Movies like Truth (2015)
The best movies like Truth (2015) are Shattered Glass (2003), She Said (2022) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2025). If Truth hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSpotlight (2015)7.8/10 from 9,079 votes
- NewestBelén (2025)Released 2025
Shattered Glass (2003)
Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShe Said (2022)
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGood Night, and Good Luck (2025)
Livestreamed from the penultimate show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this stage adaptation of George Clooney's 2005 film follows the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Report (2019)
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Post (2017)
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScoop (2024)
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpotlight (2015)
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPromised Land (2012)
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Runner (2015)
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Ides of March (2011)
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trump Prophecy (2018)
The true story about fireman and public servant Mark Taylor who heard a special message from God about change in our nation. When Mary Colbert, a networker and connector of Christian ministries, heard Mark's message she felt called to start a national prayer movement which grew to thousands of people across our nation praying together for the leadership of America and a return to the Godly principles we were founded upon. The Trump Prophecy tells the story of Mark Taylor and Mary Colbert through the election of 2016 followed by a reflective time hearing from leaders in various sectors of faith, business, finance, military, and world affairs who respond with their perspective on what it takes to make America great again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Bombshell (2019)
Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMo (2010)
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
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The Company You Keep (2012)
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelén (2025)
In the conservative northwestern region of Argentina, Julieta finds herself accused of infanticide after a medical emergency. With support from her attorney and women's rights advocates, she fights for justice in a landmark case that could change lives.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisWar Book (2015)
Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.
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Disclosure (2020)
Australian documentarian Emily and her journalist husband Danny are reeling from an allegation of abuse their 4-year-old daughter Natasha has made against a local politician's 9-year-old son, Ethan. Ethan’s parents, Joel and Bek, arrive unannounced at Emily and Danny's house, intent on convincing the couple that Natasha's allegation is a fabrication. Accusations, arguments, and the ultimate search for leverage turn their civil conversation into a vicious confrontation.
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Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisSyriana (2005)
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKilling Reagan (2016)
Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these disparate figures collided.
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Dark Waters (2019)
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisShock and Awe (2017)
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Correspondent (2025)
December 2013, in the shadow of the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Australian journalist Peter Greste is confronted with the brutal realities of reporting from one of the most dangerous cities on earth. Accused of terrorism, Greste becomes a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries – with only his wits keeping him alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Adults in the Room (2019)
A universal theme: a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressures on the protagonists which finally divide them.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnife Fight (2013)
A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road, as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisAll the President's Men (1976)
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisW. (2008)
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Case for Christ (2017)
Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Truth?
The closest matches to Truth are Shattered Glass (2003), She Said (2022) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Truth?
People who watched Truth most often go on to Shattered Glass (2003), She Said (2022) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2025).
What is the highest-rated movie like Truth?
Spotlight (2015), rated 7.8/10 by 9,079 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Truth?
Belén (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Truth?
Yes: Shattered Glass (2003), She Said (2022) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2025).
How are movies similar to Truth chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Truth, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.