| Wilde (1997) | 6.9 | |
| The Royals (2015) | 7.4 | |
| Primal Fear (1996) | 7.7 | |
| Loro 2 (2018) | 7.0 | |
| A Very British Sex Scandal (2007) | 7.5 |
Scandal movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
List of scandal movies
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
This comedic series takes on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
Style:
sexy, captivating, dark comedy, sex comedy, disturbing
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, toxic relationship, scandal, sex tape, life, celebrity, women, private vs public, male female relationship, sex scandal, couple relations, steamy romance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
A biography series based on the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern Belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 20s. Z starts before Zelda Fitzgerald meets the ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
southern belle, flapper, scandal, married couple, biopic, writers, fall in love, party, family life, marital problem, marital crisis, family conflict ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, edwardian era
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeon Seong Ki works as a dating coach who is a professional at creating scandals. Cha Soo Bin is an entertainment reporter who disguises herself as a rookie actress. She pretends to need help on her road to stardom but is actually looking for juicy ...
Style:
realistic, sweet, crying, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
scandal, reporter, jealousy, society, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, bad guy, infidelity, young man, justice, human spirit, young girl, violence ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach (Glenn) -- are implicated and ultimately dismissed.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, serious, historical drama, bleak ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
american football, military academy, scandal, coach, integrity, fraud, athlete and trainer, sport team, problem, football player, academy, exile ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
west point
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two years after the death of his beloved wife, Pat O'Brien (Tommy O’Neil) summons his children back to their homestead in the west of Ireland. Fionn (Liam McMahon) travels from New York, Gareth (Emmett Hughes) from London, and daughter Una ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous
Plot:
family relations, family gatherings, family secret, scandal, love triangle, death of mother, family reunited, rejection, father son relationship, secret, family home, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, new york, london
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot:
music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When an ultra-elite high school enforces a strict "No Romance" rule that expels anyone caught dating, a student secretly helps her classmates for cash.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, absurd
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
forbidden love, school, social media, scandal, high school life, social issues, schoolboy, schoolgirl, social problems, love, high school, high school student ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young Russian woman, trying to make it in the big city, is hired for an off-the-books government operation, which involves seducing and later exposing a number of prominent political opposition figures.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
older man younger woman sex, terrorist, seductress, spy, scandal, assassin, attempted seduction, entrapment, political intrigue, seduction, expose, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, New Zealand
TV show
Story:
A charismatic young pastor clashes with his father’s powerful evangelical church. He forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster, and they uncover a conspiracy of historic sexual abuse.
Style:
religious drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
family conflict, evangelist, conspiracy, sexual abuse, scandal, pastor, religious hypocrisy, relationships, problem, church, father son relationship, sex ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden
Duration: 179 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on true events, the story follows restauranteur Kurt Haijby and his the secret relationship with king Gustav V, which eventually got out and led to one of the worst miscarriages of justice that Sweden has ever witnessed.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic, historical drama
Plot:
gay affair, homosexuality, secret love, scandal, gay, restaurant owner, life, social problems, secret relationship, gay relationship, gay interest, nordic ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 1930s, 60s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, psychological, tense, reflective ...
Plot:
hotel, loneliness, scandal, small town, female protagonist, love, boarding house, moral dilemma, reputation, bittersweet, intimate, unrequited love ...
Time:
1950s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 229 min.
TV show
Story:
Three part miniseries about Gerald Middleton, an aging historian, who reflects on his youth, relationships (especially the one with his best friend's girl), career (shadowed by a scandal), and current issues, like his marriage and kids.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, bleak, period drama, moody
Plot:
aging, scandal, infidelity, character study, midlife crisis, mature, regret, guilt, intimate, domestic drama, nostalgia, literary ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
After Scarlet's fiancé suddenly ends their engagement and falsely accuses her of being a bully and villainess, she begins committing violent revenge against him and his allies.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, noir ...
Plot:
female protagonist, revenge, betrayal, scandal, violent, mature, false accusation, moral ambiguity, retribution, anti hero, revenge killing, confrontation ...
Place:
europe
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19K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred ...
Style:
homoerotic, costume drama, period piece, touching, historical drama ...
Plot:
homosexuality, gay, lgbt, glbt, writers, lgbtq, hypocrisy, male homosexuality, biopic, gay sex, scandal, gay lead character ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1880s, year 1997 ...
Place:
ireland, britain, england, europe, london ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, non-linear, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
pedophile, fired from the job, cover up, football, american football, scandal, investigation, conspiracy, media, husband wife relationship, teenager, expose ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2011
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
infidelity, scandal, young couple, relationships, high society, social climbing, glamour, secrets, domestic drama, aspiration, gossip, social satire ...
Time:
80s
Place:
malibu california, california, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
British politician Jeremy Thorpe is accused of murdering his ex-lover and is forced to stand trial in 1979.
Style:
political, light, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, politics, lgbtq, british history, lgbt, gay, member of parliament, gay couple, gay relationship, secret life, ex lover, scandal ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
united kingdom, dublin ireland, london, california
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, political, sexual, intense ...
Plot:
sex scandal, politics, lust, member of parliament, trial, defamation, swimming pool, miscarriage of justice, seduction, infatuation, marijuana, scapegoat ...
Time:
60s, year 1989, year 1963, year 1961, year 1962 ...
Place:
england, scotland yard, europe, london, california
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
In the early 1980s, AIDS emerged and quickly became an epidemic. Those responsible for public safety failed. People were kept in the dark, afraid to speak out. Ignorance, arrogance, politics and economics all lead to betrayal, to cover-up, to ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
aids, scandal, public health, red cross, hiv, hiv positive, life is a bitch, illness, father son relationship, parents and children, family problems, family relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada, vancouver
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and a theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
Style:
period piece, disturbing, serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
televangelist, rise and fall, adultery, religion, unfaithful husband, luxury, lgbt, family relations, religious, secret, lie, scandal ...
Time:
year 1960, 1950s, 60s, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
palm springs california, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Summer 2011: the Swiss financial market is abuzz with the news that Paul Béguelin, the director-general of the private bank Béguelin, was found dead in his office. Is it a case of suicide or score settling? This question is going to haunt his ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, enigmatic, crime drama ...
Plot:
corruption, family secret, tax evasion, money, coma, attempted murder, scandal, mother daughter relationship, uncover truth, investigation, banker, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
switzerland, geneva switzerland, usa
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910
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Michael Gavin and his partner Daniel trade the rat race of New York City for the idyllic charm of the Connecticut shoreline, with hopes of a simpler life and time for Michael to finish his first novel. All that changes when one of Michael's ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, lgbt cinema, touching ...
Plot:
gay teacher, gay, gay relationship, male male relationship, gay couple, lgbt, false accusation, gay slur, life turned upside down, couples, couple relations, society ...
Time:
year 1998, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Monica Barrett, a successful Federal judge, learns she is on the President's shortlist to fill the new vacant spot on the Supreme Court. When her lover turns out to be a male prostitute, Monica's life is shattered by blackmail and sexual ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, political intrigue, danger, blackmail, scandal, senator, rivalry, strong female presence, state affairs, dishonesty, holiday, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Leda Beth Vincent lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. She is not too well thought of as she is nothing of a blushing virgin. But she is far from a whore and brings up her daughter Julie, a high school student, ...
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, period drama
Plot:
small town, courtroom, teacher, single mother, scandal, racism, anti semitism, mother daughter relationship, prejudice, reputation, courage, education ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Zimbabwe
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenage soccer star learns some tough lessons about the consequences of unprotected sex.
Style:
humorous, realistic, sincere, semi serious, captivating
Plot:
unprotected sex, friendship, love triangle, teenage boy, student, pregnancy, first sexual experience, commitment, scandal, sex, soccer, first sex ...
Place:
zimbabwe
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639
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Poland, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the fascinating new film from director Avi Nesher (The Wonders), two Israeli sisters delve into the dark mystery of their father’s former life in Poland during World War II.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
classical music, sister sister relationship, scandal, father daughter relationship, sibling rivalry, magazine, hospital, diary, nazi, singer, composer, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s
Place:
germany, palestine, berlin germany, poland
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, contemplative, sexual ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teacher student sex, female sexual predator, pregnancy, forbidden love, love and romance, against the rules, unlikely couple, sexual abuse, teachers and students, life is a bitch, legal, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., seattle
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
movie star, hollywood, forbidden love, sexual abuse, womanizer, actor's life, love affair, love and romance, youth, life is a bitch, showbiz, teenage life ...
Time:
year 1960, 50s, 20th century, year 2010, year 1959 ...
Place:
cuba, los angeles, new york, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful, controversial ...
Plot:
gay, priest, celibacy, suicide, church, uncover truth, fighting the system, clergy, society, dishonesty, crisis of conscience, expose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, cult classic, detective ...
Plot:
showbiz, murder, courtroom drama, courtroom, artists and showbiz, lawyers and clients, musician, scandal, law, prosecution, husband wife relationship, biopic ...
Time:
year 2009, year 1968, year 2003, year 1963, year 1944 ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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