swap_horiz Incitement Alternatives

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) explores a chilling Cold War conspiracy centered around a former soldier’s manipulated m...

Cold War Classic Film Conspiracy

9.2 Excellent

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Z (1969 film)

Costa-Gavras’s 1969 film Z investigates the 1963 assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and the ensuing po...

Film Greek 1960S Assassination

9.2 Excellent

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The Day of the Jackal (1973 film)

Fred Zinnemann’s *The Day of the Jackal* (1973) is a suspenseful political thriller centered on a relentless investigati...

Classic European Film Assassination

8.8 Great

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JFK (1991 film)

JFK (1991), directed by Oliver Stone, dramatizes DA Jim Garrison's conspiracy investigation into Kennedy's 1963 assassin...

Film Conspiracy Assassination Oliver Stone

8.4 Great

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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...

France Film 1970S Conspiracy

8.3 Great

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The Parallax View (1974 film)

The Parallax View (1974) is an Alan J. Pakula political thriller starring Warren Beatty, the second part of the director...

Film 1970S Conspiracy Assassination

8.2 Great

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Thuppakki

Thuppakki is a 2012 Indian Tamil action thriller directed by A.R. Murugadoss, notable for following an army captain who...

Military India Film 2010S

7.9 Good

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)

The Man Who Knew Too Much is Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 American remake, notable for its Cold War kidnapping plot and Doris...

Classic Espionage Film Assassination

7.8 Good

9

1987: When the Day Comes

1987: When the Day Comes is a 2017 South Korean political thriller directed by Jang Joon-hwan depicting the real events...

Film Korea Democracy 2010S

7.7 Good

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The Debt (2007)

Directed by Assaf Bernstein, this 2007 Israeli espionage thriller follows three retired Mossad agents haunted by a botch...

Israel Film 2000S Mossad

7.7 Good

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The Terror Live

Starring Ha Jung-woo, this 2013 South Korean thriller unfolds in real-time as a disgraced television news anchor receive...

Film Media Korea 2010S

7.7 Good

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The President's Last Bang

The President's Last Bang is Im Sang-soo's 2005 South Korean satire, notable for depicting the 1979 assassination of Pre...

Korean Film Dictatorship Assassination

7.6 Good

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The Attack

The Attack is a 2012 political thriller directed by Ziad Doueiri, adapted from Yasmina Khadra's novel about an Arab-Isra...

Film Identity Middle East 2010S

7.5 Good

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The Man Standing Next

The Man Standing Next is Woo Min-ho's 2020 South Korean thriller, notable for portraying KCIA power struggles before Par...

Korean Film Intelligence Assassination

7.4 Good

15

Secret Reunion

Secret Reunion is a 2010 South Korean political thriller directed by Jang Hun, following an ex-intelligence agent and a...

Defector Film Korea Spy

7.3 Good

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Rojo

Set before Argentina's 1976 military coup, this 2018 thriller directed by Benjamín Naishtat follows a respected lawyer w...

Film Paranoia 2010S Argentina

7.2 Good

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The French Conspiracy

Directed by Yves Boisset, this 1972 French-Italian political thriller dramatizes a complex political conspiracy surround...

France Film 1970S Assassination

7.1 Good

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The East

The East is a 2013 American political thriller directed by Zal Batmanglij, starring Brit Marling as an intelligence oper...

Corporate Activism Film 2010S

6.9 Fair

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The Debt (2010)

A remake of the 2007 Israeli film, this 2010 British-American espionage thriller directed by John Madden stars Helen Mir...

Film Remake 2010S Mossad

6.9 Fair

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7 Days in Entebbe

Directed by José Padilha, this 2018 crime thriller depicts the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight and the subsequent...

Israel Historical Film 2010S

5.8 Mediocre