Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "english-politics"

1. Page Eight (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Johnny works for MI5. His neighbor Nancy approaches him. When his best friend and boss suddenly dies, Johnny's left to sort out things about the PM, MI5 and US.

Director: David Hare | Stars: Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Tom Hughes, Michael Gambon

Votes: 19,629

2. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 170,786 | Gross: $15.54M

3. House of Cards (1990)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama

The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.

Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel

Votes: 15,068

4. The Gathering Storm (2002 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History

Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache

Votes: 7,040

5. Secret State (2012)

42 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.

Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Jamie Sives

Votes: 2,977

6. The Company (2007)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, History, Romance

Real-life figures from the Cold War-era mix with a fictional story based on a group of C.I.A. operatives and their counterparts in the K.G.B., MI6, and the Mossad.

Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton, Rory Cochrane

Votes: 4,963

7. Elizabeth R (1971)

520 min | Biography, Drama, History

When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.

Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray

Votes: 1,937

8. To Serve Them All My Days (1980–1981)

673 min | Drama

David Powlett-Jones has just returned to England from the trenches of WWI. He was injured and shell-shocked and, after a spell in hospital he gets a job teaching in a boys boarding school ... See full summary »

Stars: John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughtan, Patricia Lawrence

Votes: 670

9. To Play the King (1993)

55 min | Drama

Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.

Stars: Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons

Votes: 4,450

10. The Final Cut (1995)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama

Francis Urquhart, a seasoned politician, tries to establish his legacy before retirement by negotiating an end to the Cyprus , but the island hides secrets from his past that could destroy him.

Stars: Ian Richardson, Diane Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Isla Blair

Votes: 3,806

11. The Betrayed Girls (2017 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

About the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the testimony of victims and the shocking truth from those who spoke out.

Director: Henry Singer | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Ann Cryer, Andrew Norfolk, Mohammed Shafiq

Votes: 31

12. The Spirit of '45 (2013)

94 min | Documentary, History

A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts

Votes: 1,304

13. Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Biography, Drama

In the 1950s, Margaret Thatcher works as a research chemist, begins her attempts to be selected for Parliament and meets her future husband Denis Thatcher.

Director: Niall MacCormick | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Philip Jackson, Michael Gould, Jonathan Aris

Votes: 452

14. Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)

R | 306 min | Biography, Drama

The Story of the last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten

Stars: Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Ian Richardson, Sam Dastor

Votes: 206

15. Secret City (2012)

72 min | Documentary

London and the City of London are not the same place. London is a metropolis of 8 million people. The City of London is the famous square mile in the middle, with about 7,000 residents but ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Chanan | Stars: Natalie Bennett, Robin Blackburn, Alex Alhassan Darboe, Stephen Haseler

Votes: 52

16. London (1994)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield.

Director: Patrick Keiller | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Major, Norma Major, Dennis Skinner

Votes: 757

17. The Living Dead (1995)

176 min | Documentary

Investigating the way politicians erase, rewrite and interpret the past to their own interest.

Star: Adam Curtis

Votes: 357

18. Paedophiles in Parliament (2018)

96 min | Documentary

Explores the history of paedophile allegations in British Politics and the issue of child rapers in power is an epidemic.

Director: Sonia Poulton | Stars: Sonia Poulton, Andrea Davison, Chris Fay, Lowell Goddard

Votes: 16

19. The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962 TV Movie)

80 min | Drama

A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.

Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Kenneth More, Ralph Richardson, Angela Baddeley, Wendy Craig

Votes: 28

20. Westminster Abbey (1995 TV Movie)

Documentary

Alan Bennett serves as tour guide to Westminster Abbey, in this brilliant, interesting, and witty documentary. The stories told are of a more obscure and fascinating history and Alan is ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Stedall | Stars: Alan Bennett, Judi Dench, Michael Denison, John Gielgud

21. The Whip (IV)

82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production

With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.

Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids

22. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)

240 min | Documentary

A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley

Votes: 42

23. Chrysler and the Cabinet (1976 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary about the British government's controversial decision to give financial aid to the troubled UK branch of the Chrysler motor company in 1975.

Director: Baz Taylor

24. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: All Good Men (1974)

63 min | Comedy, Drama

An elderly politician looks back over his career while being interviewed by a TV producer.

Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Bill Fraser, Ronald Pickup, Jack Shepherd, Frances de la Tour

Votes: 24

25. Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
Episode: A Past and a Future (1974)

52 min | Biography, Drama, History

At age 64, Jennie has too much time on her hands. She marries again and makes plans to follow her young husband to Nigeria.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Lee Remick, Charles Kay, Barbara Parkins, Warren Clarke

Votes: 13

26. Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
Episode: A Perfect Darling (1974)

52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Jennie meets the handsome George Cornwallis-West; although he's the same age as Winston, they marry.

Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Lee Remick, Christopher Cazenove, Thorley Walters, Penelope Lee

Votes: 15