Here we've displayed a list of the best Investigative Journalism films : Citizen Kane(1941), Blood Diamond(2006), Frost/Nixon(2008), Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(1956), Green Zone(2010), Designing Woman(1957), Black Like Me(1964), The Front Page(1931), Scoop(2006), When the Sky Falls(2000), The Case for Christ(2017), The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story(2019) ... ...
Drama
USA
1941
119 Minutes
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Ruth Warrick Everett Sloane Agnes Moorehead Dorothy Comingore Ray Collins George Coulouris William Alland Paul Stewart Erskine Sanford
news reporter billionaire journalist singer intricate profound gripping dark new york city boarding school college opera house office mansion newspapers investigative journalism recluses wealth quest rise
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2006
138 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Connelly Djimon Hounsou David Harewood Arnold Vosloo Caruso Kuypers Michael Sheen Basil Wallace Ntare Mwine Stephen Collins Jimi Mistry
mercenary fisherman journalist rebel doctor soldier thrilling dark emotional gripping somber south africa motel jail mountain sierra leone diamond investigative journalism journey revolution
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Drama, History
UK|France|USA
2008
122 Minutes
Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon Rebecca Hall Toby Jones Matthew Macfadyen Oliver Platt Sam Rockwell Patty McCormack Andy Miller Kate Jennings Grant
president journalist writer love interest celebrity engaging witty household hotel library los angeles richard nixon television scandal vietnam war investigative journalism political intrigue pursuit discovery 1970s
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Dana Andrews Joan Fontaine Sidney Blackmer Philip Bourneuf Shepperd Strudwick Arthur Franz Ed Binns Robin Raymond Barbara Nichols William Leicester Dan Seymour
novelist publisher daughter district attorney assistant dancer tense dark intricate shocking courtroom prison nightclub office murder investigation investigative journalism false accusations deception trial capital punishment
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, War
UK|France|Spain|USA
2010
115 Minutes
Matt Damon Greg Kinnear Brendan Gleeson Amy Ryan Khalid Abdalla Jason Isaacs Said Faraj Igal Naor Jerry Della Salla Sean Huze Raad Rawi
military officer soldier journalist politician tense gutsy iraq war zone iraq war deception investigative journalism quest discovery mystery 2000s
Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
Comedy
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Gregory Peck Lauren Bacall Dolores Gray Sam Levene Tom Helmore Mickey Shaughnessy Jesse White Chuck Connors Edward Platt Alvy Moore Carol Veazie
reporter designer husband wife mobster charming amusing new york city romance crime investigative journalism love pursuit 1950s
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Drama
USA
1964
107 Minutes
James Whitmore Sorrell Booke Roscoe Lee Browne Dan Priest Walter Mason John Marriott Clifton James Lenka Petersen Richard Ward Llewellyn B. Skinner
journalist african-american impostor black man white supremacist powerful disheartening fiery tense american south park road store racism race relations harassment secret identity investigative journalism civil rights discovery
Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South.
Comedy
USA
1931
101 Minutes
Adolphe Menjou Pat O'Brien Mary Brian Edward Everett Horton Walter Catlett Mae Clarke George E. Stone
reporter editor convict amusing witty new york city prison newsroom investigative journalism murder conspiracy discovery pursuit 1930s
A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.
Romance
UK|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Scarlett Johansson Woody Allen Hugh Jackman Ian McShane Charles Dance Romola Garai Julian Glover
reporter student aristocrat serial killer magician ghost amusing gripping uneasy london stage bedroom house swimming pool investigative journalism murder plot affair haunting death blackmail
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Crime, Drama
UK|Ireland|USA
2000
108 Minutes
Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham Kevin R. McNally Jimmy Smallhorne Jason Barry Gerard Flynn Pete Postlethwaite Des McAleer Ruaidhri Conroy
journalist drug trafficker son husband drug lord corrupt cop gripping raw inspiring dublin newsroom club family home coffee shop investigative journalism drug trade police corruption crime irish republican army media
Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
USA
2017
112 Minutes
Mike Vogel Erika Christensen Faye Dunaway Robert Forster Frankie Faison L. Scott Caldwell Tom Nowicki Renell Gibbs Haley Rosenwasser Mike Pniewski
reporter manager journalist priest atheist confident gripping intense passionate office chicago church house home office personal revelation faith investigative journalism love discovery love
An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.
Drama
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Sharman Joshi Stephen Baldwin Shari Rigby Prakash Belawadi Aditi Chengappa Manoj Mishra
journalist pregnant woman missionary wife child tense intense emotional disheartening uneasy hospital office india house mission religion illness missionary work undercover operations investigative journalism
In India, a journalist investigates whether or not an Australian missionary is performing illegal conversions on the local townspeople.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2020
125 Minutes
Antoine Pilon Josh Hartnett Stephen McHattie Jim Gaffigan Cory Lipman Don McKellar J.C. MacKenzie Amanda Crew Rose-Marie Perreault Frank Schorpion Lanisa Dawn
drug addict prisoner canadian bleak shocking tense thailand prison canada imprisonment investigative journalism drug trafficking true crime false accusations discovery fall transformation rescue 1990s
In 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a Thai jail.
Horror
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Jesse Metcalfe Marie Avgeropoulos Ian Tracey Keegan Connor Tracy Jessica Harmon Patrick Sabongui Jim Thorburn Billy Zane Dennis Haysbert Lee Majdoub Curtis Lum
zombie reporter thrilling suspenseful unrestrained spirited rousing brash city conspiracy horror science fiction quarantine investigative journalism escape discovery 2010s
In a zombie-infested quarantined zone of East Mission City, investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy.
Mystery & Thriller
India
2005
128 Minutes
journalist photographer hunter aboriginal frightful suspenseful tense thrilling india jungle park supernatural lost hunting tigers investigative journalism death quest escape 2000s
A tiger expert, his wife, two tourists and a village chief engage in a battle for survival against supernatural beasts within Jim Corbett National Wildlife Park.
Drama
USA
1995
93 Minutes
Oliver Platt Arliss Howard Peter Riegert Alan King Michael Byrne Julian Glover Tony Haygarth Anne Reid
journalist neo-nazi teen boy young man racist impostor dark frightening gripping germany refugee camp café investigative journalism undercover operations new identity nazism hate group espionage pursuit quest
After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2019
98 Minutes
Ben Platt Mena Massoud Nina Dobrev Scott Speedman Jennifer Ehle Damian Lewis Gil Bellows Lauren Collins
journalist political consultant mayor thrilling tense rousing toronto political corruption investigative journalism scandal government ineptitude wretched excess fall 2010s
An emerging political scandal in Toronto in 2013 seen through the eyes of young staffers at city hall and a local newspaper.
Adventure
1955
81 Minutes
archaeologist reporter photographer plantation owner guide tribesman confident rousing wild mexico jungle plantation village pyramid archaeology investigative journalism ancient civilization love triangle cultural differences rivalry
An archaeologist (William Lundigan) and his guide (Armando Silvestre) flirt with a photographer (Peggie Castle) on a jungle quest in Mexico.
Drama
2013
77 Minutes
Michelle Brock
speaker filmmaker journalist tourists sex expert interviewee intense inspiring amusing fascinating brooding profound canada tv station office bar strip club big city sex prostitution
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2004
102 Minutes
journalist investigator south african man photographer nelson mandela lover melodramatic emotional suspenseful engaging fascinating intense south africa apartheid racial tension racism attraction investigative journalism undercover operations adventure
In 1950s Johannesburg, black South African reporter Henry Nxumalo (Taye Diggs) uncovers an explosive story.
Adventure
1986
87 Minutes
Brooke Shields Timothy Dalton Tony Peck Diana Scarwid Charles Durning Eddie Albert Ed Nelson Nestor Serrano
reporter beautiful woman mysterious man cartoonist mad scientist rival campy lighthearted madcap new york city amazon jungle brazil puerto rico newsroom saving the planet evil plot investigative journalism dangerous mission secret plans
The comic-strip reporter (Brooke Shields) gets the story, aided by her cartoonist (Tony Peck) and a mysterious stranger (Timothy Dalton).
Mystery & Thriller
2015
89 Minutes
Malik Zidi François Civil Nassim Si Ahmed Ahmed Dramé Nailia Harzoune Nicolas Grandhomme Assaad Bouab Malek Oudjail Laurent Alexandre Franck Gastambide Judith Davis
young man freelance writer journalist radical fascinating engaging tense paris france terror terrorism terrorism prevention investigation investigative journalism fake identity discovery pursuit 21st century
A freelance journalist (Malik Zidi) investigates the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining Islamic extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young jihadis whose mission is to destabilize the city center of Paris.
Drama
1987
95 Minutes
Dorian Harewood Dabney Coleman Hoyt Axton Dennis Lipscomb Debbi Morgan Marshall Colt Victor Love Paul Winfield
suspect lawyer journalist witness prisoner disheartening solemn texas courtroom police station prison wrongful conviction imprisonment investigative journalism redemption judicial system lenell geter underdog quest 1980s
An engineer (Dorian Harewood) from Dallas fights a 1982 life sentence for an armed robbery he did not commit.
Drama
2010
109 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Taylor Kitsch Malin Akerman Frank Rautenbach Neels Van Jaarsveld Patrick Lyster Russel Savadier Jessica Haines Kgosi Mongake
photographer photojournalist south african man friend nelson mandela journalist charming engaging suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic south africa apartheid history investigative journalism photography relationships friendship adventure
Photojournalists (Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Frank Rautenbach) put themselves in harm's way as they shoot evidence of atrocities committed in the final days of South African apartheid.