| Mutiny (1999) | 5.7 | |
| The Campaign (2012) | 6.1 | |
| The Contender (2000) | 6.9 | |
| The Residence (2025) | 7.7 | |
| Casino Jack (2010) | 6.2 |
Congressional hearing movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant congressional hearing movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspense, interesting, intense, serious and entertaining films and TV shows about / with congressional hearing, politics, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, betrayal, conspiracy, death, investigation and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as congressional hearing: Quiz Show (1994), Miss Sloane (2016), Confirmation (2016), The Residence (2025), Thunderbolts* (2025), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Protocol (1984), NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (2004), The Man Standing Next (2020), Oppenheimer (2023).
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77K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.
Style:
intellectual, period piece, game show, talky, intense ...
Plot:
greed, investigation, moral dilemma, fame, ethics, television, corruption, advertising, idealism, lawyer, fraud, professor ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1994 ...
Place:
new york, usa, washington d.c., boston
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Style:
political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual ...
Plot:
lobbyist, twists and turns, politics, career woman, determination, strong female lead, courtroom, female protagonist, lawyer, strong female character, world politics, business ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., oregon, colorado, new hampshire, michigan ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Style:
political, suspense, psychological, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
lawyer, supreme court, court, black history, black, sexual harassment, congressional hearing, secret past, uncover truth, investigation, court hearing, legal investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Style:
political, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
usa president, whistleblower, fbi, scandal, cover-up, nixon, politics, journalism, husband wife relationship, secret, white house, lie ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, compassionate, anthology, earnest ...
Plot:
female detective, secret, scandal, female protagonist, congressional hearing, chef, multiple suspects, whodunit, murder mystery, thoughtful, job, counselor ...
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263K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
Style:
political thriller, psychological horror, surprise ending, dark fantasy, psychotronic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, mental illness, superhero, depression, gay, villain, congressman, multiverse, u.s. senator, motorcycle, good versus evil, destroying evidence ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, malaysia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on ...
Style:
satirical, black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
marketing, advertising, business, lobbyist, satire, social satire, tobacco, reporter, lung cancer, politics, journalism, political satire ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., vermont, usa, los angeles, japan ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sweet, unsophisticated Sunny is working as a cocktail waitress. She saves a visiting dignitary and as a reward she gets a top-office job in the Washington beehive. She has to fight against a devious protocol officer but with her charms, she saves ...
Style:
political, light, lighthearted, happy, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
satire, assassin, blonde, scandal, celebrity, conspiracy, press conference, fish out of water, naivete, coup d'etat, media, self discovery ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, oregon, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A team of federal investigators have to comb through the wreckage of a crashed airplane to find the cause of the fatal downing. Was it terrorism? Negligence? Human failure? Or just a tragic accident?
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, emotional, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
air disaster, plane crash, national security, airplane crash, aviation, mobster, nobel prize winner, professional rivalry, smuggling, public relations, father son conflict, flashback ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, political thriller, bad ending
Plot:
assassination of president, politics, assassination, dictatorship, tragedy, betrayal, intelligence agency, state terrorism, spy, espionage, military dictatorship, hearing ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
seoul, south korea, washington d.c., east asia, paris france ...
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1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Style:
period piece, epic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear, scientist, world war two, atomic bomb, american politics, physics, laboratory, arizona desert, top secret, husband wife relationship, moral dilemma, desert ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 1950s, year 1954, year 1943 ...
Place:
new mexico, england, zurich switzerland, north america, soviet union ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Internet commenter Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, humorous, philosophical ...
Plot:
social media, stock market, money, investments, chaos, social network, wall street, stock exchange, stock broker, job, workplace, get rich quick scheme ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, pittsburgh, austin texas, boston, miami ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mccarthyism, nazi, idealism, undercover, sexual attraction, anti communist, investigation, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, dishonesty, special agent, law enforcement ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, germany
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which ...
Style:
christmas classics, sweet, mysterious, slasher, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas season, xmas, holiday horror, christmas spirit, saving christmas, snow, storytelling, magic, immortality ...
Time:
year 1985, 20th century, 18th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
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468K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 209 min.
Story:
A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, tense, exciting, crime drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, labor union, italian mafia, gangster, killer as protagonist, high society, old man, mob hit, arrest, prison, hitman ...
Time:
year 2019, 20th century, 1940s, year 1960, 70s ...
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, chicago, ireland, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The world's most famous madame is called to Washington to testify before Congress.
Style:
sex comedy, grindhouse, anime, independent film, sexy ...
Plot:
prostitute, orgy, dominatrix, stripper, media coverage, prostitution, limousine, nudity, scapegoat, state affairs, society, media ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., miami
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331
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Fact-based story about 300 predominantly black sailors who were killed on July 17, 1944 while loading munitions on a ship in San Francisco. Three weeks later, 50 survivors were court-martialed for refusing to load another shipment. The men cited the ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
ship, world war two, boot camp, injustice, power relations, legal, law enforcement, military, society, legal action, army investigation, rebellion ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sybil, a housewife with breast cancer has to be subjected to a mastectomy after which will silicone implants. Another woman, Kathleen also uses a breast implant for cosmetic reasons. Sybil start having problems with implants and the surgeon advised ...
Plot:
friendship, breast cancer, cancer, secret document, judge, hospital, teenager, vacation, courtroom, mother daughter relationship, secretary, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
sicily, maryland, washington d.c., kentucky, los angeles
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104K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, captivating, compassionate, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
american football, doctor, professional sports, autopsy, football, sports injury, research, nfl, brain damage, uncover truth, investigation, biopic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, washington d.c., usa, pennsylvania, california ...
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141K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style:
parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspenseful, suspense, sex comedy ...
Plot:
sex, lesbianism, workplace, investigation, lesbian, businessman, sexuality, workplace situations, couple relations, rise and fall, downfall, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2004
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, crime thriller, factual, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
bank robber, bank robbery, mafia, gunfight, criminal, robbery, group of criminals, heist, criminal heroes, great depression, gang, manhunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1933, year 2009, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
indiana, chicago, tucson arizona, illinois, arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, neo noir, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, nuclear explosion, nuclear bomb, train crash, chase, conspiracy, revenge, murder, bosnian war, car chase, secret service ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, former yugoslavia, russia, manhattan new york city, bosnia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, conspiracy, military, cold war, spy, assassin, assassination plot, soldier, prisoner, sergeant, assassination attempt, airport ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
germany, washington d.c., chicago, europe, russia ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, period piece, touching, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
amnesia, small town, happy ending, mistaken identity, writers, writer's life, hollywood, life philosophy, justice, memory, parents and children, lovers reunited ...
Time:
1950s, year 2001, 20th century, 50s, year 1951
Place:
california, usa, canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Charles Bronson is out for revenge in this action drama. Jackie Pruit (Jill Ireland) is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa (Rod Steiger). When it looks as if Jackie's life is being threatened by Bomposa's goons, the FBI moves ...
Style:
fast, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapped girl, assassin, conspiracy, fbi, mobster, cop, partner, gangster, tough heroes, police detective, woman in danger, death wish ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
switzerland, europe, phoenix arizona, arizona, tucson arizona ...
Is relevant?
138K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
Style:
thought provoking, factual, political, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
politics, homosexuality, gay, american history, fbi investigation, biopic, surveillance, corruption, fbi, fbi agent, investigation, abuse of power ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 1940s, year 2011, 1950s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
310K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, cerebral, emotional, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
science, nasa, space travel, scientist, alien encounter, astronomy, first contact, religion, space and aliens, intelligence, alien contact, research ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, distant future
Place:
puerto rico, new mexico, florida, washington d.c., usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cia, mercenary, politics, assassination, espionage, sniper, covert operation, ambush, violence, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, washington d.c., langley virginia, usa, iraq ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Style:
witty, satirical, visually appealing, political, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, casino, manipulation, profanity, gambling, conspiracy, native american, cons and scams, corruption, dishonesty, investigation, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., california, texas
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