At a time of political upheaval, the political thriller on television and film is both a reflection of, and an escape from, ...

Political thrillers tap into a very specific itch—the feeling that the world is run by hidden hands, and ordinary people are left scrambling to piece together the truth. These films thrive on ...

Narcos star Wagner Moura leads The Secret Agent, a political thriller with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score that might be ...