Top rated political movies on Kanopy

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

1 Bacurau (2019)

Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.

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2019-08-29 | Mystery / Western

Cast

Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino

Rating

rating icon 7.683
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    savage
  2. Ranked #2 for
    seemingly tacked on
  3. Ranked #2 for
    mysterious

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2 Collective (2019)

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

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2019-02-13 | Documentary

Cast

Cătălin Tolontan, Mirela Neag

Rating

rating icon 7.638
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vested interest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    clever editing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    timely reminder

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3 Marighella (2021)

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.

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2021-01-29 | Drama / History

Cast

Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso

Rating

rating icon 7.701
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    idealized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reconstituting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    national hero

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4 Parasite (2019)

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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2019-05-30 | Comedy / Thriller

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

Rating

rating icon 8.51
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    using elocution
  2. Ranked #1 for
    good
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with large gap

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5 Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)

Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?

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2021-02-26 | War / Drama

Cast

Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović

Rating

rating icon 7.639
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    true representation
  2. Ranked #1 for
    leaving theater thinking
  3. Ranked #1 for
    cosmopolitan

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6 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

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2022-11-23 | Documentary

Cast

Nan Goldin, Marina Berio

Rating

rating icon 7.446
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    multiple story lines
  2. Ranked #1 for
    raising awareness
  3. Ranked #1 for
    insubstantial plot

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7 Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

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2021-07-28 | War / Action

Cast

Kim Yoon-seok, Jo In-sung

Rating

rating icon 7.029
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    close call
  2. Ranked #2 for
    symmetry plots
  3. Ranked #2 for
    easily identifiable cast

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8 The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

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2019-06-07 | Drama

Cast

Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors

Rating

rating icon 7.05
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    soulful acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    above average acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    former glory

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9 Corpus Christi (2019)

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

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2019-09-10 | Drama

Cast

Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna

Rating

rating icon 7.662
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    hypocritical
  2. Ranked #1 for
    twist of fate
  3. Ranked #1 for
    piety

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10 Monos (2019)

On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

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2019-08-15 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Moisés Arias, Julianne Nicholson

Rating

rating icon 6.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    visually pleasing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sumptuous cinematography
  3. Ranked #1 for
    uncomfortable

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