Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "muckraking"

1. All the President's Men (1976)

PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.9

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84 Metascore

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

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam

Votes: 125,920 | Gross: $70.60M

2. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.7

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A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger

Votes: 24,222

3. All the King's Men (2006)

PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Thriller

6.1

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37 Metascore

Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.

Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins

Votes: 25,562 | Gross: $7.22M

4. Edison (2005)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.3

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Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

Director: David J. Burke | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J

Votes: 16,253

5. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

8.0

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72 Metascore

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,677 | Gross: $21.58M

6. I... For Icarus (1979)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.9

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Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot

Votes: 4,557

7. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Passed | 116 min | Biography, Drama

7.2

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The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden

Votes: 9,006

8. Beware the Gonzo (2010)

TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.2

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36 Metascore

A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.

Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong

Votes: 1,828

9. The Nasty Girl (1990)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, History

7.3

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When a young woman investigates her town's Nazi past, the community turns against her.

Director: Michael Verhoeven | Stars: Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Müller, Monika Baumgartner, Elisabeth Bertram

Votes: 2,755 | Gross: $2.28M

10. Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)

108 min | Drama

7.5

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Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her annoying ... See full summary »

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Böhm

Votes: 2,195

11. Carte Blanche (1988– )

News

8.0

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Neil Shaw has produced 13 investigative inserts for Carte Blanche.

Stars: Derek Watts, Devi Sankaree Govender, Bongani Bingwa, John Webb

Votes: 29

12. A Flash of Green (1984)

TV-MA | 121 min | Drama

6.6

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A local reporter gets involved with a corrupt county commissioner.

Director: Victor Nunez | Stars: Ed Harris, Blair Brown, Richard Jordan, George Coe

Votes: 271

13. Spiked (I) (2021)

91 min | Drama

5.0

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When the murder of a migrant worker shakes a southwest border town to its core, the feud between a newspaper owner and the chief of police leads to the blurring of the truth and a dirty fight for justice.

Director: Juan Martinez Vera | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Wendy Makkena, Deirdre Lovejoy, Danay Garcia

Votes: 147

14. The Last Mitterrand (2005)

116 min | Biography, Drama

7.0

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A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau

Votes: 1,068

15. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.7

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The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 148

16. Spin (1995)

57 min | Documentary

7.9

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Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.

Director: Brian Springer | Stars: Larry Agran, Jim Bakker, Bill Beutel, Tom Brokaw

Votes: 523

17. Two Guys from Muck (1982 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy

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Misadventures of two reporters working for a tawdry newsmagazine published in Los Angeles, whose editor demands that they rake up as much interesting dirt as they can find. The reporters ... See full summary »

Director: John Astin | Stars: Adam Arkin, Rick Casorla, Gwen Humble, Graham Jarvis

18. I.F. Stone's Weekly (1973)

62 min | Documentary

7.8

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A political biography of I.F. Stone that details his approach to the news, his working habits and some of his exposés of government treachery that made his one-man newspaper, I.F. Stone's Weekly, important.

Director: Jerry Bruck Jr. | Stars: I.F. Stone, Tom Wicker

Votes: 48

19. The Telephone Girl (1927)

60 min | Drama

6.0

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Political boss Jim Blake, supports his son-in-law, Mark Robinson running for governor. They discover that Robinson's opponent registered in a hotel as "Matthew Standish and wife" three ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Madge Bellamy, Holbrook Blinn, Warner Baxter, May Allison

Votes: 11

20. Do As I Say (2009)

83 min | Documentary

5.5

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Hypocrites come in all shapes and sizes. And when it comes to politics, hypocrisy is just part of the game. But the press only tends to cover half the story. For decades, the American ... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Tucker | Stars: Jason Klofstad, Monica Murray, Heidi Boucher, Noam Chomsky

Votes: 20