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51. King Lear (1970)
GP | 137 min | Drama
King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia refuses to idly flatter the old man, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Susan Engel
Votes: 937
52. Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
A chronicle of the incursion at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Eddie Block, Buddy Carter, Jim McGovern, Leah Han
Votes: 3,856
53. Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Engineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli, Nikolay Batalov
Votes: 2,892
54. Garm Hava (1974)
146 min | Drama
In post-partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own.
Director: M.S. Sathyu | Stars: Balraj Sahni, A.K. Hangal, Geeta Kak, Jamal Hashmi
Votes: 831
55. Capitol Punishment (2021)
139 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Actor Nick Searcy was at the January 6th rally and provides never before seen footage of the January 6th rally. Searcy interviews Proud Boys president Enrique Tarrio, and others who were ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Burgard | Stars: Aaron Babbitt, Ashli Babbitt, Maureen Bailey, Patrick Bergy
Votes: 710
56. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Paulo Autran
Votes: 6,664 | Gross: $0.76M
57. Beloved Sisters (2014)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, Romance
The 18th century literary genius Friedrich Schiller falls in love with the sisters Charlotte and Caroline von Lengefeld. After a passionate summer together in a menage a trois, jealousy and rivalry endanger their union.
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius, Claudia Messner
Votes: 1,599 | Gross: $0.05M
58. Moszkva tér (2001)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
1989 is an important year in the political history of Hungary. However, Petya and his friends couldn't care less. They are about to graduate high school. The only important things to them ... See full summary »
Director: Ferenc Török | Stars: Gábor Karalyos, Erzsi Pápai, Eszter Balla, Vilmos Csatlós
Votes: 3,821
59. Dae Jo Yeong (2006–2007)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The drama tells the story of the life of Dae Jo-yeong, also known as the founder of the kingdom of Balhae, from birth to his death.
Stars: Choi Su-jong, Park Yejin, Jeong Bo-seok, Kim Jung-hyun
Votes: 238
60. Les Misérables (1934)
Not Rated | 281 min | Drama
The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France, weaved together by the story of an ex-convict named Jean Valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspector, who pursues him for only a minor offense.
Director: Raymond Bernard | Stars: Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Paul Azaïs, Max Dearly
Votes: 1,972
61. January 6th (2022)
TV-MA | 150 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows the events of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th of 2021, told by those who witnessed the chaos firsthand.
Directors: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, Steven Sund
Votes: 515
62. Crisis (1950)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
While on vacation in a Latin American country, an American neurosurgeon and his wife become tangled in a revolutionary uprising against a tyrannical dictator.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Cary Grant, José Ferrer, Paula Raymond, Signe Hasso
Votes: 1,927
63. The Colors of the Mountain (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Manuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos César Arbeláez | Stars: Hernán Mauricio Ocampo, Nolberto Sánchez, Genaro Aristizábal, Hernán Méndez
Votes: 1,759
64. Talk of Angels (1998)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young Irishwoman becomes governess to 3 daughters of a rich family in Spain in 1936, just before the civil war. The mom likes Franco - the dad doesn't. She becomes family. She befriends 5 Irishwomen.
Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Franco Nero, Frances McDormand
Votes: 898 | Gross: $0.02M
65. Mussolini and I (1985)
120 min | Biography, Drama, War
A compelling drama and documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce (Bob Hoskins), from his days as a terrorist, to his alliance with Hitler, to the betrayal of his son-in-law, and untimely demise.
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, Annie Girardot
Votes: 454
66. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne.
Directors: Paul Czinner, Alexander Korda | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier
Votes: 741
67. Red Rose (I) (2014)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Tehran. June 2009. The uproar of a city swinging with the "Green Wave" of protest to the rigged presidential election. An apartment as a shelter. A man and a woman who belong to two ... See full summary »
Director: Sepideh Farsi | Stars: Javad Djavahery, Darya Djavahery-Farsi, Babak Farahani, Mina Kavani
Votes: 289
68. The Most Canceled Man in America (2022)
47 min | Documentary, Crime
A young political activist is openly targeted by the US Government for his involvement in nationwide protests and the events of January 6th, 2021. With his money seized and no ability to board a plane, he leads a movement to new heights.
Director: Paul Escandon | Stars: Matt Evans, Nick Fuentes, Vincent James, Tyler Russell
Votes: 347
69. Great Day in the Morning (1956)
Approved | 92 min | Western
A Confederate drifter wins a hotel saloon at poker in Denver but two rival female admirers, local Union sympathizers, Southern gold miners and an orphaned boy complicate his life.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol
Votes: 1,039
70. Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
115 min | Drama, History, War
A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradition and modernization in the context of fighting the French invaders.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Mohsen Mohieddin, Patrice Chéreau
Votes: 382
71. King of the Belgians (2016)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Desperate to return home from a state visit to Istanbul when his country suffers its worst-ever political crisis, but unable to fly due to a solar storm, the King of the Belgians finds himself on a tumultuous road trip across the Balkans.
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt, Bruno Georis
Votes: 2,169
72. The Dawning (1988)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
An I.R.A. gunman (Sir Anthony Hopkins) on the run from the government. He meets up with an idealistic young woman (Rebecca Pidgeon) and attempts to win her support for his cause.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard
Votes: 416
73. Secret of the Three Kingdoms (2018– )
45 min | Drama, History
An alternative history version of one of the Three kingdoms era plots focusing on the rivalry between the last Han emperor and Cao family.
Stars: Jianci Tan, Xuan Dong, Uvin Wang, Jie Dong
Votes: 118
74. Terror's Advocate (2007)
Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif
Votes: 1,700 | Gross: $0.04M
75. Algol: Tragedy of Power (1920)
99 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that gives him superpowers.
Director: Hans Werckmeister | Stars: Emil Jannings, John Gottowt, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hanna Ralph
Votes: 276
76. Naseem (1995)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
The delicate relationship between a 15-year-old girl and her grandfather is used to describe how the growing political tensions between Muslems and Hindus in 1992 led to the destruction of ... See full summary »
Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Stars: Kaifi Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Surekha Sikri, Salim Shah
Votes: 305
77. One Man's War (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama
Based on true events: a Paraguayan doctor and his family seek justice for his son, who was tortured to death by the dictatorial regime of Alfredo Stroessner.
Director: Sergio Toledo | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro, Fernanda Torres, Leonardo García Vale
Votes: 284
78. The Painting (2001)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A black man is opposed to his sister's falling in love with a white man.
Directors: Peter Manoogian, Joshua D. Rose | Stars: Clifton Davis, Charles Shaughnessy, Stacey Dash, Heath Freeman
Votes: 320
79. I Cover the War! (1937)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Newsreel cameraman Bob Adams heads to North Africa to cover an Arab uprising against the British. When he refuses to help his younger brother become a cameraman, Don becomes the dupe of less savory types posing in the trade.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: John Wayne, Gwen Gaze, Don Barclay, Charles Brokaw
Votes: 209
80. Story of Judas (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
The last days of Jesus into Jerusalem, from the perspective of an unexpected Judas, presented as the closest of his disciples.
Director: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche | Stars: Nabil Djedouani, Mohamed Aroussi, Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, Marie Loustalot
Votes: 230
81. Human Cargo (2004)
Drama
A riveting thriller shot on location in Vancouver and South Africa, HUMAN CARGO is an unflinching look at the world of refugees in the post 9/11 world and of the people who sacrifice their ... See full summary »
Stars: Nthati Moshesh, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Veena Sood, Wright Ngubeni
Votes: 118
82. Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol (2021)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
As part of a six-month investigation, The Times synchronized and mapped thousands of videos and police audio of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened - and why.
Directors: David Botti, Malachy Browne | Stars: Malachy Browne, Haley Willis, Zachary Alam, Ashli Babbitt
Votes: 174
83. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
84. Les Mohicans de Paris (1973–1975)
55 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Stars: André Valmy, Robert Etcheverry, Guy Kerner, Georges Atlas
Votes: 24
85. The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A man who acts upon his conscience opens a Pandora's box of racism and intolerance. Temple Rayburn (James Woods) is an attorney who lives and works in a small Southern community in the ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Len Cariou, Julia McIlvaine
Votes: 222
86. The Murmuring Coast (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Based on the novel by Lidia Jorge.
Director: Margarida Cardoso | Stars: Beatriz Batarda, Filipe Duarte, Monica Calle, Adriano Luz
Votes: 312
87. Trump Unprecedented (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Centered around the former U.S. President Donald Trump, the three-part miniseries goes behind the scenes of the Trump family on the campaign trail just days before and after the 2020 ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump
Votes: 14
88. You're My Hero (2003)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Everyday coming-of-age issues mirror the political goings on in the days before Franco's 1975 demise.
Director: Antonio Cuadri | Stars: Manuel Lozano, Félix López, Alfonso Mena, Pablo Acosta
Votes: 385
89. The Summer of Love (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, Music
The story of the cultural, social, and political changes that were brought about following the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco.
Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Ryan Mandrake, Johnnie Walker, Simon Crocker, Anne Nightingale
Votes: 33
90. Muling umawit ang puso (1995)
121 min | Drama, Musical
Story of a popular singer-actress (Aunor) who went into seclusion after the traumatic experience of watching her pregnant sister die in the wake of a stampede of her fans.
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Nora Aunor, Donna Cruz, Ian De Leon, Ricky Davao
Votes: 9
91. Down the Rabbit Hole (I) (2021)
Short, Crime, Drama
A Qanon Insurrectionist invades the US Capitol Building and his delusional beliefs of saving America by winning back the presidency for Donald Trump emotionally conflicts with reality.
Director: Yasser Nabil | Star: Sean Waldron
92. Katips (2021)
142 min | Crime, Drama, History
A tale of the young, in their fight for their ideals, how big can one get against a force too much bigger than yourself?
Director: Vince Tañada | Stars: Afi Africa, OJ Arci, Joshua Bulot, Mon Confiado
Votes: 3,686
93. Red Salute (1935)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy
The rebellious daughter of an army general becomes involved with a communist agitator, much to the consternation of her father, who instead attempts to pair her with a handsome yet dim-witted soldier.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Hardie Albright, Cliff Edwards
Votes: 278
94. King Lear (2016 Video)
180 min | Drama
Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Director: Michael Buffong | Stars: Don Warrington, Alfred Enoch, Miltos Yerolemou, Rakie Ayola
Votes: 38
95. The Last Schoolbell (1989)
107 min | Drama
As high school students put on a politically-engaged school play, tensions begin to rise between them and their headmaster. The conflict seems to mirror the social situation in the 1980s Poland.
Director: Magdalena Lazarkiewicz | Stars: Zbigniew Suszynski, Agnieszka Kowalska, Aleksander Bednarz, Henryk Bista
Votes: 327
96. Indivisible: Healing Hate (2022)
TV-14 | 305 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Analyzes the driving forces behind the January 6th attack on the Capitol, uncovering surprising links between January 6, historical events and today's most dangerous radical frontiers in America.
Star: Mandy Patinkin
Votes: 317
97. The Lame Devil (1948)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the late 18th thru the early 19th century Talleyrand, known for his skill at compromise, serves 6 regimes.A George Arliss style vehicle gave Guitry, accused of opportunism during the Occupation, a chance to defend himself.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Émile Drain, Henry Laverne
Votes: 289
98. Shame of a Nation (2022 TV Special)
43 min | Documentary
Director: Jack Thomas Smith | Stars: Joseph McBride, Greg Steube, Jessie Jane Duff, Sebastian Gorka
Votes: 11
99. Den röda halsduken (2025)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama | Filming
The incredible story of a red scarf from a small Swedish city just below the Arctic Circle, appeared in the eye of the storm, on a rioter at the US Capitol breach on 6 January 2021.
Director: Mattias Löw | Stars: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Jacob Chansley, Mattias Löw
100. Q Sent Me: The QShaman and the Untold Story of January 6th
Documentary, Biography, Crime | Post-production
A profile of Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman", who became the symbol of the events which unfolded at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Director: Jason Rink | Stars: Alex Jones, Jacob Chansley, Chuck Todd, Lindsey Graham