military coup movies

Subversivas (2013)
0 / 10

Documentary

"Subversivas" is a documentary that reveals the brazilian military dictatorship from the perspective of women. Teresa Angelo, Gilse Cosenza, Thereza...

Missing (1982)
7.3 / 10

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his...

Z (1969)
7.881 / 10

Thriller, Crime, Drama

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a...

Your Excellency (1967)
7.8 / 10

Comedy, Drama

Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal)...

April Captains (2000)
6.5 / 10

Drama, History

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio...

We Want the Colonels (1973)
6.6 / 10

Comedy

Italy 1973. Giuseppe Tritoni (Ugo Tognazzi) is an ultra-right-wing congressman that doesn't agree anymore with his fascist party policy. He contacts...

Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
5.7 / 10

Comedy

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the...

Twenty Years Later (1984)
8.2 / 10

Documentary, History

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt...

The Loves of Hercules (1960)
3.4 / 10

Adventure, Fantasy

Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious...

Operación Palace (2014)
6.2 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie, History

Finally, 33 years later, the whole truth behind the attempted coup d'état that shook Spain on the afternoon of February 23, 1981, is revealed by...

Guns of Darkness (1962)
5.9 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife...

From Atatürk to Erdoğan: Building a Nation (2019)
6 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of...

After the Fall (1999)
3.7 / 10

Drama

Corporate Responsibility (2020)
6.6 / 10

Documentary

Images of Argentinian companies and factories in the first light of day, seen from the inside of a car, while the director reads out documents in...

Rage to Kill (1988)
5 / 10

Action, Thriller

Race-car driver Blaine Striker grows concerned about his younger brother, a student at a medical school on the Caribbean island of St. Heron. General...

The Spiral (1976)
8 / 10

Documentary

Documentary on the events provoked by the systematic attack of imperialism on the Popular Unity government in Chile, presided by Salvador Allende.

Jango (1984)
6.9 / 10

Documentary, History

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.

All Doors Were Closed (1990)
3 / 10

Drama

Nil spends years in jail and is being tortured during September 12 junta period and alienates the new life after she is released.

The Painting Lesson (2012)
5.7 / 10

Drama

In Chile, during the 60´s, the son of a poor single teenage girl turns out to be a gifted painter. The man to discover his talent is the owner of...

City of Photographers (2006)
7.8 / 10

Documentary

A film about the fearless photographers and photojournalists who documented strikes, demonstrations, protests etc during the Chilean military regime...