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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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The Roku Channel
85
8.0
/59629/
79
/4098/
77
/1363/
4.0
/48718/
96
/143/
87
/512/
88
/38/
cc age 16+

Citizenfour (2014)
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
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Kanopy
80
8.0
/78043/
75
/1475/
73
/743/
3.7
/24185/
91
/216/
87
/19972/
74
/39/
cc age 14+

Sicko (2007)
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
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FXNow
79
7.2
/92981/
72
/4732/
69
/1693/
3.6
/144077/
95
/381/
92
/2619/
80
/50/
cc age 10+

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.
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fuboTV
79
7.3
/852/
75
/70/
76
/56/
3.6
/871/
94
/31/
100
/4/
72
/10/

Sea of Shadows (2019)
The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, the Mexican navy, and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multimillion-dollar business.
poster
79
7.7
/6912/
74
/238/
72
/105/
3.6
/1833/
83
/42/
83
/352/
71
/15/

Collapse (2009)
From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.
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Netflix
78
7.4
/396/
79
/20/
83
/9/
3.4
/1128/
cc age 15+

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (2025)
A two-year investigation uncovers a scandal behind the making of one of the most recognized photographs of the 20th century. Five decades of secrets are unraveled in the search for justice for a man known only as "the stringer."
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Amazon Prime Video
78
7.4
/4885/
74
/576/
63
/75/
3.4
/3388/
100
/7/
93
/143/
cc age 13+

The Phenomenon (2020)
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
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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.
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fuboTV
76
7.1
/1130/
69
/95/
61
/21/
3.6
/1242/
100
/28/
85
/3/

Nothing Lasts Forever (2022)
Hidden from public view, a war is raging inside the diamond industry. When filmmaker Jason Kohn infiltrates this highly secretive world, he uncovers a vast, far reaching crime that threatens the value of every diamond ever mined. At stake is nothing less than the universal symbol of love and commitment - the engagement ring.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
7.2
/1736/
70
/77/
66
/29/
3.6
/1506/
95
/59/
73
/7/
76
/19/

Citizen K (2019)
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
7.4
/1055/
73
/67/
65
/12/
3.6
/1596/
95
/91/
86
/1/
72
/24/

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.
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Hulu
75
7.3
/702/
78
/71/
79
/10/
3.7
/1214/
82
/28/
92
/2/

The Grab (2024)
An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert land grabs by some of the world’s most powerful countries.
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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Kanopy
69
6.3
/2427/
71
/237/
66
/74/
3.3
/2633/
80
/101/
51
/20/
72
/27/

Risk (2017)
Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.6
/13909/
70
/1384/
65
/288/
3.4
/21291/
89
/81/
59
/103/
62
/12/
cc age 16+

My Scientology Movie (2016)
After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.
poster
68
6.9
/49937/
69
/2235/
66
/888/
3.3
/13811/
76
/129/
69
/437/
60
/36/
cc age 16+

Kill the Messenger (2014)
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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Starz
68
7.3
/170786/
75
/15337/
71
/4515/
3.3
/126218/
61
/261/
70
/881/
58
/43/
cc age 16+

Snowden (2016)
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
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Netflix
67
6.6
/3515/
66
/233/
68
/51/
3.2
/5760/
86
/51/
74
/13/
63
/12/
cc age 13+

Misha and the Wolves (2021)
A woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
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Netflix
65
64
6.5
/1915/
68
/296/
66
/33/
3.2
/1813/
cc age 13+

Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)
Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?
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Hulu
64
6.5
/39993/
67
/2567/
66
/796/
3.1
/66847/
67
/141/
67
/86/
58
/30/
cc age 15+

Boston Strangler (2023)
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
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Netflix
65
59
6.7
/4646/
68
/302/
66
/34/
3.0
/11333/

Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (2023)
This true-crime documentary investigates six shocking deaths in the same family and the woman at the center of the unbelievable case: Jolly Joseph.
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Kanopy
76
59
7.1
/1826/
75
/244/
66
/63/
3.4
/1300/
100
/7/
78
/14/
76
/4/

The Panama Papers (2018)
A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
69
57
6.8
/4808/
66
/340/
60
/26/
3.1
/1753/
92
/23/

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (2024)
A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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HBO Max
59
55
5.9
/3458/
63
/432/
61
/25/
2.7
/6937/
63
/8/
58
/43/

They Called Him Mostly Harmless (2024)
When an unidentified hiker is found deceased in the Florida wilderness, authorities release a sketch. Multiple hikers call in claiming to have met the man. There's only one problem – he never told them his name. It would take two years, thousands of devoted internet sleuths, and a miracle of science to identify him, and that's when the trouble really starts.
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Netflix
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53
5.9
/4105/
63
/514/
63
/73/
2.8
/4118/
67
/9/
40
/14/

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (2022)
Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.
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Netflix
70
52
7.2
/7423/
71
/179/
74
/32/
3.3
/4359/
50
/16/
87
/9/
cc age 14+

Bhakshak (2024)
A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.
poster
67
52
6.7
/3091/
64
/49/
63
/39/
3.4
/2882/
84
/44/
59
/24/

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
50
7.4
/1030/
70
/60/
65
/26/
3.6
/2128/
100
/13/
86
/9/
75
/5/

Adrienne (2021)
As the muse of Hal Hartley’s indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament. A devoted young mother, her life was right on track until her husband found her dead. Filmmaker Andy Ostroy has been fighting to discover the truth about his wife’s death ever since.
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The Roku Channel
50
49
5.4
/9874/
57
/733/
56
/198/
2.4
/38894/
36
/41/

Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018)
Eight years after the opening night tragedy of HELL HOUSE LLC, many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to an anonymous tip, an investigative journalist is convinced that key evidence is hidden inside the abandoned Abaddon Hotel. She assembles a team to break into the hotel in hopes of discovering the truth. But the source of the tip and the secrets of the Abaddon Hotel are more horrifying than any of them could have imagined.
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Netflix
70
47
7.2
/2572/
71
/249/
74
/47/
3.4
/1802/
69
/1/
cc age 13+

Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard (2022)
Upstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud.
poster
76
45
7.6
/218/
78
/39/
73
/28/
4.0
/5230/

Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)
A democracy and a dictatorship. A presidential campaign and dirty money. War and death. When Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed in the press that “No one can make sense of it”, he was trying to discredit the investigation into his ties with Muammar Gaddafi, portraying it as a bunch of gibberish. As Sarkozy and his many accomplices go on trial in the Libyan campaign financing affair, here’s the film that will finally explain all of the ins and outs of one of the most remarkable French political scandals in decades.
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Netflix
43
5.6
/28125/
63
/3966/
64
/1096/
2.1
/31934/
10
/39/
78
/59/
26
/13/
cc age 15+

Freelance (2023)
An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.
poster
43
5.6
/139097/
61
/5032/
58
/2961/
2.4
/69389/
13
/150/
51
/6272/
22
/31/
cc age 15+

The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until they suddenly find themselves on the run for their lives.
poster
75
40
7.3
/807/
75
/47/
68
/26/
3.4
/484/
100
/6/
64
/1/
79
/4/

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2018)
A first-hand look into the revolutionary rise of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. Comprised of various distinct personalities from around the globe, Bellingcat is an online association of talented and dedicated truth-seekers utilizing advanced digital research techniques to upend the world of journalism. De facto leader Eliot and his fellow researchers give us exclusive access into their tight-knit world as they demonstrate the unlimited power of open source investigation. In cases ranging from the MH17 disaster to the hidden crimes of the Syrian regime, the group’s power and growing global influence is examined and explored.
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HBO Max
50
39
4.8
/739/
59
/124/
59
/23/
1.8
/2297/

Who Is Luigi Mangione? (2025)
Writings and social media posts help to reveal the secret life and troubles of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and whom so many people are calling a hero.
poster
68
39
7.1
/1314/
71
/136/
70
/40/
3.6
/3385/
60
/1/

The Tickle King (2017)
Featuring new, previously unseen footage documenting the bizarre and unsettling things that happened to filmmakers David Farrier and Dylan Reeve as Tickled premiered at film festivals and theaters in 2016. Lawsuits, private investigators, disrupted screenings and surprise appearances are just part of what they encounter along the way. Amidst new threats, the duo begins to answer questions that remained once the credits rolled on Tickled, including whether the disturbing behavior they uncovered will ever come to an end.
poster
58
38
4.4
/5106/
52
/43/
42
/4/
3.0
/684/
75
/320/
76
/313/

Despatch (2024)
Determined to break the next big story and refashion his complicated personal life, Joy embarks on a relentless odyssey through the heart and gut of Mumbai.
poster
76
35
7.3
/1085/
66
/57/
73
/35/
3.6
/2473/
100
/2/

In Broad Daylight (2023)
Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse of the residents. She not only corroborates the frightening allegations but also discovers how disastrously flawed Hong Kong’s health care system is, especially for those who cannot care for themselves. However, after her story breaks, further unspeakable truths are revealed leading Kay on a dire crusade for justice.
poster
47
35
4.8
/2388/
58
/83/
50
/136/
1.9
/1954/
42
/54/
cc age 15+

The Pregnancy Pact (2010)
Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.
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Netflix
34
4.4
/17270/
52
/1139/
49
/526/
1.9
/12338/
5
/56/
14
/133/
35
/16/
cc age 16+

The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
33
7.0
/550/
71
/47/
72
/16/
3.4
/719/
83
/6/

Banksy Most Wanted (2020)
Banksy is a household name, but behind this name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements and identities, leading to one of the art world's biggest unanswered questions- who is Banksy?
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Amazon Prime Video
59
32
5.6
/827/
61
/55/
59
/34/
3.0
/1700/

The Anchor (2022)
A mysterious informant calls a broadcast news anchor to request that the anchor report on the informant’s inevitable death.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
31
7.1
/1051/
75
/216/
53
/9/
3.2
/736/
83
/18/

The Program (2024)
Explores the unprecedented bipartisan congressional effort to uncover what intelligence agencies really know about UFOs, now referred to as UAP.
poster
64
31
6.2
/1639/
66
/67/
62
/32/
3.1
/1934/
71
/1/

Kingmaker (2024)
Ulrik Torp, once a fearless investigative journalist who is now tackling unemployment and a midlife crisis. He finds himself in the middle of a new political conspiracy.
poster
62
26
6.9
/2786/
60
/38/
65
/18/
3.3
/378/
54
/15/

Rann (2010)
The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.
poster
Kanopy
57
24
5.6
/701/
55
/38/
52
/22/
3.4
/1171/

Jezabel (2022)
Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.
poster
71
23
7.2
/491/
73
/15/
69
/45/
3.5
/286/

The Invisible Wall (1991)
June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. The official version blames the "structural failure" of the plane, but a young journalist smells a cover-up and starts to uncover the truth out of the 'invisible wall' of lies built by politicians and air force higher-ups.


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