Movies about the revolution

Movies about the revolution
List of the best movies about the revolution, selected by visitors to our site: Reds, Equilibrium, Divergent, Planet of the Apes, In Time, No Escape, Les Misérables, Meteor Apocalypse, Where to Invade Next, The Hunger Games.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration03:15

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed (1887-1920), 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 (1885-1936).

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

      In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

      After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, action, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, Thailand
      Duration02:22

      In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama, musical, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:38

        An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        A gigantic meteors enters Earth's orbit and begins to disintegrate, showering the entire planet with debris.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrecomedy, documentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Academy Award-winning director Michael Moore returns with what may be his most provocative and hilarious film yet: Moore tells the Pentagon to "stand down" — he will do the invading for America from now on.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:22

          Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Hungary
          Duration01:51

          A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:12

          An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genremelodrama, drama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

          Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.

          Markimdb: 2.4
          Genrefantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:28

          A tyrannical king reigns over his kingdom with an iron fist, but there is hope. A prophecy foretold long ago states that a boy will rise up against the oppressive regime and lead his people to the promised land of Promethea. This is the action-packed journey of one boy that sparks a rebellion that ignites a vicious clash of that sparks a rebellion that ignites a vicious clash of can emerge alive and victorious.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genredocumentary, news
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:37

          A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes—in moments private and public, funny and poignant—as he pursues the empowering notion that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
          CountryChina, Japan, South Korea, USA
          Duration02:08

          During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, three couples flee from China to an island of Taiwan.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrethriller, drama, biography
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:00

          As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, military, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:34

          One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrecomedy, documentary
          CountryUSA

          The bearded, bawdy, and comically bitter Tom Segura gets real about body piercings, the "Area 51" of men's bodies, and the lie he told Mike Tyson.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrethriller
          CountryUSA

          In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genremelodrama, adventure, history
          CountryUSA, Mexico
          Duration01:59

          When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish. Written by E.W. DesMarais

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genredrama, adventure, military, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, West Germany, Yugoslavia, USA
          Duration02:07

          This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUSA

          Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama, music
          CountryUSA

          Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryPortugal, Germany, Denmark, USA, France
          Duration02:25

          A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
          Duration02:10

          A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:16

          Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genremelodrama, drama, military
          CountryAustralia, USA
          Duration01:55

          Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          When he is captured in Bolivia, the "Che" is conducted to prission, when he remembers his life facts, the revolution and the women.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African-American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genremelodrama, military, history
          CountryItaly, United Kingdom, USA
          Duration03:17

          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.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, western, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:59

          After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryGermany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:05

          A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

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          Genrethriller, drama, history
          CountryUSA

          In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Italy, United Kingdom, USA, Australia
          Duration01:38

          In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his grief-stricken wife and her Creole daughter Antoinette behind. Soon Antoinette learns she must marry to claim her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. Seemingly surrounded by people with domestic problems, Jeff and Mari begin to question their own relationship.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrewestern, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:05

          Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Hungary
          Duration02:15

          Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genredrama, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genredrama, western, crime
          CountryUSA, Italy
          Duration02:18

          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.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:01

          The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juraez and democracy..

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, crime, biography, history
          CountryUSA

          Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genreaction, melodrama, drama, film noir, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance are magically-induced martial arts prowess. Using their new powers they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, short
          CountryUSA
          Duration00:10

          TRON: The Next Day is a 10-minute short film, released on the Blu-Ray edition of TRON: Legacy in April 2011, that fills in the backstory between TRON and TRON: Legacy. It features scenes from the real-world Flynn Lives ARG as well as purely in-universe content. The short film also reveals the full chronology of the Flynn Lives Organization, naming Roy Kleinberg as the secret figure heading up the operation and Alan Bradley as its financial backer. Some scenes in the short also set up the story for a potential third film.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:48

          The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the cause that her abductors were fighting for. This created a US scandal and Patty Hearst has become a pop culture fixture.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genreaction, drama, military, history
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration02:45

          After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:39

          Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genreaction, drama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:08

          After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.




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