, japan, asia
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 6.8
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Voto + Fusil (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 70 min.
Story: The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the ...
Plot: politics, political intrigue, revolutionary, birthday, communism, presidential election, communist party, bourgeoisie, assassination, marxist, history of chile, communist ...
Time: year 1937, year 1970, year 1947
Place: chile
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style: epic, entertaining, suspense, arthurian, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens
Plot: king arthur, knight, legend, warrior, medieval, excalibur, mythology, throne, chosen one, king, mentor, training ...
Time: middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century
Place: england, london
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Style: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, absurd, intense ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing, chick flick
Plot: magic, snow white, love, evil queen, witch, medieval, female warrior, sorceress, strong female lead, good versus evil, supernatural, revenge ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
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