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Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 16min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 8,740 votes)

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - With Robert Redford, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, ...
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The Hunt for Red October(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 15min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 1,492 votes)

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too. The hunt is on!

Directed by John McTiernan - With Sean Connery, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Joss Ackland, Richard Jordan, ...
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The Post(2017)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 2,074 votes)

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, ...
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Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 37min | Thriller, Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 2,099 votes)

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow - With Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, ...
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Argo(2012)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 3,762 votes)

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Directed by Ben Affleck - With Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Michael Cassidy, ...
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Snowden(2016)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 14min | Drama, History, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 1,968 votes)

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Directed by Oliver Stone - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Melissa Leo, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, ...
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The Constant Gardener(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 9min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 623 votes)

Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles - With Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard McCabe, ...
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The Laundromat(2019)

1h 35min | Drama, Crime, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 542 votes)

When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass larger fortunes.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh - With Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Alex Pettyfer, David Schwimmer, Jeffrey Wright, ...
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The Lives of Others(2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 17min | Drama, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 1,574 votes)

A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - With Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Herbert Knaup, ...
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The Siege(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
3.1/5 (with 583 votes)

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

Directed by Edward Zwick - With Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, David Proval, Sami Bouajila, ...
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Breach(2007)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, History
3.3/5 (with 242 votes)

Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits, however Hanssen is really suspected of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia for years and being responsible for the deaths of agents working for the United States.

Directed by Billy Ray - With Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, ...

The Great Hack(2019)

1h 54min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 112 votes)

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Directed by Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim - With Carole Cadwalladr, Brittany Kaiser, Donald Trump, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, David Carroll
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Three Days of the Condor(1975)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 57min | Thriller, Mystery, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 483 votes)

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

Directed by Sydney Pollack - With Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, John Houseman, Tina Chen, ...
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The Report(2019)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | Thriller, Drama
3.5/5 (with 428 votes)

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.

Directed by Scott Z. Burns - With Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Corey Stoll, Matthew Rhys, Jennifer Morrison, ...
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The Last Thing He Wanted(2020)

1h 56min | Drama, Thriller
2.5/5 (with 225 votes)

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

Directed by Dee Rees - With Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, Toby Jones, ...
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The Confession(1970)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 19min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 48 votes)

The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.

Directed by Costa-Gavras - With Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, André Maurice Cellié, Antoine Vitez, Charles Moulin, ...

Telefon(1977)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 42min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.3/5 (with 42 votes)

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

Directed by Don Siegel - With Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Sheree North, Patrick Magee, ...
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Seven Days in May(1964)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 79 votes)

A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Directed by John Frankenheimer - With Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam, ...

Doi Boy(2023)

1h 38min | Drama, Thriller, Romance / Love

Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, tries to build a future in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a refugee far from home, but he is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, an investigator probing a political activist.

Directed by Nontawat Numbenchapol - With Awat Ratanapintha

Bharat Ane Nenu(2018)

2h 53min | Drama, Action
3.4/5 (with 23 votes)

Bharat, a graduate raised in London clueless about the future becomes the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh due to the circumstances. New to India and with no political knowledge he learns the ropes quickly and governs efficiently. However, while he endears himself to the crowd, he makes enemies out of the political class, including his own party members who create trouble for him and try to stop him from bringing in changes in the society.

Directed by Koratala Siva - With Mahesh Babu, Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj, R. Sarathkumar, Devaraj, Aamani, ...

The Holcroft Covenant(1985)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 52min | Action, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 33 votes)

A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.

Directed by John Frankenheimer - With Michael Caine, Victoria Tennant, Anthony Andrews, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, ...

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero(2018)

2h 35min | Action, Drama
4.0/5 (with 15 votes)

A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.

Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane - With Harshvardhan Kapoor, Priyanshu Painyuli, Pabitra Rabha, Chinmay Mandlekar, Nishikant Kamat
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Kodi(2016)

2h 25min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.

Directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar - With Dhanush

Viper Club(2018)

1h 49min | Thriller, Drama
3.0/5 (with 7 votes)

ER nurse Helen Sterling struggles to free her grown son, a journalist captured by terrorists in the Middle East. After hitting walls with the FBI and State agencies, she discovers a clandestine community of journalists, advocates, and philanthropists who might be able to help.

Directed by Maryam Keshavarz - With Susan Sarandon, Matt Bomer, Lola Kirke, Julian Morris, Sheila Vand, Adepero Oduye, ...

The Whistleblower(2014)

1h 53min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Lee Jang-hwan receives widespread acclaim and media attention after successfully cloning human embryo stem cells. A TV news program PD, Yoon Min-cheol, receives a phone call from an anonymous source who says he has worked with Dr. Lee on the stem cell project. The source blows the whistle on Lee's work, revealing how Lee fabricated research results and engaged in unethical practices.

Directed by Im Sun-rye - With Park Hae-il

Anek(2022)

2h 27min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Amid the turmoil in northeast India, an undercover agent tasked with peace negotiations crosses paths with a tenacious boxer fighting for her dreams.

Directed by Anubhav Sinha - With Ayushmann Khurrana, J. D. Chakravarthy, Andrea Kevichüsa
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State Affairs(2009)

1h 39min | Thriller
2.9/5 (with 13 votes)

A plane explodes above the Gulf of Guinea. An escort girl is murdered in a Parisian park. Thousands of miles separate these two events, and yet Nora Chahyd, believes there's a connection between them, much to his superiors chagrin. As Nora investigates, getting dangerously close to the powers that be, the murders and betrayals accumulate, and signs point to a state affair at the heart of it all.

Directed by Éric Valette - With Agnès Bonfillon, André Dussollier, Boris Ehrgott, Christine Boisson, Clémence Bretécher, Delphine Depardieu, ...
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Nene Raju Nene Mantri(2017)

2h 33min | Action, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 9 votes)

Nene Raju Nene Mantri is the story of Radha Jogendra and the love of his life, Radha. His whole world revolves around her and he can go to any lengths to make her happy. But what happens when such profound love takes the shape of cavernous ambition?

Directed by Teja - With Rana Daggubati, Kajal Aggarwal, Navdeep, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Chevella Ravi, Pradeep Rawat, ...

King's Game(2004)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Thriller
3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

Starting a new job as a political journalist at a leading newspaper, Ulrik Torp witnesses a brutal struggle for power in the Midparty's ranks -- a struggle that coincides with the charismatic party leader's involvement in a near fatal car accident. A flurry of lies and media speculation surrounds the incident. Gradually, Ulrik unearths a ruthless conspiracy involving the incumbent prime minister.

Directed by Nikolaj Arcel - With Anders W. Berthelsen, Nicolas Bro, Søren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Lars Mikkelsen, Ulf Pilgaard, ...

District C-11(2017)

1h 30min | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

In the year 2019, where the world is under martial law, two rookie cops are tasked to patrol District C-11 where death is just a bullet away.

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