Here we've displayed a list of the best Revolution films : The Godfather, Part II(1974), Tickling Giants(2016), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), Braveheart(1995), Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend(2011), Persepolis(2007), Blood Diamond(2006), The Last Emperor(1987), 1776(1972), Pray the Devil Back to Hell(2008), Danton(1982), The Last Temptation of Christ(1988) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
200 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert Duvall Diane Keaton Robert De Niro John Cazale Talia Shire Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo G.D. Spradlin Richard Bright Gastone Moschin
gangster murderer brother father criminal politician dark gritty new york city italy cuba airport washington, d.c. bedroom betrayal murder mafia abuse crime revolution
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Documentary
USA
2016
111 Minutes
host president citizen office worker bleak chilling disturbing intense inspiring cairo studio office restaurant street house revolution freedom insurgency authority democracy
While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.
Documentary
Ireland|Netherlands|UK|Germany|France|Finland
2003
74 Minutes
Donnacha O'Briain
president george w. bush news reporter documentarian protester hugo chavez gritty powerful fiery venezuela protest street u.s. capitol coup d'état political unrest revolution uprising politics foreign relations underdog
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
War, Biography, Drama, History
USA
1995
177 Minutes
Mel Gibson Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack Brendan Gleeson James Cosmo David O'Hara Angus Macfadyen Peter Hanly James Robinson
warrior hero wife prince rebel dark thrilling inspiring scotland prison forest england betrayal murder revolution revenge courage violence revenge sacrifice
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
Musical, Romance, Documentary, Biography
UK|Jamaica
2011
90 Minutes
Gian Godoy
bob marley musician jamaican rastafarian engaging fascinating kingston, jamaica music reggae culture revolution musicians rise 1970s
Based on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, NAACP IMAGE AWARD winner Esther Anderson takes us on a journey to Jamaica and into 56 HOPE ROAD, Kingston, ... See full summary »
Animation, Drama
France|USA
2007
95 Minutes
child friend teacher father veteran police officer intense dark witty france austria airport school iran family home tyrants marriage air raids father/daughter relationship justice
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2006
138 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Connelly Djimon Hounsou David Harewood Arnold Vosloo Caruso Kuypers Michael Sheen Basil Wallace Ntare Mwine Stephen Collins Jimi Mistry
mercenary fisherman journalist rebel doctor soldier thrilling dark emotional gripping somber south africa motel jail mountain sierra leone diamond investigative journalism journey revolution
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|Italy|France
1987
162 Minutes
John Lone Joan Chen Peter O'Toole Ying Ruocheng Victor Wong Dennis Dun Ryuichi Sakamoto Maggie Han Ric Young
emperor servant gardener tutor peasant war criminal engaging hedonistic spectacular powerful china palace prison forbidden city japan political coup revolution royal life exile leadership
The story of the final Emperor of China.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1972
141 Minutes
William Daniels Howard da Silva Ken Howard Donald Madden Blythe Danner John Cullum Ron Holgate David Ford Virginia Vestoff William Hansen Roy Poole
john adams thomas jefferson founding father benjamin franklin revolutionary president inspiring campy uplifting philadelphia virginia colony revolution america nationalism declaration of independence constitutional rights congress rise quest
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Documentary
USA
2008
72 Minutes
Etweda Cooper
mother protester dictator soldier woman president uplifting solemn liberia embassy refugee camp revolution religious differences democracy peace movement civil war underdog rise transformation 1990s
A group of women rise up to peace to Liberia and help bring to power the country's first female head of state.
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.
Drama
Canada|USA
1988
164 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey Paul Greco Verna Bloom Roberts Blossom Barry Miller Irvin Kershner
judas iscariot mary magdalene virgin mary young girl villager pontius pilate profound powerful judea street temple garden of gethsemane jesus christ faith sin revolution betrayal dreams temptation sacrifice
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Action, Sports & Fitness
China|Hong Kong
2004
119 Minutes
Takeshi Kaneshiro Andy Lau Zhang Ziyi Dandan Song Hongfei Zhao Jun Guo Shu Zhang Jiusheng Wang
police officer dancer thief dreamy thrilling spectacular china brothel headquarters revolution crime forbidden love love triangle love quest sacrifice 9th century
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
1998
131 Minutes
Liam Neeson Geoffrey Rush Uma Thurman Claire Danes Hans Matheson Reine Brynolfsson Peter Vaughan Mimi Newman
mayor stepdaughter police officer lover revolutionary ex-convict melodramatic fiery moving incredible paris vigau, france town battlefield woods river revolution double life loyalty rags to riches
Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.
Biography
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jean Peters Anthony Quinn Joseph Wiseman Arnold Moss Alan Reed Margo Harold Gordon Lou Gilbert Frank Silvera Florenz Ames
emiliano zapata pancho villa porfirio diaz military officer peasant brother brash confident gripping mexico small town palace family home countryside politics poverty revolution revenge rise underdog
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
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.
Comedy
Romania
2006
89 Minutes
Mircea Andreescu Teo Corban Ion Sapdaru
retiree teacher television reporter romanian talk show host hilarious fascinating offbeat television studio bar car vaslui, romania revolution history politics nicolae ceausescu quest discovery 2000s
A local talk show host organizes an alcoholic professor and a pensioner known for playing Santa Claus to decide whether there was ever a revolution in their town Vaslui.
Adventure
UK
1935
95 Minutes
Leslie Howard Merle Oberon Raymond Massey Nigel Bruce Bramwell Fletcher Anthony Bushell Joan Gardner Melville Cooper
nobleman wife agent ambassador gripping melodramatic paris revolution espionage romance adventure rescue mystery 18th century
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Drama
USA|UK|Canada
1981
195 Minutes
Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Jack Nicholson Maureen Stapleton Edward Herrmann Jerzy Kosinski Paul Sorvino Nicolas Coster Ian Wolfe Bessie Love MacIntyre Dixon
communist journalist activist playwright politician fascinating intricate moving russia chicago greenwich village portland, ore. communism world war i love revolution discovery fall 1910s
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Adventure
USA|UK
1952
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Torin Thatcher Christopher Lee James Hayter Leslie Bradley Margot Grahame Noel Purcell Frederick Leister Eliot Makeham
pirate resistance leader daughter lieutenant crew member love interest airy lighthearted spirited caribbean island ship revolution piracy romance seafaring reward schemes discovery adventure
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Adventure
Italy|France
1969
112 Minutes
Marlon Brando Evaristo Marquez Renato Salvatori Norman Hill Tom Lyons Joseph P. Persaud Dana Ghia Giampiero Albertini Carlo Palmucci
secret agent general plantation owner dockworker slave engaging powerful intense caribbean island portugal london queimada colonialism greed freedom revolution rise fall quest
During a slave revolt in 1844, a British mercenary aids an Antilles island-colony gain its independence from Portugal but years later he returns there to manhunt a local rebel army leader and former friend.
Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Clive Brook Anna May Wong Warner Oland Eugene Pallette Lawrence Grant Louise Closser Hale Gustav von Seyffertitz Emile Chautard
physician prostitute general woman spy old flame tense melodramatic peking train station train shanghai civil wars revolution prostitution espionage hostage situation rape pursuit transformation
A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.
Drama, History
UK
1971
183 Minutes
Michael Jayston Janet Suzman Tom Baker Roderic Noble Harry Andrews Irene Worth Ania Marson Lynne Frederick Candace Glendenning Fiona Fullerton Jack Hawkins
czar nicholas ii princess daughter secret agent aristocrat rasputin emotional gripping moving russia siberia castle execution revolution mutiny family historical events exile fall escape
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Western
Italy|Spain|USA
1968
105 Minutes
Franco Nero Tony Musante Jack Palance Giovanna Ralli Edorardo Fajardo Joe Camel Franco Giacobini Franco Ressel Álvaro de Luna Raf Baldassarre
gunman revolutionary owner mercenary prisoner soldier thrilling gritty amusing mexico desert mine small town circus train revolution corruption greed idealism deception
A greedy Polish mercenary aids a mine worker and peasant girl as they lead a revolution against the oppressive Mexican Government, and are pursued by an American rival.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|Mexico
2000
132 Minutes
Javier Bardem Olivier Martinez Andrea Di Stefano Johnny Depp Sean Penn Michael Wincott Najwa Nimri Hector Babenco Olatz Lopez Garmendia Vito Maria Schnabel Jerzy Skolimowski
poet rebel lover gay/lesbian dark gritty cuba prison new york city revolution exile poverty revenge homosexuality communism discovery fall 1970s
The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.
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
France|Brazil|West Germany|USA
1969
105 Minutes
Maurício do Valle Lorival Pariz Othon Bastos Hugo Carvana Odete Lara Jofre Soares Rosa Maria Penna Emmanuel Cavalcanti Vinicius Salvatori Mário Gusmão Santi Scaldaferri
assassin colonel revolutionary professor priest uneasy positive brazil countryside farm assassination change of heart revolution socialism transformation 1960s
In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|South Africa|France
2013
146 Minutes
Idris Elba Naomie Harris Tony Kgoroge Riaad Moosa Jamie Bartlett Lindiwi Matshikiza Deon Lotz Terry Pheto
nelson mandela south african man revolutionary president prison guard prison official emotional fascinating inspiring south africa jail farm village political rally south africa apartheid anti-establishment imprisonment freedom revolution
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Adventure
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill Chill Wills Marion Martin Minna Gombell Joe Yule Horace Murphy
partner sheriff oil baron love interest engaging emotional texas south america revolution oil business law romance wealth rivalry rise transformation love 1930s
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
Drama
Argentina|Spain|Italy
2002
104 Minutes
Ricardo Darín Cecilia Roth Héctor Alterio Fernanda Mistral Tomás Fonzi Milton de la Canal Matias del Pozo Mónica Scapparone Evelyn Dominguez Leticia Brédice Nicolas Cantafio
mother father brother son student grandfather emotional tense striking argentina house countryside new identity journey family survival revolution political repression sacrifice growing up
The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life. After witnessing the "... See full summary »