Genre: Political Thrillers
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Argo (2012)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by…
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The Ides of March (2011)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: George Clooney
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's (Ryan Gosling) idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where "victory" is relative. The film, directed by George…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch …
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
John Le Carré's classic thriller of Cold War espionage follows an English spy as he returns to MI-6 under a cloud of suspicion. In the years since he was sacked by the agency, some…
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The Double (2011)
Cast: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Michael Brandt
Retired CIA agent Paul Shepherdson joins young FBI agent Ben Geary to track down a Russian assassin who has seemingly returned after the Cold War. Old conspiracies quickly resurface,…
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5 Days of War (2011)
Cast: Rupert Friend, Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia …
Directed by: Renny Harlin
When American journalist Thomas Anders (Rupert Friend) is sent to cover the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, he and his cameraman become entangled with a beautiful Georgian scholar (Emmanuelle…
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011)
Cast: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden …
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Ayn Rand's controversial bestseller is the basis for this potent drama about Dagny Taggart, a fiercely independent railroad tycoon determined to use innovative technology and…
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Masterpiece Contemporary: Page Eight (2011)
Cast: Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon …
Directed by: David Hare
Silky-smooth veteran MI5 agent Johnny Worricker is wholly dedicated to his work, but his loyalty to the British spy agency is about to be tested. A top secret document surfaces that reveals…
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Man on Ground (2011)
Cast: Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Fana Mokoena …
Directed by: Akin Omotoso
When his estranged brother goes missing in Johannesburg, London-based Nigerian banker Ade searches for him. Forced to seek shelter with his brother's boss during a riot, Ade questions…
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Buried (2010)
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson …
Directed by: Rodrigo Cortés
While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of the desert with nothing but a lighter, a candle,…
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
A writer (Ewan McGregor) stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) complete his memoirs on a remote island after the…
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Unthinkable (2010)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen …
Directed by: Gregor Jordan
When the government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons, locations unknown, it's up to a seasoned interrogator (Samuel L. Jackson) and an FBI agent…
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The Whistleblower (2010)
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monica Bellucci …
Directed by: Larysa Kondracki
Sent to Bosnia to train cops in the aftermath of that country's brutal civil war, American policewoman Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) uncovers evidence that U.N. peacekeepers are…
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The Debt (2010)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain …
Directed by: John Madden
Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is a former Mossad intelligence agent forced to relive her 1965 pursuit of a notorious Nazi war criminal when the bold and dangerous fugitive is thought to have…
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Game of Death (2010)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Zoe Bell, Robert Davi …
Directed by: Giorgio Serafini
When a diplomat narrowly misses assassination, a bodyguard rushes the politician to the hospital and prepares for the bad guys to come finish the job. But how long can one man and his new…
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Legacy (2010)
Cast: Idris Elba, William Hope, Monique Gabriela Curnen …
Directed by: Thomas Ikimi
Taking refuge in a shabby Brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in Eastern Europe, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) begins to disintegrate mentally as he broods…
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Raajneeti (2010)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar …
Directed by: Prakash Jha
When the American-educated scion of a powerful Indian family returns to the subcontinent to safeguard his family's political influence, his first taste of power starts him down the…
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Enemies Among Us (2010)
Cast: Billy Zane, Eric Roberts, Robin Givens …
Directed by: Dan Garcia
Louisiana Governor Chip Majors (James DuMont) is the leading contender for his party's nomination for vice president, putting him on the doorstep of immense power and prestige. But…
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Post Mortem (2010)
Cast: Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell …
Directed by: Pablo Larraín
The bloody 1973 military coup in Chile is the center of this gripping drama about Mario (Alfredo Castro), a lonely morgue worker caught up in the chaos tearing apart his country. When the…
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Road to Nowhere (2010)
Cast: Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, Cliff De Young …
Directed by: Monte Hellman
In a reach for authenticity, filmmaker Mitch (Tygh Runyan) casts an unknown actress (Shannyn Sossamon) to star in his upcoming film, the true story of a puzzling political scandal involving a…
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Orphan (2009)
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard …
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Picking up the pieces after their baby's tragic death, the Colemans -- Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) -- adopt 9-year-old Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) from an orphanage,…
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The Fourth Kind (2009)
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Charlotte Milchard, Will Patton …
Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi
When Alaskan psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich) begins videotaping her therapy sessions with clients, she uncovers petrifying evidence that they have experienced the fourth level…
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State of Play (2009)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams …
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
When his mistress is found dead, Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) tries desperately to protect his name and career. As journalists Cal (Russell Crowe) and Della (Rachel McAdams)…
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The International (2009)
Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl …
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Interpol agent Louis Salinger and Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman join forces to expose a global financial institution's money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal…
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Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
Cast: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames …
Directed by: Greg Marcks
After stumbling upon a strange cell phone that seems to steer him toward limitless wealth, a young engineer (Shane West) goes along for the ride. But the road veers into dangerous territory…
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Kandahar Break (2009)
Cast: Shaun Dooley, Dean Andrews, Rasheed Naz …
Directed by: David Whitney
When a former army officer runs afoul of a local police chief in Taliban-era Afghanistan, he's branded an infidel and must flee the country. But his only chance of getting out is…