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The Best Movies About Investigative Journalism And Journalists

“What are the best movies about Journalists And Investigative Journalism?” We looked at 182 of the top Journalism films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 36 films, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Investigative Journalism” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 100+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

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Top 36 Investigative Journalism Movies



36 .) A Mighty Heart (2007)

A Mighty Heart (2007) Lists It Appears On:

  • Essay 5w
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics

Based on Mariane Pearl’s account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl’s life and death.

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35 .) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Lists It Appears On:

  • Den Of Geek
  • IMDB
  • Press Gazette

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

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34 .) Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Foreign Correspondent (1940) Lists It Appears On:

  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Huffington Post
  • Press Gazette

The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Its titular hero, Johnny Jones, is an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, his nose for a good story promptly leading him to the crime of fascism and Nazi Germany’s designs on European conquest In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones who walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring, and, not entirely coincidentally, falls in love.

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33 .) Live from Baghdad (2002)

Live from Baghdad (2002) Lists It Appears On:

  • Essay 5w
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot

A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN was a 24-hour news network in search of a 24-hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Veteran CNN producer Robert Wiener and his longtime producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war. Up against the big three networks, Weiner and his team are rebels with a cause, willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and – unlike their rivals – take them live at a moment’s notice. As Baghdad becomes an inevitable US target, one by one the networks pull out of the city until only the crew from CNN remains. With a full-scale war soon to be launched all around them, and CNN ready to broadcast whatever happens 24 hours a day, Wiener and Formanek are about to risk their lives for the story of a lifetime.

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32 .) Medium Cool (1969)

Medium Cool (1969) Lists It Appears On:

  • IMDB
  • IMDB
  • Scene Stealers

John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he protests he is fired and goes to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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31 .) Never Been Kissed

Never Been Kissed Lists It Appears On:

  • AZ Central
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation — not to mention her own failed love life — when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

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30 .) The China Syndrome (1979)

The China Syndrome (1979) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • Good Men Project
  • Huffington Post

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

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29 .) The Company You Keep (2013)

The Company You Keep (2013) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • IMDB
  • Observer

A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

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28 .) The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Lists It Appears On:

  • Journalistics
  • News Media Alliance
  • Press Gazette

The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine when all she really wants to be a good journalist.

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27 .) Capote (2005)

Capote (2005) Lists It Appears On:

  • IMDB
  • Journalistics
  • Journalistics
  • Scene Stealers

A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, ‘In Cold Blood’.

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26 .) Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • Essay 5w
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette

Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.

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25 .) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Lists It Appears On:

  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • News Media Alliance
  • Press Gazette
  • The Young Folks

It’s the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that’s all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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24 .) Kill The Messenger (2014)

Kill The Messenger (2014) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • Den Of Geek
  • IMDB
  • News Media Alliance
  • Observer

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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23 .) Nightcrawler (2014)

Nightcrawler (2014) Lists It Appears On:

  • BFI
  • Board Game Geek
  • IMDB
  • News Media Alliance
  • The Young Folks

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

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22 .) The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)

The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982) Lists It Appears On:

  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Den Of Geek
  • Essay 5w
  • Huffington Post
  • Press Gazette

Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There, on the eve of an attempted coup, he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people and also falls in love with a British national.

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21 .) Deadline USA (1952)

Deadline USA (1952) Lists It Appears On:

  • Film Buff Online
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • The Cinemaholic
  • Variety

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

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20 .) Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • BFI
  • CNN
  • IMDB
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can’t control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

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19 .) The Parallax View (1974)

The Parallax View (1974) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Board Game Geek
  • CNN
  • Huffington Post
  • The Cinemaholic

An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator’s assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.

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18 .) The Front Page (1974)

The Front Page (1974) Lists It Appears On:

  • CNN
  • Good Men Project
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Variety

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

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17 .) The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields (1984) Lists It Appears On:

  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Essay 5w
  • Good Men Project
  • Huffington Post
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics
  • Washington Post

The Killing Fields tells the real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot’s regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.

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16 .) The Paper (1994)

The Paper (1994) Lists It Appears On:

  • CJR
  • CNN
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • Variety

Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, Henry’s nemesis, impose unpopular cutbacks.

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15 .) Absence of Malice (1981)

Absence of Malice (1981) Lists It Appears On:

  • AZ Central
  • CJR
  • CNN
  • Film Buff Online
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Variety

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his supposed crime was committed but it involves an innocent party. When she tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

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14 .) Almost Famous (2000)

Almost Famous (2000) Lists It Appears On:

  • AZ Central
  • CJR
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics
  • News Media Alliance
  • Press Gazette
  • Real Simple
  • The Young Folks

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller’s unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater—fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond, and lead singer Jeff Bebe William. A semi-autobiographical film based on director Cameron Crowe’s time as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.

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13 .) Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • CJR
  • CNN
  • Essay 5w
  • IMDB
  • Press Gazette
  • Rain Dance
  • Washington Post

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost’s team harboured doubts about their boss’s ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

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12 .) State of Play (2009)

State of Play (2009) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • Board Game Geek
  • Essay 5w
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • Scene Stealers
  • Variety

Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

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11 .) Network (1976)

Network (1976) Lists It Appears On:

  • BFI
  • CNN
  • Den Of Geek
  • Good Men Project
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Washington Post

A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor’s ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.

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10 .) The Insider (1999)

The Insider (1999) Lists It Appears On:

  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Board Game Geek
  • Essay 5w
  • Good Men Project
  • Huffington Post
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • The Cinemaholic
  • USA Today

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

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9 .) Broadcast News (1987)

Broadcast News (1987) Lists It Appears On:

  • AZ Central
  • BFI
  • CJR
  • CNN
  • Good Men Project
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Washington Post

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

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8 .) Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • CNN
  • Essay 5w
  • Good Men Project
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Observer
  • Press Gazette
  • Rain Dance
  • The Young Folks
  • Washington Post

The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow’s stand against Senator McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

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7 .) His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • AZ Central
  • BFI
  • Den Of Geek
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Variety
  • Washington Post

Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she’s engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can’t let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.

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6 .) Spotlight (2015)

Spotlight (2015) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • Board Game Geek
  • Board Game Geek
  • CJR
  • CNN
  • Film Buff Online
  • IMDB
  • News Media Alliance
  • Rain Dance
  • The Cinemaholic
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Washington Post

In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter “Robby” Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

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5 .) Zodiac (2007)

Zodiac (2007) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • Board Game Geek
  • Film Buff Online
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • News Media Alliance
  • Press Gazette
  • Real Simple
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Cinemaholic
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Variety

The true story of the investigation of the “Zodiac Killer”, a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

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4 .) Ace In The Hole (1951)

Ace In The Hole (1951) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • AZ Central
  • Best Movies By Farr
  • BFI
  • CNN
  • Film Buff Online
  • Huffington Post
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Cinemaholic
  • Variety

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control media circus.

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3 .) Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941) Lists It Appears On:

  • Board Game Geek
  • CNN
  • Den Of Geek
  • Huffington Post
  • IMDB
  • Journalistics
  • Observer
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Cinemaholic
  • USA Today
  • Variety
  • Washington Post

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

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2 .) Shattered Glass (2003)

Shattered Glass (2003) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • AZ Central
  • Best Movies By Farr
  • Board Game Geek
  • CNN
  • Huffington Post
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • News Media Alliance
  • Observer
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Cinemaholic
  • USA Today
  • Washington Post

Fact-based 2003 drama about the young journalist Stephen Glass, who got a job at The New Republic in 1995 and for three years fabricated at least half of the stories he wrote.

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1 .) All the President’s Men (1976)

​All the President’s Men (1976) Lists It Appears On:

  • AP News
  • AZ Central
  • Best Movies By Farr
  • BFI
  • Board Game Geek
  • CJR
  • CNN
  • Den Of Geek
  • Essay 5w
  • Film Buff Online
  • Good Men Project
  • Huffington Post
  • IMDB
  • Indie Wire
  • Journalistics
  • Journalistics
  • News Media Alliance
  • Observer
  • Press Gazette
  • PSA Cot
  • Rain Dance
  • Scene Stealers
  • The Cinemaholic
  • The Young Folks
  • USA Today
  • Variety
  • Washington Post

In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.

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The 100+ Additional Best Journalism Movies



 

# Movies Lists
(Films Appear On 2 Lists Each)
37 -30- (1959) AZ Central
PSA Cot
38 Balibo (2009) Essay 5w
Journalistics
39 Black Butterfly IMDB
IMDB
40 Call Northside 777 (1948) Film Buff Online
Press Gazette
41 Defence of the Realm (1986) IMDB
Press Gazette
42 Going the Distance (2010) Journalistics
Journalistics
43 Informant (2009) Board Game Geek
IMDB
44 La dolce vita (1960) BFI
IMDB
45 Morning Glory (2010) IMDB
Journalistics
46 Newsies (1992) Journalistics
News Media Alliance
47 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 IMDB
Journalistics
48 Reds (1981) CJR
Den Of Geek
49 Roman Holiday (1953) Essay 5w
Press Gazette
50 Salvador (1986) Den Of Geek
Press Gazette
51 The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) BFI
Press Gazette
52 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) IMDB
Journalistics
53 The Pelican Brief (1993) Essay 5w
News Media Alliance
54 The Post (2017) IMDB
USA Today
55 The Quiet American (2002) IMDB
Press Gazette
56 The Rum Diaries (2011) IMDB
Press Gazette
57 The Wire, season five (2008) Board Game Geek
Good Men Project
58 True Story IMDB
Observer
59 Truth (2015) IMDB
Rain Dance
60 Under Fire (1983) Board Game Geek
Press Gazette
61 Up Close and Personal (1996) IMDB
PSA Cot
62 Veronica Guerin (2003) Essay 5w
IMDB
63 Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) IMDB
Press Gazette
64 Where The Buffalo Roam (1980) Den Of Geek
Good Men Project
65 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot IMDB
News Media Alliance
(Films Appear On 1 Lists Each)
66 15 Minutes IMDB
67 27 Dresses
News Media Alliance
68 America Undercover IMDB
69 Argo Real Simple
70 Attack on Darfur IMDB
71 Bernie Real Simple
72 Blessed Event (1932) PSA Cot
73 Breathless IMDB
74 Burn It All Down CJR
75 Chicago Film Buff Online
76 Circle of Deceit IMDB
77 Citizenfour (2014) Rain Dance
78 Comandante IMDB
79 Concussion Real Simple
80 Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Press Gazette
81 Continental Divide’ CNN
82 Dear White People (2014) BFI
83 Dirty Wars IMDB
84 Down with Love
News Media Alliance
85 Five Came Back CJR
86 Fletch” (1985) Scene Stealers
87 Forbidden Lie$ IMDB
88 Fort Apache Napoli IMDB
89 Frontline (Australian tv series) Board Game Geek
90 Heartburn IMDB
91 Helvetica (2007) Journalistics
92 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
News Media Alliance
93 I Love Trouble (1994) PSA Cot
94 Idealisten IMDB
95 In My Father’s Den IMDB
96 Interview IMDB
97 It Happened One Night” (1934) Variety
98 It’s What I Do IMDB
99 Justice IMDB
100 Key Largo (1948) Journalistics
101 Killing Fields (1984) Press Gazette
102 Letters to Juliet
News Media Alliance
103 Libeled Lady IMDB
104 Lions for Lambs IMDB
105 Lucky Them IMDB
106 Meet John Doe (1941) Journalistics
107 Michael IMDB
108 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil IMDB
109 Missing (1982) Journalistics
110 Morgan Pålsson – världsreporter IMDB
111 Newsfront IMDB
112 Outrage IMDB
113 Page One, Journalistics
114 Page One: Inside The New York Times Observer
115 Parallax View (1974) Den Of Geek
116 Park Row Indie Wire
117 Philomena IMDB
118 Picture Snatcher (1933) Den Of Geek
119 Pictures at a Revolution CJR
120 Press for Time (1966) Press Gazette
121 Problem of Evil IMDB
122 Rosewater IMDB
123 S1M0NE (2002) PSA Cot
124 Safety Not Guaranteed IMDB
125 Shock and Awe IMDB
126 Shock Corridor AP News
127 Small Cuts IMDB
128 Sound of My Voice (2011) Den Of Geek
129 Spider-Man (2002) and Superman (1978) Journalistics
130 Superman? Journalistics
131 Switching Channels IMDB
132 Talk Radio (1988) Good Men Project
133 Teacher’s Pet, AZ Central
134 The Adventures of Nellie Bly CJR
135 The Adventures of Tintin IMDB
136 The Bang Bang Club (2010) Press Gazette
137 The Basketball Diaries CJR
138 The Big Clock (1948) PSA Cot
139 The Big Short (2015) Board Game Geek
140 The Bling Ring Real Simple
141 The Butler Real Simple
142 The Case for Christ IMDB
143 The Circle
News Media Alliance
144 The Crush IMDB
145 The Escort IMDB
146 The Face of an Angel IMDB
147 The Ghost Writer IMDB
148 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest IMDB
149 The Girl Who Played with Fire IMDB
150 The Good German IMDB
151 The Help (2011) Journalistics
152 The Informant! (2009) The Cinemaholic
153 The Interview IMDB
154 The Lawless IMDB
155 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum IMDB
156 The Odessa File IMDB
157 The Paper (2007) Journalistics
158 The Passenger IMDB
159 The Pirates of Somalia IMDB
160 The Program IMDB
161 The Putin Interviews IMDB
162 The Ring IMDB
163 The Sacrament IMDB
164 The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll IMDB
165 The Shrine IMDB
166 The Social Network
News Media Alliance
167 The Soloist (2009) Good Men Project
168 The Story Of G.I. Joe (1945)- Huffington Post
169 The Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) Scene Stealers
170 The Third Man IMDB
171 The War Photographer (2001) Press Gazette
172 Tomorrow Never Dies
News Media Alliance
173 Trumbo IMDB
174 Veronic Guerin (2003) Press Gazette
175 Wag the Dog’ CNN
176 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) Rain Dance
177 What Women Want
News Media Alliance
178 When the Sky Falls IMDB
179 While The City Sleeps Film Buff Online
180 Witness in the War Zone IMDB
181 Woman of the Year IMDB
182 Year of the Gun IMDB


27 Best Investigative Journalism Film Sources/Lists



Source Article
AP News In honor of ‘The Post,’ the top 10 newspaper movies – AP News
AZ Central 10 journalism movies that journalists love – AZCentral.com
Best Movies By Farr Get the Scoop: 8 Great Movies about Journalism | Best Movies by Farr
BFI 10 great films about journalists | BFI
Board Game Geek What good “investigative journalism” movies would you recommend …
CJR As The Post opens, journalists share their favorite journalism movies …
CNN All the President’s Men’ and great journalism movies – CNN – CNN.com
Den Of Geek 13 Movies That Make People Think Twice About A Career In Journalism
Essay 5w Movies about investigative journalism | Essay 5 w
Film Buff Online Nine Best Movies About Newspapers And Journalists – FilmBuffOnline
Good Men Project 12 Films about News Journalism to Watch with Your High School or …
Huffington Post The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr | HuffPost
IMDB Ultimate Journalism Movies – IMDb
Indie Wire Stop The Presses: The 13 Best Newsroom Movies | IndieWire
Journalistics The Journalism Movies Post – Journalistics
News Media Alliance Journalism Movies to Binge Watch This Winter | News Media Alliance
Observer Eight Great Movies About Journalists | Observer
Press Gazette The best journalism films – as voted for by Press Gazette readers …
PSA Cot P.S. A Column On Things: Journalism Movies
Rain Dance 7 Essential Investigative Journalism Films – Raindance
Real Simple 7 Movies Based on Amazing Journalism | Real Simple
Scene Stealers Top 10 Movie Journalists – Scene-Stealers
The Cinemaholic 10 Best Movies About Investigative Journalism – The Cinemaholic
The Young Folks Our Top 10 Favorite Journalism Movies | The Young Folks
USA Today Ranked: The 10 best journalism movies (including ‘The Post’)
Variety Best Newspaper Movies: ‘All the President’s Men’ to ‘Zodiac’ – Variety
Washington Post The 10 best journalism movies, in the words of Katie Couric …