Highest-Rated Movies about 'Ethics', Sort by Popularity

King Corn (2007), Winchell (1998), Nothing but the Truth (2008), Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011), Election (1999), Nothing But the Truth (2008), Five Star Final (1931) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ethics movies.

#1. King Corn (2007)

Storyline: Two recent college graduates travel to Iowa to investigate the role that corn plays in an increasingly complicated and dysfunctional American food industry. After planting their own small crop of corn and tracing its journey through the industry, they are alarmed to discover that corn figures in almost everything Americans eat. The consequences of this are examined through interviews with various experts and industry insiders, providing a balanced look at this American agricultural issue.

Plot Keywords: friend, neighbor, politician, citizen, farmer, college graduate, striking ...

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#2. Winchell (1998)

Storyline: This docudrama chronicles the life of gossip columnist Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci). Rising to fame in the mid-1930s, Winchell helps usher in the age of tabloid journalism with his talent for digging up dirt about the rich and powerful. By the 1950s, Winchell has secured his place as America's leader in controversy -- even if his prose comes courtesy of ghostwriter Herman Klurfeld (Paul Giamatti). But the tables turn when Winchell finds himself at the center of a high-profile scandal.

Plot Keywords: gossip columnist, jew, journalist, franklin delano roosevelt, lover, ghostwriter, fascinating ...

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#3. Nothing but the Truth (2008)

Storyline: When reporter Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) 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 (Matt Dillon) and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside (Alan Alda) argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Plot Keywords: reporter, cia agent, prosecutor, attorney, husband, editor, suspenseful ...

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#4. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

Storyline: Harpreet Singh Bedi (Ranbir Kapoor) has just graduated and decides to five into the world of sales for an adventurous career. But soon his idea of success begins to clash. It's the story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned his world upside down and his career right side up.

Plot Keywords: salesman, client, nemesis, colleague, amusing, engaging, india ...

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#7. Nothing But the Truth (2008)

Storyline: Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel's son's class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She's jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won't change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren's life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What's the value of a principle?

Plot Keywords: reporter, cia agent, prosecutor, attorney, husband, editor, suspenseful ...

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#8. Five Star Final (1931)

Storyline: Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical journalistic policies of City Editor Randall have caused a drop in circulation. He pressures the newsman to run more sensational stories including resurrecting the twenty year old Vorhees Murder Case. Although the perpetrator's actions were ultimately judged justifiable, and she has been subsequently living an exemplary life in anonymity, Hunchcliffe insists Randall revisit the story. Randall assigns Isopod, an alcoholic degenerate, to dig up anything lurid that he find. The unprincipled reporter fraudulently insinuates himself into the Vorhees' home masquerading as a minister and gets the expose he sought. Yellow journalism triumphs, and a decent woman's name gets dragged through the mud again... with tragic consequences.—duke1029@aol.com

Plot Keywords: editor, news reporter, murderer, publisher, secretary, love interest, melodramatic ...

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#9. Lover Come Back (1961)

Storyline: Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are both in the advertising business, but for different agencies. Annoyed by Jerry's methods of using alcohol and women to ensure contracts for his agency, Carol tries to get him thrown out of his profession. To avoid this Jerry bribes the girl who'd testify against him, by starring her in a TV commercial for a product named VIP that he's just made up. By accident these commercials are broadcasted and to keep his job, Jerry has to come up with VIP for which he enlists the help of Doctor Linus Tyler. Carol goes to see the Doctor to try and get the VIP account, but because she and Jerry have never met, she mistakes Jerry for the Doctor. Jerry then takes advantage of this situation to win her.—Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>

Plot Keywords: advertising executive, chemist, company president, model, businesswoman, lighthearted, playful ...

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#10. Reversal of Fortune (1990)

Storyline: Alan Dershowitz a brilliant professor of law is hired by wealthy socialite Claus von Bulow to attempt to overturn his two convictions for attempted murder of his extremely wealthy wife. Based on a true story the film concentrates not on the trial like other legal thrillers, but on the preparatory work that Dershowitz and his students put in as they attempt to disprove the prosecution's case and achieve the Reversal of Fortune of the title.

Plot Keywords: socialite, suspect, lawyer, mistress, student, intricate, witty ...

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#11. The Ides of March (2011)

Storyline: Stephen Meyers is a young idealist who's brilliant at communications, is second in command of Governor Mike Morris's presidential campaign, and is a true believer. In the middle of the Ohio primary, the campaign manager of Morris's opponent asks Meyers to meet; he offers him a job. At the same time, Morris's negotiations for the endorsement of the man in third place, a North Carolina Senator, hit a snag. A young campaign intern, Molly Stearns, gets Stephen's romantic attention. Republicans have a trick up their sleeve; Stephen may be too trusting, and Molly has a secret. What's most important, career, victory, or virtue?

Plot Keywords: presidential candidate, campaign manager, senator, intern, journalist, opponent, confident ...

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#13. Circle of Deceit (1981)

Storyline: Laschen, a German journalist, travels to the city of Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay about the situation. Together with his photographer, he meets some important people and discovers the everyday face of the war. He also has to figure out about his home life, where his marriage is in a big crisis.—Benjamin Stello

Plot Keywords: foreign correspondent, photographer, lover, wife, journalist, sniper, intense ...

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#14. The Underworld Story (1950)

Storyline: Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story that leads to a gang killing, and is blacklisted from the city papers under suspicion of ties with racketeer Carl Durham. So, with a shrug, he makes the suspicion come true, then elbows his way into the editorship of the local paper in a small town where, opportunely, a sensational murder case threatens to destroy the family of newspaper magnate E.J. Stanton. When a black servant is made the patsy for this killing, Reese helps himself by helping her...but proves a dangerous ally.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: journalist, publisher, newspaper owner, gangster, daughter-in-law, murderer, brooding ...

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