Investigative reporter movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant investigative reporter movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense and dark films and TV shows about / with investigative reporter, investigation, journalist, investigative journalism, journalism, uncover truth, murder, moral ambiguity, corruption and conspiracy plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, India, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as investigative reporter: Kill the Messenger (2014), Sharp Objects (2018), Spotlight (2015), In Broad Daylight (2023), The Press (2007), Brut Force (2022), Kavan (2017), Serial Killer: Devil Unchained (2019), Real (2017), Moloch (2020).
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List of investigative reporter movies
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 ...
Style:
political, clever, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journalism, reporter, journalist, conspiracy, u.s. government, investigative journalism, politics, drug smuggling, investigative reporter, media manipulation, media, cia ...
Time:
80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, california, los angeles, nicaragua, usa ...
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136K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Style:
psychological, suspense, bleak, southern gothic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, haunted by the past, small town, mother daughter relationship, hometown, alcoholic, reporter, self harm, self mutilation, journalist, investigative reporter ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, missouri, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
mental institution, abuse, torture, journalist, female reporter, investigative reporter, fish out of water, violence, investigative journalism, psychiatrist, social problems, violent ...
Time:
victorian era, 1880s, 1800s
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531K
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, tense, suspense, clever, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
journalism, investigative journalism, conspiracy, newspaper, lawyer, investigation, sexual abuse, catholic church, cover up, child abuse, journalist, expose ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2015, year 2016, 70s, 2000s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, nova scotia, florida
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse of the residents. She not only corroborates the frightening allegations but also discovers how disastrously flawed Hong ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
investigative reporter, investigative journalism, crime solving, private investigation, uncover truth, sleuth, corruption, crime investigation, investigation, journalist, social justice, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
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132
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When Lára, a journalist on maternity leave finds herself newly single and in deep financial trouble, her outlook is bleak. Enter handsome and notorious businessman Hrafn: aware of her intuitive skills as an investigator, he hires her to prove his ...
Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, investigative reporter, journalism, reporter, crime investigation, investigative journalism, journalist, uncover truth, threat, forensics, sleuth, crime solving ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland, switzerland
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Newly-fired reporter Sloane Sawyer reluctantly returns to her rural California hometown to investigate the harassment of local vineyard workers and uncorks a tangled web of crime and corruption behind wine country's shiny facade.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative reporter, reporter, cover up, vineyard, private investigation, investigation, female reporter, female journalist, uncover truth, journalism, sleuth, crime investigation ...
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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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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Investigative journalist Maria Awes gets a call from serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, who claims that he has murdered more victims. She teams up with former FBI profiler John Douglas and Kohlhepp's biographer Gary Garrett, to unravel the truth.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigative reporter, true crime, investigative journalism, victim, killing spree, murderer, serial murder, criminal, murder investigation, fbi agent, journalist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
america, south carolina
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2K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea, China
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young.
Style:
sexy, suspense, tense, erotic, crime thriller ...
Plot:
casino, investigative reporter, organized crime, sex, criminal, power struggle, underworld, power, gangster, investigative journalism, investigation, crime boss ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, east asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
In an industrial and labyrinthine seaside town, people ignite suddenly with no reason. Suicides? Murders? Supernatural phenomena? To find out, Louise, a young journalist, and Gabriel, a psychiatrist, will investigate.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, dark ...
Plot:
seaside town, investigation, investigative reporter, journalism, crime solving, female journalist, sleuth, female protagonist, investigative journalism, small town, fire, private investigation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The destiny of the man who led the gendarme team after a LGBT film screening in Bucharest, revealed through an investigation by Liliana Calomfir, a young journalist known for her daring reporting.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
gay slur, journalism, investigative reporter, investigation, lgbtq, female journalist, journalist, private investigation, lesbian, crime solving, uncover truth, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
bucharest, romania
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After exposing police corruption, a journalist is drawn into an underground world of violent vigilantism.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
police corruption, investigative reporter, investigation, vigilante, problem, investigative journalism, secret, corruption, private investigation, corrupt sheriff, intrigue, corrupt cop ...
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, newspaper, investigative reporter, child abduction, journalist, missing child, journalism, murder investigation, crime investigation, undercover, secret ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally ...
Style:
suspense, culinary, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
food, murder mystery, female protagonist, investigative reporter, private investigation, small town, investigation, crime solving, investigative journalism, teamwork, murder, serial killer ...
Place:
south africa, scotland
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Woo-gon, a passionate manager who lost everything due to stock advertisements and a specialist gets together to find out the truth behind the rumors that have shaken up the country. From precious information to distribution, this crime chasing movie ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, investigative reporter, tabloid journalism, political corruption, intrigue, political scandal, scandal, dark secret, political intrigue, political unrest, political conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
While searching through her late mothers attic, Rebecca uncovers sealed cards from a mysterious suitor that had been addressed to her widowed Mom over the past 12 Christmases. As she begins to wonder the identity of man, Rebecca hires a handsome, ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
christmas, family secret, investigation, investigative reporter, christmas eve, death of mother, uncover truth, female reporter, crime investigation, secret, mysterious character, private investigation ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
In this two-part Rashomon-esque mini-series, a TV journalist investigates a rich politician and his family after a dead body is found on their property and they all have different story about the day of the incident.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, enigmatic, twisted ...
Plot:
investigative reporter, dysfunctional family, wealthy family, politician, dementia, teenage son, husband wife relationship, murder suspect, adopted son, brother in law sister in law relationship, investigation, multiple perspectives ...
Place:
britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A woman is murdered and her neighbour is picked up as a suspect. Meanwhile, a journalist believes he can use this murder to lure an elusive gangster, with help from the guy’s former accomplice.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, gangster, crime investigation, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, battles, uncover truth, fight, murder mystery, who done it ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Raju, a waiter, is in love with the famous TV reporter Greeta Kapoor. After a man is murdered, Kapoor shows up at Raju's door to ask him some questions - it turns out that Raju served the dead man his last supper, and the authorities hope that ...
Plot:
missing person, romantic obsession, reporter, investigation, investigative reporter, waiter, conspiracy, murder, brother sister relationship, friend, employer employee relationship, informant ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, Fletch becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name. In the ...
Style:
hilarious, humorous, slapstick, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
sarcasm, murder, investigation, lawyer, satire, mansion, inheritance, harassment, disguise, biker gang, conspiracy, ku klux klan ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, los angeles, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources, who is present at the ...
Style:
suspense, tension, suspenseful, political, tense ...
Plot:
reporter, conspiracy, investigation, power plant, radiation, politics, journalism, nuclear power, whistleblower, disaster, murder, corruption ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california, pennsylvania
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Style:
political, suspense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, politics, investigation, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, lawyer, spy, political corruption, corruption, secret service, fbi, surveillance ...
Time:
90s, future, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, southern usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in an isolated country town, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later investigative journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write what should be a ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
priest, investigation, investigative reporter, journalist, private investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, murder investigation, learning the truth, truth, investigative journalism, searching for the truth ...
Time:
21st century
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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, suspense, captivating, light, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
newspaper, special agent, journalism, fbi, journalist, twists and turns, runaway, reporter, politics, terrorism, robbery, fbi agent ...
Time:
70s, year 2012, year 1971, year 1979, year 1972 ...
Place:
usa, michigan, new york, canada, vermont ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A journalist takes justice into her own hands when her internet stalker walks free from the law.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, entertaining, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
female protagonist, journalism, investigative reporter, vigilante justice, stalking, revenge, satire, investigative journalism, hunted, female journalist, pursuit, problem ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, heartfelt, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spiritualism, investigative reporter, social issues, motherhood, family drama, family problems, social problems, multiple storylines, lifestyle, medium, female protagonist, women ...
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Female college student Lin Meishan disappeared after attending the Gongliao Ocean Music Festival. After her father found her for many days unsuccessfully, he decided to turn to supernatural forces. A group of reporters planned to document the whole ...
Style:
mystical, psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigative reporter, supernatural, supernatural power, ritual, problem, paranormal investigation, mysticism, father, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, uncover truth, secret ...
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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: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A journalist struggles to move on after her son's suicide when an inmate asks for her help with a case tied to her son's death, prompting an obsessive hunt for the truth.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
murder, investigative reporter, problem, murder investigation, who done it, dysfunctional family, loss of child, murderer, journalism, murder mystery, uncover truth, bereavement ...
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