Here we've displayed a list of the best Political Activist films : Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992), V for Vendetta(2006), Ballot Measure 9(1994), Four Days in September(1997), Free to Rock(2017), Medium Cool(1969), Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst(2004), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Suffragette(2015), Medicine for Melancholy(2008), Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970), The Dogs of War(1980) ... ...
8.2/10
Documentary
Canada|Netherlands|Finland|Norway|Australia
1992
168 Minutes
Peter Wintonick Kelvin Flook
political activist william f. buckley television producer linguist media personality fascinating passionate mit washington, d.c. university noam chomsky media propaganda genocide conspiracy political activism pursuit discovery 1990s
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
8.2/10
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Germany
2006
132 Minutes
Natalie Portman Hugo Weaving Stephen Rea John Hurt Rupert Graves Stephen Fry Ben Miles Tim Pigott-Smith Sinead Cusack Cosima Shaw Natasha Wightman
terrorist police officer political activist government official brutal dark frenetic london terrorism government violence pursuit underdog sacrifice 21st century
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA
1994
80 Minutes
gay man lesbian political activist homophobe rousing emotional intense oregon political rally gay rights political campaign discrimination hate crime political activism debate rivalry 1990s
Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group, Oregon Citizen's Alliance. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the fight to ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Drama
Brazil|USA
1997
117 Minutes
Alan Arkin Pedro Cardoso Fernanda Torres Luiz Fernando Guimarães Cláudia Abreu Nelson Dantas Matheus Nachtergaele Marco Ricca Maurício Gonçalves Caio Junqueira Selton Mello
journalist terrorist ambassador political activist political prisoner revolutionary gripping gritty intense brazil embassy bank kidnapping bank heist terrorism revolution interrogation quest rivalry pursuit
Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
7.3/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
61 Minutes
Metallica Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Scorpions
rocker activist political activist musician engaging fascinating soviet union cold war rock 'n' roll iron curtain soviet union social change documentaries discovery underdog 20th century
FREE TO ROCK is a 60 minute documentary film directed by 4 time Emmy winning filmmaker Jim Brown and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Ten years in the making, the film explores the soft power... See full summary »
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Robert Forster Verna Bloom Peter Bonerz Mariana Hill Harold Blankenship Sid McCoy Christine Bergstrom Robert McAndrew William Sickinger Beverly Younger
tv reporter political activist cameraman widow police officer hippie fiery engaging raw intense chicago democratic national convention tv station protest protest social change media anti-war movement counterculture vietnam war
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2004
89 Minutes
teen girl political activist journalist businessman engaging fascinating berkeley, calif. california bank hostage situation patty hearst kidnapping symbionese liberation army political activism terrorism rise quest 1970s
February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph Heart, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), who first demanded a prisoner swap for Hearst, then, as it ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
6.9/10
History, Biography, Drama
UK|France
2015
106 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Helena Bonham Carter Brendan Gleeson Anne-Marie Duff Ben Whishaw Meryl Streep Natalie Press Romola Garai Geoff Bell Samuel West Morgan Watkins
wife mother political activist woman politician husband brooding emotional intense moving heartwarming powerful england house police station polling place street rally suffrage women's rights
In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
6.7/10
Drama, Romance
USA
2008
88 Minutes
Wyatt Cenac Tracey Heggins Melissa Bisagni Brent Weinbach John Friedberg
political activist love interest boyfriend tender calm san francisco apartment museum unlikely romance class conflict gentrification one-night stand conversation relationships love discovery 2000s
Twenty-four hours in the tentative relationship of two young San Franciscans also dealing with the conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying city.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
97 Minutes
Godfrey Cambridge Raymond St. Jacques Calvin Lockhart Judy Pace Redd Foxx Emily Yancy Cleavon Little
police detective political activist reverend partner hijacker rousing hysterical harlem, n.y. barbecue truck theft investigation scam pursuit rescue 1970s
Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
6.4/10
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.
6.4/10
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Bonni Cohen Cory Booker George W. Bush Bill Clinton Al Franken Chris Hayes Anne Hidalgo François Hollande
political activist politician bleak confident frightening solemn theater city small town new york city climate change global warming discovery fall pursuit rescue rise 21st century
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change to the heart of popular culture, the follow-up shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
6.4/10
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.
6.3/10
Musical
USA
1996
134 Minutes
Madonna Antonio Banderas Jonathan Pryce Jimmy Nail Julian Littman Olga Merediz Andrea Corr Peter Polycarpou
president wife political activist father politician passionate buenos aires, argentina mansion family home feminism class conflict love marriage politics rise 1950s
The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
6.1/10
Drama
Nigeria|UK
2013
113 Minutes
Thandie Newton Chiwetel Ejiofor Anika Noni Rose Joseph Mawle Hakeem Kae-Kazim John Boyega Babou Ceesay Genevieve Nnaji Robert Davide O.C. Ukeje Ayo Lijadu
husband wife sister man woman political activist academic emotional gripping rousing powerful nigeria family home west africa war zone political activism political unrest sister relationship marriage identity
Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.
5.9/10
Comedy
Canada|USA
2007
90 Minutes
Breckin Meyer Anna Paquin Joyce Krenz Richard Blackburn Seun Olagunju Adriana O'Neil Nick Ouellette Tim Henry
political activist young woman young man girlfriend mother father amusing quirky witty road car san francisco winnipeg, canada election promises disillusionment road trip romance politics adventure
BLUE STATE is a romantic comedy about a disgruntled Democrat who actually follows through on a drunken campaign promise to move to Canada if George "Dubya" Bush gets re-elected.
5.4/10
Documentary
USA
2014
103 Minutes
John Sullivan
author political activist filmmaker george washington slave hero brooding crafty emotional battlefield slave market plantation house white house bedroom history america truth courage exploitation
A story that questions the shaming of the US through revisionist history, lies and omissions by educational institutions, political organizations, Alinsky, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other progressives to destroy America.
5.3/10
Documentary
USA
2005
112 Minutes
documentarian partner doctor baby surrogate mother political activist raw intense inspiring hospital los angeles house pregnancy relationships premature birth lesbianism surrogacy sacrifice love 2000s
A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.
Comedy
1958
106 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Joan Collins Jack Carson Dwayne Hickman Tuesday Weld Gale Gordon Tom Gilson O.Z. Whitehead Ralph Osborn III Stanley Livingston
public relations specialist political activist temptress captain schoolgirl general amusing lighthearted cheeky madcap putnam landing, conn. military base washington, d.c. hotel parade military industrial complex small-town life protest misunderstanding marriage
A Connecticut couple (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward) are called to action by a sexpot (Joan Collins) and a hush-hush Army project in their midst.
Mystery & Thriller
1969
127 Minutes
Yves Montand Irene Papas Jean-Louis Trintignant Jacques Perrin Charles Denner François Périer Pierre Dux Julien Guiomar Bernard Fresson Renato Salvatori Marcel Bozzuffi
political activist government official doctor murderer dark dense powerful greece city hospital police corruption political corruption city life accident cover-up rivalry sacrifice 1960s
A judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) proves a leftist's (Yves Montand) hit-and-run death was a Fascist plot.
Musical, Drama
2001
120 Minutes
Angela Gheorghiu Roberto Alagna Ruggero Raimondi David Cangelosi Sorin Coliban Enrico Fissore Maurizio Muraro Antonio Pappano
painter political activist lover governor brooding passionate melodramatic church recording studio countryside dining room castle political intrigue desire art betrayal execution doomed romance fall love
In order to save the life of her imprisoned lover (Roberto Alagna), a woman (Angela Gheorghiu) must give in to the amorous demands of a police chief (Ruggero Raimondi).
Comedy, Drama
2018
101 Minutes
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Jóhann Sigurðarson Juan Camillo Roman Estrada Jörundur Ragnarsson Vala Kristin Eiriksdottir Margaryta Hilska Þórhildur Ingunn Haraldur Stefansson Charlotte Bøving
environmentalist political activist choir director adopted daughter adoption agency representative amusing charming creative endearing engaging gutsy heartwarming hilarious offbeat positive quirky spirited iceland activism environmentalism
Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminum industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life changes in the blink of an eye when she's finally granted permission to adopt a girl from the Ukraine.
Drama, History
2006
99 Minutes
Nina Kervel-Bey Julie Depardieu Stefano Accorsi Benjamin Feuillet Martine Chevallier Olivier Perrier Marie Kremer Mar Sodupe
girl frenchwoman political activist socialist gutsy hedonistic gripping intricate paris home spain chile francisco franco socialism ideologies rise growing up pursuit adventure 1970s
Drama
2006
104 Minutes
Michel Joelsas Germano Haiut Simone Spoladore Daniela Piepszyk Caio Blat Eduardo Moreira Liliana Castro Rodrigo dos Santos
boy father grandfather bartender soccer player political activist emotional gripping tense são paulo neighborhood political repression growing up jewish culture death military occupation family discovery escape transformation
In 1970 a Jewish neighbor (Germano Haiut) takes in a Brazilian boy (Michel Joelsas) whose parents are fugitives and whose grandfather has unexpectedly died.
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