Top rated defensive movies with a dramatic structure

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with defensive character and a dramatic structure! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with defensive character and a dramatic structure, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Argentina, 1985 (2022)

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.

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2022-09-29 | Drama / History

Cast

Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    for historical research
  2. Ranked #1 for
    practically flawless
  3. Ranked #1 for
    nearly perfect

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2 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.709
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    large cast
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crisp dialogue

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3 The Mauritanian (2021)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.435
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely astonishing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    truly unforgettable
  3. Ranked #2 for
    asking questions

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4 The Forgotten Battle (2021)

November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from Zeeland connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.

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2021-06-05 | War / History

Cast

Gijs Blom, Jamie Flatters

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    very well executed
  2. Ranked #1 for
    epic battle sequence
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high-quality directing

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5 Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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2019-08-30 | Thriller / History

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matt Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.235
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral
  3. Ranked #2 for
    intrepid

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6 American Skin (2019)

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.

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2019-09-01 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 7.199
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    conversation starter
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mind-boggling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    boggling

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7 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

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2022-07-14 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.547
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unblemished
  2. Ranked #2 for
    Oscar worthy
  3. Ranked #3 for
    faithful to book

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8 The Report (2019)

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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2019-09-12 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Annette Bening

Rating

rating icon 7.039
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    riled up

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9 The Eight Hundred (2020)

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

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2020-08-14 | War / History

Cast

Wang Qian-Yuan, Zhang Yi

Rating

rating icon 7.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    herky-jerky camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jingoistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    patriotic

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10 Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)

Special Ops sniper Brandon Beckett is set up as the primary suspect for the murder of a foreign dignitary on the eve of signing a high-profile trade agreement with the United States. Narrowly escaping death, Beckett realizes that there may be a dark operative working within the government, and partners with the only person whom he can trust: his father, legendary sniper Sgt. Thomas Beckett. Both Becketts are on the run from the CIA, Russian mercenaries, and a yakuza-trained assassin with sniper skills that rival both legendary sharpshooters.

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2020-06-15 | Action

Cast

Chad Michael Collins, Sayaka Akimoto

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    smart-ass
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cliche dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    largely forgettable

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