BestMoviesLike.com

Kill the Messenger (2014)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.

Based On True Story, Cocaine, Journalist, Nicaraguan Contras, Smear Campaign

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Iceman (2013)

3.40 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.

Similarity: 8.70 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, Contract Killer, Crime Family, Gambino Crime Family, Murder Of A Girl

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

True Story (2015)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.

Similarity: 7.95 (Very Similar)

Discredited Reporter, Investigative Journalism, Journalist, Murder Trial, Prison Visit

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Kill Team (2019)

3.00 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.

Similarity: 7.91 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, Afghanistan, American Soldier, U.s. Military, War Crime, War On Terror, Killing Civilians

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

4.10 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama, Comedy

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Similarity: 7.82 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, Fellatio, Female Nudity, Sex In An Airplane, Stockbroker, Extramarital Affair, Female Frontal Nudity, Female Rear Nudity, Topless Female Nudity, Female Full Frontal Nudity

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Meu Nome Não é Johnny (2008)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.

Similarity: 7.57 (Very Similar)

1990s, Asylum, Cocaine, Drug Dealer, Maconha

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

4.05 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Similarity: 7.11 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Car Racing, Motor Sports, Racecar, Racecar Driver, 24 Hours Le Mans Race, Based On Book

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.

Similarity: 7.04 (Similar)

Court, Cover Up, Delhi India, Journalist, Justice

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Black Mass (2015)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Similarity: 6.96 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Boston Massachusetts, Fbi Agent, Gangster, True Crime

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Highwaymen (2019)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde.

Similarity: 6.94 (Similar)

1930s, Based On True Story, Bonnie And Clyde, Coffeyville Kansas, Texas Ranger

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

I cento passi (2000)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

"I cento passi" (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos' house and the house of Tano Badalamenti, an important Mafia boss, in the small Sicilian town of Cinisi. The movie is the story of Peppino Impastato, a young

Similarity: 6.90 (Similar)

1970s, Based On True Story, Mafia Boss, Sicily Italy, Uncle

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Soldier's Girl (2003)

3.90 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

Similarity: 6.78 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Beaten To Death With A Baseball Bat, Drinking, Murder, Tragic Event

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

All the Money in the World (2017)

3.40 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

Similarity: 6.50 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Kidnapping, Prostitute, Ransom, Ransom Demand, Rome Italy

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Bugsy (1991)

3.40 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.

Similarity: 6.47 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Casino, Jewish, Las Vegas Nevada, Mafia

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

In Cold Blood (1967)

3.95 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.

Similarity: 6.44 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Gallows, Murder Of Family, Pair Of Killers, True Crime

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

On the night she plans on taking her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She gets released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.

Similarity: 6.44 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Rape, Serial Killer, True Crime

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Charlie Says (2019)

2.95 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969.

Similarity: 6.44 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Cult Leader, Name In Title, Two Word Title

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Dogman (2019)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.

Similarity: 6.34 (Similar)

Cocaine, Dog, Drugs, Robbery, Violence, Humiliation

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Cleveland Abduction (2015)

3.35 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A single mother who becomes the first victim of kidnapper Ariel Castro finds herself trapped in his home for 11 years, where she eventually becomes a friend and sister to two other women who are taken captive by Castro.

Similarity: 6.22 (Similar)

Abduction, Based On True Story, Captivity, Kidnapping, Rape

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Infiltrator (2016)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Similarity: 6.18 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Corruption, Drug Cartel, Money Laundering, Undercover Agent, Reference To Pablo Escobar

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Prayers for Bobby (2009)

4.00 Stars

Biography, Drama, Romance

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.

Similarity: 6.12 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Gay Pride, Gay Rights, Grief, Homosexuality

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

In the Name of the Father (1994)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.

Similarity: 6.06 (Similar)

Anti Irish Bias, Based On True Story, Father Son Relationship, Prison, Psychological Manipulation, Lawyer, Police Raid, Wrongfully Convicted, Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Chapter 27 (2007)

2.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.

Similarity: 6.02 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Death, Downward Spiral, John Lennon Character, Murder

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.

Similarity: 5.90 (Similar)

1940s, Anti Nazi, Nazi Germany, Resistance, World War Two, Based On True Story, Munich Germany

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Lady (2011)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

1990s, Based On True Story, Burma, Democracy, F Rated, Timeframe 1990s

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Disaster Artist (2017)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Comedy, Drama

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

Similarity: 5.87 (Similar)

Acting, Based On True Story, Bromance, Film Within A Film, Friendship

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Mauritanian (2021)

3.70 Stars

Drama, Thriller, Biography

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Similarity: 5.79 (Similar)

American Imperialism, Based On True Story, Guantanamo Bay, Muslim, Prison, Female Lawyer

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Mule (2018)

3.50 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.

Similarity: 5.78 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Drug Cartel, Drug Mule, Old Man, Singing In A Car

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Similarity: 5.75 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Father Son Relationship, Fred Rogers Character, Journalist, Television Host

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Belle (2014)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama, Romance

The mixed-race daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in eighteenth ce

Similarity: 5.69 (Similar)

Abolitionist, Based On True Story, Interracial Relationship, Slavery, Zong Massacre, F Rated

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Munich: The Edge of War (2022)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.

Similarity: 5.68 (Similar)

1930s, British, Munich, World War Two, Year 1938, Based On True Story, Based On Book, Germany, Munich Germany, Netflix Original

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

La Môme (2007)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Drama, Music

Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.

Similarity: 5.64 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Female Singer, Marcel Cerdan Character, Singer, Title Based On Song

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Talvar (2015)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.

Similarity: 5.60 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Investigation, Murder, Title Directed By Female

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Masterminds (2016)

2.90 Stars

Biography, Comedy, Crime

A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

Armored Car, Based On True Story, Heist, Reference To Elvis Presley, Singing In A Car

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Gotti (2018)

2.35 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.

Similarity: 5.55 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Crime Lord, Funeral, Gangster, Terminal Illness

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

4.10 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

Similarity: 5.53 (Similar)

Bride, Female Protagonist, Martial Arts, Revenge, Sword

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Kalifornia (1993)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

Black Comedy, Brutality, Hairy Chest, Journalist, Serial Killer

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Queen of Katwe (2016)

3.70 Stars

Biography, Drama, Sport

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.

Similarity: 5.50 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Chess, Chess Tournament, Kampala, Uganda

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Spare Parts (2015)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

Four Mexican high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT.

Similarity: 5.46 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Beach, Oral Examination, Roughhousing, Volleyball

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Kajaki (2014)

3.55 Stars

Adventure, Biography, Drama

Kajaki Dam 2006. A company of young British soldiers encounter an unexpected, terrifying enemy. A dried-out river bed, and under every step the possibility of an anti-personnel mine. A mine that could cost you your leg - or your life

Similarity: 5.45 (Similar)

Afghanistan, Based On True Story, Bravery, British Army, Minefield

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Big Miracle (2012)

3.25 Stars

Biography, Drama, Family

In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Alaska, Based On True Story, Ice, Save The Whale, Whale

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Running with the Devil (2019)

2.70 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

The CEO of an international conglomerate sends two of his most regarded executives to investigate why shipments of cocaine are being hijacked and over cut somewhere on the supply chain.

Similarity: 5.42 (Similar)

Child Discovers A Dead Body, Child Finds A Corpse, Cocaine, Drug Overdose, Drug Smuggling Operation

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Kill Your Friends (2015)

3.00 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Music

An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.

Similarity: 5.41 (Similar)

Band Tour, Cocaine, London England, Murder, Reference To Schadenfreude

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Catch Me If You Can (2003)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.

Similarity: 5.38 (Similar)

Con, Deception, Impostor, Mother Son Relationship, Race Against Time

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Män som hatar kvinnor (2009)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.

Similarity: 5.36 (Similar)

Disappearance, Female Hacker, Hacker, Journalist, Violence Against Women, Femme Fatale

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2022)

3.40 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.

Similarity: 5.33 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Artist, Cancer, Cat, Mental Illness, Painting, Dancing, Dream Sequence, Brother Sister Relationship, Schizophrenic, Tragedy, Turkish Bath, Christmas, 1800s, Drawing

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Talk to Me (2007)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Similarity: 5.32 (Similar)

Cigarette Smoking, Radio, Radio Host, Radio Show, Washington D.c., Based On True Story, Timeframe 1960s, Male Nudity

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Cobb (1994)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Drama, Sport

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.

Similarity: 5.32 (Similar)

Baseball Movie, Based On Article, Based On True Story, Ghost Writer, Male Full Frontal Nudity

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Ray (2004)

3.85 Stars

Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.

Similarity: 5.31 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Betrayal By A Friend, Character Name As Title, Eyesight

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

All the President's Men (1976)

3.95 Stars

Biography, Drama, History, Thriller

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Investigative Journalism, Journalist, Newspaper, Washington Post, Watergate

Similar to Kill the Messenger (2014)

Boomerang! (1947)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Courtroom Drama, District Attorney, Police Chief, Priest