| Agora (2009) | 7.1 | |
| Admiral (2008) | 6.6 | |
| The Tunnel (2001) | 7.7 | |
| Medici (2016) | 7.8 | |
| Six Flying Dragons (2015) | 8.8 |
Political unrest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant political unrest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, dramatic, political and stylized films and TV shows about / with political unrest, state affairs, politics, society, revolution, betrayal, military, idealism, female nudity and rebellion plots mostly in Drama, History and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political unrest: Battle in Seattle (2007), Agora (2009), Tyrant (2014), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Tunnel (2001), Green Zone (2010), Mr. Queen (2020), Little Ashes (2008), Rome (2005).
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a ...
Style:
political, serious, emotional, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
politics, protest, police brutality, fighting the system, idealism, hopes, political unrest, chaos and mayhem, state affairs, rebelliousness, resistance, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, 80s
Place:
usa, seattle, washington d.c., canada, latin america
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76K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, destiny, atheism, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, historical character, ancient world, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, alexandria egypt, egypt, greece, rome italy ...
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24K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
dictatorship, homecoming, political unrest, totalitarianism, state affairs, ruler, gay son, family relations, parents and children, secret, society, exile ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, harsh, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, politics, revolutionary, protest, prison, political unrest, assassination, capitalism, terrorist attack, revolution, idealism, trial ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place:
germany, rome italy, west berlin west germany, somalia, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story:
A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
hitler, world war two, nazism, fascism, against humanity, racism, politics, political unrest, dictatorship, nazi, leadership, ss ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
germany, europe, austria
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.
Style:
epic, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
cossack, political unrest, rebelliousness, battles, forbidden love, parent child relationship, sword fight, state affairs, medieval, heroes, father son relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, 17th century, middle ages
Place:
poland, ukraine, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?
Style:
anime, captivating, adult animation, ecchi, entertaining ...
Plot:
economic crisis, heroes, isekai, reform, political unrest, king, dream world, military, save the kingdom, parallel world, world politics, reformation ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, political, compassionate, captivating ...
Plot:
berlin wall, tunnel, politics, communism, breast feeding, political unrest, cold war, wartime, heroes, danger, daring rescue, prison escape ...
Time:
ancient times, 60s, year 2001
Place:
east germany, germany, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, german democratic republic ...
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147K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
Style:
exciting, political thriller, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
spy, iraq war, cia, war, soldier, military, politics, chase, pow, deception, special forces, gulf war ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2003, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, kurdistan, israel
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15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
In the present day, Jang Bong Hwan works as a chef at the President's Blue House. She has a free spirit, but her spirit somehow finds its way into the body of Queen Kim So Yong in the Joseon period.
King Cheol Jong has secrets. He seems like a ...
Style:
touching, captivating, sweet, romantic, dorama ...
Plot:
time travel, romantic relationship, gender bending, joseon dynasty, historical figure, body swapping, queen, political intrigue, sent to the past, chef, time loop, political unrest ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, erotic, tense, factual ...
Plot:
poet, artist, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, painter, homosexual, gay relationship, friendship, political unrest, closeted homosexual, spanish civil war ...
Time:
year 1936, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s, year 2008
Place:
spain, andalusia, paris france, europe, manhattan new york city ...
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
political unrest, police detective, politics, uncover truth, investigation, rebellion, who to trust, society, law enforcement, fight for supremacy, state affairs, special agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
taiwan, chicago, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Year 1993, the bleakest time of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A group of actors from Belgrade, utterly unaware of what they're setting themselves up for, embark on a search for quick earnings - on a "tour" around the Serbian Krajina. ...
Style:
semi serious, bleak, realistic, humorous, islamic ...
Plot:
political unrest, anti war, military, actor's life, war, danger, state affairs, dark humor, disorder, civil war, balkan war, nationalism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, balkan, bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, croatia ...
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21K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, shaolin kung fu, monk, martial artist, wu shu, dictatorship, conquering, kung fu, political unrest, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
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283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
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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, period piece, factual, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, british history, battles, political unrest, royal family, society, medieval, tyranny, royalty, military, monarch, against the odds ...
Time:
17th century, victorian era, middle ages, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, britain, europe, london ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, dramatic, touching, tragic ending ...
Plot:
world war one, political unrest, russian history, battles, military, heroes, wartime life, russian empire, destiny, warship, against the odds, great war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1917
Place:
soviet union, russia, st. petersburg russia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Iran, Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A politically complacent middle-aged man and a young pro-democracy activist debate about the future of their country while hiding from the police, in this fascinating drama that blends scripted scenes with on-the-ground footage from Iran’s 2009 ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, captivating, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political unrest, idealism, state affairs, politics, society, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, violence, political repression, social commentary, urban, civil disobedience ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, tehran, tehran iran
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hungary, Germany, Canada, Austria, France, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his ...
Style:
costume drama, erotic, saga, family saga, sad ...
Plot:
holocaust, sex scene, politics, love affair, political unrest, world war two, illicit affair, fascism, nazi, family life, siblings relations, jewish culture ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, edwardian era, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place:
eastern europe, hungary, israel, sarajevo, serbia ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, sexy, stylized, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, family outing, adult
Plot:
anti war, hippie, freedom, music, vietnam war, artist, dancing, love story, fall in love, political unrest, young lovers, passion ...
Time:
60s, year 2007, y2k, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, california, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Style:
emotional, period piece, lyrical, intense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, dancing, rise to power, political unrest, broadway, music, death, biopic, dictator, glamour, military coup, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, 1950s ...
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, south america, italy ...
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, costume drama ...
Plot:
state affairs, leadership, society, medieval, dishonesty, betrayal, tudors, royal family, downfall, uninhibited rivalry, political unrest, ambition ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The President is the story of a dictator of an imaginary country in the Caucasus, who is forced to escape following a coup d’état, and begins a journey to discover his country in the company of his five-year-old grandson. The two travel across ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, realistic, semi serious, political ...
Plot:
political unrest, escapades, family relations, hidden identity, head of state, state affairs, on the run, fictional country, distopia, sex, military, reflection ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style:
stylized, realistic, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
queen, royalty, royal family, tudors, renaissance, royal court, monarchy, political intrigue, betrayal, political unrest, monarch, british history ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
scotland, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The Founding of a Republic is a Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film retells the tale of ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, political unrest, chinese history, communist party, assassination, state affairs, military, revolution, ambition, heroes, battles, historical event ...
Time:
year 1947, year 1948, year 1945, year 1949
Place:
china, taiwan, shanghai, beijing china
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Finland, Germany, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, serious, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
adultery, political unrest, politics, forbidden love, soldier, opposites attract, military, rebellion, wartime life, destiny, tragic love, state affairs ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918
Place:
finland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Style:
serious, sincere, captivating, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
feminism, injustice, women's rights, civil rights, feminist, politics, political unrest, life is a bitch, women's suffrage, state affairs, human spirit, journalism ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1917, year 1912
Place:
virginia, washington d.c., america, philadelphia, tennessee
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