Keyword: power politics

The Wire

8.6

2002

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Set in Baltimore, this show centers around the citys inner-city drug scene. It starts as mid-level drug dealer, DAngelo Barksdale beats a murder rap. After a conversation with a judge, Det. James McNulty has been assigned to lead a joint homicide and narcotics team, in order to bring down drug kingpin Avon Barksdale. Avon Barksdale, accompanied by his right-hand man Stringer Bell, enforcer Wee-Bey and many lieutenants (including his own nephew, DAngelo Barksdale), has to deal with law enforcement, informants in his own camp, and competition with a local rival, Omar, whos been robbing Barksdales dealers and reselling the drugs. The supervisor of the investigation, Lt. Cedric Daniels, has to deal with his own problems, such as a corrupt bureaucracy, some of his detectives beating suspects, hard-headed but determined Det. McNulty, and a blackmailing deputy. The show depicts the lives of every part of the drug food chain, from junkies to dealers, and from cops to politicians.

House of Cards

8.3

2013

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Majority House Whip Francis Underwood takes you on a long journey as he exacts his vengeance on those he feels wronged him - that is, his own cabinet members including the President of the United States himself. Dashing, cunning, methodical and vicious, Frank Underwood along with his equally manipulative yet ambiguous wife, Claire take Washington by storm through climbing the hierarchical ladder to power in this Americanized recreation of the BBC series of the same name.

Captivating the King

7.7

2024

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A work that deals with the cruel love story of King Yi In, who is in a political crisis, fighting for the throne, and Kang Hee-soo, a secret agent who approaches Yi In for revenge but ends up being enchanted.

Missing Crown Prince

7.1

2024

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A romantic comedy drama set in Joseon about a crown prince being bossed around by a woman who will become the princess.

Can't Get You Out of My Head

8.5

2021

TV

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Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.

The Politician's Husband

7.1

2013

TV

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Political drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wifes career starts to overshadow her husbands.

Outrage

6.8

2010

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The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.

Founders Day

4.8

2023

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A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election.

HyperNormalisation

8.5

2016

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Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Simón

8

2023

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Simón, a Venezuelan freedom fighter exiled in Miami, copes not only with trauma, but also deep guilt over a choice he must make: stay in Miami and start a new life, or return home to the losing fight against a tyrannical regime.

Can Elon Musk Rule the World?

4.7

2025

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What does the worlds richest man, dedicated chaos agent, and Donald Trumps new best buddy want out of politics? To shape the world? Or is it bigger than that? Matt Frei reports.

Mirror Game

8.9

2016

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A struggling actor becomes a professional impostor, hired to impersonate people for financial gain, but as he delves deeper into his work he becomes embroiled in trouble that threatens to unravel his life.

Hollywoodgate

7

2023

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Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.

Nayak: The Real Hero

7.8

2001

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A man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.

The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful

7.3

2017

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Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a cruel murder.