Shows Like House of Saddam

If you liked House of Saddam (2008), a war & politics and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Generation Kill (2008)
★ 7.9/10Also war & politics and drama
The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the…
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Tyrant (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and war & politics
The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile…
3
War and Remembrance (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and war & politics
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific…
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Zero Day (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and war & politics
A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
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Bodyguard (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war & politics
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
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Band of Brothers (2001)
★ 8.6/10Also drama and war & politics
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As…
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The Terminal List (2022)
★ 8/10Also drama
Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned…
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Homeland (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and war & politics
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her…
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The Honourable Woman (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and war & politics
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks…
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A Spy Among Friends (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also war & politics and drama
Follow the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby, through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.
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Death by Lightning (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
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The Spy (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
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Over There (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also war & politics and drama
Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally…
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The Long Road Home (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also war & politics and drama
Relive a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad — a day that came to be known in military annals as…
15
White House Plumbers (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
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Say Nothing (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the…
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The Day of the Jackal (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who…
18
Severance (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth…
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The Patient (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
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Matlock (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and…