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Political Drama movies

Power and policy drama: influence, ideology, corruption, negotiation, and compromise inside institutions.

The Contender

1. The Contender

Drama Thriller Political Drama Political Thriller
6.9
20002h 6min

Overview

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Themes

Vice president expectations, Public scrutiny and integrity, Sex scandal dynamics, Gender barriers and ambition, Media influence on leadership, Partisan obstruction and negotiation

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Bread and Roses

2. Bread and Roses

Comedy Drama Political Drama Workplace Comedy
7.0
20001h 50min

Overview

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

Themes

Class inequality, Labor solidarity, Union organizing, Immigrant labor rights, Employer intimidation, Workplace exploitation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total
MUBI
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Joint Security Area

3. Joint Security Area

Drama Thriller Action Political Drama Political Thriller
7.7
20001h 48min

Overview

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Trust and betrayal, Group solidarity across lines, False alibi dynamics, Mutual bonds across divide, Investigation and competing loyalties

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Sneakers

4. Sneakers

Comedy Crime Drama High-Concept Comedy Heist
7.1
19922h 5min

Overview

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

Themes

Trust under manipulation, Impostor networks, Wealth redistribution pressures, Corporate-criminal collusion, Fugitive pursuit dynamics, Codebreaking tech ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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