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1. War Dogs (2016)
R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Votes: 255,672 | Gross: $43.03M
2. Grace of Monaco (2014)
Not Rated | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, André Penvern, Frank Langella
Votes: 21,213
3. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
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.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,163 | Gross: $0.67M
4. World War III (1982)
200 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by ... See full summary »
Stars: David Soul, Brian Keith, Cathy Lee Crosby, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 796
5. Doomsday Gun (1994 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History
How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr. Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super-gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U.S. cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 1,201
6. Watch Movie Free Online (2019)
45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The local TV director present new low budget projects for help TV channel. But these projects are very strange and crazy.
Director: Sergey A. | Stars: Sergey A., Mykola Yeriomin, Ustarkhan Bekmurzaev
Votes: 164
7. The War You Don't See (2010)
97 min | Documentary, War
Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Stuart Ewen, Melvin Goodman, Dan Rather
Votes: 1,531
8. Cripple Creek (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Western
Lawmen infiltrate bandit gang to catch mining crooks.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: George Montgomery, Karin Booth, Jerome Courtland, William Bishop
Votes: 430
9. WWII from Space (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space.
Director: Simon George | Stars: Corey Johnson, Kevin Farrell, Geoffrey Wawro, Conrad Crane
Votes: 496
10. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)
80 min | Documentary, History
This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran
Votes: 1,044
11. Memorias del desarrollo (2010)
113 min | Drama
An intellectual leaves the Cuban revolution and 'underdevelopment' behind only to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the 'developed' world. A portrait of ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Coyula | Stars: Bill Clinton, Fidel Castro, Trent Harris, Ning Li
Votes: 78
12. Little Old New York (1940)
Approved | 100 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Steamboat inventor Robert Fulton shows up in New York in 1807. Tavern keeper believes in him, but her boyfriend doesn't. All seems lost when sailors afraid of losing their jobs burn his boat.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce
Votes: 264
13. Uncle Saddam (2000)
Unrated | 63 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
A "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"--style mockumentary, filmed partly in Iraq under the guise of an actual documentary, that is a send up of Saddam Hussein
Director: Joel Soler | Stars: Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Uday Hussein, Wallace Langham
Votes: 254
14. Los sobrevivientes (1979)
130 min | Drama
An aristocratic family decides to isolate themselves from the changes brought by the revolution and begin living History in reverse. A surreal voyage from Socialism to cannibalism.
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Stars: Enrique Santisteban, Juanita Caldevilla, Germán Pinelli, Ana Viña
Votes: 139
15. Pobres Millonarios (2018)
100 min | Comedy
After losing their patriarch and spending all their fortune, a (formerly) rich family is forced to move to a poor neighborhood.
Director: Roberto Angel Salcedo | Stars: Dalisa Alegria, Maria Castillo, Alfonso Crisóstomo, Manny Cruz
Votes: 44
16. Pictures from a Revolution (1991)
93 min | Documentary, History
In 1981, Susan Meiselas published "Nicaragua, June 1978 to July 1979," 70 photographs she took documenting the Sandinista revolution. Ten years later, Meiselas returns looking for the ... See full summary »
Directors: Alfred Guzzetti, Susan Meiselas, Richard P. Rogers | Star: Susan Meiselas
Votes: 65
17. Founding Brothers (2002 TV Movie)
200 min | Documentary
Director: Melissa Jo Peltier | Stars: Peter Coyote, Brian Dennehy, Bill Doran, Joseph Ellis
Votes: 111
18. Man of Two Havanas (2007)
93 min | Documentary
Okay, here's the situation. I was born in Havana. That makes me Cuban. But, I was raised in little Havana, which makes me Cuban-American. However, since I don't see Castro as the root of ... See full summary »
Director: Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Stars: Peter Kornbluh, Max Lesnick, Miriam Lesnik, Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Votes: 41
19. Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza) (2010)
86 min | Documentary, Family
Through encounters in these otherwise ordinary places (but places that, here, take on another meaning), the film portrays a different Gaza. Poetic, surreal at times. "Aisheen" is a tribute to life.
Director: Nicolas Wadimoff
Votes: 67
20. Santa Claus in Baghdad (2008)
Not Rated | 39 min | Short, Drama, Family
Amal is a sixteen-year old girl who has fallen a year behind in school due to illness. When she learns that her favorite teacher is leaving, she recruits her classmates to decide on a going-away present for him.
Director: Raouf Zaki | Stars: Tamara Dhia, Nora Armani, Demosthenes Chrysan, May Calamawy
Votes: 33
21. Fidel Castro: A Life of Revolution (2010 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of the Cuban revolutionary and leader.
Director: Terence McKenna | Stars: Jon Lee Anderson, Fulgencio Batista, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter
Votes: 13
22. Dear Mister Obama
Drama | Announced
After his young son dies trying to reach the U.S., Cuban mechanic Pablo Cartero decides to cross the Straits of Florida in a 1949 Mercury car converted to a boat, to personally persuade President Obama to stop the embargo on Cuba.
Director: Alfonso Quijada
23. Yank Tanks (2002)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
Yanks Tanks is a first look at the phenomenon of classic American cars in Cuba. Like an exotic, endangered species, these colorful cars roam around this island paradise trapped in a 1950's ... See full summary »
Director: David Schendel
Votes: 82
24. Havana Curveball (2014)
56 min | Documentary, Family, Sport
Mica, is a classic young teen. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Dreaming baseball. At 13, he is studying for his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age rite. An earnest kid, he takes to heart his ... See full summary »
Directors: Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider
Votes: 23
25. Vallankumouksen lapset - Kuuba 1977 (1978 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Erkki Vihtonen | Stars: Jukka Pakkanen, Caridad Martínez, Marilina Ortega Morales, Max Figueroa
26.
The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode:
Trump Uses Executive Order to Shut Down Pyongyang's Trade and Banking Connections
(2017)
10 min | News
Styx doubts that Donald Trump's sanctions against North Korea will be effective.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
27. Embargo on Love (2015)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Family
For forty years, Cuban families have been separated by water and politics, but the desire to connect remains strong. A teen filmmaker uses her camera to deliver a message of love to the once forbidden island.
Director: Lauren Rothman
28. Embargo sur l'Iran (2020 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Since the Islamic Revolution and the hostage-taking of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, Iran has been living under economic sanctions whose intensity varies according to the ... See full summary »
Director: Magali Serre | Stars: Agram, Arasb Ahmadian, Ardavan Amir-Aslani, Isabelle Auvray
Votes: 12
29. The Mueller Investigation Is on the Skids as Claims of Unlawful Conduct Emerge (2017 Video)
13 min | Short, News
Styx laughs at Democrats who think there's still hope in the hopeless Robert Mueller investigation.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
30. Général Ishiwara - L'homme qui déclencha la guerre (2012 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From 1889 to 1949, General Ishiwara's military, ideological and political career took in the key moments of Japanese History, in a most spectacular way: the forced opening to the West, Hiroshima, the China war and Pearl Harbour.
Director: Paul Jenkins | Stars: Luce Mouchel, Frédéric Pellegeay, Ikuhiko Hata, Yôichi Higuchi
Votes: 26
31. Bloqueo: Looking at the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (2005)
45 min | Documentary
Featuring voices from the streets of Havana, the countryside, and activists supporting the island, Bloqueo lets Cubans speak for themselves about how they have been affected by the blockade, and what it means to live in Cuba today.
Directors: Rachel Dannefer, Heather Haddon
32. Sin Embargo: Never the Less (2003)
49 min | Documentary, History
After the revolution of 1959 and the U.S. embargo that followed, the people of Cuba were left to fend for themselves. Deprived of even the most basic goods, they scavenge the alleys and ... See full summary »
Director: Judith Grey
33. Improv Island (2009)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Explore how the US trade embargo has had a rippling effect on Cuban society in every way, focusing on auto-mechanics, education, health-care, transportation, entertainment, food supply, ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Wiseman Jr.
34. The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane (2023)
104 min | Documentary
In this exuberant dance of a documentary, familiar movements in the 20th century get a high-energy shakeup in the story of a powerhouse blues/jazz/folk singer, activist, feminist, record ... See full summary »
Director: Maureen Gosling | Stars: Barbara Dane, Jane Fonda, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Chambers
35.
26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode:
Cattle Embargo
(1958)
26 min | Western
While trying to enforce the embargo placed on Mexican cattle, an Arizona ranger is shot and left for dead by a trio of cowboys. One of the cowmen takes pity on the wounded lawman and takes ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Gerstad | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Oliver Parmer, Steve Mitchell
36.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
(1998)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Alliance show the member worlds evidence of the Centauri actions, while Londo and Vir are in their room with copies of the evidence. Eventually they're let into the meeting, where they ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Gajic | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs
Votes: 550
37.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Mid-East Meeting
(1982)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
While Alexis works her magic in Rome to end the embargo against the Denver Carrington oil tankers, Fallon discovers she is pregnant and finds comfort in Dr. Toscanni's arms.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 102
38.
The Bold Type (2017–2021)
Episode:
Legends of the Fall Issue
(2020)
TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Drama
Scarlet reels over their new dynamic, forcing everyone to adjust, while Jane tries to cope with the changes to Jacqueline's role at the magazine, and Sutton takes stock of her position at Scarlet, as Richard considers a world outside it.
Director: Geary McLeod | Stars: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Sam Page
Votes: 164
39.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Banzai! Japan 1931-1942
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor, and the early Japanese successes in the Battle of Malaya and Battle of Singapore.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Tomohiko Ushiba, Kôichi Kido, Lewis Bush
Votes: 465
40.
Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Episode:
Les combattants
(2019)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
At the onset of Fidel Castro's revolution, he displayed an uncanny ability to influence geopolitics. With Castro at the helm, the island of Cuba became an integral factor in world affairs, creating a fertile environment for the Cold War.
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Ricardo Alarcón, Carlos Alzugaray, James Baker III, Jose Basulto
Votes: 17
41.
Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Episode:
Les diplomates
(2019)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the depths of the Cold War, as the world's political climate shifted, so too did Castro's strategy to reinforce his revolution. To this day, despite much effort, reconciliation between Cuba and the United States remains elusive.
Director: Delphine Jaudeau | Stars: Ricardo Alarcón, Carlos Antelo, Jose Basulto, Alejandro Castro Espin
Votes: 16
42.
Irak, destruction d'une nation (2021)
Episode:
L'adversaire
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
On 2 August 1990, believing himself to be untouchable, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. A decision that would have devastating consequences for his regime. This attack triggered the Gulf War ... See full summary »
Votes: 8
43.
Thoughty2 (2012– )
Episode:
Why Was This Monkey Hanged?
(2021)
18 min | Documentary
Legend has it that the monkey statue at the harbor of Hartlepool England is a tribute to the sole survivor of a French shipwreck during the Napoleonic wars. The locals, having never seen, ... See full summary »
Star: Arran Lomas
44.
TFIglobal (2019– )
Episode:
Who Destroyed Chinese Economy?
(2021)
8 min | News
Star: Tribhuwan Barthwal
45.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
T.: The Terrestrial
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The crew goes to Omicron Persei 8, where Fry is left behind, and rescued by a local boy, but his only wish is to go home.
Directors: Lance Kramer, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 1,864
46.
The EU Made Simple (2022– )
Episode:
When China Invade Taiwan, Will the European Union Help?
(2023)
14 min | Documentary
There is growing concern in the Eurpean Union about economic dependence on China.
Stars: Robert Habeck, Xi Jinping, Lambertus Robben, Ursula von der Leyen
47.
Harvard Kennedy School (2008– )
Episode:
How can sanctions against Russia be more effective? Harvard economist weighs in
(2023)
5 min | Documentary
Research on economic sanctions encourages alternatives. Taxation can be more effect them embargoes. Focusing on areas of market dominance can increase the impact of sanctions Increasing ... See full summary »
Star: Ricardo Hausmann
48.
Task & Purpose (2014– )
Episode:
Why Iran Spends Everything on Ballistic Missiles
(2023)
20 min | Documentary, News
Iran is investing heavily in its missile technology and arsenal believing it will give the country offensive might and an effect deterrence.
Star: Chris Cappy
49.
The Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews (2003– )
1/18/24 Glenn Greenwald on the Legacy of the Edward Snowden Leaks
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Scott Horton, Glenn Greenwald
50.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Biden's DOJ Declares Him Mentally Incompetent and Unfit for Office
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 12