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51. Brecht (2019)
187 min | Biography, Drama, History
Starting from the year 1956, Brecht's year of death, the film looks back on the time of the First World War and the life Bertolt Brecht in a mixture of fiction and documentary.
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Burghart Klaußner, Tom Schilling, Adele Neuhauser, Lou Strenger
Votes: 392
52. United Red Army (2007)
Not Rated | 190 min | Crime, Drama
The film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.
Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Maki Sakai, Arata Iura, Akie Namiki, Gô Jibiki
Votes: 882 | Gross: $0.00M
53. Nada (1974)
110 min | Thriller
A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel, Mariangela Melato
Votes: 1,125
54. Jussi Pussi (1970)
82 min | Comedy
Jussi, a student admired by all women, is inadvertently selected to represent both left-wing and right-wing parties in the parliamentary elections. All Jussi cares about is the beautiful, blonde Irmeli.
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Leena Brusiin, Simo Salminen, Leila Itkonen
Votes: 220
55. Kryptonim: Polska (2022)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Staszek lives in Bialystok and is a member of the Radical Youth Association, abbreviated as ZMR. He is not a radical himself, but belonging to nationalists gives him strength and a sense of... See full summary »
Director: Piotr Kumik | Stars: Borys Szyc, Maciej Musialowski, Magdalena Mascianica, Antoni Królikowski
Votes: 882
56. Osey Ramulamma (1997)
Action, Drama
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Vijayshanti, Rami Reddy, Dasari Narayana Rao, Narra Venkateswara Rao
Votes: 92
57. The Term (2014)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
The film is a view from the inside on how it is to be in opposition in Russia of Putin. Attempts, mistakes, political tricks, seen through the eyes of the opposition leaders.
Directors: Pavel Kostomarov, Aleksey Pivovarov, Aleksandr Rastorguev | Stars: Kseniya Sobchak, Ilya Yashin, Alexei Navalny, Maksim Vitorgan
Votes: 264
58. Roads to the South (1978)
100 min | Drama
The story of an exiled Spanish revolutionary, now a successful screenwriter, dangerously drawn back to his homeland and the "good fight" for freedom from fascism.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Yves Montand, Miou-Miou, Laurent Malet, France Lambiotte
Votes: 250
59. Where Once We Walked (2011)
126 min | Drama, History, War
Otso "The Main Man" Hultkrantz is playing the leading role of the young Allu Kajander in Where Once We Walked, based on a novel about a civil war raging between the Red and the White in Finland.
Director: Peter Lindholm | Stars: Selma af Schulten, Nina Kaipainen, Birthe Wingren, Johan Storgård
Votes: 327
60. A Tale of the Wind (1988)
80 min | Documentary
An elderly, asthmatic filmmaker travels to China, hoping to film the wind.
Director: Joris Ivens | Stars: Joris Ivens, Henxiang Han, Zhuang Liu, Delong Wang
Votes: 946
61. Herrmann (2013)
14 min | Short, Drama
Herrmann is a leftist Thirty Something, who is still politically active, despite beginning to live the usual life of having a girlfriend and a child. On the way to his weekly political meeting he is kidnapped.
Director: Gerd Reda | Stars: Andreas Berg, Martina Ysker, Katinka Maché, Stephanie Reinhardt
Votes: 29
62. Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California-Berkely in the 1960's.
Director: Mark Kitchell | Stars: Jentri Anders, Joan Baez, Frank Bardacke, Stokely Carmichael
Votes: 776
63. The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
168 min | Drama
Based on the great river story, (Taebaegsanmaek) The Taebaek Mountains chronicles the lasting generational conflict between proprietors and peasants in South Korea.
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Dong-joon Choi, Pang Eun-jin, Lee Ho-jae, Shin Hyeon-jun
Votes: 232
64. Baader (2002)
115 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Andreas Baader starts out as a small-time criminal. In Berlin, he is recruited by a revolutionary cell. They plan to overthrow the state.
Director: Christopher Roth | Stars: Frank Giering, Laura Tonke, Vadim Glowna, Can Taylanlar
Votes: 792
65. Sekigun-P.F.L.P: Sekai sensô sengen (1971)
69 min | Documentary
It was a milestone of film as activism, cinema as movement in Japan's context. Adachi and Wakamatsu went to Beirut on the way back from the Cannes Film Festival. There, in collaboration ... See full summary »
Directors: Masao Adachi, Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Mustafa Abu Ali, Masao Adachi, George Habash, Susumu Iwabuchi
Votes: 166
66. But Forever in My Mind (1999)
88 min | Comedy
Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the... See full summary »
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Giulia Carmignani
Votes: 1,683
67. What Pisses Me Off About the YouTube Child Sex Scandal (2017 Video)
9 min | Short, News
YouTube seems to have plenty of time to censor non-leftist political views, says Stefan Molyneux; but not enough time to block pedophilic material from their website.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
68. Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
An uncensored look at the life and work of film producer Harvey Weinstein.
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Matt Affleck, Ken Auletta, Peter Bart, Peter Biskind
Votes: 323
69. Amarsi male (1969)
92 min | Drama
Anna, personal secretary of a wealthy industrialist, falls in love with her boss' daughter's leftist boyfriend Carlo and basically severs her ties with her boss (with whom she has also been... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Nieves Navarro, Gianni Macchia, Micaela Pignatelli, Lucio Dalla
Votes: 64
70. Q&A (2008– )
57 min | Talk-Show
A panel of experts and politicians answer questions from the live studio audience and from viewers.
Stars: Tony Jones, Patricia Karvelas, Barnaby Joyce, Stan Grant
Votes: 124
71. The Supermarket (2009)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
To the young people of Ellington the Supermarket was many different things. Another home, a place they'd known as long as they can remember. A one-of-a-kind place to work, build friendships... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Norman | Stars: Matt Jenkins, Bob Ondek, Pat Tanner, Brian Madore
Votes: 24
72. Segreti segreti (1985)
92 min | Drama
Young terrorist Laura will be the common thread that links six women's personal stories, determining their sometimes tragic destinies, and discovering silence and complicity that she does not seek.
Director: Giuseppe Bertolucci | Stars: Lina Sastri, Rossana Podestà, Giulia Boschi, Alida Valli
Votes: 105
73. Coluche (2008)
100 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
October 1980. Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, is the French people's favorite comedian. He performs every night to a packed house at the Théâtre du Gymnase. One day, always ... See full summary »
Director: Antoine de Caunes | Stars: François-Xavier Demaison, Léa Drucker, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Bateau
Votes: 729
74. Stammheim - The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (1986)
107 min | Crime, Drama
Stammheim Prison in Stuttgart, West Germany, as the five defendants--Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof Gudrun Ensslin, Jan-Carl Raspe, and Holger Meins--are brought before the judge and ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Hauff | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Hans Kremer, Therese Affolter, Ulrich Pleitgen
Votes: 497
75. Salvador Allende (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Biography
From his childhood in Valparaiso to his death during the Pinochet military coup on September 11, 1973, the life and works of Chilean president Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Patricio Guzmán, Jacques Bidou, Alejandro Gonzáles
Votes: 768
76. Underground (1976)
87 min | Documentary
It's the mid 1970s and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society, explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties... See full summary »
Directors: Emile de Antonio, Mary Lampson, Haskell Wexler | Stars: Bill Ayers, Kathy Boudin, Emile de Antonio, Bernardine Dohrn
Votes: 173
77. Autogynephilia (2018)
49 min
Natalie discusses Ray Blanchard's transsexual typography, autogynephilia, or the love of oneself as a woman.
Director: Natalie Wynn | Stars: Peter Coffin, Natalie Wynn
Votes: 58
78. Happier Than Ever (1984)
91 min | Drama
Carlos, a left-wing militant involved in actions against the Brazilian dictatorship in the early seventies, decides to get closer to his teenage son Gabriel, but his duties towards the ... See full summary »
Director: Murilo Salles | Stars: Claudio Marzo, Roberto Bataglin, Susana Vieira, Meiry Vieira
Votes: 104
79. The Enemies of Reason (2007 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Derren Brown, Deepak Chopra, Richard Dawkins, Chris French
Votes: 1,853
80. Bashing (2005)
82 min | Drama
Yuko volunteered to be an aid worker in Iraq and was taken hostage there. When freed she returned to Japan, but after being home six months she is still the ongoing object of harassment ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Kobayashi | Stars: Fusako Urabe, Nene Ôtsuka, Takayuki Katô, Kikujirô Honda
Votes: 514
81. A German Youth (2015)
93 min | Documentary, History
Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot | Stars: Horst Mahler, Philip Werner Sauber, Holger Meins, Helke Sander
Votes: 547
82. Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen (2008 Video)
120 min | Documentary
Richard Dawkins is joined by Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens to discuss science, god, religion and much more.
Director: Josh Timonen | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens
Votes: 458
83. O kloios (1987)
120 min | Action, Thriller
A commercial flight from Athens to Thessaloniki was hijacked by six young communists who asked the pilots to fly to Yugoslavia.
Director: Kostas Koutsomytis | Stars: Socrates Alafouzos, Dimitris Karambetsis, Vladimiros Kyriakidis, Aias Manthopoulos
Votes: 42
84. Fontamara (1980)
139 min | Drama
Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Michele Placido, Ida Di Benedetto, Antonella Murgia, Imma Piro
Votes: 72
85. The Last War Crime (2012)
Drama, History, Thriller
Epic political fantasy drama, envisioning what would have happened if Dick Cheney had been indicted for ordering torture, which was used to get the false confessions to make a fraudulent ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Garrett | Stars: Deanna Hurst, Richard Tanner, Grey Wolf, Troy Conrad
Votes: 20
86. Senses of Cinema (2022)
89 min | Documentary, History
This history of the co-op film movements of Sydney and Melbourne comes from two of the major figures in Australian documentary who were intimately involved in the filmmaking groundswell ... See full summary »
Directors: John Hughes, Tom Zubrycki | Stars: Martha Ansara, Gillian Armstrong, Richard Brennan, Bryan Brown
Votes: 10
87. Nicht fummeln, Liebling! (1970)
87 min | Comedy
Charly flew home and now lives with his buddy Harry, who lives in a sort of commune of potential department store founders.
Director: May Spils | Stars: Werner Enke, Gila von Weitershausen, Henry van Lyck, Benno Hoffmann
Votes: 80
88. Ankuram (1993)
Not Rated | 131 min | Drama
The story of a woman trying to return the child of a naxalite to him.
Director: Uma Maheswara Rao | Stars: Revathi, Sarath Babu, Balaiah M., Om Puri
Votes: 68
89. KLK an PTX - Die Rote Kapelle (1971)
178 min | Drama, History, War
East German film about the history of Red Orchestra, a real life German pro-Soviet spy ring created after the rise of Hitler that turned into a resistance movement led by a leftist Nazi officer, Harro Schulze-Boysen, and Arvid Harnack.
Director: Horst E. Brandt | Stars: Horst Drinda, Irma Münch, Horst Schulze, Barbara Adolph
Votes: 33
90. The Drum (2010–2023)
40 min | Talk-Show
Australian current affairs talk show programme.
Stars: Tim James, Georgina Downer, Gray Connolly, Michael Jensen
Votes: 78
91. Jogakusei gerira (1969)
73 min | Drama
Three high school girls about to take their final exam, secretly plan to ruin the diploma ceremony in order to avenge themselves of that school which treated them as delinquents.
Director: Masao Adachi | Stars: Eri Ashikawa, Arisa Hanamura, Mari Yorozuya, Toto Nitta
Votes: 83
92. De beste går først (2002)
9 min | Comedy, Short
Nine oldtimers come upon a young woman stuck in a swamp.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Ole-Jørgen Nilsen, Rolf Brandt, Leif Guldbrandsen, Kjell Gundersen
Votes: 224
93. Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution (2008)
88 min | Documentary
Director: André Schäfer | Stars: Franz Beckenbauer, Jimmy Carter, Ulrich Hoeneß, Sepp Maier
Votes: 101
94. The Fall (1969)
116 min | Documentary, Music
An extraordinary piece of filmmaking, an extremely personal statement on violence, revolution and the turbulence within late sixties America.
Director: Peter Whitehead | Stars: Peter Whitehead, Alberta Tiburzi, Angelo Mannsraven, Coral Atkins
Votes: 70
95. Mai 68, Un étrange printemps (2018)
Documentary
May 1968: France is on the brink of a revolution. This documentary takes those being interviewed back in time and highlights the complexities of memory as many of those who participated in 1968 explain their thoughts of those events today.
Director: Dominique Beaux | Stars: Dominique Beaux, Jean-Baptiste Evette, Maurice Grimaud, Edouard Balladur
96. To teleftaio stoihima (1989)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Kostas Zirinis | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Nikos Alexiou, Katerina Razelou, Hristos Tsagas
Votes: 15
97. Hikari no ame (2001)
130 min | Drama
Director: Banmei Takahashi | Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Ren Ôsugi, Sansei Shiomi, Mansaku Ikeuchi
Votes: 32
98. Canceling (2020)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Natalie Wynn addresses the issue of "cancel culture" and her own, personal experiences, pertaining to it.
Director: Natalie Wynn | Stars: Buck Angel, James Charles, Tati Westbrook, Blaire White
Votes: 97
99. Keeping the Peace (2009)
89 min | Documentary
After the brutal murder of his son in Iraq, peace activist Michael Berg decides to run for congress to put an end to the war.
Directors: JJ Garvine, Tai Parquet | Stars: Michael S. Berg, Nick Berg, John McCain, Larry King
Votes: 25
100. Two incompatible sacred values in American universities - Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series (2016 Video)
66 min | Talk-Show
On October 6, 2016, Professor Jonathan Haidt gave a Hayek Lecture at Duke. The event was co-sponsored by the programs in the History of Political Economy (HOPE), Philosophy, Politics, and ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Haidt | Star: Jonathan Haidt