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1. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,249 | Gross: $28.97M
2. Mr. Jones (2019)
119 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle
Votes: 16,253
3. The China Syndrome (1979)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Director: James Bridges | Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady
Votes: 33,046 | Gross: $51.72M
4. Navalny (2022)
R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya
Votes: 29,916
5. Infamous (2006)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Toby Jones, Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 18,223 | Gross: $1.15M
6. Victim/Suspect (2023)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
Director: Nancy Schwartzman | Stars: Lisa Avalos, Dyanie Bermeo, Rachel de Leon, Carlton Hershman
Votes: 2,048
7. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,441
8. Roger & Me (1989)
R | 91 min | Documentary
After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross
Votes: 27,516 | Gross: $6.71M
9. Doctor X (1932)
Unrated | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster
Votes: 4,266 | Gross: $0.88M
10. Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A reporter cruises around in his van and reports on all the trivial things no one cares about.
Stars: Leo Allen, H. Jon Benjamin, Nathan Fielder, Gary Wilmes
Votes: 1,801
11. The Mattei Affair (1972)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Renato Romano
Votes: 2,460
12. Britney vs Spears (2021)
TV-MA | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears' fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Britney Spears, Erin Lee Carr, Jenny Eliscu, Felicia Culotta
Votes: 8,105
13. Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes (2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary
Ronan Farrow's intimate, revealing interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources for his book Catch & Kill.
Stars: Ronan Farrow, Rose McGowan, Rosanna Arquette, Ambra B. Gutierrez
Votes: 817
14. Carte Blanche (1988– )
News
Neil Shaw has produced 13 investigative inserts for Carte Blanche.
Stars: Derek Watts, Devi Sankaree Govender, Bongani Bingwa, John Webb
Votes: 29
15. Christmas Connection (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A flight attendant teams up with a newspaper columnist to investigate how her late-parents first met.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Brooke Burns, Tom Everett Scott, Sophie Neudorf, Micheline Marchildon
Votes: 2,046
16. The Awful Truth (1999–2000)
30 min | Documentary
Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.
Stars: Michael Moore, Jay Martel, Gideon Evans, Karen Duffy
Votes: 2,257
17. E:60 (2007– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography, News
ESPN's award-winning news magazine show featuring sports profiles and innovative stories.
Stars: Jeremy Schaap, Lisa Salters, Rachel Nichols, Tom Farrey
Votes: 340
18. The Hit: An Investigative Documentary (2022)
83 min | Documentary
Award-winning investigative journalists and forensic engineers analyze never-before-seen evidence that indicates NASCAR legend Tony Stewart killed a competitor after accelerating his car and fishtailing it toward the defenseless man.
Director: Chris Halsne
Votes: 35
19. Bury the Lead (2002–2005)
60 min | Drama
A drama that goes "behind the scenes" of a television prime-time news magazine (similar "Undercurrents" and the like).
Stars: Jeff Seymour, Sonja Smits, Waneta Storms, Tanya Reid
Votes: 113
20. Scouting for Girls: Fashion's Darkest Secret (2022)
139 min | Documentary
The modeling world is known for its ability to catapult a young female to the dizzying heights of fame and transform her into a household name. However, while this modeling industry has ... See full summary »
Stars: Carré Otis, Shawna Lee, Marianne Shine, Michael Gross
Votes: 108
21. TV Nation (1994–1995)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy, News
Michael Moore presents a humorous news-magazine that focuses primarily on wrongdoing by big business, privileged society and right-wing politicians.
Stars: Michael Moore, Bruce Brown, Louis Theroux, Karen Duffy
Votes: 641
22. The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Follows pioneer nineteenth-century female journalist Nellie Bly and her exposes of corruption in New York City.
Director: Henning Schellerup | Stars: Linda Purl, Gene Barry, Ray Buktenica, John Randolph
Votes: 34
23. Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2018)
TV-PG | 88 min | Documentary, News
Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World explores the promise of open source investigation, taking viewers inside the exclusive world of the "citizen investigative journalist" collective known as Bellingcat.
Director: Hans Pool | Stars: Eliot Higgins, Jay Rosen, Claire Wardle, Veli-Pekka Kivimäki
Votes: 767
24. Brutal (I) (1980)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
A woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist becomes interested in the case and resolves to unravel the truth behind the murders.
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Amy Austria, Gina Alajar, Charo Santos-Concio, Jay Ilagan
Votes: 151
25. Der Fall Barschel (2015 TV Movie)
177 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Film about the death of the German politician Uwe Barschel, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hotel room in 1987, and the surrounding political scandals.
Director: Kilian Riedhof | Stars: Alexander Fehling, Fabian Hinrichs, Matthias Matschke, Antje Traue
Votes: 297
26. Disco rojo (1973)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A member of the jet-set dies in Lisbon, of drug overdose. A journalist tries to pass through disinformation nets to get to the traffick ring leader who is acting with such impunity. He is ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Romero Marchent | Stars: Antonio Vilar, Mara Cruz, Hugo Blanco, Carlos Romero Marchent
Votes: 29
27. Paedophiles in Parliament (2018)
96 min | Documentary
Explores the history of paedophile allegations in British Politics and the issue of child rapers in power is an epidemic.
Director: Sonia Poulton | Stars: Sonia Poulton, Andrea Davison, Chris Fay, Lowell Goddard
Votes: 16
28. ESPN Outside the Lines (2005– )
30 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
Stars: Robert J. Thompson, Bob Ley, Jeremy Schaap, Andy Katz
Votes: 290
29. The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN (2022 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Investigation into wrongdoing, corruption and whistle-blowing in the United Nations.
Director: Ben Steele | Star: Emma Reilly
Votes: 43
30. Cleanflix (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, History
When a small Utah-based edited movie company is caught sanitizing Hollywood's copyrighted material, the film industry strikes back with a devastating blow.
Directors: Andrew James, Aukai Ligairi | Stars: Ray Lines, Allan Erb, Scott Nybo, Danny Thompson
Votes: 625
31. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 150
32. Daughters of Privilege (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A Florida newspaper owner's daughter gets involved with her father's archrival who uses this to bring down his business.
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Daphne Ashbrook, Kate Vernon, Angela Alvarado
Votes: 181
33. Queer Britain (2017)
30 min
Presented by YouTuber and journalist Riyadh Khalaf, Queer Britain gets under the skin of queer culture and shines a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Star: Riyadh Khalaf
Votes: 37
34. Geraldo Rivera Reports (2003– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime, News
Stars: Geraldo Rivera, Craig Rivera, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ann Coulter
Votes: 155
35. Pilot Error (2020)
113 min | Drama, Mystery
An Air Paris jet is missing at the bottom of the Atlantic. When Investigative reporter Nicola Wilson's newspaper editors refuse to assign her the story, she quits to find out what caused the accident that took the lives of 212 passengers.
Director: Joe Anderson | Stars: Kate Thomsen, Robert Cicchini, Larry Herron, Jennifer Jelsema
Votes: 29
36. Stealing Home: The Case of Contemporary Cuban Baseball (2001 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Sport
Directors: Robert Anderson Clift, Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky | Stars: Yareli Arizmendi, Sigfredo Barros, Orlando Chinea, Jorge Diaz
Votes: 17
37. Good Riddance (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about 'The Most Hated Woman in America,' the man that kidnapped and brutally killed her, and the men who unraveled the mystery.
Director: Tr Young | Stars: Phil Donahue, John MacCormack, Tr Young, Ed Martin
Votes: 8
38. The Lake Drain (2015)
Not Rated | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A crucial high-tech piece of CERN collides into the path of a retired and broken biker focusing covert recovery intelligence away from an actively targeted journalist.
Director: Jerry Griffin | Stars: Jerry Griffin, Shaw Williams, Jim Bob Meigs, Mike von Dee
Votes: 17
39. Planet in Peril: Battle Lines (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
CNN examines the worldwide conflicts between growing populations and natural resources.
Stars: Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta, Lisa Ling
Votes: 8
40. Mr Paul (2016 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama, History
It's 1972 and reporter Franck Jourdan is getting obsessed in an investigation to bring Paul Touvier to trial for crimes against humanity. During his quest, Jourdan discovers how Touvier remained hidden from the authorities all those years.
Director: Olivier Schatzky | Stars: Laurent Gerra, François Morel, Hélène Alexandridis, Madalina Constantin
Votes: 45
41. The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
Not Rated | 157 min | Documentary
An investigation into the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Director: Allan Francovich | Stars: Martin Cadman, William Barr, Innes Graham, Jim Swire
Votes: 34
42. Flip the coin - Den bitre smag af te (2008 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Poor rewards and toxic work conditions plague worldwide tea production despite fair trade brands and good intentions.
Directors: Erling Borgen, Tom Heinemann | Stars: Tisra Basanti, Parthima Bivi, Ritt Bjerregaard, Andrew Dawson
Votes: 12
44. ESPN Outside the Lines Sunday (1990– )
30 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
Sunday Morning sports news magazine show.
Stars: Bob Ley, Tom Farrey, Mark Schwarz, Jeremy Schaap
Votes: 77
45. The Lookout (2013– )
60 min | News
Stars: Bill Weir, Cynthia McFadden, Nick Watt, JuJu Chang
Votes: 16
46. OTL Extra (2015– )
15 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
Stars: Bob Ley, Bill Shaikin, Doug Glanville, Steve Mason
47. Inside the Gang (2017– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Investigating the reality of aspects of gang culture in the UK today, where selling drugs, robbery and extreme violence are part of normal everyday life. Featuring interviews with gang members past and present.
Votes: 7
48. ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime (1990–2002)
60 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
Stars: Bob Ley, Tom Farrey, Howard Cosell, Charley Steiner
Votes: 60
49. ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly (2003–2006)
30 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
Stars: Bob Ley, Jeremy Schaap, Kelly Naqi, Ken Rosenthal
Votes: 43
50. The Legacy of I.F. Stone (2015 Video)
42 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Jeff Cohen, Glenn Greenwald, Peter Jennings, Lyndon B. Johnson