| Z (1969) | 8.1 | |
| The Parallax View (1974) | 7.1 | |
| Chinatown (1974) | 8.1 | |
| JFK (1991) | 8.0 | |
| All the President's Men (1976) | 7.9 |
Political cover up movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant political cover up movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense and political thriller films and TV shows about / with political cover up, conspiracy, investigation, corruption, politics, betrayal, political conspiracy, cover up, murder and political corruption plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political cover up: Enemy of the State (1998), Shadow Conspiracy (1997), All the President's Men (1976), Z (1969), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The General's Daughter (1999), Dick (1999), Blow Out (1981), Yu Zui (2016), Fatal News (2015).
Best films
New films
| Primal Fear (1996) | 7.7 | |
| The Batman (2022) | 7.8 | |
| 88 (2022) | 5.2 | |
| Shadow Conspiracy (1997) | 5.0 | |
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | 7.6 |
List of political cover up movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
Style:
suspense, clever, tense, political thriller, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, kids
Plot:
surveillance, conspiracy, cia, on the run, espionage, political conspiracy, intelligence, violence, murder, manhunt, fighting the system, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., baltimore, iraq, maryland, afghanistan ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, assassination, corruption, assassination plot, politics, lone hero, political corruption, assassination attempt, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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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 thriller, political, cerebral, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, political conspiracy, politics, conspiracy, political corruption, investigation, american politics, white house, investigative journalism, whistleblower, president ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1972, year 1976
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north america, miami, florida
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, investigation, corruption, police, government, government corruption, justice, political corruption, politician, violence ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, cia, uncover truth, fighting the system, political conspiracy, life turned upside down, who to trust, hitman, manhunt, politics, photograph ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
new york, middle east, persia, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details ...
Style:
detective, tense, neo noir, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
army investigation, conspiracy, rape, murder, gang rape, strangulation, military, reluctant partners, corruption, rape victim, military training, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
georgia, west point
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Comedy about two high school girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate ...
Style:
humorous, political, teen, not serious, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, politics, high school, friendship, marijuana, president, stupidity, farce, political cover up, alternate history, political satire, witness ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him ...
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, serial killer, murder mystery, murder, investigation, politics, conspiracy theory, assassination, witnessing a crime, amateur detective, damsel in distress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, california
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Genre: Crime
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, undercover agent, investigation, undercover, police, criminal gang, political cover up, working undercover, government coverup, criminal, special agent, criminal underworld ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
The Barschel case is one of the most important political scandals in recent German history. Not least because it has remained unsolved. Countless speculations and conspiracy theories have grown up to the present day to the dramatic death of the ...
Style:
feel good, suspense, disturbing, psychological, erotic ...
Plot:
politician, german politics, investigative reporter, mysterious death, investigative journalism, conspiracy, crooked politician, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, politics, husband wife relationship, female reporter ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1987
Place:
west germany, berlin germany, northern germany, geneva switzerland, zurich switzerland ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The mini-series is based on the true story of journalist Hans Knoop, who attempts to find the truth behind the then not yet prosecuted war criminal Pieter Menten. In the seventies, the case caused uproar in the media and in the political landscape ...
Style:
period piece, serious, historical drama, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
war crime, investigative journalism, resistance, war criminal, justice, investigation, dutch history, journalist, investigative reporter, war, secret, research ...
Time:
70s
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
vietnam war, military, fighter jet, fighter pilot, aircraft carrier, u.s. navy, bomber, war, behind enemy lines, self sacrifice, death of friend, pilot ...
Time:
year 1972, year 1991, 70s
Place:
vietnam, france, asia, europe, china ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, disturbing, emotional, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, stroke, secret, rehabilitation, historical figure, politician, family problems, parents and children, political party, british prime minister, brother sister relationship, loss of child ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 50s
Place:
united kingdom, london
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself ...
Style:
cult classic, erotic, surreal, homoerotic, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, male nudity, gay interest, gay, sex, homoeroticism, music, rock and roll, rock, homosexual, glbt ...
Time:
70s, year 1998, 19th century, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
seattle, britain, europe, england, dublin ireland ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, suspense, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, espionage, murder, conspiracy, cold war, investigation, sex scene, spy, undercover, love triangle, accidental killing, political corruption ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., pentagon, manila philippines, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Max Oliver learns his photographer brother has been killed, he suspects it was no random murder. And when he finds his brothers' last photos of a powerful senator and a prostitute, Max gets a clear picture of a deadly political cover-up. ...
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, intense, grim ...
Plot:
senator, murder, photographer, conspiracy, cover up, murder mystery, danger, corrupt politician, cold blooded killer, political corruption, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style:
tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1991, year 1963
Place:
america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew, in which he explained his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Style:
serious, dramatic, tense, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
interview, british royal family, controversy, scandal, journalism, royalty, biopic, british monarchy, investigation, portrait, character study, television reporter ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
london, united kingdom, england
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The Financial Director for a democratic super PAC behind a frontrunner presidential candidate investigates donations, uncovering a conspiracy.
Style:
political thriller, psychological, political, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, political corruption, politics, problem, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, business tycoon, political unrest, male protagonist, financier ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.
Style:
grindhouse, contemplative, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, courtroom, children, courtroom drama, lawyer, ex nazi, holocaust, world war, haunted by the past, legal action, injustice, airport ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
germany, europe, frankfurt germany, hamburg germany
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in ...
Style:
controversial, political, political thriller, suspense, mysterious ...
Plot:
politics, terrorism, conspiracy, blackmail, lawyer, corruption, human rights, trouble, british police, cia, torture, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, england, dublin ireland
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The film followed the adventures of DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen) is about to secure a huge deal with OPEC stabilising the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, black comedy ...
Plot:
police, president, police investigation, investigation, politics, political conspiracy, police detective, law enforcement, dishonesty, state affairs, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
70s
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland yard, big ben london ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
revenge, father daughter relationship, female warrior, daughter, justice, fight, private investigation, loss of wife, loss of mother, murder, investigation, family relations ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Sir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their home in the Bahamas just prior to World War II. Their small community is one of privilege and status and when Sir Harry's beloved daughter marries ...
Style:
crime drama, romantic drama, historical drama, political thriller, period drama ...
Plot:
nobility, forbidden love, gambling, mobster, house fire, love triangle, flashback, cross examination, widow, domestic drama, mafia, world war two ...
Time:
year 1943, year 1942, 1940s
Place:
bahamas, new york, jamaica, miami
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Wildflower is a Philippine revenge drama television series starring Maja Salvador, together with an ensemble cast. The show originally aired on ABS-CBN, and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, from February 13, 2017 to February 9, 2018.
Style:
suspense, captivating, serious, enigmatic, political thriller ...
Plot:
husband murders wife, revenge, friendship, death, murder, organized crime, secret, mystery woman, lie, death of father, money, serial killer ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
All bets are off when corrupt homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend and naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro ...
Style:
exciting, neo noir, intense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, boxing, conspiracy, assassination, brutality, investigation, dishonesty, terrorist, mentor, political activism, law enforcement, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the ...
Style:
political, cynical, thought provoking, intense, witty ...
Plot:
politics, scandal, satire, president, idealism, propaganda, adultery, presidential election, political satire, election, media, political corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, florida, washington d.c., new hampshire, miami ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, suspense, political, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, murder, president, secret service, corruption, political conspiracy, assassin, murder investigation, framed for murder, illicit affair, white house ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, korea, asia, north korea
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style:
political thriller, atmospheric, suspense thriller, political, tricky ...
Plot:
writers, twists and turns, political conspiracy, politics, investigation, writer's life, betrayal, espionage, desert island, conspiracy, suspicion, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new england, new york, oxford university, massachusetts, britain ...
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