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51. Bagdad (1949)
Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An English-educated Bedouin princess returns to Bagdad to find her father murdered, a corrupt ruling Pasha in charge and various local factions warring for control of the Caliphate.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price, John Sutton
Votes: 450
52. Il pleut sur Santiago (1975)
112 min | Drama, Thriller
A depiction of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: John Abbey, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bibi Andersson, Annie Girardot
Votes: 343
53. El calentito (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A posh girl introduces to a women punk band, having their first concert on a crucial event: 23F's coup d'etat.
Director: Chus Gutiérrez | Stars: Verónica Sánchez, Macarena Gómez, Juan Sanz, Ruth Díaz
Votes: 590
54. Eva Peron: The True Story (1996)
PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Drama based on the life of Eva Peron, an obscure actress, who rose to become wife of Argentine strong-man President Juan Peron and one of the most powerful figures in Argentina until her death in 1952 at age 33.
Director: Juan Carlos Desanzo | Stars: Esther Goris, Víctor Laplace, Cristina Banegas, Pepe Novoa
Votes: 525
55. Sweet Country (1987)
R | 150 min | Drama, History
A U.S. woman joins the underground in 1973 Chile against the horrors of its military regime.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Jane Alexander, John Cullum, Carole Laure, Franco Nero
Votes: 231
56. Power Play (1978)
Not Rated | 102 min | Thriller, Drama
In an unnamed country rife with internal troubles, Narriman, a loyal army colonel, has his conscience pricked into planning a coup d'etat, under the influence of a dissident intellectual.
Director: Martyn Burke | Stars: Peter O'Toole, David Hemmings, Donald Pleasence, Barry Morse
Votes: 433
57. Kamchatka (2002)
106 min | Drama
The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life. After witnessing the "... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Piñeyro | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, Héctor Alterio, Fernanda Mistral
Votes: 3,714
58. Beynelmilel (2006)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
It is 80's Turkey, local musicians of Adiyaman are hired by the military and trained to welcome one of the forceful generals of coup regime.
Directors: Muharrem Gulmez, Sirri Süreyya Önder | Stars: Cezmi Baskin, Özgü Namal, Umut Kurt, Nazmi Kirik
Votes: 8,220
59. Mercenaries (2011)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama
Andy Marlow, an ex British S.A.S serviceman turned mercenary, is sent into the Balkans after a military coup has arisen to rescue a U.S ambassador and his aide.
Director: Paris Leonti | Stars: Robert Fucilla, Kirsty Mitchell, Robert James-Collier, Danny Sapani
Votes: 1,223
60. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Unrated | 74 min | Documentary
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Directors: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell
Votes: 2,630
61. Painted Fire (2002)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ahn Sung-ki, Yoo Ho-jeong, Kim Yeo-jin
Votes: 2,825 | Gross: $0.06M
62. The French Revolution (2005 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the bloody beginning, bloodier middle and unceremonious end of the French Revolution, an event that ended in blood the reign of kings in France and laid the foundation for a new - republican - system of government.
Director: Doug Shultz | Stars: Edward Herrmann, George Ivascu, Rodica Lazar, Tomi Cristin
Votes: 336
63. 3 Musketeers (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Alexandra D'Artagnan, junior NSA officer, uncovers a plot to assasinate the President of the United States and enlists the help of three infamous international spies to stop the threat.
Director: Cole S. McKay | Stars: Heather Hemmens, Alan Rachins, Xin Sarith Wuku, David Chokachi
Votes: 699
64. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,615
65. Rio Rita (1942)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, War
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll
Votes: 1,282
66. Al-ayyam al-tawila (1980)
150 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1959 underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as ... See full summary »
Directors: Tewfik Saleh, Terence Young, Khairiya A-Mansour | Stars: Saddam Kamel, Nada Siham, Mohsin al-Azzawi, Ibrahim Jalai
Votes: 91
67. The Defenders (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The gripping true story of how a former Australian football captain and a ragtag team of social media warriors, challenged two monarchies, a military junta and the world's richest and most ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Bate | Stars: Hakeem Al-Araibi, Craig Foster, Ming-Zhu Hii, Mark Saturno
Votes: 45
68. Santiago, Italia (2018)
PG | 80 min | Documentary, History
After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them Italy.... See full summary »
Directors: Nanni Moretti, Jeffrey B. Mallian | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carmen Castillo, Patricio Guzmán, Raul Eduardo Iturriaga
Votes: 999
69. Mythopathy (2016)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
From the day the first love worries appear in Stavros, his desire to tell stories in his own, subversive way ignites.
Director: Tassos Boulmetis | Stars: Yiannis Niarros, Themis Panou, Maria Kallimani, Taxiarhis Hanos
Votes: 1,205
70. Chile, the Obstinate Memory (1997)
59 min | Documentary
After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary, Battle of Chile, which until the time of the filming was banned by authorities. His... See full summary »
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Patricio Guzmán, Vincent Davy, Hortensia Allende, José Balmes
Votes: 371
71. Neel Kamal (1947)
116 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In the royal court of Janakgarh Mangal Singh revolts against his sisters husband Maharana Pragat Singh they escape in a temple to save their lives.The prince and his wife is killed by ... See full summary »
Director: Kidar Nath Sharma | Stars: Begum Para, Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Nazira
Votes: 90
72. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)
Documentary, Action, Crime
In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.
Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran
Votes: 26
73. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,283
74. The Other Christopher (1963)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy
The dictator Anastasio rules with an iron fist backed by business-men making deals and speeches about building canals, completely disconnected from the chaos amongst the population. ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Gatti | Stars: Jean Bouise, Marc Dudicourt, Alden Knight, Bertina Acevedo
Votes: 46
75. Ernesto (2017)
124 min | Biography
The first film in forty years to be co-produced by Cuba and Japan, it recounts the story of Freddy Maymura Hurtado who was a Bolivian man of Japanese descent. He joined the freedom fighters... See full summary »
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Roberto Espinosa, Giselle Lominchar
Votes: 71
76. The Lost World of Communism (2009– )
Documentary
Stars: Michael Pennington, Hagen Koch, Ursula Rumin, Horst Kreeter
Votes: 77
77. The Black Pimpernel (2007)
R | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
Harald Edelstam uses his position as Sweden's ambassador to Chile to save political dissidents from persecution by the military junta after Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup d'état.
Directors: Åsa Faringer, Ulf Hultberg | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Lumi Cavazos, Kate del Castillo, Lisa Werlinder
Votes: 830
78. Metal Slug X (1999 Video Game)
T | Action
Enhanced version of Metal Slug 2 (1998) with increased difficulty and some new elements.
Votes: 440
79. Access Code (1984)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A secret organisation gains control over the American nuclear weapons. A journalist ventures out to stop them.
Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Martin Landau, Michael Ansara, Macdonald Carey, Michael Durrell
Votes: 159
80. Seven Days That Made the Fuhrer (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
We identify the seven key events that shaped Hitler's mind and ultimately culminated in his plans for world domination as he became one of the most powerful and deranged leaders the world has ever known.
Director: Alex Parkinson | Stars: Kerry Daynes, Frank McDonough, Estelle Lovatt, Richard John Evans
Votes: 11
81. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)
80 min | Documentary, History
This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran
Votes: 1,041
82. Gilgamesh (2014)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A military expedition in Siberia gone wrong. The existence of humanity is in peril as Inanna, Sumerian goddess of lust and war has summoned a giant meteor to destroy the planet, after being accidentally set free from her ancient prison.
Director: Richard Chandler | Stars: Joshua Davis, Melantha Blackthorne, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Emily Coleman
Votes: 140
83. My Perestroika (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Hessman
Votes: 690 | Gross: $0.24M
84. Serye volki (1993)
115 min | Action, Biography, History
In the center of the plot is the removal of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964, which a state security officer is trying to prevent.
Director: Igor Gostev | Stars: Rolan Bykov, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Lev Durov, Bogdan Stupka
Votes: 223
85. 23-F: El día más difícil del Rey (2009)
151 min | History
Stars: Lluís Homar, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Mónica López, Manel Barceló
Votes: 120
86. Zincirbozan (2007)
110 min | Crime, Drama
The movie depicts the period between 1979 and 1983, the most tumultuous years in the recent Turkish history.
Director: Atil Inaç | Stars: Bülent Emin Yarar, Suavi Eren, Haldun Boysan, Suna Selen
Votes: 632
87. Taido rain burû (2005– )
Animation, Action, Adventure
In the future, 90 percent of Earth is under water and the new UN are slowly trying to rebuild the word. A military general decides that only a military regime could pull that off and attempts a coup. Only one brave teen can stop him.
Stars: Carol-Anne Day, Roger Rhodes, Lucas Gilbertson, Scott Roberts
Votes: 50
88. 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: 15
89. Huk sa bagong pamumuhay (1953)
120 min | Action, Drama
Jose (Pempe) Padilla Jr. plays Carding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Joseph de Cordova is Maxie, the ... See full summary »
Director: Lamberto V. Avellana | Stars: Jose Padilla Jr., Celia Flor, Ven Medina, Rosa Aguirre
Votes: 11
90. General von Döbeln (1942)
87 min | Drama, History, War
1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von Döbeln is arrested for sending the army against the French in breach of orders by the crown ... See full summary »
Director: Olof Molander | Stars: Edvin Adolphson, Poul Reumert, Eva Henning, Kolbjörn Knudsen
Votes: 72
91. The Lost Domain (2005)
106 min | Drama, Fantasy
Set in 1973 during the coup d'etat in Chile, Max recalls his encounters in London during Worl War II with French aviator Antoine, a childhood hero he first met in his native country one ... See full summary »
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: François Cluzet, Grégoire Colin, Christian Colin, Julie Delarme
Votes: 114
92. Twas the Coup Before Christmas (2020 TV Movie)
8 min | Animation
Mitch McConnell and Bumble the Abominable Snowman manage to steal Santa's sack from the North Pole in order to help Donald Trump overturn the results to 2020 Presidential election, but Joe Biden and Santa have other plans.
Directors: Matt Lappin, Tim Luecke, Jim Hoskinson | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, Ariel Dumas, Matt Lappin
Votes: 13
93. 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
94. A Painting Lesson (2011)
85 min | Drama
On September 11, 1973, the day of the military coup in Chile, a child prodigy of art disappears. His friend, a man fond of his art, tells the short existence of who could be a major genius of painting, decades after his disappearance.
Director: Pablo Perelman | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Verónica Sánchez, Juan José Susacassa, Matías Vera
Votes: 115
95. Caped Crusader: The Dark Hours (2014)
PG-13 | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Dark Knight returns for a fan-film that does Batman justice. "Caped Crusader: The Dark Hours" is a film that delves deep into the psyche of a seasoned Batman. Convinced Gotham City is ... See full summary »
Director: Ramsey Eassa | Stars: Tom Mariano, Ryan Salvato, Steven O'Broin, Corey Spencer
Votes: 51
96. Hitler's Coup 1923 (2023 TV Special)
Documentary, History
In 1923, Adolf Hitler led the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to take power in Germany by force. It was a day that changed the world forever, birthing Hitler's regime.
Directors: Dominic Saville, Lyndy Saville | Stars: Giles Milton, Clare Mulley, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Richard John Evans
97. Caped Crusader: Gotham Underground (2014)
45 min | Action, Crime
Directors: Tom Mariano, Lisa Wynn | Stars: Tom Mariano, Damien Chinappi, David Cook, Lisa Wynn
98. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi
First person shooter about the new cadet of the Klingon Honor Guard, who's ordered by his master Korek to identify those behind a surprise deadly attack on the High Council and destroy them. The infamous Duras Sisters might know more.
Director: Christopher Clark | Stars: Tony Todd, Robert O'Reilly, Gwynyth Walsh, Barbara March
Votes: 31
99. Niotkuda s lyubovyu, ili Vesyolye pokhorony (2006)
Drama, Romance
Based on the novel by Booker Prize Winner Ludmila Ulitskaya, The Funeral Party is set in August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian émigrés gathers round the ... See full summary »
Director: Vladimir Fokin | Stars: Aleksandr Abdulov, Anna Aleksakhina, Elena Rufanova, Polina Fokina
Votes: 52
100. Jagger und Spaghetti (1984)
96 min | Comedy
Director: Karsten Wichniarz | Stars: Stephan Schwartz, Peter Buchholz, Manfred Reddemann, Gerlach Fiedler