Political protest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant political protest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, tense, realistic, captivating, suspense and disturbing films and TV shows about / with political protest, protest, female nudity, family relations, politics, political unrest, violence, demonstration, society and rebellion plots mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political protest: Ginger & Rosa (2012), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), The Dreamers (2003), Summer Palace (2006), First Man (2018), Peppermint Soda (1977), My Queen Karo (2009), Sons of Denmark (2019), Wackersdorf (2018), The Company You Keep (2012).
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Denmark, Canada, South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.
Style:
sincere, serious, stylized, contemplative, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
political protest, gay couple, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, troubled teen, cold war, coming of age, teenager, marital separation, teenage life, rebelliousness, rebellion ...
Time:
60s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
london, cuba, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
police brutality, bullying, political protest, rebelliousness, fighting the system, globalization, political unrest, violence spree, anarchist, violence, demonstration, police ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, italy
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest — including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale ...
Style:
political, factual, suspense, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, activist, political repression, courtroom, hippie, injustice, riot, jury, lawyer, political protest, political persecution, court ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 2020s, year 1968, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, oakland california, washington d.c., mississippi, ohio ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, erotic drama, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
incest, sexuality, protest, sexual relations, sex, nudity, youth, couples, love triangle, brother sister relationship, brother sister incest, sex scene ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 2003, near future, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China, France
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Country girl Yu Hong leaves her village, her family and her lover to study in Beijing. At university, she discovers an intense world of sexual freedom and forbidden pleasure. Enraptured, compulsive, she falls madly in love with fellow student Zhou ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, touching, emotional, sexual ...
Plot:
true love, longing, politics, political protest, rebelliousness, idealism, political unrest, road not taken, social differences, college life, youth, society ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, europe, asia, germany, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Evelyn and her son, Ziggy, seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, disturbing, comedy drama ...
Plot:
musician, political protest, parenthood, mother son relationship, teenage boy, teenager, teenage love, family problems, social problems, life is a bitch, parents and children, mother and son ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Style:
factual, inspirational, disturbing, exciting, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
astronaut, nasa, space exploration, moon, moon landing, space travel, grief, loss of child, apollo program, male camaraderie, space race, rocket ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, year 1963, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place:
america, usa, california, mojave desert, florida ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the fall of 1963, Anne is becoming a teenager. She lives in Paris with her mother and her older sister, Frédérique. They're just back from summer at the beach with their father. School starts. A turbulent year awaits them both.
Style:
cult classic, contemplative, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, female protagonist, jewish girl, political protest, school, high school, friendship, children, schoolgirl, sister sister relationship, girl, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Nine-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies. She leads a carefree existence in this utopia-for-adults. Everything is shared in the squat, but not everyone is able to honor these ideals. Karo gets confused ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, eros ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
commune, hippie commune, hedgehog, youth, coming of age, political protest, hippie, children, girl, family relations, free love, moral dilemma ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
holland, europe, amsterdam
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Denmark, in the near future. One year after a major bomb attack in Copenhagen, political radicalization has intensified and ethnic tensions are increasing. As next year's parliamentary elections approach, in which nationalist leader Martin ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nationalism, politics, terrorist, terrorist attack, election, political protest, racial segregation, domestic terrorism, racial slur, racial tension, ethnic slur, political unrest ...
Time:
near future, future
Place:
copenhagen, denmark
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Not an easy decision! District Administrator Hans Schuierer from the Upper Palatinate first opposed his own political line in 1981 and finally against the entire Bavarian Free State and Prime Minister Strauss. Because the planned reprocessing plant ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
police brutality, political protest, conflict between friends, disagreement, german history, forest, protestor, german politics, nuclear, family relations, plan, frustration ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
Place:
southern germany, west germany, germany, bavaria, munich germany
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Style:
sexy, suspense, captivating, light, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
newspaper, special agent, journalism, fbi, journalist, twists and turns, runaway, reporter, politics, terrorism, robbery, fbi agent ...
Time:
70s, year 2012, year 1971, year 1979, year 1972 ...
Place:
usa, michigan, new york, canada, vermont ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
The story about the activity in Rostov of the gang of "phantasms" that robbed state institutions and kept the entire city in fear. Vyacheslav Tolstopyatov, having witnessed the brutal execution of protesters in Novocherkassk in June 1962, ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
youth, murder, danger, society, violence, rivalry, family relations, vengeance, friendship, political protest, demonstration, totalitarian regime ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ussr, soviet union
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". In September 1980, they broke into a General Electric weapons plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and in an act of protest ...
Style:
independent film, political drama
Plot:
protest, anti war, political protest, civil disobedience, nuclear, courtroom drama, moral dilemma, social justice, liberation theology, experimental narrative, economist, courtroom ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighborhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, melancholic, inspirational, tense ...
Plot:
resistance, working class, political protest, inequality, solidarity, defiant, social realism, character study, corruption, biopic, immigrant family, immigrant ...
Time:
70s
Place:
catalonia
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Antoni Krauze reminds one of the darkest history of the cards with PRL. Spectacular reconstruction of the dramatic events in Gdynia, ended a brutal pacification of demonstrators by troops and militia in 1970.
Style:
tense, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
militia, tragedy, repression, political protest, authoritarianism, fight, historical event, military, soldier, military life, battles, cold war ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Anthology film made as an act of protest against Hungarian government of Viktor Orban.
Style:
anthology, controversial, independent film, art film, experimental ...
Plot:
political protest, activism, social commentary, political satire, authoritarianism, human rights, corruption, satire, nationalism, civil unrest, realism, sketch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, budapest, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Franek, a student of painting. By coincidence becomes involved in the cogs of a horrific totalitarian machine. His sensitivity and humanity will be heavily tested.
Style:
captivating, political, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
prison, political unrest, society, political prisoner, political protest, political intrigue, political repression, falsely accused, guilty verdict, accusation, political conspiracy, politics ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France, Russia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the privileges of power. As he gradually becomes acquainted with milieus which he d either forgotten or never ...
Style:
captivating, funny, satirical, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
social satire, satire, humour, political unrest, political conspiracy, political intrigue, village life, political corruption, political protest, politician, minister, political humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The Harbour shows how two brothers end up on opposing sides of this system. One becomes the leader of an employer’s gang of thugs, while the other becomes an activist. All the while, the women in their family go hungry and the community is ravaged ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
protest, harbor, social justice, class struggle, class conflict, brothers, brother vs brother, rebel leader, political protest, insurgent, political party, communist party ...
Time:
1950s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As Mexico prepares to host the 1968 Olympics, students and civilians are uniting on the streets to protest the authoritarian government. Tensions are running high and the eyes of the world are on Mexico and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Ana Maria, a ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
political intrigue, student protest, student, protest, tragic love, love story, rich and poor, relationships, couple relations, political protest, society, political conspiracy ...
Time:
60s, year 1969, year 1968
Place:
mexico, mexico city
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career ...
Style:
tense, suspense, political thriller, melancholic, action thriller ...
Plot:
martial arts, brothers, immigration, political protest, brotherhood, family drama, identity, refugee, exile, survival, kung fu, urban ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, los angeles, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, ...
Style:
art house, bleak, grim, melancholic, slow cinema ...
Plot:
oppression, dystopia, totalitarianism, political protest, urban decay, rebellion, tragedy, absurdism, sacrifice, satire, existentialism, class struggle ...
Place:
milan italy
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, historical drama, period piece, melancholic, political drama
Plot:
commune, political protest, mother son relationship, coming of age, environmentalism, alternative lifestyle, ecology, village life, young adult, social experiment, nuclear power, cannabis ...
Time:
80s
Place:
west germany, chernobyl, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A pretty young college student is arrested during a demonstration. She is taken to a notorious detention center, where she is subjected to sexual harassment by lesbian inmates and guards, and becomes the target of a sadistic, bullwhip-wielding ...
Style:
controversial, transgressive, tension, retro, period piece ...
Plot:
female prisoner, women in prison, prison, mature, sexual harassment, reformatory, sexual abuse, exploitation, sexploitation, corruption, voyeur, abuse of power ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, Italy, USA, Lesotho
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Amongst the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow winds up her affairs and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites ...
Style:
slow cinema, meditative
Plot:
widow, mountain, resilience, elderly man, political protest, spirituality, haunting, female empowerment, rebellion, social realism, tragedy, isolation ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An adaptation from the controversial John Adams opera about the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s. The liner "Achille Lauro" is on a 12-day cruise in the Mediterranean. While the ship is docked in Alexandria, a maid ...
Style:
controversial, historical drama, art house, intense, political drama
Plot:
opera, terrorism, hostage, israeli palestinian conflict, controversy, adaptation, moral ambiguity, kidnapping, tragedy, confrontation, ship, mediterranean ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Novocherkassk, USSR, 1962. Liudmila is a Party executive and devout communist who fought at the front of WWII for Stalin’s ideology. Certain that her contribution will create a communist society, she detests any anti-Soviet sentiment. During a ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspense, exciting, black and white ...
Plot:
anti communism, brutality, communist party, communist, demonstration, army vs civilians, civil unrest, rebellion, lovers, riot, mother daughter relationship, strike ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Place:
ussr, russia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Fine television chronicle of the events of May 1970 at Kent State University in Ohio that led to the killing of four students by the National Guard. Barkin's screen debut!
Plot:
vietnam war, protest, national guard, college student, college campus, anti war protest, political protest, army vs civilians, journalism, riot, university, baby ...
Time:
year 1970
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail at the police. He smokes opium and talks about ...
Style:
realistic, serious, black and white, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, idealism, coming of age, twins, hopes, sexual relations, injustice, couple relations, love affair, chaos and mayhem, love triangle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, year 2005, 60s, year 1969
Place:
france, paris france, europe, morocco
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