Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "j.-edgar-hoover-character"

1. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.

Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell, Rupert Evans

Votes: 110,910

2. Public Enemies (2009)

R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke

Votes: 318,544 | Gross: $97.10M

3. Chaplin (1992)

PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw

Votes: 62,220 | Gross: $9.49M

4. Selma (2014)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 95,460 | Gross: $52.08M

5. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.

Director: Shaka King | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback

Votes: 91,446

6. J. Edgar (2011)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 133,614 | Gross: $37.31M

7. All the Way (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella

Votes: 15,240

8. The Brink's Job (1978)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, and cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits with only $58,000 recovered.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates

Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $9.40M

9. The FBI Story (1959)

Approved | 149 min | Crime, Drama, History

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell

Votes: 3,878

10. Panther (I) (1995)

R | 124 min | Drama

A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 2,694 | Gross: $6.83M

11. Kennedy (1983)

282 min | Biography, Drama, History

Biography of the 1961-1963 Presidency of John F. Kennedy with Martin Sheen and Blair Brown. Covers the momentous presidential years and the lives, loves, and triumphs of one of the most controversial families of the twentieth-century.

Stars: John Shea, E.G. Marshall, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Andrew Rayden

Votes: 590

12. King (1978)

271 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.

Stars: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 443

13. Citizen Cohn (1992 TV Movie)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders

Votes: 1,515

14. Hollywood Steps Out (1941)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short

A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Sheridan, Johnny Weissmuller, James Cagney, ... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Dave Barry, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Kay Kyser

Votes: 1,144

15. Dillinger (1991 TV Movie)

90 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.

Director: Rupert Wainwright | Stars: Mark Harmon, Sherilyn Fenn, Will Patton, Bruce Abbott

Votes: 542

16. Blood Feud (1983 TV Movie)

210 min | Crime, Drama

Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Danny Aiello, Edward Albert

Votes: 212

17. Marilyn Monroe's Last Press Conference (2022)

Drama, History

Amid swirling, salacious rumors, Marilyn Monroe schedules a "tell-all" press conference. She's found new purpose after meetings with President Kennedy and Fox Studios mogul Darryl Zanuck. Powerful conspirators, however, want her silenced.

Directors: Frank H. Cutler, Lenni Uitto | Stars: Savannah Meyer, Lenni Uitto, Belinda Glenn, Corey Sondrup

Votes: 10

18. Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993 TV Movie)

TV-14 | Drama

When Marilyn Monroe fell in love with Bobby Kennedy sparks flew. He, the charismatic politician and she, the beautiful movie star jilted by his brother. She thought he would leave his wife, but that was not to be.

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Melody Anderson, James F. Kelly, Jonathan Banks, Kristoffer Tabori

Votes: 80

19. J. Edgar Hoover (1987 TV Movie)

PG | 108 min | Drama

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Treat Williams, Rip Torn, David Ogden Stiers, Andrew Duggan

Votes: 82

20. Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)

200 min | Drama

This is the story of feud between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys. It shows how much Hoover hated them and how they tried to stand up to him. From the day John Kennedy was ... See full summary »

Stars: Heather Thomas, Robert Pine, Jack Warden, Richard Anderson

Votes: 40

21. Down on Us (1984)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot.

Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: Sandy Kenyon, Joe Camp, Toni Sawyer, Steven Tice

Votes: 128

22. Hoover (2000)

Not Rated | 93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A solo performance by Ernest Borgnine in the character of J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial figure who founded and headed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Director: Rick Pamplin | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Cartha D. 'Deke' Deloach

Votes: 76

23. JFK: One Day in November

History | Announced

An investigator uncovers the hidden truth behind the JFK assassination, revealing the sinister crime of the century that changed the course of history.

Director: Jeff Olm | Stars: Stefano Capone, John Tolbert, Catherine Parish, Mark D Valenti

24. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Of Course You Know, This Means Warners/Up a Tree/Wakko's Gizmo (1994)

Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The first segment of this three-cartoon episode stars the wonderfully weird Warner siblings in "Of Course You Know, This Means Warners," a parody of patriotic propaganda films of the 1940s.... See full summary »

Directors: David Marshall, Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna, Lenord Robinson | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Jim Cummings

Votes: 144

25. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: The Bullet Blondes (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Legends are trapped in 1925 when someone uses a future Waverider to blow up their Waverider.

Director: Kevin Mock | Stars: Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann

Votes: 883

26. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: The Need for Speed (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Legends contemplate how to get to New York City, Behrad discovers Hoover has train tickets to DC and Sara and Ava come up with a plan. With the help of Gary, Nate will have to impersonate Hoover.

Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann

Votes: 812

27. The First Lady (2022)
Episode: Shout Out (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Biography, Drama, History

Eleanor, Betty and Michelle's daring stances put them in the spotlight.

Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson, O-T Fagbenle

Votes: 210

28. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Speakeasy Does It (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Legends become enmeshed with Mob business during a stopover in 1925 Chicago, and become moonshiners.

Director: Kristin Windell | Stars: Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann

Votes: 821

29. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Scientist (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While Sarah and her group prepare to use Davies' time machine, Spooner, Astra, Gideon rush to save them before it's too late.

Director: Andrew Kasch | Stars: Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann

Votes: 800

30. Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode: Atlanta (2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, History

John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola from wine and cocaine, the FBI tries to take down Martin Luther King Jr., and Stetson Kennedy infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan. Guest starring Bill Hader, Simon Helberg, Kevin Nealon and more.

Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Jenny Slate, James Atkinson, Mark Gagliardi

Votes: 249

31. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: Now More Than Ever, We Care About You (2018)

TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Juliana Crain makes a new acquaintance in the Neutral Zone - an Irish fixer named Wyatt - and soon finds herself on the run and seeking Tagomi's aid. The Japanese test an atomic bomb. Joe ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls, Joel de la Fuente

Votes: 1,628

32. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: Imagine Manchuria (2018)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Juliana recognizes that her and Tagomi's fates are intertwined. Tagomi and Admiral Inokuchi realize the Reich is imposing a covert oil embargo on the Pacific States. Reichsmarschall ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls, Joel de la Fuente

Votes: 1,461

33. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: Sensô Kôi (2018)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Juliana and Tagomi pursue the mysteries of the films and Juliana reunites with an old friend. Childan is anxious to return to San Francisco now that the reprisals have stopped, but a ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls, Joel de la Fuente

Votes: 1,437

34. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: History Ends (2018)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

With Wyatt's aid, Juliana flees San Francisco with the stolen Nazi secrets. Childan can finally return home; Ed decides to stay in the Neutral Zone. Tagomi makes revelations to Kido that ... See full summary »

Director: Meera Menon | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls

Votes: 1,358

35. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: The New Colossus (2018)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

As the Reichsführer continues to provoke the Japanese Pacific States, Juliana barely escapes a deadly situation and discovers a trove of Nazi secrets. John Smith tangles with his political ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank, DJ Qualls

Votes: 1,621

36. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: Hitler Has Only Got One Ball (2019)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Juliana's instincts about Helen are put to the ultimate test. As San Francisco evacuates, Kido goes in search of his son, only to find himself a captive. A letter arrives, forever changing ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Joel de la Fuente, Jason O'Mara, Brennan Brown

Votes: 1,295

37. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: For Want of a Nail (2019)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Smith and Helen's true loyalties are placed on trial by an old nemesis. The BCR struggles to maintain order across the JPS. Kido is forced to confront his atrocities. Bands of roving vigilantes threaten Childan and Yukiko.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Joel de la Fuente, Jason O'Mara, Brennan Brown

Votes: 1,848