Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated war & politics TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 103 votes
In 17th century England, Mary Villiers molds her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I, intending to gain riches and influence through outrageous schemes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 109 votes
A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 373 votes
This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 109 votes
When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 267 votes
The story follows the Castaño Gil family, a prosperous cattle ranching family marked by the kidnapping and murder of patriarch José Castaño by the guerrilla. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 170 votes
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 130 votes
In the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union, due to the fact that the newly elected environmental friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 212 votes
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 225 votes
Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 107 votes
Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager joins abolitionist John Brown on a holy crusade to end slavery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 155 votes
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners' arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 123 votes
Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 373 votes
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 171 votes
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 161 votes
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 291 votes
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 177 votes
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 161 votes
National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 130 votes
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 317 votes
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.