A coup d'etat can't happen here. Or can it? At odds are a popular general and an unpopular president with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time to derail a disaster?
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean War, is taken to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of brainwashing. When a decorated veteran starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander must stop him.
Kay Graham and Ben Bradlee become involved in an unprecedented power struggle between journalists and the government, exposing the Pentagon Papers - documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam.
Francis Urquhart, Chief Whip, manipulates events and people to achieve his ambitions in the Houses of Parliament, while keeping his hand carefully hidden behind the scenes. But the ranks of his enemies are growing, and they are determined to bring him down, whatever the price.
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. Based on a true story.
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Harry is an ex-con turned tailor to the rich and infamous. Andy is a suave and ruthless British spy who forces Harry to eavesdrop on the powerful politicians he clothes. Harry's talent for storytelling sets off a series of events that threatens to destroy everything important in his life.
During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
Richard Nixon is the disgraced former president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the encounter that changed both their lives.
Streaming movies
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This visceral Macbeth adaptation sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
In Mussolini's Italy, repressed Jean-Louis Trintignant, trying to purge memories of a youthful, homosexual episode - and murder - joins the Fascists in a desperate attempt to fit in. The reluctant Judas motors to his personal Gethsemane - the assassination of his leftist mentor.
During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.