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

1. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.

Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell, Rupert Evans

Votes: 111,095

2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi

In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke

Votes: 881,857 | Gross: $6.21M

3. The Island (2005)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A man living in a futuristic sterile colony begins to question his circumscribed existence when his friend is chosen to go to the Island, the last uncontaminated place on earth.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 327,788 | Gross: $35.82M

4. The Death of Stalin (2017)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough

Votes: 113,541 | Gross: $8.05M

5. Priest (2011)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.

Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban

Votes: 124,180 | Gross: $29.14M

6. Ultraviolet (2006)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A beautiful haemophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be carrying antigens that would destroy all hæmophages.

Director: Kurt Wimmer | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu

Votes: 84,112 | Gross: $18.50M

7. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

M | 100 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert

Votes: 10,167

8. 1984 (1956)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff

Votes: 4,185

9. Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)

60 min | Documentary, History

Powerful and resonant series that looks at how Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany and ushered in the death of democracy.

Stars: Richard John Evans, Kate Fleetwood, Richard Overy, Heike B. Görtemaker

Votes: 1,174

10. Mother Night (1996)

R | 114 min | Drama, Romance, War

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.

Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Tony Robinow, Michael McGill

Votes: 5,595 | Gross: $0.39M

11. Code 46 (2003)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

A futuristic Brief Encounter (1945), this is a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Togo Igawa

Votes: 21,134 | Gross: $0.20M

12. The Clonus Horror (1979)

R | 90 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

In a seemingly perfect society, one member discovers the truth about the outside world, as well as their ultimate purpose.

Director: Robert S. Fiveson | Stars: Peter Graves, Rick DiAngelo, Eugene Robert Glazer, Eileen Dietz

Votes: 2,682

13. Closet Land (1991)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

In a drab police state, an author of children's books is interrogated by a sadistic, secret policeman. She's under suspicion of embedding anti-government messages in her stories.

Director: Radha Bharadwaj | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman

Votes: 3,050 | Gross: $0.26M

14. Population 436 (2006 Video)

R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A census-taker (Sisto) is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: David Ames, Leigh Enns, Susan Kelso, Rick Skene

Votes: 13,526

15. Hitler: A Career (1977)

Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History

This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.

Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret

Votes: 3,037

16. King Size (1988)

105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

This comedy follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The ... See full summary »

Director: Juliusz Machulski | Stars: Jacek Chmielnik, Jerzy Stuhr, Katarzyna Figura, Grzegorz Herominski

Votes: 3,383

17. Centrespread (1981)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

The Story of a photographer's struggle in the glamorous world of nude modeling.

Director: Tony Paterson | Stars: Kylie Foster, Paul Trahair, Mark Watson, Ivor Louis

Votes: 230

18. The Old Men at the Zoo (1983– )

275 min | Comedy

Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.

Stars: Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton

Votes: 23

19. Apple Mac: 1984 (1983 Video)

1 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Apple and Ridley Scott presented the most awaited event of 1984: the introduction of Apple Macintosh personal computer to the world. With a concept directly influenced by George Orwell's ... See full summary »

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: David Graham, Anya Major

Votes: 1,377

20. Radio Free Albemuth (2010)

R | 111 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Sci-fi thriller from Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly); Nick Brady receives messages from space and joins conspiracy to overthrow authoritarian U. S. regime.

Director: John Alan Simon | Stars: Shea Whigham, Jonathan Scarfe, Michael Rothhaar, Katheryn Winnick

Votes: 1,898 | Gross: $0.01M

21. Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Dr. Otto grows a hand out of the top of his head and tries to destroy the world.

Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Glenn Petach, Myke R. Mueller, Jackie Welch

Votes: 726

22. Mussolini and I (1985)

120 min | Biography, Drama, War

A compelling drama and documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce (Bob Hoskins), from his days as a terrorist, to his alliance with Hitler, to the betrayal of his son-in-law, and untimely demise.

Stars: Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, Annie Girardot

Votes: 453

23. The Soviet Story (2008)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, War

The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.

Director: Edvins Snore | Stars: Jon Strickland, Vladimir Bukovsky, Vladimir Lenin, Norman Davies

Votes: 3,447

24. The Last Protestor (2018)

Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A father must come to terms with the oppressive government he works for upon finding out his daughter is rebelling against it.

Director: Nicole Castillo | Stars: Elizabeth Lambert, Joe Duffy, Devorah Lynne Dishington, Ivy Beech

25. Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)

157 min | Documentary, History, War

The rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.

Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand

Votes: 1,119

26. The Children's Story (1982 TV Movie)

30 min | Drama

A just-established totalitarian government places a new teacher in a classroom of young children while the old teacher is sent away. The new teacher challenges the students' view of their ... See full summary »

Director: James Clavell | Stars: Mildred Dunnock, Michaela Clavell, James McCall, Michelle Francoeur

Votes: 75

27. Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The ace cop of a totalitarian police force and a drifting android play their parts in a post-apocalyptic society. They are destined to fight. Their encounter will change them forever.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Maria Chen, Richard Chen, Jason Chu

Votes: 2,795

28. The Red Chapel (2009)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Comedy

Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.

Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Tommy Kenter, Jacob Nossell

Votes: 2,159 | Gross: $0.01M

29. Terminal City Ricochet (1990)

107 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its ... See full summary »

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra, Mark Bennett

Votes: 178

30. Opposite Borders (V) (2020)

73 min | Drama

Filmed in North Korea and Northern Ireland, "The Wall" juxtaposes the story of Yung Hee, a young North Korean female poet, with images of David Kinsella's native Belfast.

Director: David Kinsella | Stars: Corey McKinley, Jin Han Pak, Thomas Purdy, Yuna Shin

Votes: 21

31. Laissez-faire (2015)

80 min | Documentary, History, War

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende

Votes: 14

32. Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West (2023 TV Special)

45 min | Documentary, History

September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile. With the support of world democracies, including the US and UK, the dictator ruled through terror and torture.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Cal Seville, Roberto Navarrete, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Grace Livingston

Votes: 14

33. Videobook: A Clockwork Orange (2023)

396 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A Clockwork Orange videobook.

Directors: George Zhuzikasio Ali, Ivan Prokopovich | Stars: George Zhuzikasio Ali, Ivan Prokopovich

34. 2030 (2024)

21 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi | Post-production

2030. In a new world. Pregnancies are forbidden. Emily must make a life changing decision.

Director: Tim Eickhoff | Stars: Silviana Ursu, Stan Holoubek, Sebastian Prenzel, Dirk Lins

35. The Ideal (2011)

96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

It's a high school summer job for Julia and Alexander - the chance to earn money and work with eccentric, charismatic social studies teacher, Mr. Zenidro. But something else awaits them in ... See full summary »

Director: Wes Tomasz Ciesla | Stars: Dennis Brito, Kristen Brancaccio, Ivan Perez, John Dean

Votes: 152

36. Hitler & Stalin - Portrait of Hostility (2009 TV Movie)

89 min | Documentary

Ullrich Kasten draws parallels between the trajectories of the two 20th century dictators, who never met each other but had in common their anti-Semitism and a form of paranoia. The ... See full summary »

Director: Ullrich Kasten | Stars: Frank Arnold, Winston Churchill, Joseph Goebbels, Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Votes: 58

37. How to Stage a Coup (2017 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary, History

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Giles Milton, Donald Rayfield, Daniel Beer

Votes: 191

38. Tiempos de Dictadura Tiempos de Marcos Pérez Jiménez (2012)

Documentary

A documentary that explores the regime of Venezuelan dictator, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and how he continuously violated Human Rights through his political police, all while developing in great measure the infrastructure of Caracas.

Directors: Carlos Oteyza, Luz Marina Zamora

Votes: 107

39. Insufficient Grief

Short, Drama, Thriller | Announced

A couple plot to escape their totalitarian society after the public grief they exhibit over the death of the state's dictator has been deemed "insufficient" by the state's bureaucrats.

Director: Angel Connell | Star: Angel Connell

40. The Right Wing Scapegoat (2017 Video)

29 min | Documentary, Short

Carl Benjamin, aka Sargon of Akkad, disputes the David Pakman videos, "Debunked: Socialism Has Never Worked" and "The Myth of the 'Violent Left'".

Stars: Carl Benjamin, Bernie Sanders, David Pakman

41. Unkarin kulttuurisota (2021 TV Movie)

54 min | Documentary

In Hungary, the populist government and the liberal opposition are fighting for control of the media and universities.

Director: Marko Lönnqvist | Stars: Marko Lönnqvist, Gábor Szarka, Bálint Antal, László Upor

Votes: 8

42. 451

Sci-Fi | Announced

Sandra Parker joins a militia to overthrow a government that burns books.

Stars: Shiree Adkins, Michael Mcallister Jr.

43. Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)

90 min | Documentary, History, War

The story of Hitler and his penchant for barbarism and destruction, starting with his surprise Russian invasion and the anarchy that followed.

Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Richard John Evans, Klaus Schmider

Votes: 26

44. Slave (2010)

5 min | Short, Sci-Fi

The year is 2089, a corporate one world government uses implanted RFID chips to control a human race - one man attempts to escape.

Director: Tom Sokalski | Star: Jordan Richards

45. Lotus (2012)

89 min | Drama

Xiao He is a free-spirited teacher working in a village in Northern China. To her, learning is possible only if one experiences the pleasure of discovering something new, and it does not mean abiding by the same old rules. (from MUBI)

Director: Shu Liu | Stars: Zhongyou Guo, Kang Luo, Zhuo Tan, Hongfei Wu

Votes: 36

46. Pollinator (2022)

19 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A dystopian future set in a totalitarian world , where a young man's life is about to change.

Director: Kyriakos Kakoullis | Stars: Polis Hadjicosta, Nina Papageorgiou, Nafsika Apostratou, Fernando Mounzer

Votes: 11

47. Beholder (2016 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Horror

Carl is a government-installed landlord in a totalitarian State who has been appointed to spy on his tenants. Will he follow the commands of the Government or side with the people who suffer from the oppressive directives?

Stars: Oleg Belov, Daniel Caron, Mike Devall, Michail Hrustalev

Votes: 129

48. Rutenbündel (2009)

14 min | Short, Sci-Fi

An agent is assigned to investigate the vanishing of people under a totalitarian state.

Director: Michael Steinhauser | Star: Frauke Ludwig

49. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: Google Just Defended Against Anti-Free Speech Canadian Legalism (2017)

11 min | News

Styx praises Google for defending free speech for once, and recommends that the main tech firms get together and resist foreign attempts at censorship.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

50. Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli (2009)

17 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

When an underground resistance movement seeks to uncover the truth behind the Second Branch and the Great Conduit, they send in their top man, Guy Lance, to infiltrate the corporate behemoth Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli.

Directors: Owen Williams, Adam Wright | Stars: Michael Dixon, Kiki Kendrick, Richard Hollingworth, Rob Jones

Votes: 10