Z (1969) | 8.2 | |
Battle in Seattle (2007) | 6.6 | |
Pride (2014) | 7.8 | |
The Morning Show (2019) | 8.2 | |
Even the Rain (2010) | 7.4 |
Protest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant protest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out thought provoking, political, serious, realistic, social and touching films and TV shows about / with protest, society, politics, rebellion, lgbt, fighting the system, resistance, riot, friendship and bare chested male plots mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
protest
TOP 10 movies tagged as protest: Gandhi (1982), Battle in Seattle (2007), V for Vendetta (2005), The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Milk (2008), Wentworth (2013), The Dreamers (2003), Pride (2014), Dumplin' (2018), The Battle of Algiers (1966).
Best films
New films
Chevalier (2022) | 6.5 | |
Alcarràs (2022) | 7.0 | |
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) | 7.1 | |
Call Jane (2022) | 6.5 | |
Respect (2021) | 6.6 |
List of protest movies
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240K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA, South Africa
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
epic, spiritual, inspirational, political, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, biopic, idealism, life philosophy, politics, independence, freedom, british empire, leadership, human spirit, religious intolerance, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 19th century, victorian era, 1940s ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 99 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, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
politics, protest, fighting the system, idealism, police brutality, freedom, political unrest, state affairs, hopes, rebelliousness, chaos and mayhem, resistance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, stylized, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, dystopia, fighting the system, freedom, vigilante, anti hero, society, protest, mentor ...
Time:
future, year 2005, near future, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.
Style:
psychological, rough, melancholic, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
rape, sexism, surrogate mother, infertility, dystopia, protest, totalitarianism, slavery, tyranny, religion, belief, women's rights ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria
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179K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and ...
Style:
thought provoking, political, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, politics, homosexuality, protest, homosexual, murder, gays and lesbians, discrimination, male homosexuality, politician, biopic, gender ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1973 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, new york, america, bay area ...
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24K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
prison, lesbian, women in prison, prison life, women's prison, protest, power struggle, lesbian relationship, life is a bitch, danger, government facility, survival ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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131K
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, disturbing, sexual, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
incest, sexuality, protest, rebellion, couples, youth, sex, love triangle, nudity, friends, brother sister incest, sexual relations ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 2003, near future, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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61K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, the film is set in the summer of 1984 – when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise ...
Style:
touching, political, witty, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbt, working class, protest, culture clash, homosexuality, friendship, prejudice, gay relationship, mining town, lesbian, lgbtq ...
Time:
year 1985, 20th century, year 1984, year 2014, 80s ...
Place:
england, wales, united kingdom, britain, europe ...
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37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A girl with the nickname "Dumplin'" enters a beauty pageant in order to win over the boy she likes and stick it to the other girls at school.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, light, uplifting, indie film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
beauty pageant, teenage girl, fat girl, protest, mother daughter relationship, strong female character, female protagonist, beauty queen, bravery, grief, feminist, small town ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
political, black and white, art house, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
revolution, freedom, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, terrorism, french algerian war, revolutionary, resistance, insurrection ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1966, year 1954 ...
Place:
algeria, africa, middle east, france, maghreb ...
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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, 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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203K
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a ...
Style:
anime, surreal, futuristic, atmospheric, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, experiment, post apocalypse, motorcycle gang, distopia, psychic power, protest, post apocalyptic, military, post thermonuclear war, hallucination, motorcycle ...
Time:
future, 2010s, distant future, year 1988, year 2019 ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
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67K
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Style:
disturbing, tense, controversial, independent film, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, torture, religious fanaticism, gay slur, protest, satire, religion, church, religious fundamentalist, society, terrorism, gay ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, xian
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26K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style:
political, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, campaign, democracy, advertising, protest, oppression, fighting the system, underdog, politics, political conspiracy, rebellion, against the odds ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, 2010s, year 1988, 20th century
Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.
Style:
inspirational, political, factual, educational, bleak ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
feminism, women, feminist, sexism, girl power, activism, women's suffrage, human rights, rebelliousness, women's rights, sexual harassment, women's liberation ...
Time:
1900s, year 1912, 1910s, edwardian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Style:
political, bleak, rough, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
ira, rebellion, civil rights, protest, conflict, politics, terrorism, injustice, civil war, ethnic conflict, political unrest, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 90s, 20th century, year 1972 ...
Place:
ireland, europe, northern ireland, united kingdom
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.
Style:
disturbing, touching, cynical, exciting, brutal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
protest, overpopulation, youth, eugenics, distopia, dystopian future, high school, rivalry, love, danger, dishonesty, dystopia ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When Emery was 6 years old, an alien spacecraft crash-landed in her small town. Whether they came in peace or with more sinister intentions didn't matter: a fierce battle erupted as humans fought for control over their new rivals, an alien ...
Style:
touching, exciting, sentimental, serious
Audience:
teens
Plot:
benign alien, interspecies romance, forbidden love, supernatural romance, teenage life, teenage love, unlikely couple, high school life, popularity, newcomer, alien encounter, fall in love ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German ...
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, road movie, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
protest, reporter, democracy, journalism, taxi, life lesson, travel, historical event, danger, society, taxi driver, family drama ...
Time:
year 1980, year 2017, 80s
Place:
south korea, seoul, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Focuses on Sebastian and Costa, obsessive filmmakers who, in their quest to uncover the myth of Christopher Columbus and resistance to colonial power by Indian rebel Hatuey, ultimately end up embroiled in a modern revolt against Western ...
Style:
political, talky, visually appealing, tense, harsh ...
Plot:
filmmaking, politics, protest, culture clash, society, rebellion, demonstration, prejudice, audition, unlikely friendships, storytelling, mentor ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
bolivia, latin america
Is relevant ?
189K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved ...
Style:
crying, adult animation, artsy, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, date night
Plot:
dog, politician, robot, rescue, friendship, stop motion, freedom, resistance, island, protest, boy, dog lover ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 2030s, future, 21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, ...
Style:
bleak, tense, visually appealing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
punishment, sexual abuse, prison life, island, juvenile detention, prison, rebellion, child abuse, protest, isolation, survival, coming of age ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1915
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Is relevant ?
194K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Aimlessly whiling away their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz, Hubert, and Said -- a Jew, African, and an Arab -- give human faces to France's immigrant populations, their bristling resentment at their social ...
Style:
bleak, black and white, art house, disturbing, hood ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
racism, rebel, ghetto, poverty, skinhead, youth, police brutality, police, friendship, rebellion, drug, misfit ...
Time:
20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place:
paris france, france, middle east, europe
Is relevant ?
161K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style:
political thriller, political, factual, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
journalism, journalist, truth, expose, newspaper office, whistleblower, newspaper, lie, cover up, wartime, freedom of the press, u.s. government ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 90s, 70s, year 1965 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, mindfuck, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly
Plot:
black american, social satire, labor union, capitalism, satire, absurdism, absurd humor, labor strike, slave labor, protest, slavery, surrealism ...
Time:
90s, 2010s
Place:
oakland california, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of ...
Style:
art house, thought provoking, sentimental, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, aids, gay love, lgbt, gay interest, gay relationship, ejaculation, hospital, gay sex, lgbtq, gay pride, protest ...
Time:
90s, year 2017, 2000s, year 1992
Place:
paris france, france, europe, indiana
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the ...
Style:
sad, touching, emotional, sincere, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
aids, gay, gays and lesbians, gay slur, homosexuality, terminal illness, male homosexuality, lgbt, homosexual, life is a bitch, friendship, gay love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2014, year 1982, year 1981 ...
Place:
new york, usa, ethiopia, manhattan new york city, yale university ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
Plot:
protest, biracial, grief, party, friendship, teenager, woman, activist, hugging, mother daughter relationship, activism, loss ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005
Place:
florida
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
"Stonewall" is a drama about a young man in New York caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event widely considered the starting point for the modern gay civil rights movement.
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, controversial, social ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, police brutality, homosexuality, lgbt, police raid, protest, gay culture, police corruption, gay bar, parent child relationship, bigotry, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 2000s, 20th century, year 1970
Place:
usa, new york, indiana
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Style:
political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual ...
Plot:
twists and turns, politics, lobbyist, career woman, courtroom, determination, lawyer, female protagonist, strong female lead, world politics, strong female character, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, chicago, charleston south carolina, michigan ...
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