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1. Taken (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
Votes: 636,207 | Gross: $145.00M
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
G | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 85,949
3. Sergio (2020)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 11,016
4. The Iron Lady (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama
An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant, Susan Brown
Votes: 113,734 | Gross: $30.02M
5. Ludwig (1973)
R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History
The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano
Votes: 6,016
6. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,400
7. Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
Unrated | 410 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.
Stars: George C. Scott, Raul Julia, Virginia Madsen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 652
8. The French Minister (2013)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy
A young speechwriter working in the French Foreign Ministry learns the impure nature of the political world.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Bruno Raffaelli
Votes: 3,949 | Gross: $0.00M
9. Why We Fight (1942)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War
The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Walter Huston, Victor Bulwer-Lytton, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré
Votes: 2,417
10. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
300 min | Documentary, History, War
Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, King Hussein, Shimon Peres, Abba Eban
Votes: 302
11. The Coming War on China (2016)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
From award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.
Director: John Pilger | Stars: Franklin Blaisdell, James Bradley, Bruce Cumings, Dana Rohrabacher
Votes: 1,694
12. Should the Wind Drop (2020)
100 min | Drama
An engineer must decide whether to reopen the airport in Nagorno Karabakh.
Director: Nora Martirosyan | Stars: Grégoire Colin, Hayk Bakhryan, Arman Navasardyan, David Hakobyan
Votes: 247
13. Congress Dances (1931)
85 min | Comedy, History, Musical
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.
Director: Erik Charell | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Otto Wallburg, Conrad Veidt
Votes: 601
14. The War on Democracy (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Directors: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende, George Bush
Votes: 2,529
15. Defamation (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
Director: Yoav Shamir | Stars: Yoav Shamir, Abraham Foxman, Bob Wolfson, Notav
Votes: 1,870 | Gross: $0.01M
16. 1945-1953: From World War to Cold War (2018)
Documentary, History, War
A look back to the end of the second World War, where the world was struggling to recover after the death and destruction caused by the six-year global conflict.
Stars: Curtis Roosevelt, François Kersaudy, André Kaspi, Robert Franck
Votes: 38
17. Fedz (2013)
89 min | Thriller
In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have threatened to release a killer virus. Time is running out for the FEDZ.
Director: Q | Stars: Michael Jai White, Dexter Fletcher, Katia Winter, Joseph Marcell
Votes: 113
18. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
19. Une terre deux fois promise: Israël-Palestine (2018– )
Documentary, History, War
Two-part documentary to understand the genesis of an endless war in the Middle East.
Stars: Dina Porat, Elie Barnavi, Anita Shapira, Gadi Taub
Votes: 125
20. Those Who Feel the Fire Burning (2014)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Drama
In search of love, the ghost of a drowned refugee frantically roams the fringes of Europe, the alleged paradise, while witnessing the brutal everyday reality of immigrants stuck in limbo.
Director: Morgan Knibbe
Votes: 284
21. Washington Melodrama (1941)
Passed | 80 min | Drama
A newsman links his fiancee's millionaire father to a chorus girl's murder.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, Kent Taylor, Dan Dailey
Votes: 327
22. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Documentary, History, War
World leaders comment on the unraveling peace process and continued violence between Israelis and Palestinians from 1999 to 2005.
Stars: Saeb Erekat, Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat, Juliet Stevenson
Votes: 53
23. The Whip (IV)
82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production
With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.
Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids
24. Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Documentary, Biography, History
Cuba's revolutionary story is one of much fervor. Fidel Castro had one objective: the liberation of a Communist Cuba. Castro's ability to form key strategic alliances enabled him to stand at the precipice of realizing his dream for Cuba.
Stars: Jose Basulto, Napoleon Vilaboa, Ricardo Alarcón, Fabian Escalante
Votes: 110
25. Home on the Range (1982)
53 min | Documentary
Australian independent political documentary about the US installations in Australia at Pine Gap near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Covers the the Loans Affair and the sacking of... See full summary »
Director: Gil Scrine
26. Alexander Raue Klartext (2024– )
9 min | Short, News
On his second channel, Alex talks about the lesser hot political issues, that still hold a great significance.
Star: Alexander Raue
27. Poutine pour... toujours? (2016 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Since Russia was brought to its knees in the 1990s by crippling debt and the grip of the oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has made it his mission to ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Michel Carré | Stars: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Pranab Mukherjee, Veronika Dorman
Votes: 72
28. Ros Atkins on the Week (2022– )
29 min | News, Talk-Show
BBC News's analysis editor Ros Atkins sets the record straight about the biggest national and international stories. He draws on video evidence, data, documents and interviews gathered from far and wide, to establish the facts.
Star: Ros Atkins
29. William Spaniel (2009– )
Documentary
The "William Spaniel" YouTube Channel explores international crises and situations from a political science perspective to understand why the conflicts arose and how they may be resolved.
Star: William Spaniel
30. Krieg in Europa - Das Ukraine-Drama (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
The conflict in the Donbas, a secessionist region of Ukraine, began in 2014, after the fall of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych and the election of Petro Poroshenko. Playing on the ... See full summary »
Director: Claire Walding | Stars: Marieluise Beck, Nadja Berlinghoff, Jill Biden, Joe Biden
Votes: 70
31. Allies (1983)
100 min | Documentary
Director: Marian Wilkinson | Stars: Christopher Boyce, Ed Clark, William Colby, Marshall Green
32. Nurkkapöytä Kämpissä (1997 TV Movie)
49 min | Drama, Thriller
At the height of the Cold War, a reserved Soviet diplomat Ivan and mysterious Jewish violinist Max befriend at the corner table of the Hotel Kämp in Helsinki. Everyone monitors each other and diplomacy is often based on lies.
Director: Kari Franck | Stars: Karoliina Franck, Erkki Saarela, Tarja Keinänen, Sulevi Peltola
33. Hostage, 1979 (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short, History
Emphasizes that all nations have a deep interest in the rule of law in diplomacy, particularly smaller nations that depend heavily on respect for the rules by powerful neighbors. The Iran ... See full summary »
34. The Afghanistan Situation, 1980 (2010 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
A documentary film from the CIA Film Library that covers protests of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and U.S. President Jimmy Carter's imposed peacetime reprisals.
Star: Jimmy Carter
35. Richard Nixon's Visit to China, 1972 (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This historical film in color from the CIA Film Library covers President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing and the Great Wall in China.
Star: Richard Nixon
36. Framework for Peace, 1978 (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, News
A summary of the Camp David Summit on the Middle East, including a short history, the summit itself, the statements of President Carter, the Israeli Prime Minister and Egyptian President ... See full summary »
Stars: Marvin Hunter, Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat
37. Amerykanin w PRL-u (2009)
42 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Directors: Ryszard Kaczynski, Piotr Morawski | Stars: Robert F. Kennedy, Adam Tkaczyk
Votes: 6
38. Putin & Trump: A New Era? (2017 TV Special)
News, Talk-Show
As part of the Global Questions series the BBC brings together political leaders and commentators to discuss the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and its implications.
39. The Orange Chronicles (2007)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Damian Kolodiy arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine expecting to stay for two weeks. Instead, a revolution exploded around him that inspired the world!
Director: Damian Kolodiy
Votes: 15
40.
Express (1984–1989)
Episode:
Antarctica: The Last Continent
(1986)
60 min | Documentary
The science, politics, and ecology of Antarctica.
Director: Michael Tobias
41.
The Tudors (2007–2010)
Episode:
Sixth and the Final Wife
(2010)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, History, Romance
After leaving wife Catherine as regent, a bellicose Henry invades France and lays siege to Boulogne in an attempt to regain his French provinces.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Bolger
Votes: 550
42.
Conspiracy Clearinghouse (2020– )
Pootie-Poot on the Prowl - V. Putin Takes Center Stage
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Putin has invaded Ukraine - is he like Hitler or Stalin or Napoleon of what? A quick look at history, disinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the Russo-Ukraine War.
Director: Derek DeWitt | Star: Derek DeWitt
43.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Mussolini's Henchmen
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
An inside look at fascist Italy. Starting with Mussolini's rise to power, the unknown stories of the shadowy figures who protected "Il Duce" and the tenuous Axis relationship with Nazi Germany.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Camp, Anthony Ghezzo, Philip Cannistrato
44.
Putin vs the West (2023–2024)
Episode:
My Backyard
(2023)
Documentary
Following the Euromaidan protests and fleeing of pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, Valdimir Putin invades the strategic region Crimea using separatist forces, and annexes ... See full summary »
Stars: Kim Darroch, José Manuel Durão Barroso, Evelyn Farkas, Dalia Grybauskaite
Votes: 60
45.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Rapid Dominance
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, ancient generals took advantage of a military tactic still used in modern warfare - a tactic known as Rapid Dominance.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Ahron Bregman, Lawrence Freedman, Jenny Grant, Dina Gusejnova
46.
Viewpoint '93 (1993– )
Episode:
Return to Year Zero
(1993)
Documentary
Director: David Munro | Star: John Pilger
47.
Uvda (1993– )
Episode:
Episode #21.22
(2015)
News
Director: Gilad Tocatly | Stars: Ilana Dayan, Uzi Arad, David Axelrod, Jeremy Ben-Ami
48.
Politics Live (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.37
(2018)
44 min | News, Talk-Show
Topics discussed include - how should the UK respond to the Khashoggi killing? Should post Brexit transition be extended? Is the world more dangerous today? Has sexual harrassment become normalised?
Director: Claire Bellis | Stars: Jo Coburn, Amber Rudd, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Shami Chakrabarti