How to Stage a Coup

How to Stage a Coup

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Avatar

Avatar

2009

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

Get Out

Get Out

2017

Shrek

Shrek

2001

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

2019

Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984

2020

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023

The Avengers

The Avengers

2012

Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

2019

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

1998

The Shining

The Shining

1980

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023