Movies like Disgraced (2017)
The best movies like Disgraced (2017) are Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018), Athlete A (2020) and At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019). If Disgraced hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedAthlete A (2020)7.5/10 from 299 votes
- NewestA Toxic Love Story (2026)Released 2026
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018)
Alexis Bloom charts the rise and fall of the late Republican Party booster and controversial Fox News mogul who went down in flames amid multiple sexual harassment allegations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Athlete A (2020)
Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAt the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019)
A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth (2020)
The rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Through a series of candid interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2017.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Devil We Know (2018)
Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, a group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical — now found in the blood of 99.7% of Americans — into the local drinking water supply.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Surviving Ohio State (2025)
Delves into the sexual abuse scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss, whose two-decade tenure at The Ohio State University saw the abuse of hundreds of students, and the ongoing quest for justice and accountability by his survivors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Audrie & Daisy (2016)
A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. At the time of the sexual assaults, Pott was 15 and Coleman was 14 years old. After the assaults, the victims and their families were subjected to abuse and cyberbullying.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBS High (2023)
After a nationally televised high school football game between top-ranked IMG Academy and unknown Bishop Sycamore ended with an IMG blowout win, it's discovered that Bishop Sycamore isn't at all what it seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Scheme (2020)
The revealing, no-holds-barred tale of Christian Dawkins, convicted in federal court in the biggest criminal case in collegiate sports history, a criminal enterprise that infiltrated college basketball teams and funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to steer recruits to prominent athletic programs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024)
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Class Action Park (2020)
Class Action Park explores the legend, legacy, and truth behind the 1980s water park in Vernon, New Jersey that long ago entered the realm of myth. Known for its dangerous, unsupervised rides and lack of regulation, guests of Action Park expected to walk away with injuries and were lucky if they made it out alive. Shirking the trappings of nostalgia, the film uses investigative journalism, original animations, recordings, and interviews with the people who lived it to reveal the true story of Action Park.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat Happened in Vegas (2017)
Ramsey Denison investigates a terrifying pattern of police corruption and discovers that behind the shimmering surface of Las Vegas lies a police department with individuals willing to go to any lengths to cover up crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
77 Minutes (2016)
A documentary by Charlie Minn about the McDonalds Massacre from 1984, when a man walked into a McDonald's restaurant in San Diego armed with guns and shot 40 men, women, and children. It took law enforcement 77 minutes to end the siege. This documentary focuses on the victims of the attack and its effects.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
What Lies Upstream (2017)
This is the story of Erin Brockovich's investigation into a chemical spill spirals into an indictment of the entire system meant to protect drinking water, revealing cover-ups at the highest levels of government.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Who Killed My Son? (2021)
In the colder time of year of 2014, an Indian American understudy named Pravin Varughese disappears in the little, southern Illinois city of Carbondale. Close to 7 days after Pravin’s vanishing, his body is found and the specialists rule his demise a mishap.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Bolshoi Babylon (2015)
A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
West of Memphis (2012)
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaw Deal: A Question Of Consent (2001)
A documentary about the circumstances during a party at a University of Florida fraternity that led up to what may or may not have been a rape. Interspersed with actual footage shot by the fraternity brothers on the night of the incident, including the sexual acts. This video led to the police not pressing charges and the involvement of NOW, and eventually led to the fraternity getting kicked off campus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)
The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBig Men (2014)
For her latest industrial exposé, Rachel Boynton (Our Brand Is Crisis) gained unprecedented access to Africa's oil companies. The result is a gripping account of the costly personal tolls levied when American corporate interests pursue oil in places like Ghana and the Niger River Delta. Executive produced by Steven Shainberg and Brad Pitt, Big Men investigates the caustic blend of ambition, corruption and greed that threatens to exacerbate Africa’s resource curse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Death of a Gentleman (2015)
Two cricket journalists set off on a journey to the heart of the game they love, only to stumble upon one of the biggest sporting scandals ever. This is a film about passion, greed, power, and standing up for what you care about.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Ivory Tower (2014)
As tuition spirals upward and student debt passes a trillion dollars, students and parents ask, "Is college worth it?" From the halls of Harvard to public and private colleges in financial crisis to education startups in Silicon Valley, an urgent portrait emerges of a great American institution at the breaking point.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Cheshire Murders (2013)
In the early-morning hours of July 23, 2007, in Cheshire, Conn., ex-convicts Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky broke into the family home of William Petit, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17. Dr. Petit was beaten and tied to a pole in the basement. The three women were bound in their bedrooms while the men ransacked the house. The brutal ordeal continued throughout the morning, ending with rape, arson and a horrific triple homicide.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLa Bare (2014)
Since the birth of the male review in the late 1970s, the greatest male strippers in the world can all be traced back to one club... La Bare Dallas. La Bare gives you a behind the curtains look at the lives, loves, laughs, and loss of the current crop of dancers as well as the man that’s been going strong for over three decades since the club’s inception, Randy “Master Blaster” Ricks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Screwball (2019)
Investigates the MLB's infamous doping scandal involving a nefarious clinician and his most famous client: the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Root Cause (2019)
A man's 10-year search for the underlying cause of his chronic illnesses becomes an exposé of the dental root canal procedure's harmful health risks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Toxic Love Story (2026)
A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Disgraced?
The closest matches to Disgraced are Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018), Athlete A (2020) and At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Disgraced?
People who watched Disgraced most often go on to Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018), Athlete A (2020) and At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Disgraced?
Athlete A (2020), rated 7.5/10 by 299 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Disgraced?
A Toxic Love Story (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Disgraced?
Yes: Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018), Athlete A (2020) and At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019).
How are movies similar to Disgraced chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Disgraced, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.