Cover up movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant cover up movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense and independent film films and TV shows about / with cover up, murder, dishonesty, death, conspiracy, investigation, violence, spy, police and politics plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as cover up: The Constant Gardener (2005), All the President's Men (1976), Shooter (2007), The State Within (2006), The Whistleblower (2010), The Bourne Legacy (2012), In the Valley of Elah (2007), Chinatown (1974), The Post (2017), La Femme Nikita (1997).

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The Constant Gardener (2005)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Kenya, France, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very ...
Style: political thriller, suspenseful, tense, political, suspense ...
Plot: conspiracy, spy, investigation, corruption, murder, cover up, death, aids, politics, marriage, idealism, politician ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: africa, sudan, germany, kenya, south africa ...
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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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 7.1
 353K
Shooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style: intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
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The State Within (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: Ambassador to Washington is the pinnacle of success in the Foreign Office and the position is offered to only the brightest and the best. But Ambassador Mark Brydon finds his skills tested to the limits when, following a major diplomatic incident, ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, political, tense ...
Plot: coup d'etat, politics, political conspiracy, terrorism, fbi, manipulation, workplace, danger, political intrigue, terrorist, dishonesty, diplomacy ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., pentagon, iraq
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The Whistleblower (2010)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Based on the experiences of Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) who discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an ...
Style: rough, political, educational, factual, heartbreaking ...
Plot: un, sex trafficking, rape, corruption, sex crime, politics, conspiracy, gender, investigation, teenage prostitution, brutality, civil war ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2010, year 1999, 21st century
Place: bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, sarajevo, usa, europe ...
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The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Canada
Duration: 135 min.
Story: New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Style: exciting, suspense, action thriller, action adventure, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: cia, espionage, spy, secret service, secret agent, on the run, cia agent, chase, assassin, intelligence, intelligence agency, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: the philippines, maryland, virginia, usa, seoul ...
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In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Style: detective, touching, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot: guilt, investigation, army, military, army investigation, war crime, cover up, murder investigation, character study, uncover truth, parent child relationship, loss of son ...
Time: year 2007, year 2004, 21st century
Place: iraq, new mexico, afghanistan, persia, tennessee ...
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 8.1
 347K
Chinatown (1974)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style: neo noir, detective, atmospheric, twist ending, bleak ...
Audience: date night
Plot: private detective, corruption, investigation, femme fatale, rape, police, murder, conspiracy, domestic violence, father daughter incest, incest, investigator ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 1974, year 1937
Place: los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, america ...
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 7.2
 161K
The Post (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style: political thriller, political, factual, tense, inspirational ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: journalism, journalist, truth, expose, newspaper office, whistleblower, newspaper, lie, cover up, wartime, freedom of the press, u.s. government ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 90s, 70s, year 1965 ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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La Femme Nikita (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Bros.. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow. The ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: secret agent, secret life, government agency, double agent, love, disguise, femme fatale, female assassin, female killer, kickass women, spy, cover up ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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 7.9
 11K
Rubicon (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Rubicon is an American television series that centers on an intelligence analyst at a national think tank in New York City called the American Policy Institute, who discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates ...
Style: serious, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful, political ...
Plot: conspiracy, uncover truth, analyst, prodigy, undercover, surveillance, spy, boss, twists and turns, government facility, workplace, intelligence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 8.3
 93K
Ray Donovan (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, clever, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: identity crisis, hollywood, nudity, power relations, blackmail, relatives, family feud, family problems, trauma, family relations, businessman, family secret ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california, chicago, new york
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 7.1
 50K
11:14 (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the ...
Style: dark comedy, psychological, suspense, black comedy, non-linear ...
Plot: murder, dark humor, accident, twists and turns, vandalism, chase, multiple perspectives, life philosophy, obsession, creativity, police, hit and run ...
Time: year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.2
 674
Downriver (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from his victim's mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. With little time and danger at every turn, ...
Style: suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, queer cinema
Plot: gay interest, gay teenager, gay, child murder, cover up, lgbt, gay sex, masturbation, gay son, ex convict, dysfunctional family, uncover truth ...
Place: australia
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No One Killed Jessica (2011)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A reporter teams up with the sister of a murdered model in order to bring her case justice.
Style: realistic, captivating, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot: courtroom, courtroom drama, murder, fighting the system, investigation, uncover truth, cover up, model, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal, loss of sibling ...
Time: year 2011, 20th century, 90s
Place: new delhi, india, asia, delhi
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Absolute Power (2003)
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, workplace, manipulation, scandal, celebrity, politics, cover up, power of media, campaign, media satire, workplace situations, showbiz ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london
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The International (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, ...
Style: clever, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic ...
Plot: conspiracy, interpol, murder, investigation, assassin, conspiracy theory, chase, hitman, lawyer, revenge, gunfight, police investigation ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, milan italy, berlin germany, manhattan new york city ...
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Jack Taylor: Priest (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story: Feature-length crime drama, starring Iain Glen as the private detective created by author Ken Bruen. Taylor is asked for help after a priest is beheaded, and soon finds himself mixed up in a murky world of child abuse and revenge.
Style: detective
Plot: private detective, catholic priest, cover up, nun, brother and sister, priest, child abuse, rape, revenge, murder investigation
Place: ireland
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The Resolve (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Resolve centers around Mike Patterson (Russ Cootey), a beleaguered man, gripped by O.C.D. issues with humanity, unleashed by fiery clashes on others. He explains to his therapist Sean Miller (Alex Ballar - War Wolves) how he has found a way to ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, detective
Plot: agent, vigilante, conspiracy, secret, husband wife relationship, justice, cover up, spy, jail, revenge, frame up, fight ...
Place: california, los angeles
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Demons from Her Past (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A woman returns to her hometown searching for answers after she's released from prison, having served a 25-year sentence for a crime she didn't commit.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, vengeance, wrongful conviction, frame up, righting the wronged, injustice, homecoming, rivalry, abduction, cover up, small town, strong female lead ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.3
 418
Don't Tell (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, independent film
Plot: lawyer, pedophile, investigative reporter, justice, trust, friendship, child molestation, struggle, cover up, child abuse, truth, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 20th century, year 1991, year 2001 ...
Place: australia
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Bond of Silence (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A widow's forgiveness. A killer's remorse. Bond of Silence is the true life story of a shocking murder and the amazing bond that came from it. Katy and Bob live a perfect life in a small close knit town. He's a respected lawyer, a ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, mind bending
Plot: investigation, manhunt, teenage life, accidental killing, house party, cover up, underage drinking, death of husband, death of father, dealing with death, alcohol abuse, new year ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.3
 4K
Brotherhood (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Adam Buckley finds himself in the middle of a convenience store robbery during his last night as a pledge for a college fraternity. When the initiation ritual goes horribly wrong, and every move proves disastrous, Adam is forced to confront a new ...
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: robbery, prank, college, stolen money, hostage, crime gone awry, buddies, youth, friends, college life, fraternity, guilt ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa
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Charlie's War (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Charlie's War is the story of Charlotte Lewis, a woman who is experiencing serious emotional and mental turmoil brought about by nightmares of increasing intensity. In the dreams, she is a young girl, and she runs from unknown terrors. Trying ...
Style: suspenseful, touching, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot: child abuse, childhood, sister sister relationship, nightmare, breaking the fourth wall, cover up, abusive father, world war two, farm, murder, haunted by the past, childhood memory ...
Time: 1940s
Place: nashville tennessee
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In the Nick of Time (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Sto Para Pente, is a popular Greek comedy-drama television series, which was broadcast on Mega Channel for two seasons, from September 27, 2005 until June 18, 2007. The script was written by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, who had also written the successful ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting, detective ...
Plot: investigation, amateur detective, crime and punishment, murder, stranger, escapades, trapped, government official, scapegoat, cover up, conspiracy, greek ...
Time: 90s, 70s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1975 ...
Place: greece, athens greece
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 5.5
 5K
Danger One (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: While transporting a dying man to the hospital, two paramedics find a million dollars in cash sewn into his clothing. When the man dies, they decide to keep it, setting them on a path for a hellish night of violence and mayhem.
Style: captivating, suspense, humorous, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot: greed, ambulance, betrayal, murder, car accident, moral dilemma, on the run, cover up, violence, danger, rivalry, panic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Three snobbish high school girls prematurely age brought on from a curse, a drug (or something) after the arrival of new transfer student whom they believe is connected to a murder they committed a year earlier. A fate worse than death.
Style: semi serious, witty, humorous, cynical, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, murder, couples, youth, best friend, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage love, bitch, unlikely criminals, buddies, opposites attract ...
Place: usa
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 6.2
 1K
The Assault (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight ...
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: gang rape, cheerleader, high school, sport team, abuse, injustice, youth, evidence, interrogation, investigation, cover up, courage ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.1
 83K
Broken City (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise ...
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, rough, political, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: investigation, conspiracy, private detective, infidelity, betrayal, politics, mayor, political corruption, twists and turns, corruption, ex law enforcer, blackmail ...
Time: year 2013, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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Project: Metalbeast (1995)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: With the medical breakthrough of a metal-based synthetic skin called "bio-ferron" the prospect for pioneering surgeries for burn victims and cancer patients seems set to occur but for the warped head scientist in charge...it's a ...
Style: captivating, exciting, suspenseful, enigmatic, psychotronic ...
Plot: werewolf, transformation, scientist, monster, medical research, trapped, murder, secret, cover up, experiment gone awry, beast, creature feature ...
Time: jurassic, year 1994, year 1974
Place: hungary
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