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1. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,972 | Gross: $11.29M
2. Snowden (2016)
R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto
Votes: 163,185 | Gross: $21.59M
3. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 211,429 | Gross: $9.93M
4. The Prisoner (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 1,010 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace
Votes: 15,070
5. Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist (2015)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Tanukichi Okuma is roped into joining an obscene terrorist organization bent on the destruction of everything that his new school stands for, the most prestigious public morals school.
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Jamie Marchi, Shizuka Ishigami, Miyu Matsuki
Votes: 3,094
6. The Unlisted (2019)
22 min | Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Twelve-year-old identical twins Dru and Kal discover that the government is secretly tracking and manipulating Australia's youth via electronic tracking devices.
Stars: Vrund Rao, Ved Rao, Abigail Adriano, Miah Madden
Votes: 1,379
7. Ghoul (2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a totalitarian near-future India, a mysterious prisoner is sent to a remote military interrogation center where he turns the tables on his captors by exposing their most shameful secrets and unleashing a demon from Arabic folklore.
Stars: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Rohit Pathak, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
Votes: 15,100
8. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,759
9. Assignment: Paris (1952)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
Cold war intrigue in France and Hungary.
Directors: Robert Parrish, Phil Karlson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders, Audrey Totter
Votes: 690
10. Division 19 (2017)
93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
2039: Anonymity/living off the grid is a crime. Punishment is "disappearance". Following the lives of convicts becomes entertainment on TV. A group of young men called Division 19 works against the system.
Director: S.A. Halewood | Stars: Alison Doody, Linus Roache, Lotte Verbeek, Clarke Peters
Votes: 3,384 | Gross: $0.00M
11. 1971 (2014)
Unrated | 79 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
The story of a notorious 1971 activist burglary of an FBI office that led to the Bureau's numerous abuses against dissidents being exposed.
Director: Johanna Hamilton | Stars: Bonnie Raines, John Raines, Bob Williamson, Keith Forsyth
Votes: 915
12. Down the Deep, Dark Web (2016 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
A Gonzo-style exploration that goes beyond everything you thought you knew about the dangers, and promise, of the Darknet. Hackers, Cypherpunks and crypto-anarchists guide us ever deeper ... See full summary »
Directors: Duki Dror, Tzachi Schiff | Star: Yuval Orr
Votes: 164
13. (T)ERROR (2015)
84 min | Documentary
(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black ... See full summary »
Directors: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe | Stars: Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, Mike Healey, Ali Kareem, Saeed 'Shariff' Torres
Votes: 823
14. War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Daniel Ellsberg, Franz Gayl, Seymour Hersh, David Carr
Votes: 216
15. The Program (2012)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans' personal data.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: William Binney, Daniel Ellsberg, Jameel Jaffer, James Bamford
Votes: 43
16. NYPD: Biggest Gang in New York? (2016 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
In the wake of the shooting of five Dallas police officers, BBC Three investigates why tension is rising between America's police forces and ethnic minorities. Shot on the streets of New ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Steele | Stars: Will Aronin, William J. Bratton, Christen Conyers, Julio Diaz
Votes: 74
17. All-Seeing Eye Surveillance: Satan's Omniscience (2011 Video)
84 min | Documentary
Stars: Michael Hoggard, Bruce Bellocchi
18. The Life of an Agent (2004)
82 min | Documentary
Selection of clips from top secret training films made between the 1950s and 1970s for the Hungarian secret police of communist János Kádár era that teach the agents how to surveil and investigate possible traitors and recruit informants.
Director: Gábor Zsigmond Papp | Stars: János Kulka, Zoltán Rátóti, Ferenc Elek, Róbert Kardos
Votes: 61
19.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
In the Age of AI
(2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
Directors: Neil Docherty, David Fanning | Stars: Will Lyman, Lee Sedol, Pedro Domingos, Fu-Kai Lee
Votes: 126
20.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Battle for Hong Kong
(2020)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, News
With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their... See full summary »
Director: Robin Barnwell | Stars: Will Lyman, Priyanka Boghani, Sarah Childress, Katie Worth
Votes: 59
21.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
China Undercover
(2020)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
An investigation from China's Xinjiang region on the Communist regime's mass imprisonment of Muslims and its testing of surveillance technology against the population.
Directors: Robin Barnwell, Brent E. Huffman, Katerina Monemvassitis | Stars: Priyanka Boghani, Sarah Childress, Will Lyman, Katie Worth
Votes: 69
22.
FBI: International (2021– )
Episode:
Glimmers and Ghosts
(2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
The team meets with Jaeger in Berlin. They delve into a case involving an unidentified American who killed an elderly German man who appears to have been a covert asset of the ruthless Stasi in East Germany during the Cold War.
Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto
Votes: 224
23.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Are Drones Destroying Our Democracy?
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
In the fight against terrorism, the American military's escalating drone program has become the face of our foreign policy in Pakistan, Yemen and parts of Africa. And while the use of ... See full summary »
Stars: Vicki Divoll, Bill Moyers, Matt Taibbi, Vincent Warren
24.
Ron Paul Liberty Institute (2015– )
President Kennedy?
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his run for the presidency.
Stars: Ron Paul, Daniel McAdams
25.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Trading Democracy for 'National Security'
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
What the Boston bombings and drone attacks have in common, and how secrecy leads to abuse of government power.
Stars: Tom Brokaw, Glenn Greenwald, Thomas E. Mann, Bill Moyers
26.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Big Brother's Prying Eyes
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
How do we protect our privacy when Big Government and Big Business morph into Big Brother?
Stars: Lawrence Lessig, Bill Moyers, Edward Snowden
27.
America This Week (2022– )
Before the Congress
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Matt Taibbi, Walter Kirn
28.
Watchman Video Broadcast (2009– )
Episode:
The All-Seeing Eye, the Surveillance Society, and the New World Order
(2011)
84 min | News
Star: Michael Hoggard
29.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 04/21/24
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
Scott gives viewers the big picture regarding "the blob" and how it rules the USA. Other subjects: a self-driving Mercedes, sodium batteries, conscious fish and insects, companies' pledges for net-zero carbon emissions, and more.
Star: Scott Adams
30.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
How Dollarocracy Is Destroying America
(2013)
TV-G | 61 min | News, Talk-Show
The money and power behind this week?s election results confirm what everybody knows: democracy is under siege. We, the People, don?t control our leaders; moneyed interests get their way. ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Moyers, John Nichols, Robert McChesney, Heidi Boghosian
31.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Bilderberg, Big Brother and Occult Music Themes
(2013)
89 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
32.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Deer Season, ObamaCare and the New World Order
(2013)
119 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
33.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
America and the King James Bible
(2013)
130 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
34.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
To Rightly Divide... Or Not
(2013)
120 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
35.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
(2014)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and Frontline: Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Will Lyman, Thomas Drake, Barton Gellman, Peter Baker
Votes: 276
36.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
State Violence and Counter Violence
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Chris Hedges, Ojore Lutalo