Top rated most captivating movies with a political context

Check out today’s highest ranked most captivating movies with a political context! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best most captivating movies with a political context, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)

Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender to their pressure.

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2021-04-29 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia

Rating

rating icon 6.516
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    critical view
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for political discussion
  3. Ranked #1 for
    scathing

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2 Apollo 11 (2019)

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

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2019-03-01 | Documentary / History

Cast

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin

Rating

rating icon 7.839
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great cinematic achievement
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gobsmacked
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most astonishing

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Apollo 11 trailer
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3 Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)

Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.

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2019-02-20 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unwieldy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pure
  3. Ranked #1 for
    undeveloped character

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Svaha: The Sixth Finger trailer
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4 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    terrific
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slice of history

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5 For Sama (2019)

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

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2019-07-26 | Documentary / War

Cast

Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab

Rating

rating icon 8.248
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most devastating
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unvarnished
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sitting front-row

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6 Flee (2021)

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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2021-06-17 | Documentary / Animation

Cast

Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar

Rating

rating icon 7.797
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intermixed plot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    great cinematic achievement
  3. Ranked #3 for
    most moving

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7 The Painted Bird (2019)

A young boy wanders Eastern Europe during World War II.

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2019-09-12 | War / Drama

Cast

Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič

Rating

rating icon 7.073
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    act of cruelty
  2. Ranked #2 for
    confrontational
  3. Ranked #2 for
    extremely violent

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8 Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

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2020-06-12 | War / Drama

Cast

Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors

Rating

rating icon 6.505
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    scattershot
  2. Ranked #3 for
    clunky
  3. Ranked #4 for
    erratic

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Da 5 Bloods trailer
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9 Meeting Gorbachev (2019)

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.

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2019-05-03 | Documentary

Cast

Mikhail Gorbachev, Werner Herzog

Rating

rating icon 6.562
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    uncritical
  2. Ranked #1 for
    offering insight
  3. Ranked #1 for
    striking image

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10 The Medium (2021)

A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.

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2021-07-14 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma

Rating

rating icon 7.018
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cinema verite
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Mockumentary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thrilling climax

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The Medium trailer
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