Here we've displayed a list of the best Propaganda films : The Great Dictator(1940), Khachaturian(2003), Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992), Crossing the Line(2006), Control Room(2004), Who Will Write Our History(2018), The Goebbels Experiment(2005), The Secret War of Harry Frigg(1968), War Comes to America(1945), The Nazis Strike(1943), Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise(2015), Their Finest(2016) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1940
128 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Reginald Gardiner Henry Daniell Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich Emma Dunn Grace Hayle Carter DeHaven Bernard Gorcey
barber dictator girl adviser hilarious cheeky dark incredible europe airplane hospital barbershop government offices stadium anti-semitism fascism persecution propaganda world war i loyalty
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Documentary
USA
2003
76 Minutes
composer joseph stalin russian musician communist calm fascinating touching georgia soviet union concert hall aram khachaturian classical music propaganda artistic struggle music history communism rise sacrifice temptation
A documentary about the life of Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan. Among other events, the film covers Khachaturyan's difficulties working as a creative artist during the Stalin era.
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.
Documentary
USA
2006
91 Minutes
narrator soldier officer government official engaging fascinating uneasy north korea prison courtroom defection propaganda desertion family dysfunction court-martial escape metamorphosis 2000s
A collection of personal accounts stemming from Arizona's illegal immigration crisis.
Documentary
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Josh Rushing Hassan Ibrahim Tom Mintier David Shuster
journalist soldier arab donald rumsfeld reporter military official engaging fascinating intense newsroom press conference iraq qatar media iraq war television propaganda invasion journalism quest
A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
Documentary
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Jowita Budnik Piotr Glowacki Piotr Jankowski Wojciech Zielinski Karolina Gruszka
nazi jew journalist scholar historian brooding brutal gripping emotional fascinating warsaw ghetto journalism historical events nazi occupation nazis propaganda quest adventure discovery rivalry
Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, the secret archive he created and led in the Warsaw Ghetto. With 30,000 pages of writing, ... See full summary »
Documentary
Germany|UK
2005
107 Minutes
adolf hitler nazi german soldier wife child intellectual fascinating brooding chilling sad bavaria germany joseph goebbels mental illness depression suicide propaganda world war ii rise fall
Through archival footage and dramatic readings of his personal writings, the life of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels, is examined.
Comedy
France|Italy
1968
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Sylva Koscina Tom Bosley Andrew Duggan John Williams Charles Gray Vito Scotti Jacques Roux Werner Peters James Gregory Fabrizio Mioni
general private captive major countess colonel amusing witty engaging melodramatic spirited playful italy allied forces capture propaganda world war ii freedom humor escape
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.
Documentary, War
USA
1945
70 Minutes
narrator winston churchill josef goebbels adolf hitler franklin delano roosevelt patriotic rousing engaging tense united states propaganda world war ii national security democracy pearl harbor world domination adventure pursuit rivalry 1940s
Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.
Documentary
USA
1943
44 Minutes
adolf hitler soldier winston churchill civilian intense gripping patriotic germany poland england france world war ii nazism invasion world domination propaganda discovery rise wretched excess 1930s
The official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French declarations of war.
Documentary
UK
2015
71 Minutes
politician japanese man japanese woman american russian soldier somber emotional intense hiroshima, japan united states white house house forest space atomic age nuclear attack propaganda hiroshima bombing fear
Experimental documentary that looks at the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and its legacy.
Romance, Drama, History
UK|Sweden|France
2016
117 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Sam Claflin Bill Nighy Helen McCrory Jack Huston Richard E. Grant Rachael Stirling Henry Goodman Jeremy Irons Paul Ritter Jake Lacy
screenwriter actor bleak brutal charming cheery confident creative engaging fiery incredible inspiring raw united kingdom propaganda war filmmaking filmmaker screenwriting discovery
A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
Drama, History
UK|France|Germany
2016
103 Minutes
Emma Thompson Brendan Gleeson Daniel Brühl Mikael Persbrandt Katharina Schüttler Louis Hofmann Lars Rudolph Uwe Preuss Jacob Matschenz Godehard Giese
mother father husband wife adolf hitler nazi detective ss officer son chilling emotional engaging moving tense suspenseful berlin germany death grief loss
After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
Drama
USA
1945
86 Minutes
Fredric March Betty Field Skip Homeier Agnes Moorehead Joan Carroll Edit Angold
nephew uncle professor fiancée emotional gripping germany united states household family world war ii nazism judaism propaganda discovery growing up transformation 1940s
German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.
Documentary
UK
1943
60 Minutes
general marshal nazi winston churchill field marshal erwin rommel hitler fascinating chilling shocking gripping intense patriotic egypt propaganda world war ii footage nazism battle documentaries discovery
The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
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.
Drama
Belgium|Netherlands|Germany
2009
80 Minutes
Ron Burrage Delfine Bafort
double police officer stage manager husband housewife filmmaker crafty creative gripping hollywood, calif. stage television studio house police station alfred hitchcock cold war paranoia fear filmmaking propaganda
Director Johan Grimonprez casts Alfred Hitchcock as a paranoid history professor, unwittingly caught up in a double take on the cold war period. Subverting a meticulous array of TV footage ... See full summary »
Comedy, War
UK
1943
92 Minutes
Lilli Palmer Rosamund John Joan Gates Jean Gillie Joan Greenwood Joyce Howard
volunteer army officer corporal captain army colonel refugee amusing lighthearted witty winsome cheeky charming england army camp world war iii women during wartime war effort propaganda military life romance
This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.
Drama, History
USA
1943
123 Minutes
Walter Huston Ann Harding Oscar Homolka George Tobias Gene Lockhart Frieda Inescort Eleanor Parker Richard Travis Helmut Dantine Victor Francen Henry Daniell
ambassador joseph e. davies joseph stalin franklin delano roosevelt communist patriotic spirited dense soviet union united states propaganda soviet union communism foreign relations quest 1930s
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
Biography
USA
1944
86 Minutes
Claudia Drake Paul Andor Donald Woods H.B. Warner Gloria Stuart Beryl Wallace Sigrid Gurie Ralph Morgan
nazi actress wife father-in-law landlord doctor patriotic melodramatic striking nazi germany berlin vienna theater house joseph goebbels nazism propaganda loneliness power blackmail
Young Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, an unsuccessful playwright, is forced, in order to support himself, to take a position as tutor in the household of Herr Quandt. His first attempt to force ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Canada|Iceland|UK|USA
2005
98 Minutes
Jason Biggs Natascha McElhone Jeremy Northam Michael Ironside Sean Tucker Benz Antoine Buck Deachman Donny Falsetti Hilmir Snær Guðnason Harry Standjofski
corporal soldier colonel sergeant chaplain patient dreamy quirky intricate greenland army base hospital airport cold war conspiracy mistaken identity bureaucracy propaganda government secrets discovery
A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.
Comedy
USA
2008
84 Minutes
Kevin P. Farley Kelsey Grammer Trace Adkins Robert Davi Jon Voight Chriss Anglin Geoffrey Arend Serdar Kalsin Leslie Nielsen Dennis Hopper James Woods
filmmaker george washington john f. kennedy terrorist gen. george patton country singer amusing outlandish patriotic barbecue concert hall havana film set middle east anti-war movement propaganda political activism documentary filmmaking spiritual visions redemption
An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.
Documentary
USA
2008
90 Minutes
ben stein writer actor scientist atheist biologist crafty cheeky dense quirky office university museum dressing room auditorium washington, d.c. evolution science religion intelligent design
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Documentary
1946
43 Minutes
pilot lieutenant commander captain major italian patriotic shocking powerful corsica italy air force base airplane world war ii air force mission bombing propaganda sacrifice quest 1940s
Footage from cameras installed in American and British fighter planes highlights this account of the invasion of Italy.
Comedy
1993
110 Minutes
Kevin Kline Sigourney Weaver Frank Langella Ben Kingsley Kevin Dunn Ving Rhames Charles Grodin Faith Prince Laura Linney Bonnie Hunt Parley Baer
president first lady impostor political consultant press officer secret service agent amusing confident playful suspenseful madcap washington, d.c. white house office ballroom bedroom capitol building impersonation propaganda deception
White House aides draft a down-to-earth double (Kevin Kline) to impersonate the president, who has had a stroke.
Documentary
1942
53 Minutes
politician soldier nazi somber engaging striking germany japan italy ethiopia political intrigue invasion wager democracy fascism propaganda fall rise rivalry 1940s
Allied forces battle the rise of fascism in Europe. Part of Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series of war propaganda films.
Documentary
1999
80 Minutes
Harry S. Robins Douglass Smith
president drug czar comedian actor poet witty confident united states marijuana propaganda drug regulations harry anslinger underdog quest 20th century
Filmmaker Ron Mann looks at the history of marijuana, from early government propaganda newsreels to Ronald Reagan's war on drugs. Narrated by Woody Harrelson.
Documentary
1972
97 Minutes
soldier veteran comedian musician actor activist playful gutsy coffee shop park army base stage activism politics vietnam war protest music propaganda free theater associates underdog quest
Filmmaker Francine Parker documents Jane Fonda's tour with musicians and activists opposed to the Vietnam War.
Comedy, Drama
2017
101 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Hildegard Schmahl Sylvester Groth Evgenia Dodina Alexander Fehling Natalia Belitski
grandfather stalinist nazi politician brooding profound intense intricate quirky melodramatic east germany berlin russia stalinism birthdays political activism propaganda alcoholism occupation escape
Drama
1978
108 Minutes
scientist ex-wife lover radical police detective lawyer suspenseful gripping dark powerful munich hospital bedroom terrorism police brutality recovery propaganda disability false accusations fall
A German scientist (Bruno Ganz) becomes a political tool after a policeman shoots him in the head at a leftist meeting.