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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
, 2h4Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Politic
Themes Spy films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Philip Baker Hall, Alan Bates, Michael Byrne
In 2002, a Syrian scrap collector uncovers a large unexploded bomb buried in a field within the Golan Heights, and sells it to a South African arms dealer named Olson (Feore). Olson recognizes it as an Israeli nuclear weapon that was lost when the A-4 Skyhawk carrying it was shot down during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He later sells it to a secretive far-right cabal seeking to impose a white supremacist world order, led by Austrian billionaire and neo-Nazi Richard Dressler (Bates). Dressler's aim is to transform Europe into a united fascist superstate. He intends to start a nuclear war between the United States and Russia that will devastate them both.
Parkland (2013)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Landesman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Politic
Themes Assassinat, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Politique, Political films
Actors Zac Efron, Tom Welling, Jacki Weaver, Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton, James Badge Dale
Parkland weaves together the perspectives of a handful of ordinary individuals suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances: the young doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital; Dallas’s chief of the Secret Service; an unwitting cameraman who captured what became the most famous home movie in history; the FBI agents who were visited by Lee Harvey Oswald before the shooting; the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald, left to deal with his shattered family; and JFK’s security team, witnesses to both the president’s death and Vice President Lyndon Johnson’s rise to power.
Strapped (1993)
, 1h44Directed by Forest Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Politic
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Bokeem Woodbine, Fredro Starr, Craig Wasson, Kia Goodwin, Michael Biehn, Angela Jones
Dans une banlieue défavorisée, Diquan Mitchell (Bokeem Woodbine) est un homme sans histoires prêt à tout pour améliorer sa vie et celle de sa famille. Quand sa compagne Latisha est arrêtée pour traffic de cocaïne, il risque sa vie en vendant des armes à feux pour faire sortir de prison sa compagne qui est enceinte de lui. Quand le lieutenant Matt McRae (Michael Biehn) lui propose un arrangement pour libérer Latisha en échange d'informations sur des trafiquants d'armes, Diquan découvre que traiter avec la police est bien plus dangereux que de devenir un criminel...
Scandal (1989)
, 1h55Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Politic, Romance
Actors John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his wide range of contacts and his parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. A scandal develops when her affair with the Minister of War comes to public attention.
The French Minister (2013)
, 1h53Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Politic
Themes Films about animals, Politique, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Thierry Lhermitte, Niels Arestrup, Joséphine de La Baume, Raphaël Personnaz, Anaïs Demoustier, Julie Gayet
After French yuppie Arthur Vlaminck has graduated at the National School of Administration he joins the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Vlaminck's ambitious new colleagues try to bully him around while his superior Claude Maupas acts on the other hand rather phlegmatic. Somewhat surprisingly Vlaminck's career gains momentum.
Agnus Dei (1971)
, 1h30Directed by Miklós Jancsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors József Madaras, Daniel Olbrychski, Lajos Balázsovits, Jaroslava Schallerová, István Bujtor
Août 1919. La fin de l'éphémère République hongroise des Conseils et son cortège de luttes sanglantes et d'atrocités. Un prêtre exalté dresse une partie de la paysannerie contre les « Rouges » qui finiront défaits et exterminés ...
Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)
, 1h30Directed by Per Fly
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset, Rossif Sutherland, David Dencik, Rachel Wilson
Jeune homme idéaliste, Michael Sullivan décroche l'emploi de ses rêves : il devient coordinateur de l'opération Pétrole contre nourriture, un programme visant à satisfaire les besoins humanitaires du peuple irakien après la guerre du Golfe. Mais Sullivan découvre que derrière cette opération humanitaire se cache une conspiration au plus haut niveau. L'Irak attise la convoitise de bon nombre d'agents du gouvernement américain et de pays étrangers. Après avoir mené une enquête secrète, l'apprenti fonctionnaire comprend que ses soupçons étaient bien fondés et qu'une importante affaire de corruption est en train de prendre forme. Mais il s'aperçoit que son propre chef est lui-même impliqué dans ce scandale comme de nombreux responsables politiques. Sullivan n'a pas d'autre choix que de devenir un lanceur d'alerte qui, en révélant les faits, met en danger sa vie et la carrière de son mentor.
Outside the Law (1956)
, 1h21Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Politic
Actors Ray Danton, Grant Williams, Raymond Bailey, Leigh Snowden, Jack Kruschen, Judson Pratt
A government agent's son, an ex-juvenile delinquent, is given the chance to prove himself when paroled from prison. He's given a mission to join the army to break up an international counterfeiting ring involving an ex- army friend. He has to woo his friend's girl and extract information from her.
Fortini/Cani (1977)
, 1h23Origin Italie
Genres Documentary, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Après Introduction à la « Musique d'accompagnement pour une scène de film » et Moïse et Aaron, Fortini/Cani est le troisième volet de cette sorte de « Triptyque juif » des Straub-Huillet.
, 1h32Directed by Jean-Daniel Simon
Origin France
Genres Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Sylvie Fennec, Jean Le Mouël, Richard Bohringer, Myriam Boyer, Jacques Serres, Jacques Portet
Dans un village du Lot-et-Garonne, les partisans des candidats s'affrontent au cours de la campagne des élections législatives.
Vidocq (1939)
, 1h45Directed by Jacques Daroy
Origin France
Genres Biography, Crime, Politic
Themes Prison films
Actors André Brulé, Jean Worms, Maurice Lagrenée, René Ferté, Jean Brochard, Nadine Vogel
Pour la sixième fois, le bagnard Vidocq s'est évadé et grâce à une jeune veuve, Annette, il a pu dépister la police. Mais le frère d'Annette est assassiné et le criminel a fait retomber le meurtre sur Vidocq qui est condamné aux travaux forcés à perpétuité. Il s'évade encore, revient chez Annette et lui explique qu'il n'est pas coupable dans le meurtre de son frère. Annette, convaincu de l'innocence de Vidocq, lui donne l'occasion de refaire sa vie. Mais d'anciens compagnons de geôle font chanter Vidocq. Celui-ci s'empare de leur chef, Salembier, le livre à la police et découvre qu'il est l'assassin du frère d'Annette. Le préfet de police offre à Vidocq de devenir le chef de la Sûreté. Il accepte. Salembier, condamné à mort, s'échappe des mains de ses gardiens, tente de tuer Vidocq, mais le nouveau chef de la Sûreté abat le redoutable bandit.
Made in U.S.A. (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Politic
Actors Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó, Marianne Faithfull, Yves Afonso, Jean-Luc Godard
Paula Nelson (Anna Karina) goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, at an unknown point in the future (maybe 1969). Once there, she learns that Richard is dead and decides to investigate. In her hotel room, she meets Typhus, whom she ends up knocking out. His corpse is later found in the apartment of David Goodis (Yves Afonso), a writer. Paula is arrested and interrogated. From then on, she encounters many gangsters.
Aarakshan (2011)
, 2h44Directed by Prakash Jha
Genres Drama, Thriller, Politic
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films, Bollywood
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, Prateik Babbar, Tanvi Azmi
In 2008, Deepak Kumar (Saif Ali Khan) is at an interview for the teacher's post at an affluent school. The interviewers turn him down when they discover his low-caste roots. Deepak relates the incident to his mentor, Dr. Prabhakar Anand (Amitabh Bachchan). Dr Anand, the legendary principal of renowned STM college, offers Deepak an interim job as a teacher at STM. Deepak is comforted by his friend, Sushant (an upper-caste boy), and his girlfriend Poorbi (Deepika Padukone), who is Dr. Anand's daughter.
Out of the Darkness (1985)
, 2hDirected by Jud Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Crime, Politic
Actors Martin Sheen, Héctor Elizondo, Charlie Sheen, Matt Clark, Jennifer Salt, Robert Trebor
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
, 1h26Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime, Politic
Themes Films about alcoholism, La précarité, Comedy horror films
Actors Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth, Brian Downey, Gregory Smith, Robb Wells, Nick Bateman
A hobo (Rutger Hauer) arrives by boxcar in Hope Town, its welcome sign repainted to read "Scum Town". Scum Town is ruled by a man known as "The Drake" (Brian Downey) and his sadistic, murderous sons Ivan (Nick Bateman) and Slick (Gregory Smith). Just as he arrives, the Hobo witnesses an amateur film maker (Pasha Ebrahimi) shooting a "Bumfight" movie. While pushing his shopping cart of recyclables through the streets, he sees a distressed, bloodied man wearing a manhole cover stockade screaming for assistance. Two cars approach the man revealing Ivan, Slick and The Drake. An argument ensues and it is revealed the man in the stockade is The Drake's younger and disliked brother, Logan (Robb Wells). The Drake explains to the townspeople that his brother will serve as an example of his control and carries out the public decapitation of Logan with a barbed-wire noose attached to The Drake's truck.