Movies like Shock and Awe
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Shock and Awe (2017)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, factual, brutal, based on true events, political drama
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, journalism, reporter, newspaper, journalist, heroic mission, investigative journalism, politics, suspense, propaganda, violent, spy, president, intrigue, chaos, terrorist attack, usa politics, map, soldier, terrorism, bullying, family relations, deception, office, lie ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s
Place:
iraq, middle east, pentagon
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out political, serious, tense and realistic films with plots about politics, corruption, intrigue, storytelling, suspense, journalism and runaway mostly in Drama, Biography and Thriller genres. Some movies like Shock and Awe: Official Secrets (2019), The Post (2017), Truth (2015), Spotlight (2015), LBJ (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed ...
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political, suspenseful, psychological, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
whistleblower, spy, british politics, espionage, politics, lawyer, legal, iraq war, secret, cafe, investigation, blackmail ...
Time:
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Place:
kurdistan, london, washington d.c.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style:
political, tense, inspirational, thought provoking, factual ...
Plot:
journalism, expose, newspaper office, newspaper, cover up, truth, lie, wartime, journalist, freedom of the press, u.s. government, new york times ...
Time:
70s, year 1965, year 1971, year 1966, year 1949 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change ...
Style:
political, factual, suspenseful, intense, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, twists and turns, justice, suspense, tv reporter, conspiracy theory, betrayal, fired from the job, american politics, political scandal, presidential election ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, new york
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
factual, thought provoking, emotional, intellectual, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
journalism, investigation, lawyer, conspiracy, investigative journalism, sexual abuse, catholic church, newspaper, catholicism, child abuse, cover up, journalist ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 70s, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, florida
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Style:
political, realistic, emotional, serious
Plot:
politics, u.s. president, husband wife relationship, suspense, society, john f. kennedy, u.s. congress, assassination, vice president, civil rights, manipulation, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1960, 60s, year 1963, year 1962, year 1961 ...
Place:
washington d.c., texas, georgia, dallas texas, wyoming ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, war, iraq war, soldier, military, spy, swat team, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, israel
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26%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, political, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, military, swat team, spy, manhunt, terrorist, al qaeda, investigation, terrorist group, 9/11 ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2005, year 2003, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, langley virginia ...
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26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the ...
Style:
talky, political, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, american politics, campaign, presidential election, election, world politics, betrayal, idealism, propaganda, greed, secrets, republican party ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, alaska, california, new jersey, washington d.c. ...
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26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, factual, touching ...
Plot:
loss of spouse, murder, execution, friendship, faith, justice, journalism, jihad, new love, terrorism, death, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s, september 11 2001, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, middle east, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
political, realistic, serious, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
journalism, politics, investigation, newspaper, political conspiracy, conspiracy, political corruption, white house, american politics, journalist, president, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style:
tense, political, harsh, factual, thought provoking ...
Plot:
civil war, journalism, politics, war correspondent, photojournalist, war, reporter, suspense, cold war, revolution, military, dictator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
latin america, san francisco, central america, south america
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24%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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
Style:
political, intense, clever, cerebral, realistic ...
Plot:
journalism, whistleblower, corruption, reporter, politics, conspiracy, business, suspense, lawyer, legal, media, courtroom ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, mississippi, iran, south carolina
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24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style:
realistic, emotional, tense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, terrorism, soldier, war, army, sniper, suspense, bomb, bomb squad, marines, gulf war ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, new york
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24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Style:
political, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
usa president, fbi, whistleblower, scandal, cover-up, politics, husband wife relationship, secret, white house, lie, congressional hearing, baby ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s
Place:
washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough
Plot:
iraq war, assassination, racism, media, life is a bitch, battles, state affairs, terrorism, military, soldier, journalism, spy ...
Place:
middle east, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, harsh, heartbreaking, brutal ...
Plot:
journalism, adoption, bosnian war, civil war, anti war, war, orphan, family relations, morality, military, rescue, politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
vietnam, england, sarajevo, former yugoslavia, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Wife and mother Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the ...
Style:
political, factual, intense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
cia, corruption, politics, spy, espionage, secret service, political conspiracy, journalism, newspaper, conspiracy theory, cia agent, political corruption ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2002, year 1995, year 2003, year 1993 ...
Place:
africa, middle east, washington d.c., iraq, east africa ...
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23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, France, UK, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Style:
political, inspirational, factual, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
media, politics, television, fighting the system, mccarthyism, cold war, journalism, reporter, propaganda, patriotism, society, investigation ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
new york, washington d.c., california, usa, ussr ...
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22%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the ...
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realistic, emotional, factual, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, war, iraq war, anti war, military, u.s. military, marines, american soldier, boot camp, desert, death, sniper ...
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80s, year 1991, 90s, year 1990, year 1989 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, saudi arabia, vietnam, california ...
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22%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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 ...
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political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, clever ...
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journalism, reporter, u.s. government, conspiracy, journalist, drug smuggling, media manipulation, politics, investigation, media, secrets, brainwashing ...
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california, los angeles, iran, usa, latin america ...
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22%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
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A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Style:
thought provoking, political, tense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
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journalism, internet, computers and web, politics, spy, hacker, international relations, computer, hacking, technology, whistleblower, conspiracy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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 ...
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political, thought provoking, emotional, talky, suspenseful ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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 ...
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clever, political, tense, sincere, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, president, reporter, loneliness, american politics, scandal, corruption, conspiracy, power struggle, uncover truth, mind game ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
california, washington d.c., new york, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, emotional, political, tense ...
Plot:
journalism, genocide, vietnam war, war, photographer, brutality, friendship, anti war, politics, reporter, escape attempt, khmer rouge ...
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cambodia, vietnam, iraq, asia, new york
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20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, clever, captivating, political ...
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cia, rescue mission, secret mission, revolution, politics, espionage, u.s. embassy, suspense, spy, hostage, american abroad, escape ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
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realistic, thought provoking, factual, serious, political ...
Audience:
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espionage, fighting the system, journalism, hacking, internet, whistleblower, moral dilemma, surveillance, hacker, spy, idealism, media ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2009, year 2011, year 2004, year 2012 ...
Place:
geneva switzerland, hong kong, japan, russia, hawaii ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped ...
Style:
suspenseful, brutal, surreal, dark, tense ...
Plot:
prison, journalism, reporter, torture, adaptation, investigation, suspense, brutality, captivity, macabre, twists and turns, false accusation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style:
tense, emotional, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, battles, american soldier, assassin, courage, u.s. marine ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 1998, year 2013, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, usa, california, texas
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19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Style:
sexy, captivating, light, twist ending, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fbi, journalism, reporter, newspaper, terrorism, chase, single father, runaway, journalist, suspense, hidden identity, twists and turns ...
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