| Gone Girl (2014) | 8.1 | |
| Kosmo (2016) | 8.2 | |
| Simon (2004) | 7.4 | |
| Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | 7.0 | |
| The Running Man (2025) | 6.4 |
Media manipulation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant media manipulation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, tense, thrilling, entertaining and political films and TV shows about / with media manipulation, corruption, manipulation, media, conspiracy, politics, ethical dilemma, betrayal, urban and moral ambiguity plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as media manipulation: Network (1976), The Last Debate (2000), Wag the Dog (1997), The Circle (2017), House of Cards (2013), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), Lost Illusions (2021), Notorious (2016), Gone Girl (2014), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
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184K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
Style:
clever, satirical, political, witty, black comedy ...
Plot:
media, journalism, satire, television, social commentary, media manipulation, adultery, corruption, murder, dark humor, business, assassination ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
usa, new york, california, manhattan new york city, middle east ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four members of the media are chosen as moderator and panel for the single televised debate of presidential candidates one week before the election. These four use the debate forum as never before, resulting in what critics call a hijacking of the ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
media manipulation, election, reporter, political scandal, presidential candidate, journalism, debate, political unrest, political activism, presidential election, media coverage, political campaign ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, political, cynical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, political corruption, journalism, election, cia, conspiracy, government, political conspiracy, secret service, president, election campaign ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., albania, persia, usa, middle east ...
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105K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, grindhouse, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
technology, privacy, video surveillance, fighting the system, twists and turns, internet, hacker, media manipulation, microchip, new job, father daughter relationship, company ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017, distant future
Place:
bay area, scotland
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style:
clever, serious, political, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, political corruption, state affairs, manipulation, intrigue, strategy, usa politics, lobbyist, u.s. president, journalism, media ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, syria
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, West Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, cult classic, political ...
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, politics, totalitarianism, dystopian future, brainwashing, technology, fascism, totalitarian state, satire, surveillance, political corruption ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1984, near future, 20th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
Style:
costume drama, atmospheric, touching, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
theater, sex scene, female nudity, ambition, media manipulation, hashish, poet, male nudity, death, infidelity, nudity, dandy ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, georgian era
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the professional and personal relationship between a charismatic attorney and a powerhouse television producer as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and ultimately - each other...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tension, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lawyer, media manipulation, law, woman, women, television, relationships, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair, advocate, manipulation ...
Place:
los angeles
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1.2M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to ...
Style:
exciting, saga, disturbing, psychotronic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, multiverse, peter parker character, double life, costumed hero, teenage boy, supernatural power, spider man, superhuman powers, teenager, villain, teenage superhero ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, america, north america, manhattan new york city, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The last independent newsroom in the country is taken over by a construction magnate for the reasons that have nothing to do with love or respect for journalism.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
journalism, media manipulation, infidelity, blackmail, social problems, manipulation, media, investigative journalism, power of media, media coverage, manipulative person, business tycoon ...
Place:
croatia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, dark comedy, game show ...
Plot:
dystopia, survival, social commentary, fictional game show, violence, money problems, most dangerous game, race against time, megacorporation, media manipulation, escape, satire ...
Time:
near future
Place:
maine, boston, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Portraying the events that have taken place in Polish politics in recent years.
Style:
sexy, captivating, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, political corruption, media manipulation, government corruption, corruption, priest, church, lgbt, politics, gay couple, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
In 2023 in Tokyo, Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama pushes for COMS at the World Environment Conference. COMS is a method to liquify pollutants and store it in the crack of the sea floor. Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama gathers young and talented ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, anime
Plot:
disaster, media manipulation, ecological disaster, investigative reporter, corrupt official, private investigation, journalist, corrupt politician, investigative journalism, conspiracy, corruption, secret ...
Time:
near future
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style:
rough, futuristic, cult classic, exciting, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
dystopian future, cyberpunk, distopia, chase, chases and races, dystopic future, prison, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, social commentary ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, 20th century, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Angel of mercy… or murderous “Doctor Death”? Jack Kervorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, serious, compassionate, witty, talky ...
Plot:
suicide, terminal illness, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, euthanasia, lethal injection, greed, eccentricity, atheism, legal, historical figure ...
Time:
90s, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
detroit, usa, michigan, california
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852K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, intellectual, reflective, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
first contact, alien, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien contact, time, alien invasion, creature, science, alien race ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Selon "Radio plus près de Dieu", rien n'est conçu sans Dieu, surtout pas les shampoings, produits de beauté, la vente des disques... Un animateur dénonce cette escroquerie à l'antenne, ce qui lui vaut d'être licencié. ...
Style:
anti religion
Plot:
media manipulation, radio station, cuban revolution, satire, capitalist society, food poisoning, sexual harassment, hoax, assassination attempt, che guevara, catholic priest, fake news report ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.
Style:
cynical, dark comedy, independent film, parody, black humor
Plot:
satire, greed, religion and supernatural, evangelical christianity, media manipulation, religious hypocrisy, hypocrisy, scam, exploitation, corruption, moral ambiguity, consumerism ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
A retired football star, notorious and oppressed by the media, cooperates with his daughter in an opportunity to take revenge on the social media portal. The more they dive into the dream of fame and stardom, the greater their involvement.
Style:
tense, dark comedy
Plot:
celebrity culture, social media, media manipulation, fame, revenge, ambition, father daughter relationship, scandal, betrayal, obsession, public humiliation, retribution ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Le film raconte les aventures extraordinaires de notre libéral Elvis Gratton ben ben québécois qui, après avoir gagné des concours d'imitateurs d'Elvis puis être devenu une star internationale du rock, se lance dans le monde ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, media manipulation, media industry, music, musician, musician's life, political satire, social commentary, manipulation, media, elvis impersonator, irreverent ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
montreal
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three women, an asping actress, a reporter, and a lawyer, hatch a scheme to enrich each other. The actress will fake a sexual harassment charge against a politician and get a lot of publicity, the reporter will get the scoop, and the lawyer will get ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, sexploitation film
Plot:
sexploitation, scam, scandal, reporter, lawyer, politician, sexual harassment, false accusation, scheme, sex, media manipulation, publicity stunt ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 220 min.
Story:
The Project follows the lives of a group of young Labour party activists from their final days of university to Westminster's corridors of power. Their journey takes us deep into the world of New Labour headquarters in Millbank, and later ...
Style:
captivating, political, psychological, thrilling, political drama ...
Plot:
british politics, political activism, idealist, political candidate, political activist, politics, government, political campaign, media manipulation, social problems, journalist, media ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
Ramiro del Solar is Mexico’s most respected investigative journalist. His home life is beyond reproach — a successful wife and a beautiful daughter who is following in his footsteps — despite constant media scrutiny. But Ramiro does indeed ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, investigation, family secret, cover up, moral ambiguity, media manipulation, sleuth, police investigation, journalist, secret, investigative reporter, crime solving ...
Place:
mexico
Is relevant?
181
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Story about reporters who struggle to get to the bottom of the truth of social corruption.
Style:
dorama, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
prosecutor, crime investigation, politics, reporter, social commentary, corruption, investigative journalism, media manipulation, forensics, investigation, district attorney, crime solving ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a reality TV show created by the U.S. government about spies, audiences go on fake undercover missions, but fact cannot be easily distinguished from fiction.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, exciting, disturbing, mockumentary ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, undercover, deception, media manipulation, secret mission, spy mission, mission, assignment, fictional reality show, fight, battles ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young broadcast journalism student is trying to win the approval of her influential mentor who pushes her to reconsider the meaning of truth if it means success.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
journalism, media manipulation, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, coworker, problem, workplace, journalist, employer employee relationship, female journalist, moral corruption, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An image consultant helps a corrupt politician form a romantic attachment with a journalist who despises him.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, exciting, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, divorced father, political satire, corrupt politician, political campaign, social commentary, moral ambiguity, corruption, persuasion, media manipulation, political candidate ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
media manipulation, social problems, brother sister relationship, criminal, family problems, teenage girl, family relations, teenager, murderer, murder, runaway, ethical dilemma ...
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, reporter, fight, media manipulation, problem, corrupt official, government corruption, journalist, activism, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
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