Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "overthrow"

1. Troy (2004)

R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama

An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover

Votes: 571,984 | Gross: $133.38M

2. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)

PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A giant egg is unearthed at a construction site and soon opened, releasing the terrible Ivan Ooze, who wreaks vengeance on Zordon for imprisoning him millennia ago. With Zordon dying and their powers lost, the Rangers head to a distant planet to find the mystic warrior Dulcea.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank

Votes: 30,047 | Gross: $38.19M

3. Shatter Me

Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced

The life of 17-year-old Juliette Ferrars, who has been locked away for a crime she never intended to commit a crime caused by her peculiar "gift" that she herself doesn't even understand.

4. Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016)

Action, Drama, History

Story of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.

Stars: Kim Hyun-bin, Yoo Ah-in, Byun Yo-han, Kim Myung-min

Votes: 1,212

5. Jumong (2006–2007)

TV-Y | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

An epic based on the myth of Jumong, founder of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo in 37 B.C.

Stars: Song Il-guk, Han Hye-jin, Kim Seung-su, Jun Kwang-ryul

Votes: 4,129

6. House of Cards (1968)

G | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell

Votes: 779

7. Fall of Eagles (1974)

50 min | Drama, History, War

The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.

Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt

Votes: 669

8. The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)

Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A boy raised by animals learns to live by the laws of the jungle. Full-length version of the Soviet animated series.

Director: Roman Davydov | Stars: Lyusena Ovchinnikova, Aleksandr Nazarov, Anatoliy Papanov, Sergey Martinson

Votes: 2,303

9. The Great Seer (2012–2013)

Action, History, Romance

The story set in the late Goryeo Dynasty in which a group of Feng Shui advisers to the government authorities help the hero Lee Sung Gye become the first king of the Joseon Dynasty.

Stars: Choi Tae-joon, Jo Han-chul, Lee Seung-yun, Ahn Kil-kang

Votes: 89

10. The Kingdom of the Winds (2008–2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, History

Story of of king Daemusin, third ruler of Goguryeo and grandson of king Jumong.

Stars: Song Il-guk, Oh Yoon-ah, Kim Jae-Wook, Choi Jeong-won

Votes: 1,445

11. Tarkan: Viking Kani (1971)

86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Vikings wish to kidnap a beautiful girl to sacrifice her to their demigod, but the heroic Tarkan, aided by his dog, Kurt, is there to save the day.

Director: Mehmet Aslan | Stars: Kartal Tibet, Eva Bender, Seher Seniz, Bilal Inci

Votes: 2,387

12. Slave Girl (1947)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An American adventurer goes to Tripoli to rescue some kidnapped sailors, but gets involved with a beautiful slave girl.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker

Votes: 155

13. Les rois maudits (2005)

500 min | Drama, History

Based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits (The Cursed Kings) is the second television adaptation of this seven-volume book which is widely agreed to be an ... See full summary »

Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Torreton, Claude Rich, Line Renaud

Votes: 570

14. Tripoli (1950)

Passed | 95 min | Action, Adventure, History

In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag

Director: Will Price | Stars: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Howard Da Silva, Phillip Reed

Votes: 519

15. The Shock Doctrine (2009)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, History

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

Directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Janine Huard, Ewen Cameron, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman

Votes: 3,117

16. Silent Action (1975)

98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Starting the investigation of a murder mystery, a police man is to investigate dangerously top politicians and military. A chain of suicides takes its toll among the current and past ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Luc Merenda, Mel Ferrer, Delia Boccardo, Michele Gammino

Votes: 556

17. Luisa Sanfelice (2004 TV Movie)

200 min | Drama, History, Romance

An 18th-century true story about a rebel and his lover's attempt to overthrow the Italian monarchy.

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Laetitia Casta, Adriano Giannini, Cecilia Roth, Marie Bäumer

Votes: 105

18. How to Start a Revolution (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History

HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on non-violent revolution. This new film (from first time ... See full summary »

Director: Ruaridh Arrow | Stars: Robert Helvey, Jamila Raqib, Gene Sharp

Votes: 281

19. The Veils of Bagdad (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Ottoman leadership entrusts Antar with the task of preventing the Pasha of Bagdad from using local leader Mustapha's united hill tribes against the Ottoman Sultan.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Guy Rolfe

Votes: 125

20. Anniversary of the Revolution (1918)

119 min | Documentary

The history of the October revolution told in images, starting from the uprising of 25 February up to the first anniversary of the revolution. The uprisings, the civil wars and the soviet life and leaders are shown in panoramic images.

Director: Dziga Vertov | Stars: Aleksandr Kerensky, Vladimir Lenin, Lev Trotskiy

Votes: 161

21. The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)

112 min | Drama, History, Romance

Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.

Directors: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber | Stars: Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Laura Oakley, William Wolbert

Votes: 263

22. The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)

118 min | Action, Drama, History

The last three days in the life of Ryoma Sakamoto, an imperial loyalist who tried to unite the warring Choshu and Satsuma clans in order to overthrow the Shogunate.

Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Rie Nakagawa, Yûsaku Matsuda

Votes: 187

23. Sable Cicada (1938)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War

When the reigning Chinese dynasty is threatened by a designing War Lord, Diao Chan is sent forth from her sequestered life in her father's home to act upon her father's advice. She causes ... See full summary »

Director: Wancang Bu | Stars: Lanjun Gu, Shan Jin, Banhua Diao, Eryi Gu

Votes: 17

24. Captain Ion's Arrow (1973)

82 min | Action, Adventure, History

In 1462 the Ottoman turks displeased with Wallachian Prince Vlad the Impaler plot to overthrow and replace him with puppet ruler Prince Radu the Handsome.

Director: Aurel Miheles | Stars: Vladimir Gaitan, Carmen Ghiman, Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu

Votes: 65

25. The Power of Madness (2007)

7 min | Short

When will the madness stop?!??!? WHEN!?!?? Now? Later? After this movie? An artistic interpretation of the rise and fall of dictators.

Director: Jason Nellis | Stars: Matt Maldonado, Kyle Jones, Chelsea Sedoti, Garrett W. Hammel

26. Storms Over Zimbabwe

Action

The beginning of a film series featuring CIA "black ops" operatives who are given assignments to implement National Security Directives approved by the President of the United States.

27. The Hunt for Njonjo

Action

The second in a series of films featuring CIA "black ops" operatives who are given assignments to implement National Security Directives approved by the President of the United States.

28. Maidan. 4 versiyi oranzhevoy revolutsiyi (2011)

50 min | Documentary

A look on four interpretations of The Orange Revolution.

Stars: Yevgeny Kiselyov, Oleh Rybachuk, Sergey Tigipko, Taras Stetskiv

29. On the Line (2007)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary

An act of civil disobedience at America's largest ongoing protest brings graduate student Brian DeRouen face-to-face with the pressing constitutional issues of today. His non-violent action... See full summary »

Directors: Peter Glenn, Jason A. Schmidt | Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Brian DeRouen, John Perkins, Helen Prejean

Votes: 35

30. The H Files: A Tangled Web (1998 Video)

45 min | Adventure

A merciless intruder grabs, binds and gags two beautiful government agents. They manage to escape and meet an undercover operative who tells them that she's discovered a plot to overthrow ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Kelsie Chambers, Brandi Lessur, Shawna Lake

31. Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956–1957)
Episode: Akbar the Great (1957)

30 min | Adventure

Ruthless Mohammed Akbar is over thrown by Jaffar Kul Sidri. Sidri then agrees to maintain peace but after Rhodes and Storm are captured by Akbar the peace is at risk.

Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Philip Carey, Warren Stevens, Patrick Whyte, Lou Krugman

32. Foreign Intrigue (1951–1955)
Episode: The Political Murder (1952)

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Cannon discovers that an unfriendly power seeks to overthrow a neighboring government by causing hysteria among the people.

Star: Jerome Thor

33. Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode: The Secret Four/Tiger on the Loose/The Mysterious Time Creatures/The Antidote (1977)

TV-Y7-FV | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group of four hooded criminals attack the oil industry in an effort to slow down the depletion of fuel supplies and to start using alternative energy sources. The Wonder Twins help save a... See full summary »

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Norman Alden, Michael Bell, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon

Votes: 51

34. The Mark Steel Lectures (2003–2006)
Episode: Che Guevara (2006)

29 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

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Director: Becky Martin | Stars: Mark Steel, Martin Hyder

35. Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998–1999)
Episode: Mider: King of Temra (1999)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tricking Cathbad into turning him human-sized, Mider overthrows Maeve and becomes ruler of Temra. Realizing the fairy is a more dangerous threat, the Knights aid Maeve in taking back her throne as the answer to King Fin Varra's advice.

Directors: Tim Conrad, Alan Walsh | Stars: Lochlann O'Mearáin, Lisa Dwan, Justin Pierre, Vincent Walsh

Votes: 10

36. Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Episode: Les combattants (2019)

58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

At the onset of Fidel Castro's revolution, he displayed an uncanny ability to influence geopolitics. With Castro at the helm, the island of Cuba became an integral factor in world affairs, creating a fertile environment for the Cold War.

Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Ricardo Alarcón, Carlos Alzugaray, James Baker III, Jose Basulto

Votes: 17

37. Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010)
Episode: X = Ben + 2 (2008)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When an alien emperor deems to destroy Earth due to the disappearance of his daughter, Ben must use Alien X to restore order, but not everything goes according to plan.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Ashley Johnson, Greg Cipes, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 446

38. Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020– )
Episode: The Russian Revolution (2020)

59 min | Documentary, History

Lucy explores the myths and fibs that swirl around the dramatic events of 1917. She finds it was really a group of women workers who kick started the Russian Revolution in February 1917.

Director: Andrew Thompson | Star: Lucy Worsley

Votes: 22

39. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode: Whiff/To Be Bee or Not to Be Bee (1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Whiff: When Timon reads a newspaper article about a golfer who got rich by making a whole in one, he and Pumbaa decide to play golf in order to get rich as well. However, the two have ... See full summary »

Director: Mauro Casalese | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Andrea Martin, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon

Votes: 49

40. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Day 14 (2013)

Reality-TV

Celebrity Big Brother, based on the original Big Brother series, is a British reality game show in which a number of selected celebrities, referred to as housemates, live in isolation from ... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Lacey Banghard, Rylan Clark, Frankie Dettori

41. Part of the Problem (2018– )
The True Story of the Syrian War (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Dave Smith, Robbie Bernstein

42. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: America and the Taliban (3) (2023)

TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary, News

How America's 20-year war in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of one-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.

Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Munisa Mubariz, Roya Rahmani, Steve Coll

Votes: 42

43. The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode: Understanding Marxism and Socialism (2016)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Abby Martin, Richard D. Wolff

Votes: 16