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State of Play is a British drama series concerning a newspaper investigation into a political researcher’s death. It focuses on the complex dynamic between journalist Cal McCaffrey and his friend Step...
House of Cards is an American political thriller television series adapted from Michael Dobbs’ novel and a British adaptation. The initial thirteen-episode season premiered in 2013, marking the first...
Judas and the Black Messiah portrays the events surrounding the 1968 betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, by FBI informant William O’Neal. The film depicts the circu...
Aleksandr Sery’s *Gentlemen of Fortune* is a 1971 Soviet film exploring corruption within the highest levels of power. Starring Yevgeny Leonov and Georgy Vitsin, the movie satirizes political maneuver...
Hunger is a dramatic portrayal of Bobby Sands’ final days during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. The film examines Sands' determination to maintain IRA principles while imprisoned in the Maze Prison and...
Boss follows Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, portrayed by Kelsey Grammer, as he navigates his political career while contending with a newly diagnosed case of Lewy body dementia. The series explores t...
This Is England portrays the experiences of young skinheads in England during 1983. The narrative examines the subculture’s adoption of far-right ideologies, as depicted through a key scene utilizing...
Illustrious Corpses is a 1976 French-Italian crime drama directed by Francesco Rosi. The film centers on an intricate investigation into a series of murders in Sicily, led by a tenacious police inspec...
Tom Farrell, a naval officer, becomes entangled with Susan Atwell and Secretary of Defense David Brice in a deadly game of deception. Seeking to protect her, Susan uncovers a conspiracy that leads to...
Elite Squad chronicles a special police unit’s operation within Rio de Janeiro's favelas during 1997. The film depicts Captain Roberto Nascimento and his battalion’s efforts to secure the city in adva...
The Good Shepherd depicts the early career of Edward Wilson, a CIA counterintelligence officer, spanning from 1939 to 1961. The film chronicles the agency’s formation and expansion during this period,...
The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 science fiction thriller directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier. Based on Ira Levin’s 1976 novel, the film features a large ens...
Bastille Day is a suspenseful action thriller centered on a devastating attack during French national celebrations. The film explores themes of international crime and political intrigue with Idris El...
Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 thriller directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts. It follows a taxi driver’s conviction that government conspiracies drive global events, leading...
Murder at 1600 is a 1997 thriller centered on a homicide investigation within the White House following the death of a young woman. A detective collaborates with a Secret Service agent to expose a pot...
The film follows an FBI agent, Gracie Hart, tasked with infiltrating the Miss United States pageant under cover of a beauty contestant. A terrorist plot necessitates her disguise, alongside supporting...
The General’s Daughter is a 1999 mystery thriller centered around the investigation into the death of a high-ranking military officer's daughter. Starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe, the film e...
Vantage Point is a 2008 political thriller examining the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the U.S. President in Spain. The film utilizes multiple viewpoints to reconstruct the events surroundi...
Mercury Rising depicts an FBI agent, Art Jeffries, tasked with safeguarding a young autistic boy named Simon Lynch. Following Simon’s discovery of a classified government code, he becomes the target o...
