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

1. Sniper (1993)

R | 98 min | Action, Thriller, War

A veteran US Marine sniper is partnered with a rookie sniper as his spotter to take out a politician and a rebel leader in the jungles of Panama.

Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Aden Young

Votes: 25,511 | Gross: $18.99M

2. The Andromeda Strain (2008)

44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.

Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Ricky Schroder, Louis Ferreira

Votes: 14,618

3. Hunting the KGB Killers (2017)

PG-13 | 54 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

The inside story of Alexander Litvinenko's murder in London and the subsequent international manhunt that led to the Kremlin, told in full for the first time, with exclusive access to key individuals.

Director: Chris Malone | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Andrew Byron, Hubert Hanowicz, Jon Foster

Votes: 134

4. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: In the Secret State (1985)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama

A department head within the British secret service uncovers some unpleasant secrets when he investigates the apparent suicide of a colleague.

Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Frank Finlay, Matthew Marsh, Geoffrey Chater, Michael Byrne

Votes: 16

5. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Temple of Light (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Lindsay infiltrates a serene, anti-government, new age cult that worships an entity they call Varik to investigate the reported possession of a cultist and popular scream queen by Varik. She and the team uncover a deadly conspiracy.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 14

6. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Umbrella Assassin (2006)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

The mysteries behind the apparent Cold War murder of political dissident and author, Georgi Markov, a vocal anti-communist Bulgarian defector assassinated in London in 1979, are revealed.

Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Dimitar Botschev, Rufus Crompton, Ole Damkjær, Christopher Green

Votes: 29

7. Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
Episode: The Finding (2023)

TV-MA | History, Thriller

Armed with the evidence she and Teddy have gathered, Lena asks the White House to authorize the killing of Imad. Imad persuades Iran to provide him access to chemical weapons.

Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Dina Shihabi, Hisham Suliman, Iddo Goldberg, Zineb Triki

Votes: 93

8. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Episode: Arafat (2005)

58 min | Documentary, History, War

Colin Powell's attempts to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Shaul Mofaz, Colin Powell, Anthony Zinni, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer

9. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Episode: Sharon (2005)

58 min | Documentary, History, War

How the war in Iraq forced President Bush to court Arab allies.

Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Alistair Crooke, Mohammed Abu Hamid, Nabil Shaath

10. South Park (1997– )
Episode: Band in China (2019)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Randy sees an opportunity for Tegridy Farms in China; Stan starts a band to work out his frustration over having to move away from South Park and scores a hit, but China interferes.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Mona Marshall

Votes: 3,573