Political Movies

Political Movies
List of the best movies about politics selected by visitors to our site: Vice, Miss Sloane, The Iron Lady, Charlie Wilson's War, Enemy of the State, Dark Waters, Making History, The General's Daughter, BrainDead, All the President's Men.

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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Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:30

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:45

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:42

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:20

Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
CountryUSA

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, adventure, history
CountryUSA
Duration03:39

A professor creates a device that allows him and his colleague to change the course of events from the past in order to improve their current life.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, military
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:56

When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:18

In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

    Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:30

    A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and old, straight and gay, alike – at a time when prejudice and violence against gays was openly accepted as the norm.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:03

    An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his presidency.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration01:57

    For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

      As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium, Canada, USA
      Duration02:30

      Stalin's core team of ministers tussle for control following the Russian leader's stroke in 1953.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, India
      Duration02:30

      A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, history
      CountryUSA

      The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:32

      Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:05

      The employees of a radio station in Moscow are forced to organize the elections campaign for a future governor in one of Russia districts.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:30

      The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
      Duration02:07

      Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrebiography
      CountryFrance

      A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
      CountryFrance, Germany, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:23

      CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.

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      Genrecomedy
      CountryRussia

      The crazy comedy "City Day" tells about one day in the life of the inhabitants of the provincial Lyubyakino. Celebrating the City Day, people did not notice that the president himself had planned the working trip through the town. Sudden news plunges everyone into shock and creates chaos: the mayor, the district police officer, the priest and other heroes from this place, lost in the outback, forgotten by God and progress, must, in the shortest possible time, bring the city, actively celebrating, as the last time, into a decent look, in a hurry to mask the problems from the view from the guarded cortege and to depict that this is a place of high culture of everyday life.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryJapan, USA
      Duration01:45

      As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

      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: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryCzech Republic, USA

      The story of communist show-trial victim Milada Horáková. Horáková was one of the first victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. She opposed the communist coup in 1948 but did not leave the country. She was arrested and tried for treason on fabricated charges in a show trial that was broadcast on the radio and shown in film clips. The film focuses on the time from 1945 to 1950 when the communists took over, but also goes back a little further in Horáková's life into the late 1930s

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
      Duration01:59

      England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
      CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration02:31

      The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:11

      A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists. Directed by Jay Roach, who previously directed the HBO film Recount and the Austin Powers movies, Game Change premiered on HBO on March 10th, 2012.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genremelodrama, military
      CountrySpain, USA

      The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryIsrael, USA

      A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
      CountryUSA, Russia
      Duration01:24

      From Oscar and Emmy award winning filmmakers, Red Army highlights the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy. The film turns a unique lens on the social and cultural transformation of the Soviet Union leading up to the fall of Communism, mirroring the rise and fall of the Red Army team. A film by Gabe Polsky and Executive Producers Werner Herzog and Jerry Weintraub.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUkraine, USA, Canada

      In 2014 Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine turns hot. An engineer, actor, soccer coach and florist volunteer to fight on the front line. Unaware of the pivotal role they will play in the war, they discover the meaning of true leadership.

      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: 7.3
      Genredrama, documentary, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:31

      A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.




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