Here we've displayed a list of the best Power Struggle films : Dogville(2003), The Scarlet Empress(1934), Danton(1982), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai(2010), The Furies(1950), The Man From Laramie(1955), The Death of Stalin(2017), Dogman(2018), The Vikings(1958), Prince of Foxes(1949), A Tale of Two Cities(1958), The Gaucho(1927) ... ...
Drama
Denmark|Netherlands|Sweden|Germany|UK|France|Finland|Norway|Italy
2003
178 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Harriet Andersson Lauren Bacall Jean-Marc Barr Paul Bettany Blair Brown James Caan Patricia Clarkson Jeremy Davies Ben Gazzara Philip Baker Hall
outcast shopkeeper wife writer child profound dark disturbing gutsy small town dogville outlaws small-town life power struggle violence virtue sacrifice revenge escape 1930s
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Biography
USA
1934
104 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich John Lodge Sam Jaffe Phillip Sleeman Louise Dresser C. Aubrey Smith
noblewoman duke mother-in-law count husband ruler emotional spectacular tense germany russia palace marriage of convenience decadence catherine the great power struggle monarchy espionage rise forbidden love
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Drama, History
France|Poland
1982
136 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Wojciech Pszoniak Patrice Chéreau Anne Alvaro Roland Blanche Emmanuelle Debever Krzysztof Globisz Ronald Guttman
leader revolutionary wife robespierre intense fascinating paris france power struggle revolution political coup injustice historical events georges danton fall rivalry 1790s
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
Crime, Drama
India
2010
135 Minutes
Ajay Devgn Emraan Hashmi Kangana Ranaut Prachi Desai Randeep Hooda Avtar Gill Asif Basra Naved Aslam Imran Hasnee
commissioner smuggler gang leader actress gangster police captain dark suspenseful unrestrained mumbai, india store club delhi government building underworld police work attempted murder smuggling power struggle suicide attempt
A smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.
Western
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Walter Huston Wendell Corey Judith Anderson Gilbert Roland Thomas Gomez Beulah Bondi Albert Van Dekker John Bromfield Wallace Ford Blanche Yurka
childhood friend father daughter bad boy gambler rancher dark tense sultry melodramatic ranch new mexico family home wild west town father/daughter relationship family dysfunction jealousy love triangle power struggle
A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
Comedy
UK|France|Belgium|Canada|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Steve Buscemi Andrea Riseborough Simon Russell Beale Rupert Friend Jason Isaacs Jeffrey Tambor Paddy Considine Olga Kurylenko Michael Palin Richard Brake Jonathan Aris
joseph stalin soviet soldier general nikita khrushchev secret police cheeky amusing confident soviet union office street death power struggle political unrest plot change rivalry fall pursuit quest
Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy|France
2018
102 Minutes
Marcello Fonte Edoardo Pesce Nunzia Schiano Adamo Dionisi Francesco Acquaroli Alida Baldari Calabria Gianluca Gobbi Laura Pizzirani Giancarlo Porcacchia Aniello Arena
drug dealer boxer bully dark gritty gripping frenetic disturbing bleak suburb italy intimidation power struggle dog grooming violence underdog rise revenge 2010s
A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.
Adventure, Action
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Ernest Borgnine James Donald Alexander Knox Frank Thring Maxine Audley Eileen Way Edric Connor Dandy Nichols
king prince princess slave half brother viking thrilling intense brutal castle boat rivalry power struggle feud love triangle kidnapping mistaken identity discovery love rivalry
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
Adventure
USA
1949
107 Minutes
Tyrone Power Orson Welles Wanda Hendrix Marina Berti Everett Sloane Katina Paxinou Felix Aylmer Leslie Bradley
ambassador nobleman count wife sister thrilling italy provincial town venice, italy power struggle corruption revolution torture love metamorphosis rescue rise renaissance
An unscrupulous agent for the Borgias suffers a change of heart when asked to betray a noble count and his much younger, very beautiful wife.
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Adventure, Romance, Western
USA
1927
102 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Lupe Velez Geraine Greear Eve Southern Gustav von Seyffertitz Michael Vavitch Charles Stevens Nigel de Brulier Albert MacQuarrie Mary Pickford
leader general young woman bandit villager priest melodramatic spectacular amusing andes mountains village romantic dilemma faith power struggle crime outlaws adventure love rivalry pursuit
A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers. A shrine is built on the site, and a whole city grows around it, rich ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Venezuela
2010
102 Minutes
Zapata 666 Amanda Key Erich Wildpret Laureano Olivares Marisa Román Alejandro Furth Steve Wilcox Rolando Padilla Ana María Simón Beatriz Vásquez
patient serial killer teamwork doctor rival victim gripping intense brutal gory venezuela street crime scene hospital city room struggle competition crime prevention hostage situation
The Zero Hour is a gritty, fast-paced heist film. Set in Caracas during the 24 hours of a controversial medical strike, the film tells the story of Parca (The Reaper) a feared hit man that ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1939
132 Minutes
Paul Muni Bette Davis Brian Aherne Claude Rains John Garfield Gale Sondergaard Donald Crisp Gilbert Roland Louis Calhern Grant Mitchell
emperor empress president rebel soldier napoleon iii tense emotional mexico france government offices mansion democracy government power struggle breakdown benito juérez maximilian i quest fall
Louis Napoleon III takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximillian Hapsburg to add Mexico to his empire.
History, Drama, Biography
UK|USA
1970
145 Minutes
Richard Harris Alec Guinness Robert Morley Dorothy Tutin Frank Finlay Timothy Dalton Patrick Wymark Patrick Magee Nigel Stock Charles Gray Michael Jayston
king charles i earl queen prince general patriotic powerful dense rousing england battlefield palace parliament oliver cromwell civil wars english history power struggle parliament patriotism rise
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
Western
USA
1958
78 Minutes
Randolph Scott Manuel Rojas Craig Stevens Barry Kelley Tol Avery Peter Whitney L.Q. Jones Bob Anderson
mercenary patriarch bar owner judge sheriff prisoner thrilling wild intense california border town hotel saloon courtroom mansion family feud corruption power struggle execution double-cross
Texan Tom Buchanan is heading back home with enough money to start his own ranch, but when he stops in the crooked town of Agry, he's robbed and framed for murder.
Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action, History
Hong Kong|China
2011
131 Minutes
Andy Lau Nicholas Tse Jackie Chan Bingbing Fan Jing Wu Yu Xing Xin Xin Xiong Shaoqun Yu
general monks cousin thrilling refuge temple control power struggle fighting rivalry
After ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation.
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
119 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Susannah York Stanley Baker Harry Andrews Theodore Bikel Nigel Davenport Barry Lowe
engineer divorcée pilot german leader survivor wild suspenseful shocking south africa jungle survival violence wild animals plane crash power struggle escape rivalry revenge rescue
After a small aircraft crashes in the Kalahari Desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he would eliminate the other men in the group.
Biography, Documentary
UK|USA
1990
85 Minutes
John Cage Emile de Antonio
federal agent documentarian government official fbi director brooding dense profound fascinating studio new york city kitchen united states office j. edgar hoover politics security wrongfully accused power struggle communism transformation
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK
2002
73 Minutes
barber bumbler wizard brother king mouse lighthearted amusing charming positive kingdom lair barbershop castle town curse power struggle sibling rivalry business scheme good versus evil
A young man named Rufus arrives at a mysterious village to open his own barbering business, when he encounters everything covered in what looks like hair! He then meets an innocent young ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
2008
110 Minutes
James McAvoy Morgan Freeman Angelina Jolie Terence Stamp Thomas Kretschmann Common Kristen Hager Marc Warren David O'Hara Konstantin Khabensky Dato Bakhtadze
assassin father killer secret police leader coworker brash frenetic thrilling dark frightening europe office big city apartment secret headquarters murder conspiracy assassination power struggle
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
Drama
USA
1966
88 Minutes
Leonard Nimoy Michael Forest Paul Mazursky Gavin MacLeod Robert Ellenstein
thief murderer gay man prison guard prisoner brooding gripping spirited creative prison cell prison life homosexuality love triangle power struggle self-destruction rivalry fall 1940s
A small-time thief battles with his gay cellmate over a third illiterate, muscular convict.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
112 Minutes
Patrick Swayze Kelly Lynch Sam Elliott Ben Gazzara Marshall Teague Julie Michaels Red West Sunshine Parker Jeff Healey Kevin Tighe
bouncer guitarist blind man doctor bartender kingpin thrilling rousing charming emotional missouri roadhouse bar farmhouse barn small town corruption love triangle power struggle helping others
A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.
Drama
USA
1990
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Joie Lee Cynda Williams Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Bill Nunn Richard Williams John Turturro Ruben Blades
saxophonist trumpeter manager teacher singer friend cool brooding emotional nightclub new york city backstage street jazz club jazz power struggle love triangle debt friendship music industry
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
118 Minutes
Colin Farrell Noomi Rapace Terrence Howard Dominic Cooper Isabelle Huppert Armand Assante F. Murray Abraham Luis Da Silva Jr.
gangster crime boss associate neighbor gripping suspenseful city apartment building apartment office organized crime power struggle retribution blackmail revenge pursuit 2010s
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.
Western
USA
1952
62 Minutes
Virginia Huston Robert Randall Thurston Hall Judy Nugent Harry Cording Robert Bice Frank Sully
texas ranger corrupt cop police chief sidekick journalist singing cowboy melodramatic rousing suspenseful texas prairie jail office police corruption power struggle crime investigation law and order journalism rivalry
Texas law officers are so corrupt that Gene decides to put on his old Texas Ranger uniform and set things right.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy
Canada
1998
128 Minutes
Aaron Kwok Ekin Cheng Sonny Chiba Kristy Yeung Qi Shu Michael Tse Anthony Wong Lawrence Cheng Roy Cheung Lai Yiu Cheung Alex Fong
brother orphan warrior monk stepsister adoptive father spectacular thrilling melodramatic china lair countryside household love triangle prophecy power struggle magic sibling rivalry family dysfunction rivalry
Comprised of fifteen vignettes of varying lengths, The Sadness of Sex (1998) is about love, but more specifically about the phases of courtship that lead to the inevitable break-up.
Drama
USA
1955
124 Minutes
Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall Charles Boyer Gloria Grahame Lillian Gish John Kerr Susan Strasberg Oscar Levant Paul Stewart Tommy Rettig
psychiatrist wife activities director medical director patient engaging intense uneasy melodramatic clinic library artist's studio office politics psychiatry mental illness power struggle battle of sexes experiments rivalry
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Comedy
USA
2012
83 Minutes
Sacha Baron Cohen Anna Faris Ben Kingsley Jason Mantzoukas Kevin Corrigan Fred Armisen Sayed Badreya Aasif Mandvi Chris Parnell Bobby Lee Mitchell Green
general dictator uncle body double american love interest hilarious outlandish amusing unrestrained wadiya north africa new york city royal palace store big city dictatorship assassination attempt relocation culture clash
The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Drama
UK
2017
92 Minutes
Suhaee Abro Salman Ahmed Khan Razia Malik Tayyab Ifzal Eman Fatima Syed Tanveer Hussain Sahib Ahmad Ahsen Murad Atif Akhtar Bhatti Malik Aslam
relative mother misogynist daughter tough woman gripping inspiring heartwarming powerful family home pakistan farm rural community showdown patriarchy darkness life story banding together power struggle 1990s
Three women defend their home against a group of armed men who want to take it forcibly from them.