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    Burn! 1969 POSTER

    Burn!

    1969

    Italian

    7.1

    6

    80%

    80%

    Action

    bank

    Drama

    island

    rebel

    rebellion

    revolution

    slavery

    War

    Gillo Pontecorvo Gillo Pontecorvo Director Dana Ghia Dana Ghia as Francesca Sam Gilman Sam Gilman as Man on the ship Marlon Brando Marlon Brando as Sir William Walker Herbert Jefferson Jr. Herbert Jefferson Jr. as (uncredited)
    The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests.
    That Night in Varennes 1982 POSTER

    That Night in Varennes

    1982

    French

    7.2

    2

    83%

    80%

    18th century

    Action

    costume drama

    Drama

    french revolution

    History

    revolution

    royal family

    stagecoach

    Ettore Scola Ettore Scola Director Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Judge at the confiscation Michel Piccoli Michel Piccoli as King Louis XVI Annie Belle Annie Belle as Prostitute with green stockings Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Thomas Paine
    During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
    Love at the Top 1974 POSTER

    Love at the Top

    1974

    French

    6.7

    11

    73%

    73%

    Action

    adultery

    banker

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    nudity

    paris, france

    revolution

    Michel Deville Michel Deville Director Carlo Nell Carlo Nell as Garçon de café Georges Wilson Georges Wilson as Julien Lourceuil Jane Birkin Jane Birkin as Marie-Paule Romy Schneider Romy Schneider as Roberte
    A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.
    The Battle of Algiers 1966 POSTER

    The Battle of Algiers

    1966

    Italian

    8.1

    38

    99%

    95%

    Action

    algerian

    bomb

    Drama

    government

    insurrection

    muslim

    revolution

    War

    Gillo Pontecorvo Gillo Pontecorvo Director Tommaso Neri Tommaso Neri as Captain Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar Rouïched Rouïched as The Drunk Man Franco Morici Franco Morici as (uncredited)
    Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
    The Motorcycle Diaries 2004 POSTER

    The Motorcycle Diaries

    2004

    Spanish

    7.7

    33

    83%

    92%

    Action

    Adventure

    asthma

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    che guevara

    communist

    Drama

    peru

    revolution

    Walter Salles Walter Salles Director Rodrigo De la Serna Rodrigo De la Serna as Alberto Granado Mía Maestro Mía Maestro as Chichina Ferreyra Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Brandon Cruz Brandon Cruz as Miner
    Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
    R.P.M. 1970 POSTER

    R.P.M.

    1970

    English

    5.3

    2

    38%

    38%

    college

    Drama

    revolution

    Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer Director Joseph Bernard Joseph Bernard as 4th Professor at Dining Table John McLiam John McLiam as Rev. Blauvelt David Ladd David Ladd as Student Bobby Herbeck Bobby Herbeck as Student
    R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s. Radical students take over the college, the president resigns, and Quinn's character, who has always been a champion of student activism, is appointed president. As the students continue to push the envelope of revolution, Quinn's character is faced with the challenge of restoring order or abetting the descent into anarchy.
    Savage Sisters 1974 POSTER

    Savage Sisters

    1974

    English

    4.9

    3

    Action

    blaxploitation

    blaxploitation cinema

    Drama

    island

    revolution

    revolutionary

    women's prison

    Eddie Romero Eddie Romero Director Cheri Caffaro Cheri Caffaro as Jo Turner Sid Haig Sid Haig as Malavasi Rosanna Ortiz Rosanna Ortiz as Mei Ling Romeo Rivera Romeo Rivera as Raul
    A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.
    1911 2011 POSTER

    1911

    2011

    Chinese

    5.7

    22

    8%

    30%

    Action

    Adventure

    brutality

    combat

    Drama

    gunfight

    History

    martial arts

    revolution

    sword

    War

    Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Director Joan Chen Joan Chen as Empress Longyu Jackie Chan Jackie Chan as Huang Xing Winston Chao Winston Chao as Sun Yat-sen Jaycee Chan Jaycee Chan as Zhang Zhenwu
    China's first President Sun Yat-Sen and military commander Huang Xing lead the revolutionary Wuchang Uprising in a bid to put an end to the reign of the Qing Dynasty.
    The Pioneer 2021 POSTER

    The Pioneer

    2021

    Chinese

    5.4

    5

    chinese communism

    chinese communists

    Drama

    History

    pioneer

    revolution

    红色主旋律

    Xu Zhanxiong Xu Zhanxiong Director Kei Gambit Kei Gambit as American Soldier Songwen Zhang Songwen Zhang as Li Dazhao Shaohua Ma Shaohua Ma as Sun Yat-sen Qian Yu Qian Yu as Wu Yuwen
    The story of Li Dazhao's revolutionary deeds from 1912 to 1927, and the story of the benevolent and revolutionary pioneers who were led by him to devote themselves to the great cause of Marxism
    The Anonymous Heroes 1971 POSTER

    The Anonymous Heroes

    1971

    Chinese

    5.9

    2

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    martial arts

    revolution

    train robbery

    Cheh Chang Cheh Chang Director Phillip Ko Phillip Ko as Pak-Kwong Ho Pak-Kwong Ho as Cheung-Yan Yuen Cheung-Yan Yuen as (as Hsiang-Jen Yuan) Li Ching Li Ching as Hung Yin-feng
    A perennial Chang Cheh favorite, Anonymous Heroes focuses on two vagabond brothers, Meng Kang and Tieh who, in the search for fame and fortune, join in a rebellion against a provincial general. Used to shaking down local vendors for food and gambling away their limited funds, they are recruited by a local rebel leader who promises them a glorious adventure. The rebels plan is to steal a huge cache of new rifles set to be delivered to the barracks of the local army. With the help of an officer's daughter, their plan starts out well, but inevitably slips toward a heroic but tragic finale.
    Land and Freedom 1995 POSTER

    Land and Freedom

    1995

    English

    7.5

    13

    79%

    94%

    Action

    Drama

    marxism

    revolution

    solidarity

    spain

    spanish civil war

    War

    worker

    Ken Loach Ken Loach Director Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot as Bernard Goujon Eoin McCarthy Eoin McCarthy as Connor Coogan Tom Gilroy Tom Gilroy as Lawrence Paul Laverty Paul Laverty as Militia member
    David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
    Heneral Luna 2015 POSTER

    Heneral Luna

    2015

    Tagalog

    7.2

    37

    78%

    89%

    Action

    army general

    Biography

    epic battle

    History

    period drama

    philippine history

    philippines

    revolution

    War

    Jerrold Tarog Jerrold Tarog Director Archie Alemania Archie Alemania as Capt. Eduardo Rusca Bing Pimentel Bing Pimentel as Doña Laureana Luna E.A. Rocha E.A. Rocha as Gen. Elwell Stephen Otis Anthony Falcon Anthony Falcon as Sgt. Diaz
    A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.
    The Edukators 2004 POSTER

    The Edukators

    2004

    German

    7.4

    7

    70%

    89%

    Action

    Drama

    girlfriend

    hostage

    love

    politics

    ransom

    revolution

    Romance

    Hans Weingartner Hans Weingartner Director Oliver Bröcker Oliver Bröcker as Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner Daniel Brühl Daniel Brühl as Jan Stipe Erceg Stipe Erceg as Peter Hanns Zischler Hanns Zischler as Vermieter
    Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
    Planet of the Apes 2001 POSTER

    Planet of the Apes

    2001

    English

    5.7

    139

    43%

    27%

    Action

    Adventure

    chimp

    dystopia

    gorilla

    revolution

    Sci-Fi

    space marine

    space suit

    Thriller

    Tim Burton Tim Burton Director Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg as Captain Leo Davidson Mark Christopher Lawrence Mark Christopher Lawrence as Friend At Leo's Party Lisa Marie Lisa Marie as Nova Tim Roth Tim Roth as Thade
    After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
    Maidan 2014 POSTER

    Maidan

    2014

    Ukrainian

    6.6

    2

    100%

    53%

    2010s

    Action

    Documentary

    euromaidan

    revolution

    ukraine

    ukrainian politics

    ukrainian revolution

    Sergey Loznitsa Sergey Loznitsa Director
    A chronicle of the civil uprising against the regime of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych that took place in Kyiv in the winter of 2013/14. The film follows the progress of the revolution: from peaceful rallies, half a million strong in the Maidan square, to the bloody street battles between protesters and riot police.
    Allonsanfan 1974 POSTER

    Allonsanfan

    1974

    Italian

    7.0

    1

    anti hero

    Drama

    expedition

    french revolution

    History

    italy

    politics

    revolution

    Paolo Taviani Paolo Taviani Director Pier Giovanni Anchisi Pier Giovanni Anchisi as Raul Cabrera Raul Cabrera as Lea Massari Lea Massari as Charlotte Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni as Fulvio Imbriani
    After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.
    Whose Country? 2016 POSTER

    Whose Country?

    2016

    English

    7.5

    Action

    Documentary

    egypt

    revolution

    Mohamed Siam Mohamed Siam Director
    A young Egyptian filmmaker recounts his interaction with a group of plainclothes policemen while grappling with issues of guilt and morality.
    The Revolutionary 2012 POSTER

    The Revolutionary

    2012

    English

    7.3

    1

    83%

    Action

    chinese communism

    chinese communists

    Documentary

    revolution

    Irv Drasnin Lucy Ostrander Don Sellers Irv Drasnin Lucy Ostrander Don Sellers Director
    Documentary about the life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who spent over 30 years in China and was an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution.
    Born in Flames 1983 POSTER

    Born in Flames

    1983

    English

    6.5

    6

    89%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    feminism

    protest

    revolution

    Sci-Fi

    sexism

    socialism

    strike

    Lizzie Borden Lizzie Borden Director Eric Bogosian Eric Bogosian as CBS Technician Peggy Lee Brennan Peggy Lee Brennan as Lawyer with Zella Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow as Newspaper Editor Rosemary Hochschild Rosemary Hochschild as Woman in Jail
    In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
    Marie Antoinette 1938 POSTER

    Marie Antoinette

    1938

    English

    7.3

    7

    77%

    77%

    Biography

    Drama

    epic

    french revolution

    History

    locksmith

    marie antoinette

    revolution

    Romance

    versailles

    Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier Director Anthony Warde Anthony Warde as Marat Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Peddler Horace McMahon Horace McMahon as Rabblerouser
    The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
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