Most Similar Movies to Defence of the Realm (1985)


If you are looking for movies like Defence of the Realm (1985), you might like movies tagged with keyword : political thriller, investigative journalism, cold war, government conspiracy, british film, 1980s, espionage, national security, media exposure, corruption, mystery, based on true events, nuclear threat, power struggle, covert operations, social critique, betrayal, moral dilemma, tense atmosphere, realism .


The Whistle Blower (1987), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018), Syriana (2005), Hidden Agenda (1990), A Wednesday (2008), Affairs of State (2018), La isla mínima (2014) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Whistle Blower (1987)

The Whistle Blower (1987)

6.2/10 Mystery, Thriller

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.

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Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

6.3/10 Mystery, Drama, Thriller

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.

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Syriana (2005)

Syriana (2005)

6.9/10 Drama, Thriller

A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.

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Hidden Agenda (1990)

Hidden Agenda (1990)

8.5/10 Mystery, Thriller

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner (Frances McDormand) and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif), struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan (Brian Cox), a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

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A Wednesday (2008)

A Wednesday (2008)

8.1/10 Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery

A retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.

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Affairs of State (2018)

Affairs of State (2018)

4.7/10 Mystery, Drama, Thriller

A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife and daughter of a presidential candidate only to end up bleeding out on the side of an empty road at night.

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La isla mínima (2014)

La isla mínima (2014)

7.3/10 Adventure, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies of discover.

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State of Play (2009)

State of Play (2009)

7.1/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the congressman, his old college friend.

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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

6.8/10 Mystery, Comedy, Thriller

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

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Ground Zero (1987)

Ground Zero (1987)

6.5/10 Mystery, Thriller

A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a secret that if true, his government has already killed people to keep quiet.

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Beirut (2018)

Beirut (2018)

6.4/10 Drama, Thriller

Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.

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Hyena (2014)

Hyena (2014)

6.2/10 Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?

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A Dark Truth (2012)

A Dark Truth (2012)

5.6/10 Mystery, Thriller

A former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a disaffected corporate shareholder to expose her company's cover-up of an incident and deaths in an Ecuadorian village.

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Flying Blind (2012)

Flying Blind (2012)

5.6/10 Mystery, Drama, Thriller

A stylish mix of erotic love story and political thriller. Helen McCrory stars as a brilliant aerospace engineer who is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger male student while working on a government contract for an aircraft destined for military use. As the contract deadline nears, her doubts about her new lover mount, and she comes to understand the shadowy...Read all

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

7.9/10 Thriller, Drama

A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.

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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)

7.6/10 Thriller, Drama

British Agent Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

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Official Secrets (2019)

Official Secrets (2019)

7.3/10 Mystery, Drama, Thriller

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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The Ghost Writer (2010)

The Ghost Writer (2010)

7.2/10 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

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