| Bombshell (2019) | 6.8 | |
| Why Women Kill (2019) | 8.3 | |
| Heirs (2007) | 7.6 | |
| The Royals (2015) | 7.4 | |
| Absolute Power (2003) | 8.1 |
Scandal movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Oh Wan-soo, who married into the powerful Hwain Group, faces death threats. She crosses paths with Seo Do-yoon, a bodyguard investigating a friend's death that is tied to the Hwain Group. Together, they unravel Hwain Group's secrets ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, neo noir, noir ...
Plot:
bodyguard, scandal, husband, martial arts, corruption, corporate conspiracy, assassination attempt, problem, saving a life, relationship problems, rescue, changing lives ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The Bay follows the affluent, yet dysfunctional Bay City residents living in a town cursed by the spirit of Senator Red Garrett, the grandfather of socialite Sara Garrett. Their lives are riddled with sex, lies, & never-ending scandals.
Style:
soap opera, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
scandal, seaside town, relationships, problem, society, life is a bitch, intrigue, female protagonist, small town, sex scandal, danger, feud ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
bay area, los angeles, malibu california, southern california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A journalist known as the maverick of news media defiantly chases the truth in this series adaptation of the hit movie of the same name.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, detective, political
Plot:
reporter, female reporter, amateur sleuth, government corruption, investigative reporter, scandal, investigation, female journalist, journalism, corruption, slim, journalist ...
Place:
japan
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38K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, crime thriller ...
Plot:
con game, cheating wife, mother's boyfriend, billionaire, greed, inheritance, scandal, female protagonist, theft, criminal gang, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of husband ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Self-proclaimed ethical hacker Mel Bandison's life is turned upside down when she stops a data breach on a high-tech self-driving bus that also happens to shut down an international criminal network. She then becomes a target and is framed with ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, harsh, fast paced ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, hacker, criminal, scandal, fight, police, hacking, cybercrime, murder, blackmail, wrongful accusation ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Sex, secrets and suspicion - the true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation.
Style:
costume drama, disturbing, psychological, captivating, period drama
Plot:
chess, divorce, duchess, aristocracy, marriage, high society, scandal, crumbling marriage, british royal family, duke, political scandal, relationship problems ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Julia Law, a young paralegal, is found dead in a bathtub. Her boss, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, is questioned by the authorities.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, mysterious death, scandal, manipulation, murder investigation, lawyer, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, male female relationship, puzzle ...
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the women behind the men we barrack for on the footy field. There will be affairs, business opportunities, fashion footnotes, faux pas, mounting credit card bills, groupies, harassment, racism, sexism, the ever – present paparazzi and ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, soap opera
Plot:
football team, football, scandal, lifestyle, husband wife relationship, family relations, celebrity, relationships, male female relationship, football player, sport team, athlete's life ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 352 min.
TV show
Story:
The minister, his mistress, and her lover the spy. The story of the woman at the centre of one of the 20th century's biggest scandals – which changed Britain forever.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, political, period drama ...
Plot:
extramarital affair, sex scandal, british prime minister, scandal, political corruption, government, post war, political scandal, political unrest, sexual relations, female protagonist, british history ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
britain
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A seemingly lazy salaryman is tasked with managing a company secret.
Style:
serious, realistic, tension, suspense, melancholic ...
Plot:
office politics, hierarchy, corporation, company, cover up, scandal, ceo, corporate corruption, office, corruption, ethical dilemma, power struggle ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Belgium, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
bored housewife, couples, adultery, infidelity, love affair, tragic hero, society, crumbling marriage, dull life, social relations, dishonesty, village life ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1850s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.
Style:
homoerotic, captivating, stylized, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
fashion, gay, fashion designer, nudity, male nudity, rise to the top, orgy, interview, couple relations, lgbt, model, scandal ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1967, year 1970 ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, Brazil, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain’s early Golden Age of Theatre in the 16th Century. Lope returns home from war and enters the theatre world when a producer’s beautiful daughter takes a ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, clever ...
Plot:
tudors, playwright, love affair, love triangle, love and romance, lifestyle, writers, womanizer, artists and showbiz, writer's life, medieval, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages
Place:
spain, europe, portugal
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Prince Charles' accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, rioting on the streets and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.
Style:
costume drama, tense, suspenseful, exciting, controversial
Plot:
king of england, monarchy, palace, british monarchy, treason, father son relationship, scandal, interracial relations, scheming, royalty, twists and turns, world war one ...
Time:
near future
Place:
buckingham palace, england
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Genre: Comedy, Music, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.
Style:
entertaining, melancholic, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
redemption, music business, singer, artists and showbiz, hopes, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, american abroad, scandal, music, hijab, bloodbath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, california, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Brian Cruver, an ambitious 26-year-old lands a job at Enron. As he assimilates to the company's get-rich-quick mantra, spending sprees and wild corporate "gatherings" become the norm. But when Enron files for bankruptcy, Cruver ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, political, edutainment ...
Plot:
evil corporation, greed, corporate crime, rise and fall, fighting the system, ambition, rise to the top, uncover truth, power relations, whistleblower, love and romance, couple relations ...
Place:
austin texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Country: Poland
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The biography of world famous Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
composer, chess, biopic, prodigy, lifestyle, musician's life, love affair, couples, destructive relationship, society, fall in love, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, 1830s
Place:
poland, paris france, mallorca, siberia, warsaw poland ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, touching, emotional, romantic ...
Plot:
love affair, true love, british royal family, monarch, royalty, royal family, relationship vs career, against the rules, social differences, politics, moral dilemma, follow your dream ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
england, france, budapest
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the family have moved to the all white area of Splott and by the time she is 12 Shirley has discovered she has an extraordinary voice and can earn ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious
Plot:
rags to riches, family relations, interracial relations, nightclub, baby, musician's life, rising to stardom, ambition, youth, artists and showbiz, society, parents and children ...
Time:
1930s, 60s, 1940s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
wales, england, glasgow scotland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The new movie of Vincent Lannoo.
Style:
semi serious, cynical, suspense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, unlikely criminals, vengeance, losing-it hero, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, double life, racism, vigilantism, pedophilia, scandal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, soap opera ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, male nudity, wedding, resort, desire for fame, gay, lgbtq, gay sex, skinny dipping, lgbt, lifestyle, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palm springs california, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
rock, male pubic hair, music band, musician's life, the beatles, lifestyle, peaceful mission, couples, family relations, dysfunctional family, disagreement, music ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, london
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135K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Style:
political, uplifting, sad, deep, social ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
sexual harassment, photograph, propaganda, news anchor, secret relationship, journalism, feminist, scandal, sexism, abuse of power, mother daughter relationship, quitting a job ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2019, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Four female journalists follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.
Style:
fast paced, cynical, political drama
Plot:
friendship, scandal, journalism, female friendship, character study, behind the scenes, ambition, political satire, road trip, personal growth, on the road, satire ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane ...
Style:
saga, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
law firm, lawyer, lesbian, female lawyer, female protagonist, courtroom, investigation, government, business partner, attorney, dysfunctional family, suspicion ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
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529
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A TV reporter investigates compromising photographs of a nominee to the Supreme Court.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, crime drama, dark, political ...
Plot:
scandal, investigation, investigative journalism, ethical dilemma, cover up, corruption, moral ambiguity, privacy invasion, suspicion, conspiracy, blackmail, photography ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The relationship that blossomed between Diana, Princess of Wales, and Captain James Hewitt. Based on Hewitt's book.
Style:
sensitive, romantic drama, emotional, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
royalty, royal romance, scandal, british monarchy, biopic, affair, celebrity culture, media frenzy, british, infidelity, introspection, loneliness ...
Place:
london, britain, house of windsor
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Evenside Church is an upstanding and venerable institution that has served African-American families in rural Maryland for 200 years. Minister Karl Upton is proud to be its young, up-and-coming assistant pastor. Karl takes the Gospel and his calling ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, intense, suspense, independent film
Plot:
church, community, scandal, african american, faith, gospel, religion, pastor, ministry, faith based, forgiveness, secrets ...
Place:
maryland
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904
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The weaponfactory in Rotum is selling weapons illegal, a person called 'Leif' writes in the local newspaper. He must be stopped, even if what he has written happens to be true. Gunnar Volt and some of the other workers at the factory sets ...
Style:
tension, suspense, political, dark, noir ...
Plot:
factory, scandal, small town, corruption, arms dealing, investigation, ceo, corporation, paranoia, conspiracy, ethical dilemma, reputation ...
Place:
eastern europe
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470
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Few figures in professional baseball had a career quite like Pete Rose -- and practically no one who climbed so high fell so hard. Rose made his major-league debut playing second base with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963; nicknamed "Charlie ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, intense, period piece
Plot:
baseball, gambling, scandal, biopic, baseball coach, addiction, controversy, legacy, fame, athlete, media coverage, regret ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s
Place:
ohio, cincinnati ohio
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