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Plot Summary:
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 167000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min
Plot tags: controversial, suspense, political, captivating, disturbing, tense, political thriller, factual, suspenseful, talky
Best tv shows and movies like JFK (1991):
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Executive Action (1973)
Plot Summary:
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: political thriller, neo noir, political, independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, political drama
Similar in 83%
I as in Icarus (1979)
Plot Summary:
The film's plot is based on the Kennedy assassination and subsequent investigation. The film begins with the assassination of President Marc Jarry, who is about to be inaugurated for a second six-year term of office. Henri Volney, state attorney and member of the commission charged with investigating the assassination (based on the Warren Commission) refuses to agree to the commission's final findings. The film portrays the initial controversy about this, as well as Volney and his staff's reopening of the investigation.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: political, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, political thriller, intellectual, cult film, political drama
Similar in 84%
Parkland (2013)
Plot Summary:
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, factual, light, suspense, captivating, emotional, political, social, novela
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The Pentagon Papers (2003)
Plot Summary:
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, disturbing, captivating, realistic, political, bleak
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Advise & Consent (1962)
Plot Summary:
A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: political, black and white, clever, realistic, sincere, thought provoking, serious, disturbing, contemplative, tense
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The Parallax View (1974)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense, political thriller, serious, realistic
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Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Plot Summary:
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, political, tricky, twisted, emotional, thought provoking
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Murder in the First (1995)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punishment he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 19 days, but Henri spends years alone, cold and in complete darkness, only to emerge a madman and soon to be a murderer. The story follows a rookie lawyer attempting to prove that Alcatraz was to blame.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspense, dramatic, emotional, depressing, sincere, dark, period piece, crime drama, historical drama, suspense thriller
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Plot Summary:
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest — including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale — were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: political, factual, suspense, historical drama, thought provoking, serious, motivational, funny, philosophical, social
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Plot Summary:
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: political thriller, suspense, psychological, clever, political, tense, suspenseful, twist ending, intense, stylized
Similar in 77%
The Conspirator (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: political, factual, period piece, emotional, suspense, thought provoking, serious, captivating, historical drama, gothic
Similar in 81%
Seven Days in May (1964)
Plot Summary:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, intense, serious, realistic
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Plot Summary:
The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller from American director John Frankenheimer. An American soldier is brainwashed into being a killer for the communist Russians during the Korean War.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: political thriller, black and white, psychological, political, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating
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Rendition (2007)
Plot Summary:
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dramatic, realistic, psychological thriller, sincere, sexy
Similar in 79%
The Contender (2000)
Plot Summary:
Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting back or sticking to her principles and refusing to comment on the allegations.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: political, clever, thought provoking, serious, sincere, suspense, realistic, talky, dark, independent film
Similar in 76%
Recount (2008)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: realistic, political, factual, talky, intense, serious, captivating, controversial, non fiction, cult classic
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Thirteen Days (2000)
Plot Summary:
Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, his staff and advisors.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: tense, political, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing, sincere, realistic, educational, witty, serious
Similar in 79%
The Report (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: political, uplifting, psychological, ambiguous ending, enigmatic, political thriller, informative, non-linear, philosophical, interesting
Similar in 88%
Breach (2007)
Plot Summary:
Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits, however Hanssen is really suspected of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia for years and being responsible for the deaths of agents working for the United States.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: political thriller, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, intense, clever, political, dramatic, psychological thriller
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Missing (1982)
Plot Summary:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: political, political thriller, emotional, talky, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, poignant
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The Insider (1999)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: political, suspense, cerebral, clever, intense, fast paced, tense, sincere, realistic, suspenseful
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All the President's Men (1976)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: political thriller, political, cerebral, realistic, serious, suspense, factual, tense, captivating, neo noir
Similar in 85%
Snowden (2016)
Plot Summary:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: realistic, factual, political thriller, thought provoking, serious, political, intense, clever, tense, informative
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Quiz Show (1994)
Plot Summary:
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: intellectual, clever, period piece, talky, intense, realistic, serious, entertaining, game show, sincere
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A Few Good Men (1992)
Plot Summary:
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 282000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, serious, realistic, tricky, clever, suspenseful, feel good, entertaining, sincere
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: suspense, clever, tense, confusing, bleak, non-linear, atmospheric, thought provoking, period piece, political
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Munich (2005)
Plot Summary:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 236000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: political, suspenseful, intense, tense, suspense, brutal, rough, political thriller, bleak, realistic
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: political, realistic, clever, factual, thought provoking, humorous, entertaining, witty, talky, suspense
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
Plot Summary:
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, suspense, political, factual, serious, suspenseful, rough, political thriller, emotional
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Nixon (1995)
Plot Summary:
An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his presidency.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: political, factual, talky, compassionate, intense, thought provoking, realistic, sincere, touching, serious