Where to watch Mao Zedong in the UK
Find every Mao Zedong film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (also known as Chairman Mao) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. A controversial figure, Mao is regarded as one of the most important individuals in modern world history, and is also known as a theorist, military strategist, poet and visionary.
Mao Zedong films streaming in the UK
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- Mentiras verdaderas (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- History 101 (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- The Vietnam War (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Nixon (1995) as Self (Archive Footage)
- Faith of the Century: A History of Communism (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Naqoyqatsi (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- A Grin Without a Cat (1977) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Korea: The Never-Ending War (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Society of the Spectacle (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Sputnik Mania (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000) Cast
- De Gaulle, the Last King of France (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Korea, A Hundred Years of War (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Our Nixon (2013) as Self
- All Eyes and Ears (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- China: The Uighur Tragedy (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Hype: The Obama Effect (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- História do Comunismo (2024) as Self
- Velikoye proshchaniye (1953) Cast
- Året var 1966 (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Chine, la fabrique d'une nation (2025) as Mao Zedong
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Battle Of Chosin (2016) as Himself (archive footage)
- A Home Far Away (2012) as Self
- Human Remains (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (1969) as Self (archive footage)
- Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico (1995) Cast
- Broken Knife: Great Reversal of the Korean Battlefield (2010) as 毛主席
- Mao In Colour (2015) as Self
- The Man Who Defied Beijing (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- China Strikes Back (1937) as Himself
- Madame Mao (2010) as Himself
- Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Bokassa Ier, empereur de Françafrique (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Inside Red China (1958) as Self
- The death of the Conducător (a Christmas film) (2025) as Himself (archive footage)
- Mao by Mao (1977) as Himself
- Mao, the Real Man (1995) as Self (Archive)
- 中华人民共和国成立10周年国庆大阅兵 (1959) Cast
- Maos China, Protokolle einer Revolution (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Political Cinema (2025) as Mao Zedong
- 中华人民共和国1956年国庆阅兵 (1956) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1950年国庆阅兵 (1950) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1955年国庆阅兵 (1955) Cast
- 一九四九大迁徙 (2009) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1957年国庆阅兵 (1957) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1954年国庆阅兵 (1954) Cast
- 开国大典 (1949) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1952年国庆阅兵 (1952) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1953年国庆阅兵 (1953) Cast
- The Cultural Revolution: Mao's Last Battle (2003) as Himself
- Simon Leys, l'homme qui a déshabillé Mao (2024) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1958年国庆阅兵 (1958) Cast
- 中华人民共和国1951年国庆阅兵 (1951) Cast
- 伟大的胜利——苏联摄影师镜头里的中国抗战 (2025) as 毛泽东
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Where can I watch Mao Zedong films in the UK?
Mao Zedong's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Mao Zedong's most popular films?
Most-watched Mao Zedong films currently: Nixon (1995), Naqoyqatsi (2002), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009), A Grin Without a Cat (1977), Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995).
What TV shows has Mao Zedong appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Mentiras verdaderas (2011), History 101 (2020), The Vietnam War (2017), Faith of the Century: A History of Communism (1999), The Century of Icons (2022).
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