Movies and TvShows featuring "ruling-class" theme.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a heartfelt story about a young woman who brings her fiancé, an African-American man, to meet her liberal, upper-class parents. The couple's love and their decision to get married are tested as they confront prejudice and societal expectations in 1960s America.

HyperNormalisation is a documentary that delves into the complex web of power politics and deception in the modern world. It explores various themes including conspiracy theories, technological advancement, sociopolitical commentary, and the struggle for power. The film takes a critical look at politicians, financiers, and the ruling class, examining their influence on global events. With a focus on timeframes spanning from the 1970s to the present day, it provides a thought-provoking analysis of key historical moments such as the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Arab world, and the financial crisis. HyperNormalisation also touches on topics like self-expression, property development, and the influence of figures like Henry Kissinger.

A mentally ill man inherits a country estate and believes he is God, leading to a series of twisted and hilarious events.

"How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It" explores the representations of wealth in cinema. It looks into how most beloved characters are subtly more well-off than they should be, how criticisms of the system are crushed, how the rich have become the average in the world of the cinema. And it shows how these stories distort the view of the real world, and are used against you by politicians.

Loosely based on a rape case that happened to two sisters in Cebu, Visayas, Philippines in late 1990s.

The Edge of Democracy is a powerful documentary that explores the turbulent political history of Brazil, focusing on the rise and fall of democracy. It delves into the political polarization, corruption, and abuse of power that have plagued the country, with a particular focus on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff and the subsequent election of Jair Bolsonaro. Through a combination of personal stories, interviews, and archival footage, the documentary unravels the unraveling of democracy in Brazil.

In a 16th-century castle, an evil twin brother murders his brother and takes over his estate. Filled with treachery and tyranny, the castle becomes a torture-chamber for those who dare cross the baron. However, kindness and seduction play a role in the resolvement of the bloodstained kingdom.

Katips is a movie set during the time of martial law in the Philippines. It follows the journey of a group of college students who become involved in the student movement and fight against the oppressive military dictatorship. The film explores themes of political oppression, social injustice, and the power of youth activism in the fight for freedom and democracy.

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.

As the EDSA Revolution unfolds, a mother, son, and daughter who live in a slum near Malacañang Palace grapple with the murder of their patriarch in the hands of corrupt policemen, turning from passive victims of social injustice into active participants in the final hours of the uprising.

During a bizarre chapter of WWII, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the Titanic. This epic film was so large in scale that the Nazis were forced to divert men, material and ships from the war effort in order to complete it. Titanic was filmed aboard cruise ship SS Cap Arcona in the Baltic Sea. The movie’s director Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo over comments he made about the ship’s crew and he was questioned by Goebbels. Selpin was found dead the next day in his cell. The Gestapo’s verdict was suicide. Titanic never received the impressive premiere that Goebbels intended, being first shown in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943. We reveal this little known but fascinating story by looking at the making of the film, as well as the fate of the German ship Cap Arcona.

For three decades now, Qatar, this small desert kingdom, has not stopped being talked about; because of its financial power and the secrecy that surrounds it, the royal family that runs it fascinates as much as it frightens.

Set in a small German village, a young monk embarks on a journey to challenge the ruling class and bring justice to the peasants. Along the way, he encounters resistance, political turmoil, and a battle between faith and oppression.

Flame is a 1975 musical movie set in England that tells the cautionary tale of a working-class rock band's rise to fame and subsequent implosion. The story revolves around the band's struggles with contracts, social differences, betrayal, and the temptations of the music industry. It portrays the cultural differences and class divisions within the rock music scene of the 1970s. With elements of rock music, fame and fortune, drunkenness, and rock performances, Flame is a mesmerizing journey through the rise and fall of a rock band.

This inventive, mildly fictionalized documentary follows noted editor Lewis Lapham as he introduces two Ivy League graduates to America's elite in an effort to examine the role of class and moneyed privilege in American democracy. With stops at the Pentagon, posh Manhattan parties and more, Lapham encounters luminaries -- including James Baker III and Walter Cronkite -- who each share their perspectives on America's ruling class.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 is a documentary that recounts the thrilling football game between the two Ivy League schools in 1968. The film explores the political and cultural climate of the era and the impact the game had on the lives of the players. Through interviews and archive footage, it delves into themes of class differences, sportsmanship, and the Vietnam War.