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

1. The Expanse (2015–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.

Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Votes: 172,219

2. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,422,001 | Gross: $132.38M

3. Avatar (2009)

PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez

Votes: 1,386,253 | Gross: $760.51M

4. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.

Stars: Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst, Andreas Katsulas

Votes: 34,616

5. The Good Shepherd (2006)

R | 167 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Director: Robert De Niro | Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 108,567 | Gross: $59.95M

6. Gandhi (1982)

PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth

Votes: 240,185 | Gross: $52.77M

7. Crank: High Voltage (2009)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Dwight Yoakam

Votes: 158,944 | Gross: $13.63M

8. Summer of Sam (1999)

R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito

Votes: 41,297 | Gross: $19.28M

9. The Painted Bird (2019)

Unrated | 169 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.

Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Petr Kotlár, Nina Sunevic, Alla Sokolova, Stanislav Bilyi

Votes: 7,618

10. Hollywoodland (2006)

R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 35,953 | Gross: $14.42M

11. Death Warrant (1990)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.

Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Robert Guillaume, Cynthia Gibb, George Dickerson

Votes: 20,785 | Gross: $16.85M

12. Tangerines (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War

In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.

Director: Zaza Urushadze | Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi

Votes: 48,978 | Gross: $0.14M

13. Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)

115 min | Drama, History, War

During the war in Bosnia, two childhood friends eventually become enemies, as the tragic and devastating circumstances of the war put them on the opposite sides and expose the most gruesome and cruel aspects of the human nature.

Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Nikola Kojo, Dragan Maksimovic, Zoran Cvijanovic

Votes: 17,757

14. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

R | 103 min | Drama, War

American and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Emira Nusevic

Votes: 7,833 | Gross: $0.34M

15. Shadows (1958)

PG | 87 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.

Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray

Votes: 12,552

16. Viceroy's House (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 8,560 | Gross: $1.11M

17. Warriors (1999)

175 min | Drama, War

After seeing devastating results of ethnic war in former Yugoslavia soldiers from UNPROFOR peace units find it impossible to return back to their civil lives in the UK.

Stars: Jodhi May, Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen, Shaun Dooley

Votes: 2,566

18. No Way Back (1995)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When an op goes wrong and FBI agent Zack's partner dies, his search for the one responsible takes him to a yakuza in Japan. A mob boss wants revenge for his son's death and Zack's his target.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michael Lerner

Votes: 3,178

19. The Parade (2011)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A homophobic Serbian gangster is forced to make a deal with wedding planner gay activist, to assemble a team which will protect the upcoming Pride Parade in Belgrade, and in exchange his fiancée can get her dream wedding.

Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Milos Samolov, Hristina Popovic, Goran Jevtic

Votes: 12,959

20. Mission Kashmir (2000)

R | 154 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni

Votes: 7,629

21. The High Sun (2015)

123 min | Drama, Romance, War

Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers - and the enduring strength - of forbidden love.

Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Nives Ivankovic, Dado Cosic

Votes: 3,736

22. Hey Ram (2000)

Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.

Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini

Votes: 13,998 | Gross: $0.27M

23. The Rocket (2005)

PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

Director: Charles Binamé | Stars: Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie, Julie LeBreton, Philip Craig

Votes: 5,453

24. Skirt Day (2008)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

'Skirt Day' is a fascinating psychological study, a socio-critical investigation - and Isabelle Adjani's first film in five years.

Director: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Khalid Berkouz, Yann Ebongé

Votes: 2,709

25. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )

300 min | Documentary, History, War

Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, King Hussein, Shimon Peres, Abba Eban

Votes: 300

26. Fiza (2000)

Not Rated | 170 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In 1993 Fiza's brother Aman disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.

Director: Khalid Mohamed | Stars: Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Raza

Votes: 4,484 | Gross: $0.62M

27. Braca po materi (1988)

105 min | Drama

This story about two maternal half-brothers, a Croat and a Serb. Although they never met, and both lose their loved ones in ethnic clashes, there is a bond between them. Filmed in 1988, "... See full summary »

Director: Zdravko Sotra | Stars: Zarko Lausevic, Slavko Stimac, Mira Furlan, Sonja Savic

Votes: 1,328

28. Blood of the Condor (1969)

70 min | Crime, Drama

The reaction of an indigenous community against a group of foreigners who under the guise of development assistance are forcibly sterilizing the peasant women.

Director: Jorge Sanjinés | Stars: Marcelino Yanahuaya, Benedicta Mendoza, Vicente Verneros Salinas, Danielle Caillet

Votes: 622

29. Wedding in Galilee (1987)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A Palestinian seeks Israeli permission to waive curfew to give his son a fine wedding. The military governor's condition is that he and his officers attend. The groom berates his father for... See full summary »

Director: Michel Khleifi | Stars: Mohamad Ali El Akili, Bushra Karaman, Makram Khoury, Yussuf Abu-Warda

Votes: 522

30. The Incredible Challenge (1970)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War

During the civil war in Cyprus, an island nation split between the Greeks and the Turks, a British peacekeeping officer is trying to prevent a Greek guerrilla fighter from escalating the violent situation even further.

Director: Adriano Bolzoni | Stars: Michael Craig, Eva Renzi, Adolfo Celi, Klaus Kinski

Votes: 109

31. Mischief Night (2006)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

About two families (one white, one Asian) who come together unexpectedly on a local night of carnival trickery and festivity.

Director: Penny Woolcock | Stars: Kelli Hollis, James Foster, Michael Taylor, Holly Kenny

Votes: 783

32. The Balkans in Flames (2021–2022)

50 min | Documentary, History, War

Three-part documentary series traces the history of the former Yugoslavia, home to five nationalities with three languages and four different religions,Tito's role, the Yugoslav Wars - and their influence today.

Stars: Misha Glenny, Marie-Janine Calic, James Gow, Laura Silber

Votes: 18

33. The Long Run (2001)

R | 112 min | Drama, Sport

A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win.

Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Nthati Moshesh, Paterson Joseph, Seputla Sebogodi

Votes: 380

34. Trudeau (2002 TV Movie)

208 min | Biography, Drama

A biography of the famous, controversial and flamboyant Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau.

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Colm Feore, Polly Shannon, Patrick McKenna, Don McKellar

Votes: 440

35. Death on a Full Moon Day (1997)

74 min | Drama, War

A great Sinhala movie "drama" of a father (Mr. Joe Abewickrama) who refuses to believe in his son's death at war.

Director: Prasanna Vithanage | Stars: Joe Abeywickrama, Nayana Hettiarachchi, Kumara Karunananda, Mahendra Perera

Votes: 383

36. Hideg napok (1966)

96 min | Drama

Set in 1946, this movie deals with the planning and execution of the January, 1942 Novi Sad massacre of 4,000 Yugoslavian Serbs and Jews by Hungarian army units. It was undertaken as a ... See full summary »

Director: András Kovács | Stars: Zoltán Latinovits, Iván Darvas, Tibor Szilágyi, Ádám Szirtes

Votes: 514

37. Gandhi, My Father (2007)

Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History

The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.

Director: Feroz Abbas Khan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Jariwala, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika Chawla

Votes: 1,731 | Gross: $0.24M

38. New Delhi (1956)

Not Rated | 176 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Complications, impersonations and moral dilemmas arise when a Punjabi pretends to be a Tamil in order to obtain accommodation in New Delhi. An eloquent and entertaining plea for national ... See full summary »

Director: Mohan Segal | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Jabeen Jalil, Prabhu Dayal

Votes: 90

39. The Truth Commissioner (2016)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A drama about a truth commissioner appointed to chair a South African style truth commission in Northern Ireland.

Director: Declan Recks | Stars: Roger Allam, Barry Ward, Conleth Hill, Madeleine Mantock

Votes: 188

40. Easter (2023–2024)

Approved | Mystery

The mental illness of our sleuth, Pascha, pits him against his most formidable foe - himself.

Stars: Lnq, Reginald VelJohnson, Olkens Graham, Gina Martino

41. Octobre (1994)

97 min | Drama

A dramatization of the infamous Canadian terrorist abduction & murder of a government minister by a cell of The Quebec Liberation Front.

Director: Pierre Falardeau | Stars: Hugo Dubé, Luc Picard, Pierre Rivard, Denis Trudel

Votes: 838 | Gross: $0.35M

42. The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998– )

Documentary, History

A survey of the ethnic history of the Irish population in the the United States of America.

Stars: Michael Murphy, Claire Bloom, Jason Robards, Mary Black

Votes: 56

43. Oi Germanoi xanarhontai... (1948)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

A quiet and modest man, disappointed and embittered by the civil war that plagues Greece after WWII, faces Hitler and his Nazis who strike back to retake Greece.

Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Nitsa Tsaganea, Ilia Livykou, Marina Smyrnaki

Votes: 614

44. Shadows and Faces (2010)

116 min | Drama

Shadows and Faces tells the story of a young girl who is separated from his shadow puppetry performer father during the ethnic conflict between Cypriot Greeks and Cypriot Turks in 1963.

Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Hazar Ergüçlü, Osman Alkas, Popi Avraam, Settar Tanriögen

Votes: 972

45. Future Lasts Forever (2011)

108 min | Drama

Sumru is doing music researches at a university in Istanbul. To work on her thesis on gathering and recording an exhaustive collection of Anatolian elegies she sets off for the south-east ... See full summary »

Director: Özcan Alper | Stars: Gaye Gürsel, Durukan Ordu, Sarkis Seropyan, Osman Karakoç

Votes: 1,476

46. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )

Documentary, History, War

World leaders comment on the unraveling peace process and continued violence between Israelis and Palestinians from 1999 to 2005.

Stars: Saeb Erekat, Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat, Juliet Stevenson

Votes: 53

47. Two Solitudes (1978)

117 min | Drama, History

The story of the problems caused by what became known as the Conscripton Crisis in 1917 Canada, which threatened to divide the country.

Director: Lionel Chetwynd | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Stacy Keach, Gloria Carlin, Chris Wiggins

Votes: 36

48. The Lost People (1949)

89 min | Drama, War

Set in a German theatre after World War II, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Dennis Price, Mai Zetterling, Richard Attenborough, Siobhan McKenna

Votes: 34

49. The Church (2020)

70 min | Documentary, History

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem - the most sacred place in Christendom - is shared by six different Christian sects: Greek Orthodox, Catholics, Armenians, ... See full summary »

Director: Anat Tel | Stars: Samuel Aghoyan, Archbishop of Jerusalem Antonios, Archbishop of Hierapolis Isidoros, Adeeb Joudeh

Votes: 19

50. Isiklar Sönmesin (1996)

80 min | Drama

The struggle of Seydo, whom he was assigned to go with lieutenant Murat, in the tough geography of the Southeast Anatolia.

Director: Reis Çelik | Stars: Berhan Simsek, Tarik Tarcan, Sermin Karaali, Tuncel Kurtiz

Votes: 309