Top 300 The West Wing/Manchurian Candidate/Hunt for Red October Type Films & Shows
by muybueno16 | created - 15 Oct 2018 | updated - 1 day ago | Public2 different types of political subgenres that are must-sees.
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1. The Unit (2006–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A secret US military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Audrey Marie Anderson, Robert Patrick
Votes: 23,133
2. Designated Survivor (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn
Votes: 104,374
3. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 196,983
4. 24: Live Another Day (2014)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four years after Jack Bauer went on the run, the CIA agents in London manage to capture Bauer; one of their agents called Kate Morgan suspects he is up to something, and President Heller's condition is sparking worries with his staff.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Votes: 46,707
5. 24: Legacy (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A military hero who returns to the U.S. with a whole lot of trouble following him back. With nowhere else to turn, the man asks CTU to help him save his life while also stopping one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
Stars: Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Anna Diop, Teddy Sears
Votes: 11,679
6. 24: Redemption (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones, Bob Gunton, Colm Feore
Votes: 29,014
7. D.C. (2000)
60 min | Drama
The series follows five young interns in Washington, D.C. as they navigate their careers and lives in the nation's capital.
Stars: Jacinda Barrett, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds
Votes: 78
8. Presidio Med (2002–2003)
60 min | Drama
In a San Francisco hospital two doctors, Rae Brennan and Matt Slingerland, try to break away from paperwork combined with impersonal care. With other colleagues they try to give their patients their full attention.
Stars: Dana Delany, Paul Blackthorne, Jocelyn Rose, David Kaufman
Votes: 121
9. Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019)
70 min | Drama, Thriller
When the National Assembly suffers a catastrophic attack, Minister of Environment Park Mu Jin must find a way to lead Korea through the ensuing chaos.
Stars: Ji Jin-hee, Huh Joon-ho, Kang Han-na, Lee Jun-hyuk
Votes: 1,733
10. NCIS (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen
Votes: 162,943
11. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy television show.
Stars: Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Steven Weber
Votes: 25,214
12. Mister Sterling (2003– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
The scandal-free son of a former Governor of California is appointed to be Senator, whereupon it's discovered he's an independent. Modern day Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Stars: Josh Brolin, Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Norona
Votes: 187
13. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.
Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Erich Bergen, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 26,521
14. Commander in Chief (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
Stars: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor
Votes: 3,559
15. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill
Votes: 124,626
16. Vanished (2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A senator's wife goes missing.
Stars: John Allen Nelson, Joanne Kelly, Margarita Levieva, John Patrick Amedori
Votes: 1,737
17. Homeland (2011–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
Votes: 360,865
18. Last Resort (I) (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A U.S. sub picks up Navy SEALs and receives an order for a nuke launch. Due to the circumstances of the order, the Captain refuses to fire. After escaping an attack from another U.S. sub, the crew and SEALs take refuge on a small island.
Stars: Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Daisy Betts, Camille De Pazzis
Votes: 22,177
19. The Enemy Within (2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
FBI agent Will Keaton enlists the most notorious traitor in American history to help catch a spy.
Stars: Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey, Kelli Garner
Votes: 7,039
20. No Easy Days (2018)
45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The President's daughter is kidnapped and held ransom by a British mercenary, and a rebellious Navy SEAL is the only hope of saving her.
Stars: Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips, Michael Hogan, Peter Outerbridge
Votes: 481
21. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into dangerous field assignments.
Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Abbie Cornish
Votes: 175,490
22. E-Ring (2005–2006)
60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Major Jim Tisnewski, until recently an active special forces commando, takes up a Pentagon job as assistant of US Army colonel Eli McNulty. He must now learn to battle the Pentagon way ... See full summary »
Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Dennis Hopper, Kelly Rutherford
Votes: 1,208
23. House of Cards (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Michel Gill, Robin Wright, Kate Mara
Votes: 530,773
24. Hostages (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 636 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A premiere surgeon is blackmailed in a plot to assassinate the president after her family is taken hostage by a rogue federal agent.
Stars: Toni Collette, Tate Donovan, Rhys Coiro, Sandrine Holt
Votes: 10,204
25. K Street (2003)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A semi-improvised lobbyist satire.
Stars: Mary McCormack, John Slattery, Roger Guenveur Smith, James Carville
Votes: 321
26. Crisis (2014)
60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Centers on an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the center of an international crisis on his first day on the job. In his search for the truth, he will have to cross ... See full summary »
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Rachael Taylor, Lance Gross, James Lafferty
Votes: 8,627
27. American Odyssey (2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Three families are torn apart when a stranded female soldier, a disillusioned corporate attorney and a disrespected political activist are pulled into the same shocking international military conspiracy.
Stars: Anna Friel, Peter Facinelli, Jake Robinson, Omar Ghazaoui
Votes: 6,292
28. Scandal (2012–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
A former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
Stars: Kerry Washington, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz
Votes: 79,684
29. Quantico (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A look at the lives of young FBI recruits training at the Quantico base in Virginia when one of them is suspected of being a sleeper terrorist.
Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 63,868
30. 1600 Penn (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
President Gilcrest and his trophy wife are living in the White House, with their overachieving daughter sidetracked by pregnancy, a couch potato hopeless son, a genius young son, and an odd middle school girl.
Stars: Josh Gad, Jenna Elfman, Martha MacIsaac, André Holland
Votes: 3,972
31. Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
Stars: Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt
Votes: 287,857
32. Veep (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott
Votes: 63,468
33. Kidnapped (2006–2007)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Complex overtones surround the kidnapping of a wealthy New York family's 15-year-old son, leading a specialist and a retiring FBI agent to figure it out.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Carmen Ejogo, Delroy Lindo, Linus Roache
Votes: 2,977
34. The Agency (2001–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
A look at the inner workings of the CIA.
Stars: Rocky Carroll, Paige Turco, David Clennon, Will Patton
Votes: 2,891
35. Bodyguard (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Troubled war veteran turned Police Officer David Budd is assigned to the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Protection Branch.
Stars: Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Ash Tandon
Votes: 147,749
36. Political Animals (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 6,552
37. The Politician's Husband (2013)
180 min | Drama
Political drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wife's career starts to overshadow her husband's.
Stars: David Tennant, Emily Watson, Jack Shepherd, Roger Allam
Votes: 1,831
38. First Monday (2002)
60 min | Drama
Each Supreme Court term begins on the first Monday in October. Currently, the Court's evenly divided between conservatives and liberals. Moderate Justice Joseph Novelli has just joined them. The show follows their cases and lives.
Stars: Joe Mantegna, James Garner, Charles Durning, Camille Saviola
Votes: 216
39. Secret City (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 49 min | Mystery, Thriller
Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of interlocked conspiracies, putting innocent lives in danger including her own.
Stars: Anna Torv, Marcus Graham, Justin Smith, Aleks Mikic
Votes: 9,680
40. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry
Votes: 82,672
41. The Good Fight (2017–2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama
When Diane Lockhart's life savings are lost, she must start from scratch at a new firm.
Stars: Christine Baranski, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman
Votes: 32,482
42. Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
At first, the strange phone messages promised great wealth. Soon, though, government agents pursue the young engineer receiving them around the world.
Director: Greg Marcks | Stars: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 19,955 | Gross: $0.50M
43. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Melissa Sagemiller
Votes: 6,720
44. Nobel (2016)
45 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In NOBEL, two stories carefully intertwine as a returning soldier and family man becomes a pawn in a political international game. As the stakes grow higher he is forced to discover just how far one should go in the name of peace.
Stars: Aksel Hennie, Dennis Storhøi, Tuva Novotny, Danica Curcic
Votes: 6,838
45. The Brink (2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Top U.S. government and military scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
Stars: Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi
Votes: 14,743
46. The Hour (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Stars: Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 11,033
47. 24: Day Six - Debrief (2007)
Short, Action
24: Day 6 Debrief is a web-based series of five episodes, each a few minutes long. Set a few hours after the events of the sixth season, the series follows Jack Bauer as he is reluctantly ... See full summary »
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Esai Morales, Martin Papazian, Alexis Cassar
Votes: 1,561
48. Billions (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne. Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth - or power. As all the players seek out new alliances, only one thing's for certain - wealth means war.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, David Costabile
Votes: 109,454
49. Succession (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.
Stars: Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman
Votes: 272,538
50. Fail Safe (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Directors: Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 6,577
51. BrainDead (2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.
Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 12,052
52. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain, Russell Bobbitt
Votes: 124,379 | Gross: $118.91M
53. Spartan (2004)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Tia Texada
Votes: 33,033 | Gross: $4.43M
54. Syriana (2005)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller
A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Kayvan Novak
Votes: 134,252 | Gross: $50.82M
55. Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama
A lawyer is forced to take care of one of New York City's wealthiest families.
Stars: Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Natalie Zea
Votes: 12,223
56. Citizen Baines (2000– )
60 min | Drama
A defeated senator returns home to reconnect with his three grown daughters.
Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Jacinda Barrett, James Cromwell, McCaleb Burnett
Votes: 64
57. Boston Legal (2004–2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Boston Legal is a spin-off of the long-running David E. Kelley series The Practice (1997), following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore (James Spader) at the legal firm of Crane, Poole, and Schmidt.
Stars: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 49,994
58. Pine Gap (2018)
TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Set in the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defence facility in central Australia, the spy-thriller Pine Gap delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries.
Stars: Parker Sawyers, Jacqueline McKenzie, Steve Toussaint, Tess Haubrich
Votes: 6,859
59. Alpha House (2013–2014)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Four Republican senators share the same D.C. house rental, and face re-election battles, looming indictments, and parties -- all with a sense of humor.
Stars: John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy, Mark Consuelos
Votes: 4,854
60. Secret State (2012)
42 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Jamie Sives
Votes: 2,979
61. Lauren (2012–2013)
Short, Drama
When a soldier reports an assault, she is forced to choose between what she loves, and what is right.
Stars: Troian Bellisario, Jennifer Beals, Bradley Whitford, Raymond Cruz
Votes: 441
62. The Makeover (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy
After losing election for US Congress, the well spoken Hannah coaches a beer vendor for the position as he, contrary to Hannah, has a likable personality. Can they learn from each other?
Director: John Gray | Stars: Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim, Georgia Lyman
Votes: 3,325
63. Burn Up (2008)
Drama
An oil industrialist, an environmental activist and a politician are in conflict in this drama set around a summit on climate change.
Stars: Bradley Whitford, Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren
Votes: 554
64. SEAL Team (2017–2024)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, War
The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions the United States of America can ask.
Stars: David Boreanaz, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks
Votes: 32,918
65. Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
Director: James Dodson | Stars: Nicholas Gonzalez, Matthew Bushell, Keith David, Denis Arndt
Votes: 5,777
66. The State Within (2006)
TV-14 | 300 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a plane explodes over Washington D.C. panic begins to envelop the British embassy, and its ambassador to the U.S. Mark Brydon finds himself caught up in a potentially damaging diplomatic incident.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Ben Daniels, Eva Birthistle, Neil Pearson
Votes: 2,443
67. The Honorable Woman (2014)
58 min | Drama, Thriller
Centers on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal, Katherine Parkinson
Votes: 11,549
68. The Last Enemy (2008)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Britain has been transformed into a security state. A mathematical genius's search for the truth about his brother's death catapults him into a conspiracy and a love affair.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Anamaria Marinca, Max Beesley, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 2,698
69. Black Earth Rising (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Thriller
Kate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.
Stars: John Goodman, Michaela Coel, Noma Dumezweni, Lucian Msamati
Votes: 5,658
70. Boston Public (2000–2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Stars: Loretta Devine, Anthony Heald, Fyvush Finkel, Chi McBride
Votes: 6,299
71. Third Watch (1999–2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
Stars: Coby Bell, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Molly Price
Votes: 11,435
72. The Contender (2000)
R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater
Votes: 25,007 | Gross: $17.87M
73. Nothing But the Truth (I) (2008)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett
Votes: 39,845 | Gross: $0.00M
74. Line of Fire (2003–2005)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A "political drama" that juxtaposes the stories of a young female F.B.I. agent (Bibb) and a mobster (Paymer).
Stars: Leslie Bibb, Anson Mount, Leslie Hope, Julie Ann Emery
Votes: 317
75. Suits (2011–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 478,551
76. Pearson (2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Attorney Jessica Pearson enters the complex and seedy world of Chicago politics.
Stars: Gina Torres, Bethany Joy Lenz, Simon Kassianides, Eli Goree
Votes: 2,943
77. The Capture (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a conspiracy.
Stars: Holliday Grainger, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Cavan Clerkin
Votes: 22,855
78. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,370
79. A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020 TV Special)
64 min | Drama
Stage version of the season 3 episode "Hartsfield's Landing"
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Allison Janney, Elisabeth Moss, Sterling K. Brown
Votes: 1,511
A retelling of a Season 3 episode mixed in with PSAs.
80. First Target (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action
The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Brandy Ledford, Peter Flemming
Votes: 723
81. First Shot (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action
No one knows why the army base was blown up until the President gets shot there during the memorial service for those killed, but he wasn't the only target.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Doug Savant, Jenna Leigh Green, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 594
82. Suits Webisodes (2012–2014)
3 min | Comedy, Drama
Webisodes of USA Networks top rated TV series Suits.
Stars: Rick Hoffman, Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 522
83. State of Play (2009)
PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren
Votes: 160,376 | Gross: $37.02M
84. Michael Clayton (2007)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 174,030 | Gross: $49.03M
85. Duplicity (2009)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 52,236 | Gross: $40.57M
86. Lions for Lambs (2007)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Peña
Votes: 52,692 | Gross: $15.00M
87. The Sentinel (2006)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Secret Service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the President. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division agent.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria
Votes: 52,336 | Gross: $36.28M
88. The Interpreter (2005)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen
Votes: 110,912 | Gross: $72.71M
89. Larry Crowne (2011)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.
Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Sarah Mahoney, Roxana Ortega
Votes: 70,812 | Gross: $35.61M
90. Head of State (2003)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker
Votes: 21,231 | Gross: $37.79M
91. Swing Vote (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Madeline Carroll
Votes: 19,402 | Gross: $16.28M
92. Graves (I) (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Former President Richard Graves has the epiphany, twenty years after leaving office, that his policies have damaged the country for decades. This, as his wife, the former First Lady, has political ambitions of her own.
Stars: Nick Nolte, Skylar Astin, Heléne Yorke, Christopher Lowell
Votes: 1,334
93. Borgen (2010–2022)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Søren Malling, Lisbeth Wulff
Votes: 29,903
94. Skytten (2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A reporter confronts the Danish foreign minister on TV about broken promises on ecological policies with offshore oil drilling NE of Greenland. A geophysicist/sharpshooter is angered and loose in Copenhagen.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Kristian Halken, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 1,840
95. The Congressman (2016)
R | 98 min | Drama
A determined Congressman, unswayed by political betrayal, a vicious media attack and a recent divorce, strives to maintain his dignity and protect a small fishing village from commercial corruption.
Directors: Jared Martin, Robert J. Mrazek | Stars: Treat Williams, Elizabeth Marvel, Ryan Merriman, Chris Conroy
Votes: 454
96. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden
Votes: 228,912 | Gross: $24.79M
97. The District (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Chief Jack Mannion becomes the police chief of Washington D.C. and cleans up the nation's capitol.
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 1,771
98. In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Stars: Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Paul Ben-Victor, Nichole Hiltz
Votes: 12,819
A loose choice but aside from many actors frkm TWW being on here, it does become an amusing take on government operations and life.
99. Miss Sloane (2016)
R | 132 min | Drama
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 82,487 | Gross: $3.50M
100. Rules of Engagement (2000)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller, War
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 50,312 | Gross: $61.34M
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