Here we've displayed a list of the best Oppression films : Waste Land(2010), Fantastic Planet(1973), Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion(2003), The Silences of the Palace(1994), Equilibrium(2002), Osama(2003), Good Morning, Vietnam(1987), A Bug's Life(1998), Strings(2004), The Notebook(2013), The Duchess(2008), Love Crimes of Kabul(2011) ... ...
Documentary
Brazil|UK
2010
98 Minutes
Karen Harley Vik Muniz
artist artist's model photographer brazilian poor person fascinating gritty inspiring spirited rio de janeiro dump artist's studio vik muniz environmental art oppression courage modernization perseverance sacrifice transformation
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Sci-Fi, Animation
France|Czechoslovakia
1973
71 Minutes
om draag boy girl brooding engaging ygam wilderness household oppression racial tension alien life-forms rebellion friendship underdog transformation quest future
On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
Documentary
USA
2003
104 Minutes
Edward Edwards Ed Harris Shirley Knight Tim Robbins Susan Sarandon
buddhist monk warrior homeless person profound moving tibet monastery city mountain tibet buddhism freedom oppression poverty discovery underdog 1950s
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Drama
China|Hong Kong
1994
128 Minutes
Amel Hedhili Hend Sabry Najia Ouerghi Ghalia Lacroix Kamel Fazaa Sami Bouajila Hichem Rostom Helene Catzaras Sonia Meddeb Mechket Krifa Kamel Touati
young woman mother singer servant prince widow moving powerful tunis, tunisia palace childhood home family home memory coming of age oppression family history class distinctions colonialism transformation discovery
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2002
107 Minutes
Christian Bale Emily Watson Taye Diggs Angus Macfadyen Sean Bean Matthew Harbour William Fichtner Dominic Purcell Emily Siewert
special agent partner wife girl ruler brooding gripping eerie apartment cathedral hideout crematorium family home emotion empathy control oppression rebellion martial arts rise
In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
Drama
Afghanistan|Ireland|Japan|Iran|Netherlands
2003
82 Minutes
Marina Golbahari Arif Herati Zubaida Sahar Khwaja Nader Hamida Refah Gul Rahman Ghorbandi
nurse daughter soldier student disheartening suspenseful moving hospital house school afghanistan gender bias deception taliban coming of age gender identity oppression underdog transformation growing up
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Comedy
USA
1987
120 Minutes
Robin Williams Forest Whitaker Tung Thanh Tran Chintara Sukapatana Bruno Kirby Robert Wuhl J.T. Walsh Noble Willingham Floyd Vivino
radio host soldier viet cong sergeant lieutenant love interest unrestrained hilarious shocking vietnam radio station jungle street rebellion oppression humanity armed conflict entertainment vietnam war rivalry
In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1998
96 Minutes
ant grasshopper inventor leader circus performer queen lighthearted amusing witty endearing ant hill underground colony tunnel bar wilderness extortion mishaps oppression teamwork
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
Adventure, Fantasy
Denmark|Sweden|Norway|UK
2004
89 Minutes
prince king ruler warrior love interest sister creative spectacular spirited somber mythical land castle woods desert prison betrayal heroism oppression war power play
A Prince leaves his city and sets off to avenge his father, not aware his father wasn't murdered, and in reality, committed suicide, and soon learns the truth about his people from a warrior woman.
War, Drama
Hungary|Germany|Austria|France
2013
110 Minutes
László Gyémánt András Gyémánt Piroska Molnár Ulrich Thomsen Ulrich Matthes Sabin Tambrea Gyöngyvér Bognár Orsolya Tóth
nazi grandmother child twin tense frightening hungary nazi germany country house darkness risk youth good vs. evil horrors of war oppression 1940s
Twin siblings enduring the harshness of WWII in a village on the Hungarian border hedge their survival on studying and learning from the evil surrounding them.
Drama, History
UK|Italy|France|USA
2008
109 Minutes
Keira Knightley Ralph Fiennes Charlotte Rampling Dominic Cooper Hayley Atwell Simon McBurney Aidan McArdle John Shrapnel Alistair Petrie
duchess duke lady politician daughter brooding passionate england royal life oppression gender bias aristocracy historical events discovery love 18th century
A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Documentary
USA
2011
72 Minutes
woman prisoner virgin divorcée guard afghan shocking engaging powerful fascinating kabul, afghanistan women's prison courtroom islam women's rights prison judicial system cultural differences oppression discovery
LOVE CRIMES OF KABUL is an intimate portrait of three young Afghani women accused of committing "moral crimes" such as premarital sex and running away from home. As we follow them from ... See full summary »
Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
South Africa|USA
2015
120 Minutes
Dev Patel Ninja Yo-Landi Visser Jose Pablo Cantillo Brandon Auret Sigourney Weaver Hugh Jackman Johnny K. Selema Maurice Carpede Jason Cope Chris Shields
cyborg rebel police chief robot creative striking intense city hideout police station police brutality police state good versus evil robots oppression adventure rivalry quest metamorphosis future
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1993
114 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Wesley Snipes Sandra Bullock Nigel Hawthorne Benjamin Bratt Bob Gunton Glenn Shadix Denis Leary
sergeant killer lieutenant dictator outcast sidekick thrilling brutal amusing emotional los angeles san angeles underground museum restaurant prison cryogenics prison break framed for murder crime
A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
1952
84 Minutes
Richard Todd Joan Rice Peter Finch James Hayter James Robertson Justice Martita Hunt Hubert Gregg Bill Owen Reginald Tate Elton Hayes Anthony Eustrel
prince king love interest father sheriff of nottingham maid marian rousing suspenseful england sherwood forest castle rebellion oppression royalty kidnapping outlaws robin hood quest revenge love
When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power.
Drama
Israel
2018
112 Minutes
Maayan Bloom Maya Dagan Sasson Gabay Nathan Goshen Orna Pitussi Adam Emanuel Propp Joy Rieger Yuval Segal Esti Zakheim Avigail Harari Sean Mongoza
rebel young woman psychologist fiancée brooding intense confident passionate jerusalem street nightclub party hedonism crisis of faith oppression religious persecution sexual awakening spiritual journey discovery forbidden love
Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
88 Minutes
Lee J. Cobb Kerwin Mathews Gia Scala Richard Boone Valerie French Robert Loggia Joseph Wiseman Harold J. Stone Adam Williams
business owner gangster father son teamster henchman brutal fiery powerful factory new york city organized crime labor union family oppression change of heart violence fall revenge rivalry
The struggle of a lady's garment workers' organization to unionize a New York clothing sweat shop; the owner of which is determined to keep the union out of his business at any cost.
Drama, History
Algeria|France|Germany|Switzerland
1994
93 Minutes
Hassan Abdou Nadia Kaci Mohamed Ourdache Mourad Khen Mabrouk Ait Amara Nadia Samir Ahmed Benaissa
baker political activist sister leader young man boss tense chilling engaging algeria neighborhood apartment sea bakery islamic fundamentalism propaganda religion political activism oppression violence
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Western
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Peters John McIntire Charles Bronson John Dehner Paul Guilfoyle Ian MacDonald Walter Sande Morris Ankrum Monte Blue
native american warrior squaw scout army officer gripping gutsy powerful train american west escape journey oppression native americans betrayal escape pursuit 1880s
Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.
Action, Drama
UK
1980
105 Minutes
Christopher Walken Tom Berenger Colin Blakely Jean-François Stévenin JoBeth Williams Robert Urquhart Winston Ntshona Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Harlan Cary Poe Ed O'Neill Isabel Grandin
mercenary political activist ex-wife businessman soldier gripping raw africa prison central america liverpool, england military coup oppression revolution poverty police brutality underdog quest revenge transformation
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Drama
UK|United Arab Emirates|Romania|Morocco
2015
104 Minutes
Freida Pinto Reece Ritchie Tom Cullen Nazanin Boniadi Makram J. Khoury Marama Corlett Bamshad Abedi-Amin Daniel Bass Neet Mohan Sam Kordbacheh Simon Kassianides
dance instructor dancer older woman government agent police officer secret agent confident passionate spirited iran tehran, iran hideout dance studio family home subjugation dance rebellion oppression adventure quest
Afshin Ghaffarian risks everything to start a dance company amidst his home country of Iran's politically volatile climate and the nation's ban on dancing.
Documentary
USA
2003
71 Minutes
military observer soldier cia agent christopher hitchens revolutionary noam chomsky gripping powerful dark latin america georgia military base covert operations military school military intervention american foreign policy revolution oppression mystery discovery
A feature length documentary by John H. Smihula
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Trevor Jackson Alfre Woodard Steve Harris Tosin Cole DeRon Horton Trevante Rhodes Serayah Imani Hakim Octavius J. Johnson Rotimi Nafessa Williams
black student college student frat boy college dean professor bleak chilling dark gripping fast food restaurant car apartment college fraternity house oppression fraternity college humiliation escape fall
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
War, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Jack Ashton Elliot James Langridge Daniel Betts Rupert Simonian Urs Rechn Andrea Deck Andreas Wisniewski Callum McGowan Barney White Ethan Vincent
bomber pilot prisoner of war british soldier nazi german soldier tense suspenseful gripping dark engaging nazi germany world war ii prisoners of war survival captivity oppression escape pursuit quest rescue
When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins -- to keep hope alive. Now behind German barbed wire and oppression, ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK|USA|Ireland
1974
104 Minutes
Sean Connery Charlotte Rampling Sara Kestelman Sally Anne Newton John Alderton Niall Buggy Bosco Hogan Jessica Swift Bairbre Dowling Christopher Casson Reginald Jarman
warrior immortal scientist rebel ruler fascinating outlandish spectacular earth utopia god dystopia superhuman abilities oppression deception experiments discovery rivalry 23rd century
In the distant future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Western
USA
1969
106 Minutes
George Kennedy James Whitmore Monte Markham Bernie Casey Joe Don Baker Scott Thomas Reni Santoni Michael Ansara Wende Wagner Frank Silvera Fernando Rey
revolutionary mexican mercenary cowboy bandit expert confident thrilling mexico mexican-american border town prison gunfight capture trial recruiting oppression jailbreak rescue adventure
A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal Army prison.
Drama
USA
2018
108 Minutes
Scott William Winters Benjamin Ochieng Emily Hahn Eric Roberts Jessica Obilom Caitlin Nicol-Thomas Alan Powell Eugene Khumbanyiwa
family father tense emotional vehicle church village refugee camp house home regret wish fulfillment life learning experience defying expectations oppression 2010s
As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Drama, History
USA
2014
138 Minutes
Diogo Morgado Crispin Reece Greg Hicks Adrian Schiller Darwin Shaw Sebastian Knapp Joe Wredden Simon Kunz Paul Marc Davis Matthew Gravelle
roman jew jesus pontius pilate caiaphas soldier confident cool fascinating jerusalem holy land stable house field cave jesus christ inspiration christianity oppression anxiety
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Drama
USA
1949
86 Minutes
Charles Bickford Paul Kelly Bonita Granville Richard Derr Berry Kroeger Elisabeth Risdon Roland Winters John Banner Alfred Linder
cardinal music teacher army colonel journalist brutal dark budapest, hungary american embassy farm cold war persecution freedom iron curtain communism oppression sacrifice underdog cold war
The story of Cardinal Josef Mindzhenty, a Roman Catholic cardinal from Hungary who spoke out against both the Nazi occupation of his country during World War II and the Communist regime ... See full summary »
Comedy, Other
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Ike Barinholtz Tiffany Haddish Nora Dunn Chris Ellis Jon Barinholtz Meredith Hagner Carrie Brownstein Billy Magnussen John Cho Priah Ferguson Henry Kaufman
husband wife citizen president relative government agent amusing tense intense hilarious spirited house dining room car living room kitchen presidency political repression political unrest holidays
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.