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89
8.2
/488892/
79
/7362/
79
/5829/
4.2
/578429/
99
/132/
90
/11624/
100
/19/
cc age 12+

Citizen Kane (1941)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
89
8.4
/759715/
82
/13386/
82
/8752/
4.4
/863547/
90
/147/
94
/16502/
94
/15/
cc age 16+

Apocalypse Now (1979)
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
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Hoopla
86
8.1
/309395/
80
/6359/
78
/3639/
4.3
/753987/
94
/181/
91
/5133/
91
/39/
cc age 16+

Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.1
/528320/
79
/18062/
78
/8561/
4.1
/556857/
97
/379/
93
/2952/
93
/45/
cc age 15+

Spotlight (2015)
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
7.6
/32752/
77
/2167/
77
/650/
4.2
/345049/
98
/198/
90
/401/
80
/42/
cc age 8+

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. When a documentarian discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, his resulting short film brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
poster
85
7.8
/77639/
77
/1257/
76
/933/
4.0
/87443/
100
/104/
92
/2645/
96
/13/
cc age 11+

The Philadelphia Story (1940)
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/93034/
74
/1777/
75
/1938/
3.9
/260667/
95
/81/
90
/2242/
96
/24/

Breathless (1960)
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
poster
Hoopla
85
7.7
/54745/
76
/918/
74
/680/
3.9
/25830/
97
/34/
90
/910/
91
/16/

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.
poster
84
7.9
/120960/
75
/1614/
75
/1383/
3.9
/95309/
91
/135/
92
/2450/
86
/34/

Talk to Her (2002)
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
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Criterion Channel
84
7.9
/135529/
78
/3487/
76
/1976/
4.2
/196169/
94
/71/
92
/2245/
84
/18/
cc age 13+

All the President's Men (1976)
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/62924/
76
/1315/
74
/791/
3.9
/33452/
91
/45/
91
/1094/
76
/18/
cc age 16+

The Killing Fields (1984)
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.7
/104561/
75
/2399/
75
/3233/
4.1
/143710/
91
/135/
81
/657/
86
/34/
cc age 17+

The Great Beauty (2013)
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
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MGM Plus
82
7.8
/66928/
76
/1358/
74
/890/
4.0
/104285/
99
/104/
90
/1515/
cc age 12+

His Girl Friday (1940)
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
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Netflix
81
7.7
/655952/
76
/20825/
75
/11187/
4.0
/1626136/
90
/264/
77
/27620/
79
/40/
cc age 18+

Zodiac (2007)
The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.
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Hulu
81
7.3
/36161/
71
/831/
67
/441/
4.0
/62763/
98
/58/
79
/625/
84
/17/
cc age 16+

Broadcast News (1987)
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
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HBO Max
81
7.4
/205173/
74
/7487/
71
/4113/
3.7
/240568/
88
/122/
86
/8463/
82
/21/
cc age 9+

Superman (1978)
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/228917/
78
/6578/
75
/3112/
3.8
/76320/
85
/186/
87
/6162/
76
/36/
cc age 18+

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
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Hulu
80
7.4
/469949/
71
/12621/
67
/5737/
3.7
/724560/
90
/219/
79
/43500/
89
/38/
cc age 16+

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.
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Curiosity Stream
80
7.6
/106676/
75
/2611/
73
/1668/
3.7
/56932/
91
/199/
89
/2159/
77
/42/
cc age 15+

Philomena (2013)
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.3
/1819/
73
/62/
73
/30/
3.7
/4934/
100
/52/
80
/11/
84
/13/
cc age 11+

Writing with Fire (2021)
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.
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80
79
7.4
/28286/
72
/420/
72
/526/
4.0
/38983/
88
/77/
84
/510/
90
/20/

The Passenger (1975)
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
poster
79
7.6
/33165/
73
/642/
74
/460/
3.8
/27895/
90
/31/
87
/576/
78
/13/

Lifeboat (1944)
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
poster
79
7.7
/25198/
74
/468/
72
/408/
3.9
/20397/
94
/35/
85
/269/
78
/10/
cc age 14+

Missing (1982)
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
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Hulu
79
7.2
/98175/
71
/1761/
69
/1130/
3.6
/39245/
90
/212/
76
/4992/
83
/32/
cc age 17+

Crazy Heart (2009)
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
poster
79
7.8
/522048/
77
/15498/
73
/7364/
3.9
/582254/
86
/255/
86
/10432/
71
/41/
cc age 18+

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/22600/
74
/1679/
71
/425/
3.8
/56732/
94
/119/
86
/126/
76
/28/

Tickled (2016)
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
7.2
/34227/
70
/1193/
70
/597/
3.8
/58230/
92
/160/
82
/383/
82
/35/
cc age 16+

The End of the Tour (2015)
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
poster
Kanopy
77
7.2
/89752/
71
/2565/
70
/1460/
3.9
/158975/
94
/50/
77
/2196/
75
/22/
cc age 15+

Manhunter (1986)
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.2
/84457/
72
/2693/
71
/1560/
3.6
/212731/
98
/46/
81
/2285/

Ring (1998)
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
76
7.4
/9240/
73
/468/
70
/162/
3.7
/21452/
87
/94/
97
/39/
61
/22/
cc age 14+

Spoiler Alert (2022)
Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
poster
FXNow
76
7.1
/163689/
70
/5745/
70
/2824/
3.7
/910509/
75
/320/
76
/313/
75
/57/
cc age 15+

The French Dispatch (2021)
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.0
/30819/
67
/481/
65
/315/
3.4
/8524/
87
/154/
72
/471/
84
/39/

The Quiet American (2002)
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.3
/24716/
73
/484/
70
/388/
3.7
/14637/
90
/31/
85
/419/
69
/17/

Salvador (1986)
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
poster
Netflix
75
7.3
/31067/
71
/818/
73
/480/
3.6
/84914/
82
/141/
78
/22/
66
/30/
cc age 16+

Holy Spider (2022)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
poster
75
8.0
/618010/
78
/13669/
75
/8052/
3.7
/325436/
64
/214/
90
/35204/
64
/39/
cc age 17+

Blood Diamond (2006)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
poster
75
7.2
/170112/
73
/9051/
70
/4785/
3.5
/218177/
88
/401/
74
/1418/
83
/51/
cc age 13+

The Post (2017)
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
poster
fuboTV
75
7.2
/69845/
73
/1630/
70
/1156/
3.6
/50512/
80
/45/
83
/2073/
68
/22/
cc age 13+

A River Runs Through It (1992)
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
74
7.3
/13815/
71
/283/
69
/277/
3.9
/21082/
94
/18/
82
/236/

Shock Corridor (1963)
With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.9
/15769/
67
/480/
66
/279/
3.4
/14202/
100
/14/
76
/340/

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/9507/
75
/501/
70
/147/
3.5
/3420/
84
/70/
74
/186/
76
/18/

Dirty Wars (2013)
Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.
poster
74
7.7
/98355/
75
/1924/
74
/1155/
3.7
/24566/
72
/65/
88
/1039/
59
/20/

The Experiment (2001)
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
7.2
/264802/
73
/6577/
70
/3637/
3.6
/272726/
52
/48/
81
/8898/
74
/20/
cc age 18+

Natural Born Killers (1994)
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
poster
Netflix
73
6.7
/22283/
71
/1296/
68
/530/
3.5
/14537/
87
/147/
63
/144/
75
/32/
cc age 15+

A Private War (2018)
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
6.7
/1663/
71
/29/
62
/24/
3.4
/892/
64
/11/
76
/14/

Shy People (1987)
A Cosmo Magazine journalist and her daughter leave New York City to visit their distant relatives deep in the bayous of Louisiana.
poster
Starz
71
6.8
/202934/
70
/5298/
67
/2490/
3.5
/260514/
75
/61/
75
/7926/
72
/17/
cc age 11+

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.
poster
71
6.8
/127438/
71
/8995/
67
/2795/
3.2
/163172/
82
/307/
74
/1573/
67
/45/
cc age 15+

Long Shot (2019)
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.
poster
The CW
71
7.1
/41302/
70
/1002/
69
/521/
3.4
/5420/
82
/61/
73
/947/
64
/12/
cc age 14+

Nothing But the Truth (2008)
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
poster
71
7.1
/165327/
71
/4049/
67
/2059/
3.3
/48840/
84
/213/
73
/6318/
64
/36/
cc age 15+

State of Play (2009)
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.


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