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1. Divergent (2014)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney
Votes: 490,182 | Gross: $150.95M
2. The Terror (2018–2025)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.
Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane
Votes: 51,691
3. Man of Steel (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane
Votes: 813,294 | Gross: $291.05M
4. Mulan (1998)
G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Directors: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook | Stars: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 317,531 | Gross: $120.62M
5. Geostorm (2017)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.
Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 118,957 | Gross: $33.70M
6. White House Down (2013)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke
Votes: 236,742 | Gross: $73.10M
7. Valkyrie (2008)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 259,811 | Gross: $83.08M
8. The Three Musketeers (1993)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
France, 1625: Young d'Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers but the evil cardinal has disbanded them - save 3. He meets the 3, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt
Votes: 59,551 | Gross: $53.90M
9. Seven Days in May (1964)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner
Votes: 17,401 | Gross: $7.96M
10. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix and Obelix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.
Directors: Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alain Delon
Votes: 32,612 | Gross: $1.00M
11. This Place Rules (2022)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows events and characters surrounding the January 6th, 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capital Building in the days preceding the attack.
Director: Andrew Callaghan | Stars: Andrew Callaghan, Joker Gang, Gum Gang, Brittany
Votes: 6,557
12. Gate of Hell (1953)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, History
A samurai pursues a married lady-in-waiting.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata, Yatarô Kurokawa
Votes: 4,300
13. Against All Enemies (2023)
106 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
A documentary feature film that explores the critical role of military veterans in domestic violent extremist groups.
Director: Charlie Sadoff | Stars: Michael Breen, Eric Braden, Kristofer Goldsmith, Kathleen Belew
Votes: 285
14. Princess Kaiulani (2009)
PG | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of a Hawaiian princess' attempts to maintain the independence of the island against the threat of American colonization.
Director: Marc Forby | Stars: Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Shaun Evans, Jimmy Yuill
Votes: 1,915 | Gross: $0.88M
15. Capitol Punishment (2021)
139 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Actor Nick Searcy was at the January 6th rally and provides never before seen footage of the January 6th rally. Searcy interviews Proud Boys president Enrique Tarrio, and others who were ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Burgard | Stars: Aaron Babbitt, Ashli Babbitt, Maureen Bailey, Patrick Bergy
Votes: 711
16. Our Lady of Lust (1972)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A sexually liberated young woman vows to become a nun after a near-death experience. She struggles to contain her urges in the convent, and ends up engaging in sexual relations, before leaving the nunnery and falling into a life of sin.
Director: Sergio Bergonzelli | Stars: Toti Achilli, Magda Konopka, Vassili Karis, Gerardo Rossi
Votes: 218
17. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
R | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang, Zhou Sun, Xiaohe Lü
Votes: 6,475 | Gross: $1.33M
18. Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
A chronicle of the incursion at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Eddie Block, Buddy Carter, Jim McGovern, Leah Han
Votes: 3,868
19. January 6th (2022)
TV-MA | 150 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows the events of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th of 2021, told by those who witnessed the chaos firsthand.
Directors: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, Steven Sund
Votes: 517
20. The Real Story of January 6 (2022)
102 min | Documentary, Crime
The "Real Story of January 6", a feature documentary by the Epoch Times reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people.
Director: Joshua Philipp | Stars: Luke Coffee, Joseph M. Hanneman, Jake Lang, Kash Patel
Votes: 266
21. Red Penguins (2019)
PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary, Sport
Red Penguins tells a story of capitalism and opportunism run amok - complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of ... See full summary »
Director: Gabe Polsky | Stars: Howard Baldwin, Alexander Baranovsky, George Bush, Bill Clinton
Votes: 733
22. The Most Canceled Man in America (2022)
47 min | Documentary, Crime
A young political activist is openly targeted by the US Government for his involvement in nationwide protests and the events of January 6th, 2021. With his money seized and no ability to board a plane, he leads a movement to new heights.
Director: Paul Escandon | Stars: Matt Evans, Nick Fuentes, Vincent James, Tyler Russell
Votes: 350
23. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Unrated | 74 min | Documentary
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Directors: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell
Votes: 2,633
24. Noriega: God's Favorite (2000 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Panamanian general Manuel Antonio 'Tony' Noriega, whose meteoric career, from utter poverty, as a soldier and CIA informant who also served as source to various other powers ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Jeffrey DeMunn, Rosa Blasi, Luis Avalos
Votes: 527
25. Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
114 min | Action, Drama, War
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Tomokazu Miura, Masahiro Motoki, Katsutoshi Arata
Votes: 219
26. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,285
27. The War on Democracy (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Directors: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende, George Bush
Votes: 2,530
28. Indivisible: Healing Hate (2022)
TV-14 | 305 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Analyzes the driving forces behind the January 6th attack on the Capitol, uncovering surprising links between January 6, historical events and today's most dangerous radical frontiers in America.
Star: Mandy Patinkin
Votes: 317
29. Trump Unprecedented (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Centered around the former U.S. President Donald Trump, the three-part miniseries goes behind the scenes of the Trump family on the campaign trail just days before and after the 2020 ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump
Votes: 14
30. Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol (2021)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
As part of a six-month investigation, The Times synchronized and mapped thousands of videos and police audio of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened - and why.
Directors: David Botti, Malachy Browne | Stars: Malachy Browne, Haley Willis, Zachary Alam, Ashli Babbitt
Votes: 174
31. Down the Rabbit Hole (I) (2021)
Short, Crime, Drama
A Qanon Insurrectionist invades the US Capitol Building and his delusional beliefs of saving America by winning back the presidency for Donald Trump emotionally conflicts with reality.
Director: Yasser Nabil | Star: Sean Waldron
32. Die Konterrevolution (2011 TV Movie)
88 min | History
Germany, 1920. First World War is lost. The peace treaty of Versailles obliges Germany to reduce its army, the "Reichswehr" to 100,000 soldiers. Influencal groups of economists and military... See full summary »
Director: Bernd Fischerauer | Stars: Hans-Michael Rehberg, Michael Rotschopf, Christian Hoening, Michael Roll
Votes: 36
33. Day of Outrage (2022)
43 min | Documentary, Crime
Unbridled violence across the nation, a disputed election, distrust of the mainstream media, and the hypocrisy of elected officials all set in motion the tragic events of January 6, 2021. ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Thomas Smith | Stars: Sebastian Gorka, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert, Greg Kelly
Votes: 37
34. Democracy vs. The Big Lie: The Truth Behind Mail-In Voting (2022)
62 min | Documentary
Democracy vs. The Big Lie, narrated by Alec Baldwin, is a feature-length documentary that follows the controversy surrounding mail-in voting during the 2020 U.S. election. The film is ... See full summary »
Directors: Jesse Grace, Steve Weiss
35. Mahrem (2021)
507 min | Documentary, Drama
The dark and private structure of FETO and the unknowns of the process leading up to the treacherous coup attempt of July 15.
Stars: Can Ceylan, Ramiz Mullamusa, Sidar Tublek, Kadir Gogce
Votes: 458
36. True Believers at the Insurrection (2022)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
I'm a credentialed member of the press covering right wing extremism from Charlottesville to The Capitol insurrection on January 6th. The film shows the rise and radicalization of the MAGA ... See full summary »
Director: Sandi Bachom
37. A Gift from God (2019)
61 min | Documentary
Investigating the truth behind the bloodiest coup attempt in Turkey's political history.
Directors: Jørgen Lorentzen, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen | Stars: Can Atakli, Henri Barkey, Fethullah Gülen, Birgül Koçal
Votes: 137
38. Q Sent Me: The QShaman and the Untold Story of January 6th
Documentary, Biography, Crime | Post-production
A profile of Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman", who became the symbol of the events which unfolded at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Director: Jason Rink | Stars: Alex Jones, Jacob Chansley, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Todd
39. Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Documentary, Biography, History
Cuba's revolutionary story is one of much fervor. Fidel Castro had one objective: the liberation of a Communist Cuba. Castro's ability to form key strategic alliances enabled him to stand at the precipice of realizing his dream for Cuba.
Stars: Jose Basulto, Napoleon Vilaboa, Ricardo Alarcón, Fabian Escalante
Votes: 110
40. Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story (2021 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Director: Chris Hackett | Stars: Imran Ahmed, Robert Moore
Votes: 23
41. Torpedoed (1937)
66 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Trouble is brewing in the banana republic of Bianco for both His Excellency, El Presidente, and the British Consul, Brant. Rebels, led by Diego De Costa, the trusted "Minister of the ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Walker | Stars: Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell, Hazel Terry, H.B. Warner
Votes: 48
42. Den röda halsduken (2025)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama | Filming
The incredible story of a red scarf from a small Swedish city just below the Arctic Circle, appeared in the eye of the storm, on a rioter at the US Capitol breach on 6 January 2021.
Director: Mattias Löw | Stars: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Jacob Chansley, Mattias Löw
43. Dôran (1980)
150 min | Drama, History, War
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masakane Yonekura, Junko Sakurada
Votes: 53
44. Untitled Capitol Assault Project
Crime, History | Announced
Tracing events preceding the violent January 6 US Capitol breach, this limited series explores differing perspectives. It culminates with the attack, its aftermath, and FBI plus Congressional probes.
45. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, History
Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.
Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron
Votes: 30
46. Hitler's Coup 1923 (2023 TV Special)
Documentary, History
In 1923, Adolf Hitler led the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to take power in Germany by force. It was a day that changed the world forever, birthing Hitler's regime.
Directors: Dominic Saville, Lyndy Saville | Stars: Giles Milton, Clare Mulley, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Richard John Evans
48. The Last Patriot January 6 (2021)
Action, Crime
Time is running Out for F.B.I Special Agent Riley and Undercover F.B.I Agent T-Bone to stop Rex Taylor and One of the Countries Most Violent Militia's Before They Destroy Our way of Life
Director: Shawn Cain | Stars: Bishop Stevens, Shawn Cain, Aaron Doran, Adriane Miller
49. Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union (2022)
Documentary, History
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
Director: Ann Benjamin | Stars: Kathleen Belew, Marcia Chatelain, Jelani Cobb, Robert Costa
Votes: 78
50. The Presidents: Trump (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Here we look back at the tumultuous term and some of the most defining moments of the presidency of an unconventional candidate who stands out in the recent history of the United States of America, Donald Trump.
Director: Roxane Schlumberger | Stars: Lee Jagow, Natasha Linstaedt, Donald Trump
Votes: 8