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Socio/Geo-Political Movies

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  • The Siege (1998)

    1. The Siege

    19981h 56mR53Metascore
    6.4 (81K)
    The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsDenzel WashingtonBruce WillisAnnette Bening
  • Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)

    2. Eye in the Sky

    20151h 42mR73Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
    DirectorGavin HoodStarsHelen MirrenAaron PaulAlan Rickman
  • Djimon Hounsou and Diane Kruger in Special Forces (2011)

    3. Special Forces

    20111h 49mR37Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.
    DirectorStéphane RybojadStarsDiane KrugerDjimon HounsouBenoît Magimel
  • Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Rendition (2007)

    4. Rendition

    20072h 2mR55Metascore
    6.8 (59K)
    When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.
    DirectorGavin HoodStarsReese WitherspoonJake GyllenhaalPeter Sarsgaard
  • Anthropoid (2016)

    5. Anthropoid

    20162hR59Metascore
    7.2 (57K)
    Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
    DirectorSean EllisStarsJamie DornanCillian MurphyBrian Caspe
  • Ron Livingston and Jacquie Nguyen in Holly (2006)

    6. Holly

    20061h 54mR51Metascore
    6.8 (955)
    In Cambodia, Holly, a 12 year old Vietnamese girl, encounters Patrick, an American stolen artifacts dealer. The story follows their strong connection and her unrelenting efforts to escape her fate.
    DirectorGuy MosheStarsRon LivingstonChris PennUdo Kier
  • Emmanuelle Bercot, Golshifteh Farahani, and Mehdi Taleghani in Girls of the Sun (2018)

    7. Girls of the Sun

    20181h 55mNot Rated51Metascore
    6.5 (2.9K)
    A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.
    DirectorEva HussonStarsGolshifteh FarahaniEmmanuelle BercotZübeyde Bulut
  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    8. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (384K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Steven Seagal in Born to Raise Hell (2010)

    9. Born to Raise Hell

    20101h 38mR
    4.3 (4.9K)
    A US drugs cop in Bucharest is up against a Russian gun and drug trafficker employing cute women and a Gypsy gang leader, who plunders, rapes and kills the young and rich. Lots of fighting and shooting.
    DirectorLauro David Chartrand-Del ValleStarsSteven SeagalDan BadarauDarren Shahlavi
  • Daniel Radcliffe in Jungle (2017)

    10. Jungle

    20171h 55mR48Metascore
    6.7 (67K)
    A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
    DirectorGreg McLeanStarsDaniel RadcliffeThomas KretschmannAlex Russell
  • The Silent Army (2008)

    11. The Silent Army

    20081h 55m
    5.9 (1.2K)
    Child soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to find the boy, and walks right into a training camp exploiting children like Abu.
    DirectorJean van de VeldeStarsMarco BorsatoAbby Mukiibi NkaagaThekla Reuten
  • The Invisible War (2012)

    12. The Invisible War

    20121h 33mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.6 (7.4K)
    An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
    DirectorKirby DickStarsAmy ZieringKirby DickKori Cioca
  • Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, and Ashraf Barhom in The Kingdom (2007)

    13. The Kingdom

    20071h 50mR56Metascore
    7.0 (135K)
    A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsJamie FoxxChris CooperJennifer Garner
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)

    14. The Last King of Scotland

    20062h 3mR74Metascore
    7.6 (201K)
    Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
    DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJames McAvoyForest WhitakerGillian Anderson
  • Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace (2008)

    15. Lakeview Terrace

    20081h 50mPG-1347Metascore
    6.2 (58K)
    A troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.
    DirectorNeil LaButeStarsSamuel L. JacksonPatrick WilsonKerry Washington
  • Sydney Park in There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)

    16. There's Someone Inside Your House

    20211h 36mTV-MA45Metascore
    4.9 (21K)
    The graduating class at Osborne High is being targeted by a masked assailant, intent on exposing the darkest secret of each victim, and only a group of misfit outsiders can stop the killings.
    DirectorPatrick BriceStarsSydney ParkThéodore PellerinAsjha Cooper
  • Sylvia Kristel and Marcela Walerstein in Emmanuelle's Perfum (1993)

    17. Emmanuelle's Perfum

    19931h 29mTV Movie
    4.2 (250)
    Alain, a movie producer is looking for a well known writer in Cannes because one of his novel was adapted for a movie. He asked Emmanuelle to go to Bali, where the writer lives since 10 years, to make him come to Europe. She accepts the mission and will do all what she can to succeed.
    DirectorFrancis LeroiStarsMarcela WalersteinGeorge LazenbySylvia Kristel
  • Jude Law, Keira Knightley, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Anna Karenina (2012)

    18. Anna Karenina

    20122h 9mR63Metascore
    6.6 (110K)
    In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-Johnson
  • Edouard Baer and Cécile de France in Lady J (2018)

    19. Lady J

    20181h 49mTV-14
    6.8 (4.1K)
    1750, Louis XV reigns over France. The Marquis des Arcis, an assumed libertine, falls in love with Madame de La Pommeraye, an attractive widow withdrawn from the world. She resists him for years and finally gives in to her secret desire.
    DirectorEmmanuel MouretStarsCécile de FranceEdouard BaerAlice Isaaz
  • Innocence (1997)

    20. Innocence

    19971h 50m
    8.1 (21K)
    Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence. He is scared of life outside as he goes to an address given to him by another prisoner.
    DirectorZeki DemirkubuzStarsGüven KiraçHaluk BilginerDerya Alabora
  • Vikings: The Rise and Fall (2022)

    21. Vikings: The Rise and Fall

    2022– 6 epsTV Series
    7.5 (239)
    Throughout history, Vikings waged war from the seas, notoriously ruthless and with their own set of rules.
    StarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonAnders WinrothAlban Depper
  • Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, and Sam Corlett in Vikings: Valhalla (2022)

    22. Vikings: Valhalla

    2022–202424 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.4 (67K)
    Follow-up series to 'Vikings' set 100 years later and focusing on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Hardrada, and the Norman King William the Conqueror.
    CreatorJeb StuartStarsSam CorlettLeo SuterFrida Gustavsson
  • I Spill Your Guts (2012)

    23. I Spill Your Guts

    20121h 30mNot Rated
    2.5 (194)
    Two friends Dennis and Joe join the military together. While on a routine mission, the two are quickly surrounded by enemy fire. When Joe stands up in the line of fire to run, Dennis pushes him out of the way and takes a bullet in the throat. Dennis wakes up in hospital to find Joe rewarded as a hero. Joe told a lie and took all the glory, and Dennis was left as a mute from the accident. Dennis can't talk, but actions speak louder then words. The two return home to N.Y. and now the war rages in the streets. Dennis wants revenge on Joe, so he will kill everyone close to him. One little lie will cost so many innocent lives.
    DirectorJames BalsamoStarsBilly WalshCarmine CapobiancoJames Balsamo
  • Nicholas Galitzine and Sofia Carson in Purple Hearts (2022)

    24. Purple Hearts

    20222h 2mTV-1430Metascore
    6.7 (64K)
    In spite of their many differences, Cassie, a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke, a troubled Marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits, but when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.
    DirectorElizabeth Allen RosenbaumStarsSofia CarsonNicholas GalitzineChosen Jacobs
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    25. Office Space

    19991h 29mR68Metascore
    7.6 (299K)
    Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
    DirectorMike JudgeStarsRon LivingstonJennifer AnistonDavid Herman

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