🏷 Discover The Best Oppression Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Exploring the Depths of Oppression through Cinema and Television

Oppression, a pervasive and complex issue, has been a recurring theme in various forms of media. Movies and TV shows have the power to educate, raise awareness, and spark empathy. In this article, we delve into the world of cinematic and televisual masterpieces that shed light on the struggles of oppressed groups. From historical dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, we'll uncover the best movies and TV shows that tackle oppression in all its forms.

Star Wars
8.2 22.5K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Plot:  empire, galaxy, rebellion, android, hermit, smuggling (contraband), freedom, rebel, ...
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Raise the Red Lantern
Cast
Gong Li Gong Li
He Saifei He Saifei
Cao Cuifen Cao Cuifen
Kong Lin Kong Lin
7.9 804 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 125 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Plot:  competition, marriage, romantic rivalry, polygamy, concubine, tragedy, wealth, period drama, ...
Time:  1920s
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The True Cost
Cast
Vandana Shiva Vandana Shiva
Stella McCartney Stella McCartney
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert
John Oliver John Oliver
7.5 237 votes
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 92 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Plot:  factory worker, capitalism, globalization, textile industry, consumerism, economics, fashion, oppression, ...
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The Trial
Cast
Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins
Romy Schneider Romy Schneider
Orson Welles Orson Welles
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff
7.4 564 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
Style:  surreal
Plot:  bureaucracy, based on novel or book, court, society, sexuality, paranoia, dystopia, fascism, ...
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The Hunting Ground
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Andrea Pino
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Annie Clark
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Claire Potter
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Melinda Manning
7.4 141 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:  A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue—despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath—both their education and justice.
Plot:  rape, feminism, college, victim, rape victim, sexual violence, university, oppression, ...
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Evil
Cast
Andreas Wilson Andreas Wilson
Henrik Lundstru00f6m Henrik Lundstru00f6m
Gustaf Skarsgu00e5rd Gustaf Skarsgu00e5rd
Linda Zilliacus Linda Zilliacus
7.3 399 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
Plot:  based on novel or book, boarding school, private school, bullying, stepfather, spanking, domestic abuse, discipline, ...
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No
Cast
Gael Garcu00eda Bernal Gael Garcu00eda Bernal
Alfredo Castro Alfredo Castro
Nu00e9stor Cantillana Nu00e9stor Cantillana
Luis Gnecco Luis Gnecco
7.2 476 votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Plot:  campaign, dictatorship, based on true story, pinochet regime, democracy, intimidation, oppression, referendum, ...
Place:  chile
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Animal Farm
Cast
Gordon Heath Gordon Heath
Maurice Denham Maurice Denham
7.1 552 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 73 min.
Audience: G
Story:  Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
Plot:  farm, corruption, based on novel or book, revolution, governance, uprising, oppression, fable, ...
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Thangalaan
Cast
Vikram Vikram
Parvathy Thiruvothu Parvathy Thiruvothu
Malavika Mohanan Malavika Mohanan
Daniel Caltagirone Daniel Caltagirone
6.9 20 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Audience: 15
Story:  During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.
Plot:  oppression, tribal people, british oppression
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Animal Farm
Cast
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Gaten Matarazzo Gaten Matarazzo
Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi
Glenn Close Glenn Close
6.4 93 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 95 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A group of farm animals rise up against their neglectful owner, dreaming of equality and freedom. But as the pigs take control, the revolution turns into tyranny, with truth rewritten and dissent crushed.
Plot:  sheep, corruption, based on novel or book, pig, horse, dictatorship, coming of age, social satire, ...
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Born in Flames
Cast
Honey Honey
Adele Bertei Adele Bertei
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Jean Satterfield
Florynce Kennedy Florynce Kennedy
6.1 82 votes
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 80 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
Plot:  strike, revolution, socialism, feminism, protest, sexism, patriarchy, pirate radio, ...
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Kabali
Cast
Rajinikanth Rajinikanth
Radhika Apte Radhika Apte
Sai Dhanshika Sai Dhanshika
Winston Chao Winston Chao
6.0 93 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:  A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.
Plot:  gangster, rivalry, oppression
Place:  malaysia
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