20 movies like Who Killed Pasolini?, ordered by similarity : On the Basis of Sex(2018), Conviction(2010), Wonderland(2003), A Cry in the Dark(1988), Il Divo(2008), Stavisky(1974), Christine(2016), The Walk(2015), The General(1998), Pawn Sacrifice(2014), Aligarh(2015), Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House(2017) ...
Biography
USA
1995
101 Minutes
Carlo DeFilippi Nicoletta Braschi Toni Bertorelli Claudio Amendola Adriana Asti Claudio Bigagli Victor Cavallo Antonello Fassari Paolo Graziosi Ivano Marescotti Andrea Occhipinti
detective teen boy forensic expert actress lawyer judge intricate tense gripping italy slum courtroom crime scene murder case botched investigation media circus pier paolo pasolini conspiracy corruption discovery
Detectives Munro and Sanders are assigned to investigate the murder of an adult film star named Buddy Blue. The hunk was actually killed during the shooting of an orgy scene. Munro finds ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Biography, Drama
Switzerland|UK|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Hilary Swank Sam Rockwell Minnie Driver Melissa Leo Peter Gallagher Ari Graynor Loren Dean Conor Donovan Owen Campbell Juliette Lewis
brother convict lawyer student touching tense gripping prison household college courtroom redemption corruption court battles divorce faith fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Canada|USA
2003
104 Minutes
Val Kilmer Kate Bosworth Lisa Kudrow Josh Lucas Tim Blake Nelson Dylan McDermott Christina Applegate Eric Bogosian Carrie Fisher Franky G. M.C. Gainey
junkie wife girlfriend drug dealer detective porn star dark intense shocking hollywood, calif. club house apartment wonderland avenue murder investigation drugs theft pornography john holmes
In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1988
121 Minutes
Meryl Streep Sam Neill Bruce Myles Dale Reeves David Hoflin Jason Reason Michael Wetter Kane Barton
mother pastor lawyer suspenseful emotional melodramatic australia outback courtroom loss media court battles fall mystery rescue 1980s
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
History, Biography, Drama
Italy|France
2008
110 Minutes
Toni Servillo Anna Bonaiuto Piera Degli Esposti Paolo Graziosi Giulio Bosetti Flavio Bucci Carlo Buccirosso Giorgio Colangeli Alberto Cracco Lorenzo Gioielli Gianfelice Imparato
politician president cardinal giulio andreotti fascinating quirky engaging rome italy post-war italy trials corruption mafia mystery rise fall rivalry 2000s
The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.
Biography
France|Italy
1974
117 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Anny Duperey François Périer Michael Lonsdale Robert Ben Claude Rich Gérard Depardieu
businessman wife baron lawyer physician inspector offbeat gripping paris casino hotel beach financial crisis anti-semitism corruption crime serge alexandre stavisky on the run fall wretched excess
A swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II.
Biography, Drama
2016
119 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Michael C. Hall Tracy Letts Maria Dizzia J. Smith-Cameron John Cullum David Alexander Kim Shaw Timothy Simons Morgan Spector
reporter anchorman station manager mother co-worker friend brooding emotional intense florida newsroom television studio stage house crime scene journalism ethics emotional involvement desperation defiance
In 1974, a female TV news reporter aims for high standards in life and love in Sarasota, Fla, and missing her mark is not an option. Based on true events.
Adventure, Biography, Drama
USA
2015
124 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Ben Kingsley Charlotte Le Bon James Badge Dale Clément Sibony César Domboy Benedict Samuel Ben Schwartz Steve Valentine Mark Camacho
daredevil mentor teammate spectator new yorker police officer confident gripping intense suspenseful new york city world trade center apartment gym car street daredevils danger dreams teamwork
In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Biography, Drama
India
2015
114 Minutes
Sukhesh Arora Manoj Bajpayee Balaji Gauri Sumit Gulati Dilnaz Irani Sachin Parikh K.R. Parmeshwar Rajkummar Rao Ishwak Singh Nutan Surya Suman Vaidya
professor gay man journalist lawyer intense emotional brooding profound india university flat court gay rights homophobia homosexuality fight for justice friendship morality underdog love
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2017
103 Minutes
Liam Neeson Diane Lane Marton Csokas Ike Barinholtz Tony Goldwyn Bruce Greenwood Michael C. Hall Brian d'Arcy James Josh Lucas Eddie Marsan Wendi McLendon-Covey
fbi agent president engaging fascinating gripping intricate thrilling america united states white house 1970s politics presidency fbi discovery fall transformation 1970s
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.
Biography, Drama
2017
118 Minutes
Evan Peters Al Pacino Barkhad Abdi Melanie Griffith Russell Posner Philip Ettinger Coral Pena Aidan Whytock Jojo Gonzalez Darron Meyer Kiana Madani
young professional journalist idol translator pirate brutal disturbing gripping intense unrestrained somalia united states supermarket house journalism ambition investigation danger adventure discovery
In 2008, rookie Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's impulsive plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia provides the first close-up look at who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk LisaGay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp Don McManus
president dick cheney george w. bush politician wife brooding bleak intricate disheartening tense washington, d.c. backyard office white house stage press conference dick cheney american foreign policy politics war
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Biography, Documentary
UK
2018
115 Minutes
director actor narrator daughter creative emotional intricate inspiring new york city paris studio orson welles documentaries remembrance discovery mystery rise 1980s
Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
Biography
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Susan Hayward Simon Oakland Virginia Vincent Theodore Bikel Wesley Lau Philip Coolidge James Philbrook Joe De Santis
petty criminal journalist thief attorney psychologist raw tense cheeky emotional san francisco los angeles san quentin federal penitentiary crime death row court battles morality murder journalism fall wretched excess
A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.
Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2015
131 Minutes
Tom Hardy Emily Browning David Thewlis Taron Egerton Christopher Eccleston Chazz Palminteri Tara Fitzgerald Paul Bettany Colin Morgan Paul Anderson Stephen Lord
twin gangster police detective robber murderer girlfriend brash confident intense london police station bar restaurant street car twins crime power money greed
Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.