Here we've displayed a list of the best Uprising films : For Sama(2019), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), The Battle of Algiers(1966), Kanal(1957), Michael Collins(1996), Stargate(1994), The Battleship Island(2017), To End All Wars(2001), Man Without a Star(1955), No Escape(2015), The Nile Hilton Incident(2017), Khartoum(1966) ... ...
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
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, Drama, History
Italy|Algeria
1966
125 Minutes
Jean Martin Yacef Saadi Brahim Haggiag Tommaso Neri Samia Kerbash Michele Kerbash Fusia El Kader Mohamed Ben Kassen
leader colonel captain terrorist guerrilla fighter bleak shocking algeria prison apartment street algerian war uprising military occupation patriotism violence torture wretched excess pursuit revenge
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Drama
Poland
1957
96 Minutes
Teresa Izewska Tadeusz Janczar Wisczyslaw Glinski Emil Karewicz Vladek Sheybal Tadeusz Gwiazdowski Stanislaw Mikulski
resistance fighter nazi soldier bleak chilling dark tense powerful raw warsaw, poland sewer battlefield world war ii uprising destruction trapped struggle sacrifice fall underdog
In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement.
Drama, History
UK|Ireland|USA
1996
132 Minutes
Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Stephen Rea Alan Rickman Julia Roberts Ian Hart Brendan Gleeson Stuart Graham Sean McGinley Gerard McSorley Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
revolutionary irishman fiancé british soldier detective rousing patriotic ireland great britain dublin irish civil war uprising assassination independence guerrilla warfare irish republican army rise quest 1920s
Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA|France
1994
120 Minutes
Kurt Russell James Spader Jaye Davidson Viveca Lindfors Alexis Cruz Mili Avital Leon Rippy John Diehl Erick Avari
colonel professor specialist egyptian god alien son creative spectacular thrilling emotional egypt alien planet pyramid desert spacecraft interstellar portal ancient egypt mythology uprising camaraderie
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Drama, History
South Korea
2017
132 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang So Ji-sub Song Joong Ki Lee Jung-hyun Su-an Kim Kyeong-ho Yoon Seung-hwan Shin Seong-il Park
korean person prisoner japanese soldier rebel leader officer bleak brutal disturbing frenetic frightful shocking island prison japan labor camp ship imprisonment uprising power
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
Drama, History, War
USA
2001
121 Minutes
Ciaran McMenamin Robert Carlyle Kiefer Sutherland Mark Strong Yugo Saso Sakae Kimura James Cosmo Masayuki Yui John Gregg Shu Nakajima Greg Ellis
soldier captain lieutenant major brooding gritty burma jungle pow camp prisoners of war confinement uprising world war ii forgiveness underdog discovery escape 1940s
A true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain Claire Trevor Richard Boone Jay C. Flippen William Campbell
drifter rancher gunslinger young man woman gripping rousing thrilling american west wyoming ranch range war cattle struggle uprising mysterious past rivalry adventure revenge 19th century
A drifter working as foreman for an iron-fist female rancher must chose sides between his attractive employer and the other neighboring settlers who are mistreated by her.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Thailand
2015
103 Minutes
Owen Wilson Lake Bell Pierce Brosnan Sterling Jerins Claire Astin Geare Spencer Garrett Byron Gibson Sahajak Boonthanakit
businessman wife daughter rebel hotel worker co-worker bleak emotional intense southeast asia hotel office street car roof uprising murder danger stress survival
In their new overseas house, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape from an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Germany|Denmark|Morocco|France
2017
107 Minutes
Fares Fares Mari Malek Yasser Ali Maher Slimane Dazi Ahmed Selim Mohamed Yousry Hania Amar Tareq Abdalla Nael Ali Ger Duany Emad Ghoniem
police officer maid politician dark thrilling tense sultry cairo hotel city egypt crime justice cover-up murder politics uprising discovery pursuit underdog
A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
general prophet colonel prime minister soldier brutal gritty tense sudan great britain courage battle uprising following orders death underdog rise rivalry 1880s
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Drama
Spain
2001
110 Minutes
Lucía Jiménez Juan Diego Botto Mercedes Sampietro Álvaro de Luna María Botto Joseba Apaolaza Jordi Bosch Joan Dalmau
young woman guerrilla innkeeper blacksmith niece teacher passionate touching brooding village valley spain cabin inn uprising political unrest bravery loyalty resistance new romance
Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Action, Horror
USA|New Zealand
2009
92 Minutes
Michael Sheen Bill Nighy Rhona Mitra Steven Mackintosh Kevin Grevioux David Ashton Elizabeth Hawthorne Tania Nolan Craig Parker Shane Brolly Tim Raby
vampire king warrior lover leader lycan thrilling intense emotional castle church forest dungeon feud romance supernatural slavery uprising war rivalry
An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
Drama, Biography, War
Russia|Germany|Lithuania|Poland
2018
120 Minutes
Konstantin Khabensky Christopher Lambert Felice Jankell Dainius Kazlauskas Sergey Godin Roman Ageev
prisoner of war soviet soldier concentration camp survivor lieutenant nazi sergeant dark chilling intense disturbing frightening raw poland concentration camp survival nazis prisoners of war world war ii concentration camp uprising
Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky organizes a revolt and mass escape of prisoners from Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943.
Action, Adventure
Denmark|UK
2009
100 Minutes
Mads Mikkelsen Gary Lewis Jamie Sives Ewan Stewart Alexander Morton Gary McCormack Mathew Zajac Robert Harrison Stewart Porter Gordon Brown Callum Mitchell
prisoner viking warrior young boy sailor holy man dark gritty scandinavia ship prison battlefield conquest culture clash journey war religion uprising transformation quest
Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.
War
USA
1943
105 Minutes
Anne Baxter Dana Andrews Walter Huston Ann Harding Erich von Stroheim Jane Withers Farley Granger Walter Brennan Carl Benton Reid Esther Dale Paul Guilfoyle
russian doctor nazi villager peasant tense solemn soviet union village invasion war violence uprising murder nazi occupation fall underdog wretched excess 1940s
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941.
War
USA
1959
124 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lawford Steve McQueen Richard Johnson Paul Henreid Brian Donlevy Dean Jones Charles Bronson Philip Ahn Robert Bray
captain rebel love interest intelligence officer gripping fiery burma china jungle world war ii uprising military life training quest revenge rivalry love 1940s
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family
USA
1992
88 Minutes
Teri Garr Jeffrey Jones Jon Lovitz Thalmus Rasulala Wallace Shawn Eric Idle Dwier Brown Kathy Ireland
alien emperor husband wife king amusing madcap alien planet california dungeon desert household alien abduction schemes unrequited love husband/wife relationship uprising adventure quest rescue
An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
91 Minutes
Frank Sinatra George Kennedy Anne Jackson Lois Nettleton Jack Elam Michele Carey John Dehner Henry Jones Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Don "Red" Barry
traveler mayor outlaw american indian teacher soldier madcap intricate new mexico american west brothel army base small town uprising law and order robbery prostitution outsider rivalry pursuit
Dirty Dingus Magee and his old rival Hoke Birdsill take turns at being either lawman or outlaw and being rivals or partners in crime, depending of the circumstances.
Kids & Family, Comedy
Finland
2012
101 Minutes
Eero Milonoff Kari Ketonen Freja Teijonsalo Artturi Auvinen Emilia Paasonen Aki Laiho Jyry Kortelainen Pamela Tola Ville Virtanen
race car driver young girl friend teacher young boy champion amusing charming playful lighthearted inspiring cheery racetrack school small town childhood uprising fighting school children vs. adults
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Wes Bentley Julian Sands Jessica Szohr Angus Macfadyen Laura Ramsey Mercedes Manning Justin Shilton Rodney Charles
samurai warrior ruler thrilling desert empire rebellion uprising quest
A reluctant samurai with a dark past sets off on a mission to fulfill his destiny.
Other, Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Louis Gossett Jr. LeVar Burton Avery Brooks Michael Learned Kate Mulgrew Shaun Cassidy John McMartin
slave bounty hunter abolitionist plantation owner son kunta kinte brutal tense dark virginia plantation american south slavery escape freedom uprising dangerous mission underground railroad pursuit underdog
A freed slave (Avery Brooks) needs Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) and the Fiddler's (Louis Gossett Jr.) help guiding runaway slaves on Christmas Eve.
Sci-Fi, Action
2009
90 Minutes
A Martinez Jeremy London Paul Logan Lauren Walsh Stephen Blackehart
sheriff inventor cyborg survivor engineer suspenseful chilling tense earth outer space space shuttle dystopia robots uprising man vs. machine space travel dangerous mission race against time rescue quest
A small-town lawman (A Martinez) leads the fight for survival when a military defense network sends its army of deadly cyborgs on a mission to wipe out humanity.
Drama
2013
122 Minutes
Mads Mikkelsen Swann Arlaud Paul Bartel Mélusine Mayance Delphine Chuillot David Kross Bruno Ganz Denis Lavant Roxane Duran Christian Chaussex David Bennent
vigilante horse trader lord emotional gritty france small town uprising revenge rivalry 16th century
In 16th-century France, a horse trader (Mads Mikkelsen) raises a peasant army and goes to war to exact vengeance on an unjust lord.
Action, War
2018
114 Minutes
Scott Adkins Amir Karara Ghadah Abdulrazeq Mayan El Sayed Mostafa Khater Mahmood Hemaidah
egyptian young man woman british soldier general rousing thrilling unrestrained frenetic gripping alexandria, egypt jail police station town square street assault arrest defending the helpless uprising war
When the military surrounds a police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.