Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "orwellian"

1. The Truman Show (1998)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich

Votes: 1,201,088 | Gross: $125.62M

2. Snowden (2016)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto

Votes: 163,383 | Gross: $21.59M

3. The Double (2013)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The unenviable life of a government-agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite otherwise--he's a confident, charismatic ladies' man.

Director: Richard Ayoade | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor

Votes: 53,097 | Gross: $0.20M

4. 1984 (1956)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff

Votes: 4,206

5. Crime Zone (1988)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Helen and Bone live in a repressive futuristic dystopian society they badly want to escape from. Mysterious Jason hires them to steal a disc for him. It's practically a suicide mission, but he claims he can smuggle them out, in return.

Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: David Carradine, Peter Nelson, Sherilyn Fenn, Michael Shaner

Votes: 717

6. The Iron Heart (2022–2023)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, Apollo and his allies face the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.

Stars: Richard Gutierrez, Sue Ramirez, Albert Martinez, Anthony Jennings

Votes: 65

7. Joy Division (2006)

105 min | Drama, War

A teen orphan fights against the Red Army and in the aftermath of World War II is "adopted" by a Soviet commissar. Years later, during the Cold War, he is a KGB agent and is sent to London, where he ends up questioning his life.

Director: Reg Traviss | Stars: Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen, Bernard Hill

Votes: 999

8. The Stranger (1973 TV Movie)

100 min | Sci-Fi

An astronaut finds himself on a planet that's (almost) exactly like Earth.

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Glenn Corbett, Cameron Mitchell, Sharon Acker, Lew Ayres

Votes: 672

9. Apple Mac: 1984 (1983 Video)

1 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Apple and Ridley Scott presented the most awaited event of 1984: the introduction of Apple Macintosh personal computer to the world. With a concept directly influenced by George Orwell's ... See full summary »

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: David Graham, Anya Major

Votes: 1,385

10. Welcome to Blood City (1977)

96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of people find themselves as slaves in what looks like a Wild West town, but with no memory of who they are or how they got there. In this town, people advance through killing ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Jack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha Eggar, Barry Morse

Votes: 543

11. The French Revolution (2005 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, History

Documentary about the bloody beginning, bloodier middle and unceremonious end of the French Revolution, an event that ended in blood the reign of kings in France and laid the foundation for a new - republican - system of government.

Director: Doug Shultz | Stars: Edward Herrmann, George Ivascu, Rodica Lazar, Tomi Cristin

Votes: 335

12. Two & Two (2011)

8 min | Short, Drama

What happens when in an attempt to re-educate the masses everything you have been taught is proclaimed false and your whole universe of values crumbles violently before your eyes?

Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Bijan Daneshmand, Ravi Karimi, Pouyan Lotfi, Kourosh Shirazi

Votes: 1,127

13. Terminal City Ricochet (1990)

107 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its ... See full summary »

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra, Mark Bennett

Votes: 180

14. The Last Protestor (2018)

Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A father must come to terms with the oppressive government he works for upon finding out his daughter is rebelling against it.

Director: Nicole Castillo | Stars: Elizabeth Lambert, Ivy Beech, Devorah Lynne Dishington, Joe Duffy

15. The Blueprint (II) (2020)

104 min | Sci-Fi

Planet Earth in 2040. Two timelines co-existing simultaneously. Dystopia and Utopia.

Director: Christianne van Wijk | Stars: Nathalie Almira, David Ash, Fiona Barnes, Bodhi Binksma

Votes: 15

16. Styx: Kilroy Was Here (1983)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Intro for the concept album/rock opera 'Kilroy Was Here' by rock band Styx. A rebel fan motivates a jailed rock star framed for murder by the fundamentalist dictator of Orwellian future America where all rock music is banned to escape.

Directors: Brian Gibson, Jerry Kramer | Stars: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young, John Panozzo

Votes: 123

17. The Feeble Files (1998 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Feeble, an observant alien who does menial pointless work for the Ministry of Galactic Uncertainty, accidentally becomes the key player in rebels' plans to take down OmniBrain, the ... See full summary »

Directors: Jonathan Woodroffe, Mike Woodroffe | Stars: Robert Llewellyn, Peter Tuddenham, Laurel Lefkow, Alec Linstead

Votes: 35

18. The Inquiry (2014)

60 min | History

Dublin 1913. The truth behind the rhetoric as charismatic union leader Jim Larkin faces off against tycoon William Martin Murphy in the dispute that defined modern Ireland.

Director: Brian Gray | Stars: Jed Murray, Bosco Hogan, Gerry O'Brien, Patrick O'Donnell

Votes: 8

19. Styx: Caught in the Act (1984 Video)

83 min | Documentary, Music, Musical

Concert film by the rock band Styx in which they reenact key parts of the dystopian story from their rock opera-like concept album 'Kilroy Was Here' during their normal live show.

Directors: Jerry Kramer, Brian Gibson | Stars: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young, John Panozzo

Votes: 19

20. Beholder (2016 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Horror

Carl is a government-installed landlord in a totalitarian State who has been appointed to spy on his tenants. Will he follow the commands of the Government or side with the people who suffer from the oppressive directives?

Stars: Oleg Belov, Daniel Caron, Mike Devall, Michail Hrustalev

Votes: 130

21. Styx: Heavy Metal Poisoning (1983 Music Video)

5 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Music video for a song from the rock band Styx's rock opera concept album 'Kilroy Was Here'. Rock rebel Jonathan Chance crashes Dr. Righteous' live TV show to try and stop the maniacal preacher from brainwashing a captured rock fan.

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Styx, Chuck Panozzo, John Panozzo, Tommy Shaw

22. A Stolen Moment (2004)

16 min | Short, Drama

A Sci-Fi Drama where the world has fallen victim to viruses and diseases. there is no human touch, no eye contact, no socialization. Everything is cold and clinical. After catching the eyes... See full summary »

Director: Audrey Cummings | Stars: Audrey Cummings, Dwayne Evens, John Gordon, Cheryl Kroeker

Votes: 71

23. Four Stages of Collapse (2015)

10 min | Short, Drama

"Four Stages of Collapse" is a social-political dance film which portrays a Totalitarian regime that suppresses basic human rights, criminalizes religion, and eliminates diversity. The film... See full summary »

Director: John T Williams | Stars: Antonio 'Tony' Tran, Ilka Urbach, Herman Sinitzyn, Mary Jane Wells

24. Useful. Valid. True. (2013)

11 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Alone in a small room, a man is confronted with questions that have no answers, in a world where there are no lies-- only a lack of understanding.

Director: David Golden | Stars: Marianna de Fazio, S. Joe Downing, Steve Treacy, Marza Warsinske

Votes: 10

25. Fatman Slim (2013)

45 min | Documentary

"Fatman Slim" consists entirely of Morder's monologue deliveries and performances of original acoustic songs. Subjects include the media, the system, 2012 and the end of the world, the ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Morder | Star: Eric Morder

26. Detained (2007)

8 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A futuristic police state sees a citizen removed from a flight and interrogated. He must make a choice between his family and privacy.

Director: Adil Akram | Stars: David Al-Fahmi, Christian Finn, Claire Lams

27. Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas (2012)

75 min | Drama

Contestants in a near-future reality show compete to win British citizenship.

Director: Daniel Smith Rowsey | Stars: Michelle Ghatan, Magnus McCullagh

28. Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli (2009)

17 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

When an underground resistance movement seeks to uncover the truth behind the Second Branch and the Great Conduit, they send in their top man, Guy Lance, to infiltrate the corporate behemoth Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli.

Directors: Owen Williams, Adam Wright | Stars: Michael Dixon, Kiki Kendrick, Richard Hollingworth, Rob Jones

Votes: 10

29. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: Intersections in Real Time (1997)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sheridan has been captured. Now he's being tortured for information. How long can he hold out?

Director: John Lafia | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan

Votes: 710

30. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: Voices of Authority (1996)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sheridan has an interesting time dealing with the new Political Officer stationed by EarthGov. Ivanova and Marcus take the White Star in search of the First Ones.

Director: Menachem Binetski | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan

Votes: 725

31. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: Mannikins of Horror (1989)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In an Orwellian society, a female doctor in an insane asylum tries to help her patient, a former brilliant surgeon obsessed with giving life to his clay figurines, before the asylum director deems him incurable and therefore expendable.

Director: Ernest Farino | Stars: Glynis Barber, William Prince, Brian Brophy

Votes: 252

32. Once a Thief (1996–1998)
Episode: Kangaroo Court (1998)

R | Action, Comedy, Crime

The gang discovers that two deranged killers have decided to incorporate their own brand of justice into Ontario, using their own hidden court room and sentencing criminals to a violent death.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt, Nicholas Lea, Jennifer Dale

Votes: 13

33. Foreign Correspondent (1996– )
Episode: Leave No Dark Corner (2018)

28 min | Documentary, News

China's plan to become the first digital dictatorship by introducing the so-called Social Credit, a personal digital scorecard for 1.4 billion citizens that determines who gets to have which rights depending on their behavior is explored.

Star: Matthew Carney