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The Best R-Rated Political Thriller Movies
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List of R-Rated political thriller movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated political thriller movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Political thriller movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated political thriller movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Political thriller movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Political thriller films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Political thriller film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
Examples of movies on this list: Munich, The Constant Gardener and many more.
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1Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
A Secret Service agent is taunted by calls from a would-be killer who has detailed information about the agent - including the fact that he failed to save President John F. Kennedy from ...more
2Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Alan Parker
When a group of civil rights workers goes missing in a small Mississippi town, FBI agents Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) are sent in to investigate. Local authorities ...more![Three Days of the Condor]()
3Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson- Released: 1975
- Directed by: Sydney Pollack
On a seemingly ordinary day, Joe Turner (Robert Redford), a quiet CIA codebreaker, walks into his workplace and finds that all of his coworkers have been murdered. Horrified, Joe flees the scene and ...more![Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]()
4Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
In 1970s England the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatches an agent (Mark Strong) to meet with a Hungarian general who knows the identity of a Soviet spy in the organization's ranks. However, ...more![Air Force One]()
5Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
After making a speech in Moscow vowing to never negotiate with terrorists, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) boards Air Force One with his family (Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews) and advisers. ...more![Enemy of the State]()
6Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Tony Scott
Corrupt National Security Agency official Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight) has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. When a videotape of the murder ...more![No Way Out]()
7Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) meets a young woman, Susan Atwell (Sean Young), and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice (Gene ...more![Patriot Games]()
8Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Phillip Noyce
When former CIA agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) hampers an IRA terrorist attack in London, he kills one of the terrorists. The dead man's brother, another member of the group named Sean Miller (Sean ...more![Absolute Power]()
9Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Clint Eastwood
While robbing the home of aging billionaire Walter Sullivan (E.G. Marshall), Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) is interrupted by an amorous couple entering the building. As Whitney hides, he sees ...more![The Lives of Others]()
10Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film, marking the feature film debut of filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, about the monitoring of East Berlin by agents of the Stasi, the GDR's ...more![The Dead Zone]()
11Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt- Released: 1983
- Directed by: David Cronenberg
When Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities. Heartbroken that his girlfriend (Brooke Adams)Â ...more![Spy Game]()
12Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Tony Scott
Redford stars as CIA operative Nathan Muir, who is on the brink of retirement from the field, when he learns his protégé Tom Bishop has been arrested in China on a charge of espionage. No stranger to ...more![Shooter]()
13Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. Swagger is coaxed back into service after high-profile ...more![Munich]()
14Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
After the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and their coach at the 1972 Olympics, the Israeli government secretly assigns Avner Kaufman (Eric Bana) to carry out a series of strategic retaliations. With ...more- 15Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn
- Released: 1990
- Directed by: John McTiernan
Based on the popular Tom Clancy novel, this suspenseful movie tracks Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery) as he abandons his orders and heads for the east coast of the United States. ...more ![Courage Under Fire]()
16Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Edward Zwick
During the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) accidentally caused a friendly fire incident, a mistake that was hushed up by his superiors. Following the war, he ...more![Gorky Park]()
17William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Michael Apted
Soviet detective Arkady Renko (William Hurt) uncovers a vast network of deceit and intrigue when he investigates a triple murder that took place in Gorky Park, a Moscow amusement park. As Renko tries ...more![Hoffa]()
18Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Danny DeVito
Dramatized biography of the infamous American union boss Jimmy Hoffa, following four decades of his life, from his rise as head of the Teamsters Union to the scandal that led to his downfall. His ...more![The Parallax View]()
19Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
After a presidential candidate is assassinated, political reporter Joe Frady (Warren Beatty) begins to suspect that the mysterious Parallax Corporation may be involved. As he investigates, others who ...more![The Constant Gardener]()
20Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), an activist for social justice. When Tessa is ...more![The Quiet American]()
21Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Phillip Noyce
From the classic novel by Graham Greene comes a murder mystery centered on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in Vietnam, circa 1952. It's the story of a veteran English journalist ...more![Salvador]()
22James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Oliver Stone
Unable to find work in America because of his penchant for booze and drugs, photojournalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) heads to El Salvador with his DJ friend Doctor Rock (James Belushi) to see if ...more![The Boys from Brazil]()
23Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason- Released: 1978
- Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) clones Hitler 95 times, and hopes to raise the resulting boys in Brazil, giving them childhoods identical to Hitler's. His ultimate plan is to create a band of Nazi ...more![The Russia House]()
24Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Fred Schepisi
While visiting Moscow, British publisher Barley Blair (Sean Connery) learns of a manuscript detailing the Soviet Union's nuclear missile capabilities. British intelligence and the CIA consider the ...more![The Package]()
25Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Andrew Davis
Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is reassigned after he angers Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) at a meeting of American and U.S.S.R. military types. Gallagher's new job is to shepherd ...more
