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poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
91
8.5
/648066/
82
/9156/
81
/5832/
4.3
/705011/
99
/135/
95
/19577/
100
/18/
cc age 10+

Casablanca (1943)
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.0
/63708/
78
/867/
77
/735/
4.3
/37164/
86
/37/
96
/839/
79
/17/

Underground (1995)
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
poster
81
8.5
/1257961/
84
/23379/
83
/12201/
4.2
/759570/
84
/88/
96
/34094/
62
/32/
cc age 17+

American History X (1998)
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
poster
80
7.5
/5294/
74
/71/
69
/64/
3.9
/2519/
93
/45/
91
/383/
74
/14/

Blame It on Fidel! (2006)
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10478/
76
/306/
74
/238/
3.8
/22072/
96
/25/
91
/219/
69
/23/

Butterfly (1999)
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
poster
78
8.0
/89035/
81
/2525/
79
/1593/
4.1
/105707/
73
/30/
89
/4367/
47
/13/

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
poster
77
7.2
/2688/
62
/22/
64
/44/
3.7
/2221/
87
/15/
79
/12/

The War Is Over (1966)
Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to get free. When he arrives in Paris, he starts searching for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.
poster
77
8.1
/1234508/
81
/34592/
79
/15171/
3.9
/848213/
73
/254/
90
/58003/
62
/39/
cc age 18+

V for Vendetta (2006)
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
poster
76
7.1
/822/
64
/14/
69
/21/
3.6
/516/
94
/18/

Escape by Night (1960)
In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs: an American pilot, a Russian sergeant and a British major.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
76
8.2
/18724/
75
/286/
73
/189/
3.9
/5033/
75
/8/
93
/122/

Lion of the Desert (1981)
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
poster
Peacock Premium
75
7.7
/650461/
78
/38378/
77
/19920/
3.7
/1687161/
76
/289/
85
/18967/
65
/42/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
75
7.5
/12745/
77
/264/
73
/289/
3.9
/12152/
79
/14/
94
/261/

Land and Freedom (1995)
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.3
/41399/
74
/893/
69
/626/
3.6
/20279/
85
/98/
80
/1005/
76
/22/

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.
poster
Peacock Premium
74
7.5
/685816/
78
/40566/
76
/20348/
3.7
/1764125/
78
/257/
81
/165091/
71
/37/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of motivated students to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.
poster
73
72
7.4
/19174/
73
/428/
70
/350/
3.9
/23836/
67
/39/
84
/209/
65
/18/

Before the Fall (2004)
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.8
/888/
64
/35/
64
/31/
3.4
/1423/
90
/20/
50
/3/
78
/7/

Hitler's Hollywood (2017)
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed. (A sequel to From Caligari to Hitler, 2015.)
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.4
/35739/
75
/1073/
71
/409/
3.8
/117260/
62
/34/
89
/2857/
50
/21/

SLC Punk (1998)
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
poster
Netflix
75
68
7.2
/7754/
73
/505/
68
/256/
3.7
/9830/
88
/25/
82
/13/
73
/4/
cc age 16+

The Endless Trench (2019)
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
poster
78
68
7.2
/5339/
73
/99/
65
/89/
100
/6/
84
/129/

Uprising (2001)
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
poster
Kanopy
67
7.1
/10932/
73
/289/
67
/398/
3.3
/5270/
67
/66/
67
/122/
52
/18/

The Women on the 6th Floor (2011)
Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.
poster
Kanopy
67
7.2
/58240/
74
/4046/
71
/1103/
3.6
/32521/
67
/105/
71
/256/
59
/29/
cc age 17+

Anthropoid (2016)
In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.
poster
Kanopy
80
66
7.7
/3846/
76
/80/
76
/110/
4.0
/8670/
89
/865/

Love and Anarchy (1973)
Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Tunin, a farmer turned anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
64
7.7
/4806/
75
/62/
71
/90/
4.0
/3200/
90
/10/
76
/26/

Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
poster
70
59
7.1
/3547/
66
/106/
66
/85/
3.7
/4532/
73
/628/

Ay, Carmela! (1990)
Paulino and Carmela are husband and wife, troubadours touring the countryside during the Spanish Civil War. They are Republicans, and with their mute assistant, Gustavete, they journey into rebel territory by mistake. They are arrested, fear a firing squad, and receive a reprieve from an Italian Fascist commander who loves the theatre. He arranges a performance for his troops, bargaining with Paulino to stage a burlesque of the republic in exchange for the actors' freedom. Will the fiery and patriotic Carmela consent?
poster
70
55
7.5
/2286/
74
/120/
66
/66/
3.8
/3584/
59
/58/

The Heifer (1985)
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
poster
55
6.5
/16309/
65
/263/
59
/217/
3.2
/2686/
18
/90/
61
/265/
40
/27/
cc age 18+

Head in the Clouds (2004)
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
poster
70
52
6.7
/2295/
71
/124/
65
/93/
3.5
/3269/
77
/27/

The 13 Roses (2007)
True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed without even a trace of evidence of any wrong doing.
poster
72
51
7.0
/1706/
65
/43/
68
/85/
3.6
/2828/
87
/34/

The Assassin (1961)
Suave antiques dealer Alfredo Martelli is picked up by the police with no justification. At the precinct, Martelli realizes what the investigation is all about-- that he is the main suspect in the killing of his wealthy ex-lover. Is he guilty, or is he just a sleaze?
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
55
51
6.3
/11111/
64
/206/
60
/188/
2.9
/4434/
49
/49/
40
/112/
cc age 17+

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
poster
76
50
7.2
/989/
70
/44/
67
/31/
3.6
/2099/
100
/94/

Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
46
6.9
/2310/
67
/61/
63
/64/
3.6
/1881/
83
/17/

Freedomfighters (1996)
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.
poster
60
43
5.8
/2608/
64
/198/
58
/121/
3.0
/825/
86
/7/
38
/6/

Guernica (2016)
The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
43
5.6
/14722/
63
/646/
54
/211/
2.0
/2803/
12
/50/
69
/1664/
28
/19/

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
42
41
5.3
/7904/
61
/463/
52
/141/
2.0
/1488/
5
/22/
60
/536/
26
/11/

Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
poster
64
40
6.3
/262/
61
/80/
66
/15/
3.4
/2273/

The Good Manners (2025)
In a Valencian village, during the postwar period, Ana tries to get ahead with her family; the civil war has opened a deep wound in all of them, especially in her brother-in-law, Antonio. Ana tries to heal that wound with stews, secrets and silences, but when Isabel, newly married to Antonio, comes to the family, Ana’s attention and care will be worth little or nothing: the sacrifice does not always have its reward.
poster
Criterion Channel
59
39
6.4
/1338/
59
/31/
51
/32/
3.4
/2633/
54
/50/

Mr. Freedom (1969)
Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty freethinkers, as well as the insidious evildoers Moujik Man and inflatable Red China Man, culminating in a star-spangled showdown.
poster
Kanopy
68
37
6.7
/1013/
59
/19/
70
/19/
3.6
/1151/
74
/715/

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)
Running away from the police, Aden goes to the desert where he meets an uncivilized man who has a special link with Mother-Earth. He ends up by convincing the hermit to come along with him into another desert... the big town!
poster
63
30
6.5
/915/
58
/14/
65
/20/
3.4
/896/
80
/5/
42
/7/

The Spanish Earth (1937)
Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by the writers’ collective Contemporary Historians, edited by Helen van Dongen, scored by Marc Blitzstein, and narrated in its U.S. version by Ernest Hemingway (after an initial Orson Welles track), it blends frontline reportage with persuasion against Franco’s forces and their German–Italian backers.
poster
67
30
6.9
/1622/
67
/29/
70
/88/
3.5
/743/
62
/5/

Unfair Competition (2001)
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
poster
65
28
6.7
/1801/
67
/38/
63
/23/
3.4
/804/
62
/14/

Soldiers of Salamina (2003)
Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.
poster
73
27
8.0
/454/
73
/8/
75
/15/
3.7
/517/
67
/75/

To Die in Madrid (1963)
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the continuity of the suffering of the Spanish during the Franco regime. The death of Federico Garcia Lorca, Guernica, the defense of Madrid, the International Brigades, are some of the items comprised in this document.
poster
61
25
6.1
/633/
63
/68/
59
/35/
3.2
/599/

Diario de un skin (2005)
N/A
poster
Kanopy
59
24
6.5
/675/
61
/19/
53
/11/
50
/12/
66
/19/

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1998)
Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersberg, Russia. She escaped to America in 1926 amidst the rise of Soviet Communism. She remained in the United States for the rest of her life, where she became a much respected author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The themes of freedom and individualism were to be her life's passion...
poster
70
23
7.4
/520/
66
/9/
68
/38/
3.6
/367/

Roaring Years (1962)
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
poster
66
21
7.2
/587/
57
/8/
66
/26/
3.5
/560/

Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
Florence, Italy, 1925, during the fascist dictatorship. In order to live near his girlfriend Bianca, young Mario moves to a humble street in the old city center, where he befriends Maciste and Ugo, two anti-fascists.
poster
49
18
5.7
/1222/
55
/18/
43
/18/
3.1
/436/
29
/116/

The Angry Hills (1959)
In 1941 Greece, on the eve of German occupation, cynical American foreign correspondent Michael Morrison arrives in Athens, intending to depart for London the following day. While there he is tricked into smuggling a list of resistance leaders out of the country and is pursued by the Germans.
poster
73
17
7.7
/422/
75
/17/
68
/14/
3.6
/645/

Don't Be a Sucker! (1943)
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.
poster
72
17
7.0
/403/
73
/28/
76
/13/
3.5
/581/

Wild Heart (2018)
Wild Heart (Wildes Herz) is a portrait of Jan "Monchi" Gorkow, front man for the punk band Feine Sahne Fischfilet, and his campaign against racism and right-wing extremism.


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