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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.

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

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Omar m'a tuer (2011)

3.35 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, h

Similarity: 9.63 (Very Similar)

Controversy, Criminal Investigation, France, Journalist, Prison

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Die Büchse der Pandora (1930)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

Similarity: 8.19 (Very Similar)

Expressionism, Femme Fatale, German Expressionism, Lust, Murder Trial

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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.

Similarity: 8.17 (Very Similar)

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

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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: 7.90 (Very Similar)

Investigative Journalism, Journalist, Newspaper, Washington Post, Watergate

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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: 7.44 (Similar)

Court, Cover Up, Delhi India, Journalist, Justice

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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: 6.52 (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

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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: 6.05 (Similar)

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

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Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.

Similarity: 5.87 (Similar)

Journalist, Murder, Strong Female Character, Strong Female Lead, Woman's Bare Butt

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While the City Sleeps (1956)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A serial killer has been killing beautiful women in New York and the new owner of a media company offers a high ranking job to the first of his senior executives who can get the earliest scoops on the case.

Similarity: 5.59 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Homosexual Subtext, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Serial Killer

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Goodfellas (1990)

4.35 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.

Similarity: 5.54 (Similar)

Gangster, Mafia, Mob, Organized Crime, Sadistic Psychopath, Rise And Fall

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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: 5.52 (Similar)

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

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Jim: The James Foley Story (2016)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Documentary, War

An in-depth look at the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014.

Similarity: 5.45 (Similar)

Hbo, Journalist, Murder, Terrorism, Timeframe 2010s

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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Documentary, Music

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Campaign, Colorado, Drugs, Journalist, Protest, Timeframe 1960s, Timeframe 1970s, Biographical Documentary

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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: 5.41 (Similar)

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

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Computer Hacker, Hacker, Investigation, Journalist, Punk, Forced Blow Job

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À bout de souffle

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

Car, Fugitive, Journalist, Love, Stolen Car, Criminal, Paris France, Jump Cut, Murder

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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.

Similarity: 5.17 (Similar)

Murder, Murder Trial, Psychotronic Film, Reporter, Trial

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The Laramie Project (2002)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, History

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Similarity: 5.12 (Similar)

Laramie Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, Murder Trial, Prejudice, Tv News

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Rafales (1991)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

On Christmas eve a journalist witnesses a theft in a mall and then tracks one of the thieves to later be taken as his hostage in the radio station he works for.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

Christmas Eve, Hostage, Journalist, Radio Station, Theft

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The Rum Diary (2011)

3.10 Stars

Comedy, Drama

American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

Similarity: 5.07 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Journalist, Newspaper, Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico

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Ghayal Once Again (2016)

3.25 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

When a video of his mentor's murder surfaces, an investigative journalist takes action to find those responsible.

Similarity: 5.06 (Similar)

Chase, Fistfight, Journalist, Mall, One Against Many

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Paan Singh Tomar (2012)

4.10 Stars

Action, Biography, Crime

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Army, Athlete, Journalist, Police, Steeplechase

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The Program (2015)

3.25 Stars

Biography, Drama, Sport

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Similarity: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

Bicycle, Coach, Doctor, Journalist, Tour De France

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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: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

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

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Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A journalist sets out to uncover the truth behind an incident, through the perspectives of different people, unraveling how they and their lives are intertwined with it.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Journalist

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There Be Dragons (2011)

2.85 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Communism, Dying Father, Forgiveness, Journalist, Spanish Civil War, Betrayal

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Primal Fear (1996)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Similarity: 4.93 (Slightly Similar)

Altar Boy, Amnesia, Courtroom, Murder Trial, Stuttering

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

3.30 Stars

Biography, Comedy, Drama

A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.

Similarity: 4.93 (Slightly Similar)

Afghanistan, Journalist, Kabul Afghanistan, Karaoke, War On Terrorism, Dancing, Infidelity, U.s. Military

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Raw Deal (1948)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Joe Sullivan has taken the rap for Rick who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.

Similarity: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

Inmate, Prison Break, Prison Visit, State Prison, Violence Against Women, Escape From Prison

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Kiss of Death (1947)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Death Of Wife, District Attorney, Parolee, Prison Visit, Shot Multiple Times

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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

2.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake no

Similarity: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Arms Dealer, Journalist, Newspaper, Quitting A Job, Secret Government Agency

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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

3.70 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

1950s, Journalist, Politician, Radio, Reporter

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

3.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Homosexual, Murder, Murder Trial, Reporter, Trial

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The Paradine Case (1948)

3.25 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.

Similarity: 4.73 (Slightly Similar)

Adultery, Defense Lawyer, Lawyer, Love Triangle, Murder Trial

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Där vi en gång gått (2011)

2.95 Stars

Drama, History, War

Otso "The Main Man" Hultkrantz is playing the leading role of the young Allu Kajander in Where We Once Walked, based on a novel about a civil war raging between the Red and the White in Finland.

Similarity: 4.72 (Slightly Similar)

Eastern Europe, Female Nudity, History Of Finland, Journalist, Remorse

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A Mighty Heart (2007)

3.30 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.

Similarity: 4.71 (Slightly Similar)

Jew, Journalist, Missing, Pakistan, Wall Street Journal

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Killers (2014)

3.20 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A psychopathic Japanese executive accidentally triggers a journalist's 'dark side'. They begin to connect over the Internet and make a complicated bond.

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Burnt Man, Divorced Man, Journalist, Politician, Webcam

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The Last Gangster (1937)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.

Similarity: 4.63 (Slightly Similar)

Divorce, Fbi Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Murder, Penitentiary, Prison Visit, Timeframe 1920s

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O Menino que Matou Meus Pais (2021)

3.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

The film presents de Suzane von Richthofen's point of view of the events that led to the death of her parents. A real crime drama about one of the most shocking murder cases of Brazil.

Similarity: 4.61 (Slightly Similar)

Courtroom, Crime In Brazil, Murder, Murder Trial, True Crime, Bare Breats

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L'amour en question (1978)

2.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Architect Dumas dies from a bullet of his own gun in front of his house. The police suspects his young Swedish wife Catherine and her English lover Tom Hastings. After numerous interrogations, in which they entangle themselves in con

Similarity: 4.54 (Slightly Similar)

Assassination, Courtroom, Innocence, Murder Trial, Murderess

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Kathapurushan (1996)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama

Against the history of Kerala, we see a young man grow up without a father, relate to the working class people employed in his feudal household, become an intellectual, land in prison, and find a cure for the stuttering that afflicts

Similarity: 4.53 (Slightly Similar)

Communist, Journalist, Police Station, Single Mother

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Shock and Awe (2018)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Similarity: 4.50 (Slightly Similar)

Iraq, Iraq Invasion, Journalism, Journalist, Reference To Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

4.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?

Similarity: 4.47 (Slightly Similar)

Catholicism, Murder Trial, Rape, Rape Victim, Rosary, Courtroom Drama, Revenge

Similar to True Story (2015)

Angel Face (1953)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

Similarity: 4.42 (Slightly Similar)

Ambulance Driver, Chauffeur, Drinking, Femme Fatale, Murder Trial

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Bernie (2012)

3.40 Stars

Biography, Comedy, Crime

In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Similarity: 4.34 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Article, Based On True Story, East Texas, Funeral Home, Murder Trial

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Papa

3.40 Stars

Biography, Drama, Short

The protagonist, a man in his early 30s, is primarily interested in one thing: rap music. The family always comes second. After his wife leaves him over night, he can no longer ignore his sons. Even though the emotional distance seem

Similarity: 4.30 (Slightly Similar)

Alcoholic, Fbi Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Gun Running, Journalist, Reference To Ernest Hemingway

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An American Tragedy

3.25 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

A poor factory worker, employed by a wealthy uncle, falls in love with a beautiful heiress but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated.

Similarity: 4.26 (Slightly Similar)

Drowning, Expectant Mother, Hotel Bellman, Lake, Murder Trial

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A Menina que Matou os Pais (2021)

3.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A psychological thriller surrounding the real murders of Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen orchestrated by their own daughter, Suzane, along with her boyfriend and brother-in-law, the Cravinhos brothers.

Similarity: 4.17 (Slightly Similar)

Courtroom, Crime In Brazil, Murder, Murder Trial, True Crime

Similar to True Story (2015)

The Cedar's Tears

4.00 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A Washington journalist travels to Montreal to investigate on an amateur film footage left by a contract killer who claims to be responsible for the assassination of a powerful Middle Eastern businessman back in 2005.

Similarity: 4.07 (Slightly Similar)

Journalist

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The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4.50 Stars

Crime, Drama

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

Similarity: 4.00 (Slightly Similar)

1950s, Corrupt Politician, Cuban Revolution, Lake Tahoe Nevada, Revenge