Best Coup D'etat Movies

Looking for the best coup d'etat movies? These 23 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Z 1969 ★ 7.8

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985 ★ 7.8

The Last Emperor 1987 ★ 7.6

A Royal Affair 2012 ★ 7.3

Shooting Dogs 2006 ★ 7.5

12.12: The Day 2023 ★ 7.5

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024 ★ 7.7

Missing 1982 ★ 7.3

No Escape 2015 ★ 6.9

The House of the Spirits 1993 ★ 6.9

Hunter Killer 2018 ★ 6.9

The Fatal Encounter 2014 ★ 7.2

The Face Reader 2013 ★ 7.0

Steel Rain 2: Summit 2020 ★ 7.1

The King's Warden 2026 ★ 7.3

Women Without Men 2009 ★ 6.3

Freelance 2023 ★ 6.4

Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 ★ 6.3

The Dictator 2012 ★ 6.2

The Interview 2014 ★ 6.2

The Colossus of Rhodes 1961 ★ 5.9

Hop 2011 ★ 5.8

xXx: State of the Union 2005 ★ 5.1