Most Similar Movies to Defence of the Realm (1985)


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Kill the Messenger (2014), Street Smart (1987), State of Play (2009), True Crime (1999), The Paperboy (2012), The Pelican Brief (1993), Hidden Agenda (1990) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Kill the Messenger (2014)

Kill the Messenger (2014)

6.9/10 Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.

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Street Smart (1987)

Street Smart (1987)

6.4/10 Mystery, Thriller

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

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State of Play (2009)

State of Play (2009)

7.1/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the congressman, his old college friend.

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True Crime (1999)

True Crime (1999)

6.6/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Can an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate's innocence just hours before his execution?

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The Paperboy (2012)

The Paperboy (2012)

5.8/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

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The Pelican Brief (1993)

The Pelican Brief (1993)

6.6/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

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Hidden Agenda (1990)

Hidden Agenda (1990)

8.5/10 Mystery, Thriller

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner (Frances McDormand) and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif), struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan (Brian Cox), a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

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The Parallax View (1974)

The Parallax View (1974)

7.1/10 Drama, Thriller

An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

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The Jigsaw Man (1984)

The Jigsaw Man (1984)

5.2/10 Mystery, Thriller

An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.

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Blow Out (1981)

Blow Out (1981)

7.4/10 Mystery, Thriller

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

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Gorky Park (1983)

Gorky Park (1983)

6.8/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.

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Edge of Darkness (2010)

Edge of Darkness (2010)

6.6/10 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

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Arabesque (1966)

Arabesque (1966)

6.5/10 Mystery, Thriller

Story of international intrigue involving a university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.

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All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men (1976)

8.0/10 Thriller, Drama, Biography, History

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

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Murder at 1600 (1997)

Murder at 1600 (1997)

6.1/10 Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis/W.Snipes investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance/D.Lane. She eventually cooperates after a man's framed.

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Futureworld (1976)

Futureworld (1976)

5.8/10 Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.

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A Dark Truth (2012)

A Dark Truth (2012)

5.6/10 Mystery, Thriller

A former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a disaffected corporate shareholder to expose her company's cover-up of an incident and deaths in an Ecuadorian village.

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Year of the Gun (1991)

Year of the Gun (1991)

5.6/10 Mystery, Thriller

Two young Americans, he a journalist and she a photojournalist, experience Red Brigades terrorists close up in Rome, 1978.

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