Do you like your dramas with a dash of politics? These are the best political drama movies on Netflix, taking you from closed door meetings in Washington, D.C., to the corridors of power in Apartheid-era South Africa. This list of Netflix political dramas and thrillers covers both the lives of famous politicians as well as the profound effects that governmental actions have on ordinary people worldwide.
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4518The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep, Jim BroadbentReleased: 2011
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
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1715Milada
Klára Issová, Hanna SchygullaDirected by: David Mrnka
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85Chappaquiddick
Jason Clarke, Kate MaraReleased: 2018
Directed by: John Curran
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1313The Runner
Nicolas Cage, Connie NielsenReleased: 2015
Directed by: Austin Stark
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1417Barry
Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-JoyReleased: 2016
Directed by: Vikram Gandhi
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44The Most Hated Woman in America
Melissa Leo, Peter FondaReleased: 2017
Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
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11Frost/Nixon
Kevin Bacon, Sam RockwellReleased: 2008
Directed by: Ron Howard
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21The Queen
Helen Mirren, Michael SheenReleased: 2006
Directed by: Stephen Frears
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50Kill the Messenger
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jeremy RennerReleased: 2014
Directed by: Michael Cuesta
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11Suffragette
Carey Mulligan, Brendan GleesonReleased: 2015
Directed by: Sarah Gavrona
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50Beasts of No Nation
Idris Elba, Abraham AttahReleased: 2015
Directed by: Cary Fukunaga
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11Secret in Their Eyes
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole KidmanReleased: 2015
Directed by: Billy Ray
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10Snowden
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene WoodleyReleased: 2016
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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10War Machine
Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael HallReleased: 2017
Directed by: David Michôd
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10Free State of Jones
Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-RawReleased: 2016
Directed by: Gary Ross
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10Patriots Day
Mark Wahlberg, J. K. SimmonsReleased: 2016
Directed by: Peter Berg
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10The Foreigner
Jackie Chan, Pierce BrosnanReleased: 2017
Directed by: Martin Campbell
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10Den of Thieves
Gerard Butler, Curtis JacksonReleased: 2018
Directed by: Christian Gudegast
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22The Angel
Marwan Kenzari, Toby KebbellReleased: 2018
Directed by: Ariel Vromen
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10Extraction
Kellan Lutz, Bruce WillisReleased: 2015
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
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10Kings
Halle Berry, Daniel CraigReleased: 2018
Directed by: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
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11Steel Rain
Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-wonReleased: 2017
Directed by: Yang Woo-suk
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10The Two Popes
Jonathan Pryce, Anthony HopkinsReleased: 2019
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
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10American Son
Kerry Washington, Steven PasqualeReleased: 2019
Directed by: Kenny Leon
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10Miss Virginia
Uzo Aduba, Matthew ModineReleased: 2019
Directed by: R.J. Daniel Hanna
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