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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Cold War anxiety drives The Manchurian Candidate, a 1962 political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer. Frank Sinatr...

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9.18 Excellent

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State of Play (TV serial)

State of Play is a British political thriller television series exploring corruption within the heart of Westminster. Th...

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8.56 Great

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The Manchurian Candidate (novel)

Richard Condon’s *The Manchurian Candidate* explores themes of manipulation and control during the Cold War. The novel d...

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8.54 Great

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The Bourne Ultimatum (film)

The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 action spy thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne,...

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I for Icarus

I for Icarus is a 1979 French film directed by Henri Verneuil. The story centers on a journalist investigating a politic...

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The Bourne Identity (film)

The Bourne Identity is a 2002 spy thriller directed by Doug Liman and based on Robert Ludlum's novel. Matt Damon plays J...

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Three Days of the Condor (1975 film)

Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller centered around Robert Redford’s character, a CIA analyst. The fil...

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8.10 Great

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House of Cards (US series)

House of Cards portrays the ruthless rise to power of ambitious U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood and his equally cunning...

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8.07 Great

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The Day of the Jackal (2024 series)

The Day of the Jackal is a 2024 British spy thriller television series produced for Sky Atlantic and Peacock, created an...

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7.96 Good

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The Bourne Supremacy (film)

The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 action spy thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and based on Robert Ludlum's novel. Matt...

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7.94 Good

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JFK (1991 film)

JFK is a 1991 political thriller directed by Oliver Stone that dramatizes the investigation into the 1963 assassination...

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7.73 Good

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Rubicon

"Rubicon" is an American conspiracy thriller television series created by Jason Horwitch that aired on the AMC network i...

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7.68 Good

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False Flag

False Flag (Hebrew: דגל שקר) is an Israeli television thriller series created by Maria Feldman and Amit Cohen that premi...

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7.62 Good

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The Parallax View (1974 film)

The Parallax View is a 1974 American political thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Warren Beatty as journal...

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7.54 Good

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Secret City

Secret City is an Australian television political thriller series that premiered in 2016 on Foxtel, set in Canberra and...

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7.22 Good

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El Candidato

El Candidato is a Spanish-language political thriller series created by Peter Blake that premiered on Amazon Prime Video...

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7.18 Good

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The Third Option

The Third Option is a political thriller novel by Vince Flynn published in 2000. The narrative follows CIA counterterror...

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7.18 Good

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is an American political action thriller television series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video i...

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7.08 Good

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Act of Treason

Act of Treason is a political thriller novel by Vince Flynn published in 2006. The story centers on CIA counterterrorism...

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7.08 Good

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Executive Power

Executive Power is a 2003 political thriller by Vince Flynn featuring CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp. The nov...

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6.99 Fair