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The best movies about journalists

Reporters who will not let the story go. Spotlight and All the President's Men show journalism at its bravest, The Post races the presses and Zodiac follows an obsession for years. For something lighter, Almost Famous hits the road with a band and Anchorman is kind of a big deal.

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63 movies

  1. Spotlight poster Spotlight2015
  2. All the President's Men poster All the President's Men1976
  3. The Post poster The Post2017
  4. Network poster Network1976
  5. The Insider poster The Insider1999
  6. Zodiac poster Zodiac2007
  7. Nightcrawler poster Nightcrawler2014
  8. She Said poster She Said2022
  9. Citizen Kane poster Citizen Kane1941
  10. His Girl Friday poster His Girl Friday1940
  11. Broadcast News poster Broadcast News1987
  12. Good Night, and Good Luck. poster Good Night, and Good Luck.2005
  13. Almost Famous poster Almost Famous2000
  14. Frost/Nixon poster Frost/Nixon2008
  15. Shattered Glass poster Shattered Glass2003
  16. Ace in the Hole poster Ace in the Hole1951
  17. Sweet Smell of Success poster Sweet Smell of Success1957
  18. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy poster Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004
  19. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues poster Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues2013
  20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
  21. The Devil Wears Prada poster The Devil Wears Prada2006
  22. Roman Holiday poster Roman Holiday1953
  23. It Happened One Night poster It Happened One Night1934
  24. The Killing Fields poster The Killing Fields1984
  25. Philomena poster Philomena2013
  26. Capote poster Capote2005
  27. Civil War poster Civil War2024
  28. Bombshell poster Bombshell2019
  29. State of Play poster State of Play2009
  30. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood poster A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood2019
  31. The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun poster The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021
  32. Kill the Messenger poster Kill the Messenger2014
  33. Official Secrets poster Official Secrets2019
  34. The Pelican Brief poster The Pelican Brief1993
  35. Morning Glory poster Morning Glory2010
  36. Boston Strangler poster Boston Strangler2023
  37. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot poster Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016
  38. Fletch poster Fletch1985
  39. September 5 poster September 52024
  40. Mr. Jones poster Mr. Jones2019
  41. A Private War poster A Private War2018
  42. Lee poster Lee2024
  43. The End of the Tour poster The End of the Tour2015
  44. Nothing But the Truth poster Nothing But the Truth2008
  45. The China Syndrome poster The China Syndrome1979
  46. The Front Page poster The Front Page1974
  47. Truth poster Truth2015
  48. Foreign Correspondent poster Foreign Correspondent1940
  49. Salvador poster Salvador1986
  50. Christine poster Christine2016
  51. The Year of Living Dangerously poster The Year of Living Dangerously1982
  52. Veronica Guerin poster Veronica Guerin2003
  53. The Quiet American poster The Quiet American2002
  54. A Mighty Heart poster A Mighty Heart2007
  55. Meet John Doe poster Meet John Doe1941
  56. Gentleman's Agreement poster Gentleman's Agreement1947
  57. Absence of Malice poster Absence of Malice1981
  58. Cry Freedom poster Cry Freedom1987
  59. The Paper poster The Paper1994
  60. Scoop poster Scoop2024
  61. The Odessa File poster The Odessa File1974
  62. Under Fire poster Under Fire1983
  63. Call Northside 777 poster Call Northside 7771948

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