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Films with the genre "Politic", sorted by revenue
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Keeping Mum (2005)
, 1h42Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Politic
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tamsin Egerton, Patrick Swayze, Terry Alderton
In the opening scene, as pregnant young Rosie Jones (Emilia Fox) rides on a train, her very large trunk starts leaking blood. When questioned by the police, she calmly reveals that the two dismembered bodies inside are of her unfaithful husband and his mistress. She is then sentenced by the judge (Roger Hammond) to a secure unit for the criminally insane for manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Swing Vote (2008)
, 2hDirected by Joshua Michael Stern, Joshua Michael Stern
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, Madeline Carroll
In a presidential election set somewhere in the near future, Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), a lovable loser from Texico, New Mexico, who is coasting through life and hasn't had a single political thought in his head, is thrust into an improbable dilemma. In response, he is coaxed by his 8-year-old daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll) to take more of a serious approach to life. Molly runs the household and sees an opportunity on election day to energize her father. Molly, frustrated with her father's apathy toward voting, sneaks into her local polling place and tries to vote on behalf of Bud. However, due to the voting machines being unplugged, the ballot is registered, but there is no decision on which candidate gets the vote. The entire election comes down to this one man and, namely, Bud's vote. Neither candidate has a majority in the electoral college without New Mexico's electoral votes. The popular vote is tied for the two major candidates in New Mexico, leaving Bud to decide the next President of the United States. Bud gets wooed by candidates from both sides: the incumbent Republican, Andrew Carington Boone (Kelsey Grammer), and his campaign manager, Martin Fox (Stanley Tucci); and the opposing Democrat, Vermont Senator Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper).
Flame & Citron (2008)
, 2h10Directed by Ole Christian Madsen
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Politic
Themes Political films
Actors Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Jesper Christensen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind, Mille Lehfeldt
Set after the Nazi invasion of Denmark, the film focuses on the Holger Danske resistance group's Bent Faurschou Hviid (known as Flammen) and Jørgen Haagen Schmith (known as Citron). In a bar, Bent flirts with a woman, who identifies herself as Ketty Selmer and disturbs him by saying his real name. Bent and Jørgen follow the woman, and she tells Bent she is an emissary from Stockholm to Copenhagen.
The Brink's Job (1978)
, 1h44Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Historical, Crime, Politic
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul Sorvino
Small-time Boston crook Tony Pino (Peter Falk) tries to make a name for himself. He and his five associates pull off a robbery whenever they can. Tony and his gang easily rob over $100,000 in cash from a Brink's armored car, after which Tony disguises himself as a sparkplug salesman to get an inside look at Brink's large and so-called "impregnable fortress" headquarters in the city's North End, a company renowned for unbreachable security as a private "bank" throughout the East Coast.
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.
State of Siege (1972)
, 2h1Directed by Costa-Gavras
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Politic
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O. E. Hasse, Harald Wolff, Maurice Teynac, Jacques Weber
À Montevideo, les rebelles d'extrême gauche du Mouvement de libération nationale (Tupamaros) enlèvent Philippe Michael Santore, officiellement fonctionnaire de l'Agence pour le développement international (AID). Alors qu'il se décrit comme un conseiller technique, expert en communication et gestion de la circulation, ses geôliers lui exposent les preuves qu'ils ont recueillies et qui démontrent qu'il agit au nom du gouvernement des États-Unis en tant que conseiller pour la répression et la torture auprès des forces de sécurité de l'Uruguay. L'incapacité de la police et de l'armée à le retrouver menace alors de dégénérer en crise politique.
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.
Run Lola Run (1998)
, 1h21Directed by Tom Tykwer
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Politic
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Time travel films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Armin Rohde, Nina Petri, Joachim Król
The film begins with Lola (Franka Potente) receiving a phone call from her distraught boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). Manni is a small-time criminal and, during an important job collecting 100,000 marks, he relied on Lola to take him and the money to his boss, Ronnie. Lola's moped was stolen on her journey and Manni is forced to travel by subway but, startled by the sight of police, accidentally leaves the bag of money on the train. Spotting a homeless man examining his money bag as the train departed, Manni pursued the train, only to find the man and the money gone.
In the Loop (2009)
, 1h46Directed by Armando Iannucci
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Politic, Black comedy
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Chris Addison, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee
Both the UK and the US are hinting at a military intervention in the Middle East. During a radio interview on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, Minister for International Development Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) accidentally states that a war in the Middle East is "unforeseeable". The Prime Minister's Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) scolds him and tells him to toe the line of intervention. Joining the department on his first day, Simon's new aide Toby Wright (Chris Addison) manages to get him into the Foreign Office meeting that day through his girlfriend Suzy (Olivia Poulet), who works there. Leading the meeting is the US Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomacy Karen Clarke (Mimi Kennedy), who is against military intervention and flags a report by her assistant Liza Weld (Anna Chlumsky) titled "Post-War Planning, Parameters, Implications and Possibilities" (PWPPIP). The report heavily opposes intervention, noting the lack of intelligence except that which is coming from the source "Iceman". Also during the committee it is hinted at that the US Assistant Secretary of State for Policy, Linton Barwick (David Rasche), may have set up a secret war committee. After the meeting Simon is ambushed by reporters and contradicts his previous statements by saying the government has to be prepared to "climb the mountain of conflict." Malcolm again scolds him for making too many waves.
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.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
, 3h41Directed by Sergio Leone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime, Politic, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Mafia films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Gangster films
Actors Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld
The film is presented in non-chronological order, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and it is largely told through flashbacks from the viewpoint of one person. The specific scenes and their order varies from version to version. The following section describes the full European cut of the film:
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
, 2hDirected by Derek Yee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰), Daniel Wu, Masaya Katō, Carlo Chin, Jackie Chan
In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) illegally enters Japan from China in search of his fiancée, Xiu-Xiu (Xu Jinglei) with the help of his "brother" Jie (Daniel Wu). Jie has taught Steelhead how to make a living by teaching him the trades of the underworld. One day, while illegally working as part of a clean-up crew in the sewers, Steelhead and his Chinese comrades are spotted by the police. Unwilling to get caught, Steelhead and the others run for their lives. In the ensuing turn of events, Steelhead saves Detective Kitano from drowning, and in gratitude, Kitano decides to stop pursuing Steelhead.
Wild in the Streets (1968)
, 1h34Directed by Barry Shear
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Politic
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about drugs, Musical films, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor, Diane Varsi, Hal Holbrook, Millie Perkins
Christopher Jones stars as rock singer and aspiring revolutionary Max Frost (born Max Jacob Flatow Jr.; his first public act of violence was blowing up his family's new car). Frost's band, The Troopers, live together with him, their women, and others in a sprawling Los Angeles mansion. The band includes his 15-year-old genius attorney Billy Cage (Kevin Coughlin) on lead guitar, ex-child actor and girlfriend Sally LeRoy (Diane Varsi) on keyboards, hook-handed Abraham Salteen (Larry Bishop) on bass guitar and trumpet, and anthropologist Stanley X (Richard Pryor) on drums.
A Dry White Season (1989)
, 1h37Directed by Euzhan Palcy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Politic
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism
Actors Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jürgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susannah Harker, Susan Sarandon
In 1976, in South Africa during Apartheid, Ben Du Toit (Donald Sutherland) is a South African school teacher.
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
, 1h51Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Politic, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Francisco Rabal, Loles León, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano
Ricky, a 23-year-old psychiatric patient, has been deemed cured and is released from a mental institution. Until then he has been the lover of the woman director of the hospital. An orphan, free, and alone, his goal is to have a normal life with Marina Ozores, an actress, former porn star, and recovering drug addict, whom he once slept with during an escape from the asylum.