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poster
92
9.0
/1570725/
88
/25579/
85
/17050/
4.5
/1273030/
98
/135/
97
/22910/
95
/30/
cc age 15+

Schindler's List (1993)
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.6
/1620300/
85
/32155/
82
/16824/
4.2
/1322650/
94
/148/
95
/41373/
91
/38/
cc age 16+

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.3
/120189/
82
/2976/
82
/1738/
4.6
/414511/
90
/60/
95
/931/
cc age 16+

Come and See (1985)
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
poster
AMC
89
8.6
/1554694/
84
/47374/
82
/21877/
4.2
/2348349/
94
/206/
96
/34707/
90
/24/
cc age 8+

Star Wars (1977)
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
poster
87
8.4
/440243/
82
/6482/
80
/3986/
4.3
/186686/
92
/162/
96
/11153/
89
/39/
cc age 17+

The Lives of Others (2006)
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.4
/257675/
82
/4211/
83
/3592/
4.3
/176792/
92
/52/
95
/1899/
cc age 10+

The Great Dictator (1940)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
poster
79
7.4
/7174/
74
/84/
69
/90/
3.8
/7305/
94
/64/
79
/99/
85
/28/

The Circle (2000)
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.3
/3695/
74
/115/
71
/96/
3.8
/5377/
99
/88/
77
/51/
87
/23/

The Missing Picture (2013)
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
poster
MUBI
79
7.3
/125026/
72
/6151/
70
/2072/
3.8
/270046/
94
/254/
79
/721/
88
/43/
cc age 15+

The Death of Stalin (2017)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
poster
79
7.8
/221061/
78
/5500/
76
/3587/
4.1
/255807/
98
/63/
90
/7407/
84
/18/
cc age 17+

Brazil (1985)
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
poster
YouTube TV
79
7.5
/766788/
76
/38154/
74
/18147/
3.9
/1991813/
90
/291/
89
/12028/
76
/49/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
poster
78
7.2
/40461/
70
/580/
68
/498/
3.7
/23653/
86
/29/
84
/944/
73
/17/

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
poster
78
7.3
/7082/
68
/205/
73
/203/
3.6
/4905/
89
/79/
86
/41/

Coming Home (2014)
Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.4
/6410/
71
/189/
70
/153/
3.7
/8251/
93
/59/
81
/12/
82
/19/

Dear Comrades! (2020)
When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of a devout party activist.
poster
77
7.2
/704/
60
/16/
64
/17/
3.8
/1018/
100
/8/
71
/9/

The Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965)
In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a doctor-turned-warehouse employee reluctantly agrees to treat a gravely wounded political fugitive, putting himself and everyone living in his building complex in danger.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.3
/223378/
74
/12440/
69
/2829/
3.8
/2518892/
88
/407/
95
/15134/
73
/63/
cc age 10+

Wicked (2024)
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
poster
77
7.6
/211309/
73
/4969/
74
/3207/
4.1
/193110/
80
/106/
80
/5228/
78
/32/
cc age 15+

The Thin Red Line (1998)
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
poster
77
8.1
/1237947/
81
/35073/
78
/15273/
3.9
/880735/
73
/254/
90
/58000/
62
/39/
cc age 18+

V for Vendetta (2006)
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
76
8.2
/10381/
80
/163/
71
/220/
4.2
/9241/
100
/15/
94
/117/

The Shop on Main Street (1965)
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post comes with a salary and standing in the town's corrupt hierarchy, Tono wrestles with greed and guilt as he and Rozalie gradually befriend each other. When the authorities order all Jews in town to be rounded up, Tono faces a moral dilemma unlike any he's known before.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.3
/24909/
73
/486/
70
/390/
3.7
/15413/
90
/31/
85
/419/
69
/17/

Salvador (1986)
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
poster
Peacock Premium
75
7.7
/655895/
78
/38917/
77
/20035/
3.7
/1800117/
76
/289/
85
/18964/
65
/42/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
poster
75
7.2
/80851/
73
/3184/
71
/1336/
3.7
/86726/
77
/53/
80
/1829/
68
/15/
cc age 12+

Top Secret! (1984)
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
poster
YouTube TV
75
7.2
/1071578/
75
/46523/
72
/22949/
3.8
/2744078/
84
/314/
81
/27260/
68
/49/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games (2012)
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.1
/19552/
68
/376/
68
/298/
3.0
/14891/
84
/25/
72
/471/

Triumph of the Will (1935)
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
poster
Peacock Premium
74
7.5
/691177/
78
/41307/
77
/20463/
3.7
/1930988/
78
/257/
81
/165083/
71
/37/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of motivated students to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.
poster
73
7.2
/47237/
71
/1217/
71
/1040/
3.5
/37897/
82
/38/
72
/903/

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
poster
Hoopla
72
7.0
/7369/
69
/155/
65
/66/
3.5
/1975/
82
/33/
72
/118/
74
/16/

A Woman in Berlin (2008)
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
poster
Kanopy
81
72
8.1
/5100/
82
/114/
75
/92/
3.9
/2708/
78
/9/
94
/177/

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
poster
72
7.5
/15544/
72
/520/
72
/318/
3.5
/9761/

Sexmission (1984)
Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, World War III breaks out and life has been wiped off the surface of Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.8
/893/
64
/35/
63
/32/
3.4
/1441/
90
/20/
50
/3/
78
/7/

Hitler's Hollywood (2017)
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed. (A sequel to From Caligari to Hitler, 2015.)
poster
Hoopla
71
7.2
/2602/
71
/36/
70
/39/
3.3
/1960/
80
/10/
80
/94/

Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
poster
71
6.6
/57102/
65
/1774/
64
/1024/
3.4
/54383/
84
/69/
73
/1796/
75
/8/
cc age 17+

THX 1138 (1971)
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.0
/87022/
69
/2683/
67
/1592/
3.4
/74923/
75
/32/
71
/2111/
67
/8/
cc age 16+

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.
poster
Netflix
70
7.0
/74722/
66
/855/
64
/163/
3.1
/43331/
77
/39/
86
/85/
65
/8/
cc age 13+

Kalki 2898-AD (2024)
In the year 2898 AD, around 6000 years after Kurukshetra war, Ashwatthama gears up for his final battle of redemption at the sign of hope in a dystopian world and Bhairava, a wisecracking and self-interested bounty hunter, tired of the perilous life becomes the hurdle in the process.
poster
Plex
70
6.9
/4763/
66
/259/
65
/137/
3.2
/6408/
70
/47/

1984 (1956)
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
poster
70
6.8
/1422/
70
/50/
66
/31/
3.5
/1772/
57
/21/
76
/29/

Privilege (1967)
Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter, receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie, is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers.
poster
Kanopy
70
7.0
/121408/
70
/4320/
68
/1885/
3.6
/100257/
68
/185/
74
/9003/
73
/33/
cc age 17+

A Scanner Darkly (2006)
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
poster
Peacock Premium
69
6.6
/177319/
68
/11831/
69
/3347/
3.6
/1662269/
64
/243/
89
/767/
54
/53/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
poster
MUBI
68
7.0
/29842/
69
/683/
69
/594/
3.7
/67883/
20
/2/
92
/7/

Alphaville (1965)
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
poster
YouTube TV
67
7.3
/343131/
75
/13010/
70
/5304/
3.8
/310661/
72
/82/
70
/10100/
52
/20/
cc age 17+

Starship Troopers (1997)
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."
poster
67
7.2
/6329/
72
/124/
68
/90/
3.6
/1269/
62
/58/
84
/138/
56
/23/

Dark Blue World (2001)
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
poster
Peacock Premium
67
6.6
/540496/
71
/28650/
68
/16495/
3.4
/1500650/
70
/301/
71
/6311/
64
/46/
cc age 13+

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.
poster
Hoopla
65
6.8
/64991/
69
/2180/
65
/1015/
3.3
/42355/
58
/36/
67
/1920/
53
/9/
cc age 13+

Logan's Run (1976)
In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.
poster
Peacock Premium
65
6.6
/408794/
70
/27312/
69
/13117/
3.5
/1366179/
70
/292/
66
/3844/
65
/45/
cc age 13+

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.
poster
Disney Plus
64
6.9
/405310/
70
/24811/
65
/9079/
2.9
/782549/
69
/487/
63
/11350/
62
/54/
cc age 10+

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
poster
Crunchyroll
64
5.9
/13780/
61
/565/
60
/351/
3.4
/25032/
80
/10/
61
/679/

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.
poster
Kanopy
63
7.3
/360431/
74
/10850/
70
/4871/
3.3
/140380/
39
/87/
81
/18144/
33
/22/
cc age 16+

Equilibrium (2002)
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
63
6.9
/6220/
70
/163/
69
/135/
3.5
/9932/
73
/68/

Gandahar (1987)
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.


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