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, stylized, epic and political films and TV shows about / with political unrest, state affairs, politics, society, revolution, husband wife relationship, family relations, betrayal, murder and rebellion plots mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political unrest: Agora (2009), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Tyrant (2014), Rome (2005), Green Zone (2010), Mr. Queen (2020), The Tunnel (2001), Lincoln (2012), Cromwell (1970).

List of political unrest movies

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 7.1
 73K
Agora (2009)
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: sincere, philosophical, stylized, epic, political ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, atheism, medieval, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, ancient world, historical character, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time: 5th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place: ancient greece, egypt, alexandria egypt, greece, iberian peninsula ...
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 186 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: world war two, hitler, nazism, fascism, against humanity, racism, political unrest, dictatorship, nazi, politics, historical character, ruler ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s
Place: germany, europe, austria
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
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, intellectual, harsh ...
Audience: teens
Plot: terrorism, anti war, revolution, protest, revolutionary, journalist, prison, politics, idealism, capitalism, assassination, terrorist attack ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1967 ...
Place: germany, somalia, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, africa ...
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 7.7
 24K
Tyrant (2014)
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: captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: dictatorship, homecoming, totalitarianism, ruler, state affairs, political unrest, family relations, parents and children, gay son, secret, society, exile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east
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 8.7
 184K
Rome (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 1193 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, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, intrigue, warrior, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c., ancient times, 2000s
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, alexandria egypt ...
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 6.8
 142K
Green Zone (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, 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: political thriller, suspense, tense, exciting, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, iraq war, military, war, soldier, spy, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation, politics ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq
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How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021)
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, entertaining, humorous
Plot: economics, economic crisis, save the kingdom, political unrest, heroes, reform, king, dream world, military, parallel world, reformation, isekai ...
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 8.6
 10K
Mr. Queen (2020)
Genre: Comedy, 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: captivating, touching, romantic, sweet, dorama ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, romantic relationship, sent to the past, time travel, body swapping, gender bending, political intrigue, historical figure, queen, chef, political unrest, rivalry ...
Time: 17th century
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 7.7
 6K
The Tunnel (2001)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 150 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, tense, political, compassionate ...
Plot: berlin wall, tunnel, politics, communism, betrayal, cold war, breast feeding, political unrest, wartime, freedom, brutality, heroes ...
Time: 60s, ancient times, year 2001
Place: east germany, germany, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, german democratic republic ...
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 7.3
 272K
Lincoln (2012)
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, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: president, civil war, politics, american civil war, american history, idealism, slavery, racism, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 2012, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, america
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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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The Last Kingdom (2015)
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, serious, epic, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: viking, king, medieval, battles, danger, escapades, kingdom, castle, kidnapping, rivalry, heroes, political unrest ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place: england, chicago, britain, europe
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Across the Universe (2007)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
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: psychedelic, surreal, stylized, intense, light ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night, family outing, adult
Plot: freedom, anti war, music, hippie, vietnam war, artist, political unrest, dancing, dance, the beatles, trippy, love story ...
Time: 60s, y2k, year 2007, 20th century, year 1968
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
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 9.2
 2.3M
Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 55 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, incest, fantasy world, kingdom, power struggle, conflict, political intrigue, peril, abuse of power, treason ...
Time: middle ages, 2010s, medieval times, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: idaho, hawaii
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 6.7
 9K
Admiral (2008)
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, military, battles, russian empire, destiny, heroes, wartime life, warship, revolution, against the odds ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: russia, soviet union
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 6.4
 10K
Little Ashes (2008)
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, factual, tense, art film ...
Plot: poet, friendship, artist, gay, lgbt, painter, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, political unrest, friends, art, spanish civil war ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008, 1920s, year 1936, 1930s
Place: spain, andalusia, europe, italy, paris france ...
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 6.3
 37K
Evita (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
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: intense, lyrical, emotional, serious, sentimental ...
Plot: politics, dancing, rise to power, political unrest, broadway, music, biopic, redemption, ambition, female protagonist, hopes, rock ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 1950s, year 1996 ...
Place: argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, spain, south america ...
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Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009)
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: realistic, exciting, serious, epic, captivating ...
Plot: cossack, battles, rebelliousness, political unrest, society, parent child relationship, sword fight, state affairs, heroes, medieval, father son relationship, forbidden love ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, 17th century, middle ages
Place: poland, ukraine, europe
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Formosa Betrayed (2009)
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: serious, tense, suspenseful, clever, realistic ...
Plot: political unrest, police detective, investigation, uncover truth, society, rebellion, politics, fighting the system, law enforcement, who to trust, state affairs, fight for supremacy ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: taiwan, chicago, asia
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The President (2014)
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, on the run, state affairs, head of state, distopia, military, sex, reflection, violent ...
Time: 21st century
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Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
Style: stylized, captivating, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: queen, royalty, royal family, political intrigue, royal court, betrayal, political unrest, tudors, renaissance, state affairs, british history, nudity ...
Time: 16th century
Place: scotland, england, europe
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 7.2
 3K
The Tour (2008)
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, war, actor's life, state affairs, danger, dark humor, disorder, civil war, nationalism, balkan war ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: europe, bosnia, croatia, serbia, eastern europe ...
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 6.8
 20K
Shaolin (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
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, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: martial arts, shaolin, shaolin monk, monk, shaolin kung fu, wu shu, kung fu, conquering, martial artist, dictatorship, refugee, fight ...
Time: 2010s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: china, asia
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Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
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, historically accurate ...
Plot: feminism, injustice, women's rights, civil rights, feminist, fighting the system, political unrest, life is a bitch, journalism, state affairs, human spirit, politics ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1912, year 1917, 1920s
Place: washington d.c., virginia, america, philadelphia, tennessee
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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Style: mockumentary, satirical, disturbing, political, independent film ...
Plot: racism, civil war, american civil war, politics, alternate history, satire, interracial relations, slavery, journalism, injustice, political unrest, discrimination ...
Time: year 1912
Place: canada, south america, japan, washington d.c., south africa ...
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To Kill a King (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style: clever, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: political intrigue, intrigue, society, rivalry, betrayal, rebelliousness, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture, royalty, politics ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place: britain
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 266 min.
TV show
Story: Under Paul ‘Muad'Dib’ Atreides' rule as Emperor, the planet Arrakis has enjoyed a renaissance. However, the revolution that Muad'dib inspired has transformed into a brutal jihad that has plunged all of humanity into a bitter, ...
Style: futuristic, atmospheric, epic, intense, bleak ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, space travel, space opera, desert, heroic mission, space, imaginary, leadership, escapades, political unrest, space and aliens ...
Time: future
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55 Days at Peking (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, ...
Style: serious, epic, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Plot: battles, imperialism, politics, british empire, revolution, military, rivalry, state affairs, political unrest, against the odds, colonialism, tragic hero ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1963, year 1900 ...
Place: china, england, france, beijing china, europe ...
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 6.1
 2K
The Borgia (2006)
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, dishonesty, betrayal, downfall, biopic, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, royal family, political unrest, ambition ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century
Place: rome italy, italy
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 7.5
 16K
Sunshine (1999)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hungary, Germany, Canada, Austria, France, UK, USA
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, family saga, sad, saga ...
Plot: holocaust, world war two, fascism, sex scene, nazi, anti semitism, society, political unrest, siblings relations, family life, politics, revolution ...
Time: 19th century, 1940s, edwardian era, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place: hungary, eastern europe, israel, serbia, sarajevo ...
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