V for Vendetta
Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves
In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.
Why you'll love it
The film explores a dystopian future where a masked vigilante leads a revolution against a totalitarian regime.
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Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Why you'll love it
The film is a thinly-veiled account of the 1963 assassination of a Greek politician and the military coup that followed.
The Battle of Algiers
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Why you'll love it
A film about the Algerian resistance against the French colonial government in the 1950s, leading to Algeria's independence.
The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh
An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Why you'll love it
A political thriller about a soldier who is brainwashed into becoming an unwitting assassin involved in a political coup.
Seven Days in May
Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March
United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Why you'll love it
The film is about a planned military coup to take over the United States government in reaction to the president's negotiation of a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union.