Reporter movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant reporter movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic and tense films and TV shows about / with reporter, journalism, journalist, media, investigation, newspaper, murder, politics, conspiracy and telephone call plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as reporter: The Life of David Gale (2003), Kill the Messenger (2014), The Paperboy (2012), Moonlight (2007), The China Syndrome (1979), Healer (2014), Zodiac (2007), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), The Parallax View (1974), Nothing But the Truth (2008).

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The Life of David Gale (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Style: surprise ending, thought provoking, suspense, twist ending, serious ...
Plot: death penalty, investigation, suicide, death row, fighting the system, professor, reporter, activist, murder, journalism, death, death sentence ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: texas, austin texas, houston texas, usa, new york ...
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Kill the Messenger (2014)
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, suspenseful, clever, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: journalism, reporter, journalist, u.s. government, secrets, investigative journalism, conspiracy, drug smuggling, media manipulation, cia, politics, investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: california, los angeles, nicaragua, latin america, usa ...
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 5.7
 39K
The Paperboy (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent ...
Style: sexy, atmospheric, surreal, serious, tense ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: reporter, prison, small town, investigation, journalism, paperboy, dangerous attraction, bdsm, injustice, police investigation, newspaper man, uncover truth ...
Time: 60s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1969, 21st century
Place: florida, everglades, usa, miami
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 7.6
 25K
Moonlight (2007)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.
Style: light, suspenseful, witty, serious, gothic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: vampire, supernatural, investigation, fall in love, dangerous attraction, reporter, immortality, vampire human love, supernatural ability, impossible love, supernatural romance, imaginary ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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The China Syndrome (1979)
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: suspenseful, suspense, tense, political, psychological ...
Plot: reporter, radiation, journalism, power plant, politics, investigation, disaster, nuclear, media, nuclear power, environmental, corruption ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place: california, usa, los angeles, pennsylvania
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 8.5
 11K
Healer (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Moon Ho is a successful reporter at a mainstream news station, but when he stumbles upon a 10-year-old mystery, he's forced to dive into a subversive underground news agency. On his journey to break open the case, Moon Ho teams up with Chae ...
Style: exciting, dorama, romantic, touching, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: reporter, hidden identity, investigation, hacker, false accusation, masked hero, rescue, dating, lost child, tragic event, journalist, self sacrifice ...
Place: thailand, seoul
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 7.7
 593K
Zodiac (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are ...
Style: atmospheric, suspense, tense, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder, murder mystery, maniac, journalism, mind game, journalist, paranoia, killings, killer, true crime ...
Time: 70s, year 2007, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place: san francisco, california, bay area, usa, oakland california ...
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, New Zealand, UK, France, Australia, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of ...
Style: computer animated, exciting, motion capture, colorful, 3d animation ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: treasure, treasure hunt, reporter, young heroes, adventurer, dog, captain, riddles and clues, pirate, journalist, journalism, ship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 1940s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: morocco, ethiopia, iran, europe, north africa
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The Parallax View (1974)
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: disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political ...
Plot: politics, corruption, conspiracy, investigation, reporter, journalism, murder, assassin, media, senator, political conspiracy, paranoia ...
Time: 70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place: seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa
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Nothing But the Truth (2008)
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: suspense, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: journalism, cia, courtroom drama, reporter, lawyer, investigation, media, courtroom, corruption, murder, espionage, spy ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., persia
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 7.7
 112K
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style: clever, political, tense, tricky, psychological ...
Plot: journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, loneliness, biopic, american politics, scandal, power struggle, corruption, conspiracy ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place: california, new york, washington d.c., usa, london ...
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 8.0
 117K
Sharp Objects (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 421 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, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder investigation, murder, small town, self mutilation, mother daughter relationship, haunted by the past, hometown, journalist, reporter, serial killer, alcoholic, self harm ...
Time: 2010s
Place: syria, missouri
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Thank You for Smoking (2005)
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: black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, political, humorous ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: marketing, advertising, business, social satire, lobbyist, satire, tobacco, reporter, lung cancer, journalism, society, politics ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., vermont, usa, north carolina, japan ...
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 7.4
 23K
Salvador (1986)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style: suspense, political, tense, factual, harsh ...
Plot: civil war, photojournalist, journalism, revolution, dictator, politics, war correspondent, war, reporter, cold war, dictatorship, military ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1986, 70s
Place: latin america, central america, san francisco
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 7.3
 15K
The Front Page (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Style: talky, light, humorous, hilarious, witty ...
Plot: newspaper, journalist, journalism, reporter, workplace, media, friends, media satire, workplace situations, writers, satire, scoop ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1974
Place: chicago, usa
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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
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: black and white, political, melancholic, factual, tense ...
Plot: media, politics, television, journalist, mccarthyism, reporter, fighting the system, cold war, journalism, communism, propaganda, politician ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 50s, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place: new york, california, washington d.c., usa, soviet union ...
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All the President's Men (1976)
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, investigation, politics, political conspiracy, conspiracy, political corruption, journalist, president, american politics, white house, political intrigue ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1976, year 1972, year 1973
Place: washington d.c., usa, miami, florida
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 7.8
 179K
The Insider (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand
Style: political, suspense, cerebral, fast paced, intense ...
Plot: journalism, whistleblower, courtroom, corruption, reporter, politics, journalist, business, conspiracy, lawyer, legal, media ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place: new york, washington d.c., kentucky, south carolina, mississippi ...
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 5.3
 13K
I Love Trouble (1994)
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, intense, suspense, light ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: journalism, reporter, media, love story, whistleblower, fall in love, uncover truth, unlikely couple, love and romance, conspiracy, screwball, couples ...
Time: 90s, year 1994
Place: chicago, wisconsin, las vegas, usa
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 5.6
 104K
Runaway Bride (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Ike Graham, New York columnist, writes his text always at the last minute. This time, a drunken man in his favourite bar tells Ike about Maggie Carpenter, a woman who always flees from her grooms in the last possible moment. Ike, who does not have ...
Style: romantic, light, feel good, rom com, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, family outing, date night ...
Plot: wedding, small town, fiance fiancee relationship, love and romance, journalist, battle of the sexes, unlikely couple, reporter, fear of commitment, stereotypes, breakup, canceled wedding ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, new jersey, usa, maryland
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The Night Flier (1997)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two investigative reporters for a tabloid magazine track down across country "The Night Flier", a serial killer who travels by private plane stalking victims in rural airports. One of the reporters, Richard Dees, begins to suspect that ...
Style: scary, splatter, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Plot: vampire, reporter, supernatural, monster, airplane, stephen king, professional rivalry, writers, macabre, murder, serial killer, zombie ...
Time: 90s
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Never Been Kissed (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most ...
Style: feel good, light, romantic, touching, sexy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot: high school, prom, journalist, journalism, teenage girl, popularity, high school life, humiliation, teenager, teen romance, friendship, reporter ...
Time: 90s, y2k, 80s
Place: chicago, usa
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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Style: psychological, enigmatic, scary, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot: urban legend, psychic, conspiracy, twists and turns, death of wife, reporter, supernatural, supernatural power, investigation, hallucination, warning, angel ...
Time: year 2000, year 2002, 20th century, 70s
Place: west virginia, pittsburgh, virginia, washington d.c., usa ...
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 7.1
 160K
State of Play (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's ...
Style: clever, political thriller, political, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: conspiracy, political conspiracy, journalism, politics, corruption, journalist, investigation, reporter, murder, congress, politician, spy ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
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: tense, political thriller, political, suspense, clever ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: political conspiracy, state affairs, investigation, politics, conspiracy, reporter, lawyer, courtroom, corruption, conspiracy theory, political corruption, murder ...
Time: 90s, future, 20th century
Place: new orleans, washington d.c., new york
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story: Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter—Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin—who investigated mysterious crimes with ...
Style: scary, gothic, suspenseful, serious, retro ...
Audience: kids
Plot: supernatural, monster, reporter, dangerous animal, supernatural ability, ordinary person, mummy, danger, who done it, uncover truth, imaginary, journalism ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, chicago, las vegas, nevada, illinois
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 7.5
 26K
The Passenger (1975)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 126 min.
Story: David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes ...
Style: road movie, stylized, cerebral, philosophical, existential ...
Plot: desert, reporter, journalism, journalist, existentialism, on the road, hotel, loneliness, espionage, identity, road trip, politics ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: africa, europe, italy, barcelona, north africa ...
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 5.2
 2K
The Unseen (1980)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Freelance reporter Jennifer and her two friends, Karen and Vicki, accept an invitation for cheap room and board in a large farmhouse offered by a friendly, but shady, museum owner named Ernest Keller since all the motels in and around town are ...
Style: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: reporter, psychopath, museum, serial killer, murder, small town, stalking, woman in danger, captivity, isolation, journalism, estate ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: california
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 5.7
 45K
Michael (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Style: feel good, uplifting, humorous, romantic, light ...
Audience: date night, kids, family friendly
Plot: angel, road trip, happy ending, god, fish out of water, dog, reporter, on the road, supernatural, death, love, dancing ...
Place: iowa, chicago, illinois, usa
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A Christmas Prince (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
Style: light, sweet, romantic, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids
Plot: christmas, prince, palace, castle, proposal, intrigue, coronation, snow, love, reporter, dating show, envy ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017
Place: manhattan new york city
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