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80
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89
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The Best of Youth (2003)
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
89
8.1
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78
/1208/
78
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4.5
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99
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95
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96
/22/

The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
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87
8.0
/104680/
79
/2457/
78
/2087/
4.2
/213062/
96
/163/
92
/7559/
90
/31/
cc age 15+

Persepolis (2007)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
87
8.1
/36537/
82
/765/
79
/657/
4.4
/62486/
90
/52/
93
/726/
84
/28/

Farewell My Concubine (1993)
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
poster
86
8.1
/184295/
78
/3308/
78
/1944/
4.3
/200315/
90
/81/
93
/3211/
83
/16/
cc age 16+

Network (1976)
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
85
7.7
/310134/
74
/11741/
74
/2712/
4.2
/2048976/
94
/434/
85
/2017/
95
/63/
cc age 16+

One Battle After Another (2025)
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
85
7.7
/7614/
73
/156/
73
/196/
4.2
/20854/
94
/35/
91
/96/
89
/18/

The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
85
7.7
/55135/
76
/921/
75
/688/
3.9
/26869/
97
/34/
90
/910/
91
/16/

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.
85
8.1
/1034049/
82
/41488/
80
/21637/
4.0
/1970817/
96
/333/
89
/19665/
85
/41/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
84
7.8
/201184/
78
/4378/
77
/1525/
4.2
/322927/
96
/104/
94
/180/
83
/17/
cc age 16+

RRR (2022)
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
poster
83
8.0
/246511/
76
/3599/
75
/2452/
3.7
/77232/
89
/112/
92
/2460/
79
/16/
cc age 12+

Gandhi (1982)
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
82
8.2
/12020/
81
/243/
78
/241/
4.4
/40688/
100
/5/
62
/5/
91
/20/

I Am Cuba (1964)
Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.
poster
82
7.5
/185325/
74
/3429/
72
/2346/
3.8
/110366/
93
/241/
89
/11620/
83
/39/
cc age 16+

Milk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
poster
81
8.1
/126119/
75
/919/
71
/485/
3.8
/20853/
90
/10/
94
/972/

Rang De Basanti (2006)
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
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8.4
/1974032/
81
/53699/
77
/23949/
3.8
/1883224/
87
/376/
90
/33846/
78
/45/
cc age 15+

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
poster
80
7.5
/67369/
72
/1447/
72
/1158/
3.9
/119365/
82
/106/
84
/1767/
80
/18/
cc age 16+

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
poster
80
7.7
/5991/
72
/45/
76
/27/
3.7
/2293/
79
/14/
85
/28/

Cabaret Balkan (1998)
20 people's paths crisscross one night in violent mid-'90s Belgrade.
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80
7.5
/5297/
74
/72/
69
/64/
3.9
/2567/
93
/45/
91
/383/
74
/14/

Blame It on Fidel! (2006)
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
80
7.2
/22826/
70
/502/
72
/495/
3.8
/36859/
89
/108/
80
/868/
87
/32/

Russian Ark (2002)
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
79
7.4
/8320/
69
/146/
68
/172/
3.7
/7713/
85
/13/
82
/106/

Danton (1983)
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
79
7.5
/40878/
74
/797/
76
/1149/
4.0
/38226/
92
/26/
83
/726/
77
/5/

Duck, You Sucker (1971)
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
79
7.7
/6657/
75
/118/
72
/104/
4.1
/10408/
78
/9/
89
/20/

State of Siege (1972)
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
79
7.4
/9973/
72
/175/
69
/140/
3.9
/6250/
69
/52/
91
/311/

Antonia's Line (1995)
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
78
7.4
/16092/
75
/739/
73
/1029/
3.8
/33981/
91
/180/

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
78
7.5
/2844/
64
/40/
61
/35/
4.0
/3112/
93
/15/
80
/17/

Marat/Sade (1967)
In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss.
78
7.4
/3863/
72
/122/
67
/49/
3.6
/2520/
92
/59/
87
/211/
77
/23/

The Weather Underground (2002)
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
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78
7.5
/18482/
74
/339/
72
/271/
3.8
/13602/
95
/22/
90
/363/
75
/12/
cc age 15+

Europa Europa (1990)
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
78
7.3
/26541/
71
/473/
68
/362/
3.9
/24267/
90
/50/
82
/612/
76
/16/

Reds (1981)
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
78
7.6
/15332/
76
/739/
73
/381/
3.9
/26446/
90
/51/
85
/105/
75
/12/
cc age 15+

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
78
8.0
/51672/
77
/1187/
77
/616/
4.1
/55829/
81
/78/
92
/2338/
67
/13/
cc age 10+

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
poster
78
7.5
/251824/
73
/5014/
71
/2901/
3.8
/134421/
79
/210/
83
/10574/
74
/39/
cc age 15+

Munich (2005)
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
77
7.4
/1040/
68
/18/
59
/16/
3.5
/443/
94
/70/
88
/62/
82
/29/

The Agronomist (2004)
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
77
7.6
/8756/
74
/289/
69
/127/
3.7
/6279/
85
/98/
83
/813/
73
/28/

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.
77
7.6
/29663/
75
/514/
71
/448/
3.6
/10101/
87
/94/
88
/929/
76
/30/

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.
poster
77
7.2
/2052/
73
/36/
59
/29/
3.7
/1167/
92
/12/
74
/21/
76
/11/

The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.
poster
77
7.9
/86533/
74
/1457/
75
/1241/
4.0
/58683/
82
/49/
88
/2060/
69
/14/
cc age 13+

Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
77
7.3
/223938/
74
/12532/
69
/2842/
3.8
/2534869/
88
/407/
95
/15142/
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.
77
7.9
/37296/
81
/1670/
80
/1110/
4.2
/103244/
97
/30/
83
/90/
69
/7/

A Taxi Driver (2017)
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
poster
78
77
7.4
/26341/
72
/449/
70
/400/
3.8
/32017/
90
/49/
87
/887/

if.... (1968)
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
poster
77
7.4
/6304/
74
/95/
70
/82/
3.8
/7336/
80
/20/
84
/117/

Strawberry and Chocolate (1993)
In 1979 Cuba, flamboyant gay artist Diego attempts to seduce straitlaced David, an idealistic young communist, and fails dismally. But David conspires to be "friends" with Diego so he can monitor the artist's subversive life for the state. As Diego and David discuss politics, individuality and personal expression in Castro's Cuba, a genuine friendship develops between the two.
poster
80
77
7.7
/8279/
75
/247/
73
/195/
4.2
/25696/
92
/12/
86
/231/

Punishment Park (1971)
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
77
7.4
/2215/
74
/193/
70
/61/
3.8
/3988/
92
/65/
71
/28/
79
/20/

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.
77
7.3
/19113/
71
/398/
70
/329/
3.7
/22988/
87
/38/
81
/297/
80
/10/

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
poster
77
7.7
/108483/
75
/1822/
74
/1392/
3.9
/79364/
83
/159/
92
/4665/
75
/37/
cc age 16+

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
80
76
7.6
/9386/
74
/244/
73
/240/
3.9
/24760/
100
/8/
82
/124/

Strike (1925)
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
poster
76
7.3
/20527/
73
/494/
70
/330/
3.7
/12443/
89
/19/
81
/188/
75
/9/

The Professionals (1966)
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
76
7.1
/165189/
70
/5866/
70
/2889/
3.7
/939390/
75
/320/
76
/313/
75
/57/
cc age 15+

The French Dispatch (2021)
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
76
7.4
/5376/
73
/273/
71
/118/
3.7
/5598/
94
/32/
70
/14/
81
/14/

Under the Sun (2015)
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.


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