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Kanopy
90
7.5
/7749/
72
/206/
75
/150/
3.8
/14481/
98
/53/
91
/6/
82
/15/

There Is No Evil (2020)
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.
poster
Netflix
88
8.1
/143419/
83
/2640/
79
/954/
4.3
/735520/
97
/205/
97
/182/
85
/43/
cc age 14+

I'm Still Here (2024)
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
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Criterion Channel
87
8.1
/33621/
78
/555/
77
/598/
4.3
/48088/
94
/51/
93
/387/
86
/19/

Z (1969)
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.9
/38491/
76
/677/
76
/740/
4.2
/70005/
98
/59/
90
/659/
100
/11/

The Conformist (1971)
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
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Kanopy
85
7.7
/11642/
79
/265/
75
/198/
4.0
/28376/
100
/13/
89
/128/

The Official Story (1985)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
poster
84
7.9
/5021/
78
/299/
77
/58/
4.0
/10560/
100
/58/
99
/44/
85
/16/

Beyond Utopia (2023)
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
poster
Kanopy
82
8.0
/9558/
78
/324/
76
/159/
3.9
/6878/
100
/70/
89
/140/
84
/21/
cc age 16+

The Square (2013)
The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the heart and soul of the film, which follows several young activists. Armed with values, determination, music, humor, an abundance of social media, and sheer obstinacy, they know that the thorny path to democracy only began with Hosni Mubarak’s fall. The life-and-death struggle between the people and the power of the state is still playing out.
poster
81
7.6
/2486/
77
/86/
74
/22/
3.8
/8168/
100
/25/
80
/11/

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
poster
81
7.4
/27035/
73
/565/
72
/460/
3.8
/37440/
93
/132/
80
/421/
81
/36/

No (2012)
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
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Netflix
80
7.5
/2630/
74
/173/
76
/46/
3.7
/31720/
91
/43/
87
/13/
82
/16/
cc age 14+

Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.8
/47952/
77
/1029/
72
/266/
3.9
/41949/
88
/1/
82
/22/
cc age 14+

Navalny (2022)
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/8315/
69
/146/
68
/173/
3.7
/7713/
85
/13/
82
/106/

Danton (1983)
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
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Netflix
79
7.3
/16471/
77
/795/
76
/373/
3.8
/41104/
97
/34/
68
/174/
81
/13/

The Edge of Democracy (2019)
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
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Criterion Channel
79
7.7
/6649/
75
/118/
72
/104/
4.1
/10408/
78
/9/
89
/20/

State of Siege (1972)
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
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Kanopy
79
7.3
/3695/
74
/115/
71
/96/
3.8
/5377/
99
/88/
77
/51/
87
/23/

The Missing Picture (2013)
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10515/
76
/307/
73
/241/
3.8
/22975/
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
79
7.7
/25361/
75
/472/
72
/413/
3.9
/21137/
94
/35/
85
/269/
78
/10/
cc age 14+

Missing (1982)
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
poster
79
7.8
/221061/
78
/5500/
76
/3587/
4.1
/255807/
98
/63/
90
/7407/
84
/18/
cc age 17+

Brazil (1985)
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
poster
YouTube TV
79
7.5
/766788/
76
/38154/
74
/18147/
3.9
/1991813/
90
/291/
89
/12028/
76
/49/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
poster
78
7.6
/204602/
75
/3705/
74
/2296/
3.7
/79140/
87
/183/
89
/15313/
74
/36/
cc age 17+

The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
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Kanopy
82
78
7.6
/6510/
76
/217/
73
/162/
4.0
/15418/
100
/49/
84
/108/
91
/19/

Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.4
/1041/
68
/18/
59
/16/
3.5
/441/
94
/70/
88
/62/
82
/29/

The Agronomist (2004)
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.5
/3083/
73
/278/
68
/31/
3.6
/4112/
98
/42/
85
/20/
74
/14/

Assassins (2021)
True crime meets global spy thriller in this gripping account of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader. The film follows the trial of the two female assassins, probing the question: were the women trained killers or innocent pawns of North Korea?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.3
/223378/
74
/12440/
69
/2829/
3.8
/2518892/
88
/407/
95
/15134/
73
/63/
cc age 10+

Wicked (2024)
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
7.3
/19077/
71
/398/
70
/328/
3.7
/22988/
87
/38/
81
/297/
80
/10/

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
poster
77
8.1
/1237947/
81
/35073/
78
/15273/
3.9
/880735/
73
/254/
90
/58000/
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.
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Kanopy
76
7.6
/3057/
77
/98/
69
/73/
3.9
/6227/
93
/46/
80
/10/
80
/18/

The Pearl Button (2015)
The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
poster
75
7.2
/2703/
63
/23/
64
/45/
3.7
/2639/
79
/1/

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
75
7.1
/11318/
72
/574/
69
/242/
3.6
/7437/
90
/10/
76
/157/

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Fandor
80
75
7.7
/13118/
77
/187/
77
/209/
3.8
/19841/
87
/38/
91
/351/
76
/19/

Machuca (2004)
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.6
/2132/
69
/52/
69
/28/
3.5
/775/
95
/57/
78
/58/
72
/23/

The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
This riveting documentary depicts former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as a warmonger responsible for military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia and East Timor, as well as the assassination of a Chilean leader in 1970. Based on a book by journalist Christopher Hitchens, the film includes interviews with historians, political analysts and such journalists as New York Times writer William Safire, a former Nixon speechwriter.
poster
Kanopy
75
6.9
/6093/
66
/93/
67
/159/
3.6
/3807/
91
/93/
68
/173/
85
/24/

Vincere (2009)
The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.
poster
MUBI
74
6.5
/3275/
61
/133/
62
/79/
3.5
/8720/
98
/47/
66
/11/
88
/16/

Azor (2021)
Yvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, is going to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to replace his partner, the object of the most worrying rumors, who disappeared overnight. Between hushed lounges, swimming pools, and gardens under surveillance, a remote duel takes place between two bankers who, despite different methods, are the accomplices of a discreet and merciless form of colonization.
poster
Peacock Premium
74
7.5
/691177/
78
/41307/
77
/20463/
3.7
/1930988/
78
/257/
81
/165083/
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
Netflix
85
74
8.2
/5878/
80
/244/
74
/116/
4.1
/9159/
100
/8/
93
/20/
cc age 13+

Cuba and the Cameraman (2017)
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/2184/
62
/79/
70
/50/
3.5
/9463/
91
/56/
96
/9/
78
/19/

Chile '76 (2022)
Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
poster
73
7.2
/47237/
71
/1217/
71
/1040/
3.5
/37897/
82
/38/
72
/903/

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
poster
73
7.5
/16379/
73
/168/
64
/145/
3.6
/3508/
74
/65/
80
/243/
71
/26/

Sunshine (1999)
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
72
6.0
/832/
72
/131/
68
/21/
3.3
/494/
75
/24/
89
/26/
63
/7/
cc age 15+

Words of War (2025)
World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.
poster
Hoopla
72
7.0
/7369/
69
/155/
65
/66/
3.5
/1975/
82
/33/
72
/118/
74
/16/

A Woman in Berlin (2008)
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
poster
Rakuten Viki
78
72
7.4
/7183/
77
/410/
73
/209/
3.8
/8664/
100
/21/
83
/18/
69
/6/

The Spy Gone North (2018)
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
poster
72
7.0
/3237/
62
/22/
65
/37/
3.5
/1833/
68
/22/
86
/103/

Tango (1998)
A dangerous love affair inspires a director to create the most spectacular and boldly seductive dance film ever made.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.3
/11131/
75
/866/
73
/452/
3.5
/14844/
73
/15/
78
/36/
66
/8/
7.9
/143268/
cc age 8+

Patema Inverted (2013)
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
6.8
/11450/
68
/336/
62
/276/
3.5
/15231/
92
/154/
69
/51/
82
/28/
cc age 17+

Neruda (2016)
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.0
/87022/
69
/2683/
67
/1592/
3.4
/74923/
75
/32/
71
/2111/
67
/8/
cc age 16+

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.
poster
70
6.5
/1972/
62
/18/
63
/22/
3.3
/397/
86
/105/
66
/134/
70
/33/

Gunner Palace (2004)
American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
70
7.1
/49539/
70
/1078/
68
/801/
3.8
/31762/
67
/138/
75
/1928/
64
/24/

Che: Part One (2008)
Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.
poster
69
7.4
/6307/
74
/165/
75
/132/
3.8
/28962/
59
/17/
76
/47/

Four Days in September (1997)
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.


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