Media movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant media movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, clever, interesting, serious, entertaining and suspense films and TV shows about / with media, journalism, reporter, journalist, storytelling, dialogue, runaway, greed, mentor and politics plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as media: Network (1976), UnREAL (2015), Black Mirror (2011), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005), The Ugly Truth (2009), The Eichmann Show (2015), Natural Born Killers (1994), 15 Minutes (2001), Big Miracle (2012), All the President's Men (1976).
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List of media movies
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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17K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the ...
Style:
biting, sexy, realistic, semi serious, erotic ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
media, showbiz, satire, enemies to lovers, dishonesty, manipulation, artists and showbiz, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, eligible bachelor, desire for fame, blind ambition ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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728K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to ...
Style:
anthology, thought provoking, philosophical, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
technology, dystopian future, dystopia, twists and turns, satire, human nature, social decay, computers and web, alternate reality, society, social satire, media ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
england, london, united kingdom
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Style:
political, tense, period piece, factual, melancholic ...
Plot:
politics, media, television, mccarthyism, journalist, reporter, fighting the system, cold war, propaganda, terrorist, patriotism, communism ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 2005, 90s ...
Place:
new york, washington d.c., california, usa, soviet union ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, sexy, funny, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
love story, battle of the sexes, relationships, opposites attract, love and romance, womanizer, enemies to lovers, workplace, looking for love, office romance, best friends in love, flirting ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, sacramento california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, dark, thought provoking ...
Plot:
trial, media, nazi war criminal, nazi germany, genocide, holocaust, war criminal, shoah, world war two, nazi, judge, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
israel, lithuania, jerusalem
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Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style:
controversial, sexy, black comedy, brutal, sadistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, psychopath, mass murder, murderous pair, insanity, satire, brutality, media, on the road ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new mexico, london, tokyo, europe, east asia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, brutal, tense, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, media, police investigation, journalism, revenge, police detective, paranoia, murder mystery, death, partners against crime, reluctant partners, profanity ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, touching, serious, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
animal rescue, rescue, journalism, volunteer, media, whale, ocean, animal, environmentalism, danger, diving, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 80s, year 1988
Place:
alaska, new york, los angeles
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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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172K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Style:
realistic, political thriller, thought provoking, factual, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
espionage, journalism, whistleblower, hacking, fighting the system, moral dilemma, internet, spying, cia, technology, cryptography, ethics ...
Time:
year 2016, 20th century, year 2015, year 2009, year 2011 ...
Place:
japan, russia, hawaii, america, pakistan ...
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17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, ...
Style:
black comedy, talky, sentimental, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, newspaper editor, workaholic, satire, media, workplace, newspaper reporter, husband wife relationship, quarrel, scapegoat, father daughter estrangement ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. ...
Style:
talky, realistic, funny, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
journalism, workplace romance, satire, media, workaholic, friendship, slutty attitude, workplace, love triangle, unlikely friendships, reporter, couples ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987, 60s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, boston, atlanta georgia
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22K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Style:
intense, talky, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
hostage, journalism, politics, media, journalist, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, investigation, society, injustice, workplace intrigue, reporter, manipulation ...
Time:
90s
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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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84K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for ...
Style:
political thriller, serious, clever, sexy, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
white house, relationship vs career, workplace situations, politics, lawyer, president, senator, politician, twists and turns, coworker, teamwork, young woman ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., indiana
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Style:
clever, absurd, humorous, black comedy, sexy ...
Plot:
satire, farce, journalism, psychic power, media, desert, sarcasm, reporter, adaptation, drug trip, drug, military base ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, year 1983, year 2003, year 1973
Place:
iraq, middle east
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert ...
Style:
psychological, political, suspenseful, twisted, emotional ...
Plot:
journalism, cia, courtroom drama, reporter, lawyer, media, courtroom, corruption, espionage, murder, conspiracy, assassination attempt ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., persia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, rough, independent film
Plot:
photojournalist, photographer, journalism, media, photograph, civil war, photography, newspaper, society, political unrest, discrimination, social activist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gulf war, war correspondent, journalism, media, politics, military, anti war, against the odds, escapades, political unrest, battles, life is a bitch ...
Place:
iraq, baghdad iraq, middle east
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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, 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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134K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, saga, sad, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, super powers, superhuman powers, female protagonist, heroes, journalist, danger, supernatural power, superheroine, strong female character, secret identity, alien race ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, sexy, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, military, space travel, monster, space and aliens, creature, soldier, space wars, alien, satire, fictional war, space battle ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1997, 90s, jurassic ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, space western, argentina
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers ...
Style:
parody, spoof, black comedy, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
satire, politics, television, sexual humor, irreverence, terrorism, media satire, journalism, racism, absurdism, stereotypes, marijuana ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Style:
sincere, emotional, realistic, talky, touching ...
Plot:
radio, civil rights, african american, media, ex convict, protest, segregation, society, black, ambition, civil rights movement, radio station ...
Time:
60s, 80s, year 2007, 70s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., america, new york, usa, africa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news ...
Style:
rom com, light, romantic, feel good, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
workaholic, journalism, hotshot, work ethic, media, showbiz, female protagonist, satire, life philosophy, reporter, journalist, coworker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two. Stephen as Prentiss and John as McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip ...
Style:
sitcom, witty, semi serious, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
media, scandal, media satire, workplace, manipulation, celebrity, politics, cover up, campaign, power of media, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson (Roberts) and Peter Brackett (Nolte) reluctantly join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy and bite off more than they can chew while pursuing the story and bickering along the way - and falling in ...
Style:
witty, melancholic, light, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
love story, destiny, journalism, reporter, media, whistleblower, fall in love, uncover truth, love and romance, unlikely couple, conspiracy, rivalry ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 1930s
Place:
chicago, wisconsin, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
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