Shirley Similar Movies • FlixPatrol (2024)

Amnesty

Movie | Slovakia | 10/31/2019 | Drama | Politics

An Officer and a Spy

Movie | France | 09/30/2019 | Drama | Politics

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.

Power

Movie | Slovakia | 04/20/2023 | Drama | Politics

A boy is accidentally killed at an informal hunt somewhere on the border of two Central European countries. One of the people involved in the incident, Minister Berger, is the hot candidate for the influential international post of High Commissioner for Water Management, who will be tasked with finding the solution to increasing water shortages across Europe. The government hires secret agent Steiner to hush up the scandal. The more he investigates the case, the more embroiled he becomes in dilemmas of power and its execution.

The Hater

Movie | Poland | 07/29/2020 | Drama | Politics

In a society grappling with its communist past and European present, both the cultural elite and disenfranchised young men see forces of darkness descending over Europe. And then there are those who benefit from the inevitable clashes and ensuing chaos, like disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who’s desperately trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Alexander) and the respect of her progressive family. Taking a job at a high-profile but amoral PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek soon finds that he excels at the dirty political games that he is asked to orchestrate on social media. But there’s a human price to his meddling. As Tomek gets sucked in deeper, his humanity slowly drains away, and it becomes less clear what the end game is.

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Movie | United Kingdom | 01/07/2019 | Drama | Politics

Strategist Dominic Cummings leads a campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union.

Ulajh

Movie | India | 08/02/2024 | Drama | Politics

The journey of a young IFS officer, belonging to a prominent family of patriots, who gets embroiled in a dangerous personal conspiracy while far from her home turf, at a career-defining post.

Autobiography

Movie | Indonesia | 01/19/2023 | Drama | Politics

With his father in prison and his brother abroad for work, young Rakib works as the lone housekeeper in an empty mansion belonging to Purna, a retired general whose family Rakib’s clan have served for centuries in a rural Indonesian town. After Purna returns home to start his mayoral election campaign, Rakib bonds with the older man, who becomes a close mentor and father figure, and finds his calling as Purna’s assistant in work and life. When Purna’s election poster is found vandalised one day, Rakib doesn’t hesitate to track down the culprit, kicking off an escalating chain of violence.

No Bears

Movie | Iran | 10/06/2022 | Drama | Politics

Follows two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.

Promises

Movie | Italy | 11/19/2021 | Drama | Politics

When Alexander and Laura meet during a party what they feel for each other is obvious, but she’s about to get married and Alexander shares a daughter with his beautiful wife. Thanks in part to the support of his lifelong friends, Alexander's childhood memories constantly resurface, leading him to reflect on what was, what will be, and what could have been.

Brother's Keeper

Movie | Turkey | 08/20/2021 | Drama | Politics

Yusuf and his best friend Memo are pupils at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, secluded in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo falls mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to struggle through the bureaucratic obstacles put up by the school's repressive authorities to try to help his friend. But by the time the adults in charge finally understand the seriousness of Memo's condition and try to get him to the hospital, the school has been buried under a sudden, heavy snowfall. With no way out and now desperate to reach help, teachers and pupils engage in a blame game where grudges, feelings of guilt and hidden secrets emerge, as time ticks mercilessly on and threatens to run out.

Georgetown

Movie | United States | 04/26/2019 | Drama | Politics

Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.

Raatchasi

Movie | India | 07/05/2019 | Drama | Politics

The headmaster of a government school brings in several changes at her institution despite facing odds from various quarters.

Chambal

Movie | India | 01/01/2019 | Drama | Politics

Kaagar

Movie | India | 02/14/2019 | Drama | Politics

Yuvraj works for a renowned politician, Prabhakar, and falls in love with his daughter, Rani. However, a brewing political conspiracy changes the course of many lives.

Unbridled

Movie | United States | 01/18/2019 | Drama | Politics

Sarah, an abused 16-year-old girl, is sent to a ranch for abuse survivors, and she meets Dreamer, a horse which has also suffered abuse. Together, Sarah and Dreamer overcome terrifying obstacles to find redemption.

Spider

Movie | Spain | 08/15/2019 | Drama | Politics

Three friends are part of a fascist opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.

Honest Candidate

Movie | South Korea | 02/12/2020 | Drama | Politics

Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.

NGK

Movie | India | 05/31/2019 | Drama | Politics

An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?

Adults in the Room

Movie | Greece | 10/03/2019 | Drama | Politics

A universal theme: a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressures on the protagonists which finally divide them.

The Apprentice

Movie | Canada | 10/09/2024 | Biography | Politics

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

Death to 2020

Movie | United States | 12/27/2020 | Netflix | Comedy | Politics

2020: A year so insert adjective of choice here, even the creators ofBlack Mirrorcouldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.

Beckett

Movie | United States | 08/13/2021 | Netflix | Thriller | Politics

Whilst vacationing in Greece, Beckett, becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating car accident and is forced to run for his life across the country to clear his name but tensions escalate as the authorities close in and political unrest mounts which makes Beckett fall even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.

Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?

Movie | Turkey | 04/09/2021 | Netflix | Comedy | Politics

Rebellious, irreverent wunderkind Gülseren navigates loneliness, love and loss against the current of political turmoil and social change.

Golda

Movie | United Kingdom | 08/23/2023 | Biography | Politics

Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation and leave her with a controversial legacy around the world.

Prezidentka

Movie | Czech Republic | 06/23/2022 | Romance | Politics

The Man Who Stood In the Way

Movie | Czech Republic | 05/25/2023 | Biography | Politics

A drama that tells the story of the physician and politician MUDr. František Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubček, Černík, Smrkovský, Špaček and Šimon). He was the only Czechoslovak politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat of liquidation, and not to sign the Moscow Protovol which meant agreeing to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Havel

Movie | Czech Republic | 07/23/2020 | Biography | Politics

Bernadette

Movie | France | 10/04/2023 | Biography | Politics

When she arrived at the Elysée Palace, Bernadette Chirac expected to finally get the place she deserved, she who had always worked in the shadow of her husband to make him president. Put aside because she was considered too old-fashioned, Bernadette decided to take her revenge by becoming a major media figure.

Harriet

Movie | United States | 11/01/2019 | Biography | Politics

Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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