Propaganda movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant propaganda movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, political, dramatic, factual and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with propaganda, mentor, politics, dialogue, catastrophe, brutality, courage, storytelling, idealism and runaway plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres shot in USA, Germany, France and other countries.
propaganda
TOP 10 movies tagged as propaganda: Smolensk (2016), Red Joan (2018), Starship Troopers (1997), The Green Berets (1968), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moscow Noir (2018), Lions for Lambs (2007), War Room (2015), Red Dawn (1984), I Am Cuba (1964).
Best films
List of propaganda movies
40K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events of 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk, the film tells the partially fictional story of crash and various people affected by the tragedy. The protagonist is a journalist Nina, who refuses to accept the official ...
Style:
factual, semi documentary, serious, political, mumblecore ...
Plot:
conspiracy theory, propaganda, crash, plane crash, female journalist, journalism, investigative reporter, investigation, politics, society, tragedy, airplane ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
poland
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13K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy.
Style:
suspenseful, factual, realistic, depressing, bleak ...
Plot:
woman, world war two, atomic bomb, female spy, interrogation, propaganda, politics, spy, suspense, oppression, kgb, spanish civil war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1945, 2000s, 1940s, 1930s ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, canada, russia, montreal, ussr
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, entertaining, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
military, alien, monster, alien invasion, creature, soldier, space and aliens, space wars, distopia, space travel, evil alien, fictional war ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, jurassic, 22nd century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, war, green beret, propaganda, military, jungle, culture clash, politics, soldier, battlefield, journalism, u.s. military ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, iraq, asia
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Style:
political, realistic, clever, thought provoking, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cold war, cia, politics, womanizer, arms dealer, stripper, party, female nudity, congress, congressman, showgirl, christmas party ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 90s, year 1988 ...
Place:
afghanistan, washington d.c., texas, pakistan, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France, Poland, Lithuania, Finland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In turn-of-the-21st-century Moscow, an innocent trade plunges Swedish investment banker, Tom Blixen, into a battle with millionaires, politicians, oligarchs and their private armies.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating
Plot:
business, propaganda, politician, police, murder, finance, intrigue, society, rivalry, suspense, russophobia, investment banker ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 21st century
Place:
moscow russia, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, psychological, political, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorist, iraq war, propaganda, state affairs, politics, war on terror, conservative, terrorism, war, society, soldier, hopes ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, washington d.c., iraq, middle east, usa ...
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15K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But ...
Style:
christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christian, faith, religion, propaganda, life, beautiful scenery, jesus, christianity, marriage, destiny, family relations, submissive woman ...
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59K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Style:
intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
survival, invasion, cold war, politics, propaganda, high school, military, visceral, post apocalypse, teenager, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century, near future, future
Place:
colorado, latin america, russia, ussr, usa
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10K
Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, Soviet Union
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
An unabashed exercise in cinema stylistics, I Am Cuba is pro-Castro/anti-Batista rhetoric dressed up in the finest clothes. The film's four dramatic stories take place in the final days of the Batista regime; the first two illustrate the ills ...
Style:
political, surreal, captivating, experimental, breathtaking ...
Plot:
rebellion, propaganda, politics, political unrest, prostitution, state affairs, society, revolution, poverty, protest, power struggle, coup d'etat ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
cuba, tokyo, latin america, havana cuba, paris france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, France, UK, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Style:
political, inspirational, factual, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
media, politics, television, fighting the system, mccarthyism, cold war, journalism, reporter, propaganda, patriotism, society, investigation ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
new york, washington d.c., california, usa, ussr ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
supernatural, monster, small town, telekinesis, experiment, parallel world, supernatural power, friendship, super powers, missing person, government conspiracy, boy ...
Time:
80s, future, year 1983, 20th century, year 1986 ...
Place:
indiana, usa, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
distopia, brainwashing, politics, totalitarianism, future dystopia, torture, fascism, surveillance, female nudity, alternate reality, political corruption, society ...
Time:
future, year 1984, 80s, 20th century, 18th century
Place:
london, england, europe, united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, factual, psychological, sad ...
Plot:
anti semitism, world war two, nazi germany, propaganda, rise and fall, actor's life, filmmaking, movie business, introspection, politics, political unrest, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
austria, europe, berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot:
troubled youth, conspiracy theory, islam, religion, jihad, propaganda, teenage girl, teenager, parents daughter relationship, indoctrination, airport, laptop ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all ...
Style:
realistic, tense, harsh, factual, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, prison, nazi, racism, soldier, prison escape, ethnic conflict, pow, russian, propaganda ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany, poland, europe, belgium
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh ...
Style:
melancholic, harsh, disturbing, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
nazi, boxing, friendship, anti semitism, boarding school, nazi germany, war, pow, world war two, youth, military school, gay subtext ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, post world war two, year 1942
Place:
germany, berlin germany, poland, new jersey, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Style:
thought provoking, political, tense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
journalism, internet, computers and web, politics, spy, hacker, international relations, computer, hacking, technology, whistleblower, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2011, 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
europe, cairo egypt, paris france, switzerland, berlin germany ...
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9K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hungary, Canada, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolph Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, sincere, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
nazi, jewish, world war two, anti semitism, friendship, art, propaganda, controversy, world war one, self discovery, rise to the top, self fulfillment ...
Time:
1920s, future, 1910s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
germany, vienna, europe, munich germany
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen – John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon ...
Style:
intense, realistic, emotional, sincere, epic ...
Plot:
war, world war two, military, battles, survival, guilt, propaganda, fame, political intrigue, suspense, wartime, loss of friend ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, pacific ocean, iraq, usa ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, France, Spain
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) ...
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, realistic, harsh, sentimental ...
Plot:
kgb, propaganda, survival, freedom, brutality, destiny, tragedy, runaway, communism, world war two, love story, brainwashing ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1946
Place:
france, russia, ussr, germany, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything that happened after 1945. Homeless and destitute. Although everyone recognizes him, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian, or a ...
Style:
twist ending, absurd, realistic, stylized, political ...
Plot:
hitler, time traveler, time travel, morality, brainwashing, politics, adaptation, humanity, manipulation, fascism, ethnic conflict, culture clash ...
Time:
1930s, 2010s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, poland
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and ...
Style:
futuristic, intense, exciting, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
technology, distopia, privacy, video surveillance, women, fighting the system, internet, social media, media manipulation, life philosophy, science, world politics ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the ...
Style:
factual, tense, realistic, talky, intense ...
Plot:
civil rights movement, politics, racism, president, african american, usa president, propaganda, eccentricity, assassination, ethnic conflict, secret service, civil war ...
Time:
60s, year 1963
Place:
texas, new jersey, california, dallas texas, america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly ...
Style:
christian film, uplifting, inspirational, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christian, faith, christianity, fatherhood, religion, family relations, father son relationship, church, god, idealism, dysfunctional family, courage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo
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58K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, twists and turns, religion, islam, conspiracy, undercover, suspense, bomb, spy, cia, faith ...
Time:
year 1978, 21st century
Place:
london, africa, middle east, israel, sudan ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, submarine, navy, war, world war two, military, propaganda, suspense, russian, ship, heroic mission, battlefield ...
Time:
60s
Place:
russia, atlantic ocean, greenland
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119K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Style:
uplifting, political, sad, motivational, feminist film ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
scandal, sexual harassment, feminism, propaganda, pervert, conservative, abuse of power, mother daughter relationship, tv news, women, accusation, breaking the fourth wall ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the ...
Style:
talky, political, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, american politics, campaign, presidential election, election, world politics, betrayal, idealism, propaganda, greed, secrets, republican party ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, alaska, california, new jersey, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
"Stalingrad" follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the ...
Style:
realistic, gloomy, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, russian, german, nazism, soldier, survival, military, starvation, military life, wehrmacht ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 1942
Place:
russia, germany, east germany, berlin germany, poland ...
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