Movies like Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)
The best movies like Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019) are Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019), American Chaos (2018) and Slay the Dragon (2019). If Where's My Roy Cohn? 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 ratedWeiner (2016)7.3/10 from 200 votes
- NewestCover-Up (2025)Released 2025
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)
Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.
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American Chaos (2018)
A documentary focused on the 2016 United States presidential election and then-candidate Donald Trump's supporters.
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Slay the Dragon (2019)
It influences elections and sways outcomes -- gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.
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America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)
A story that questions the shaming of the US through revisionist history, lies and omissions by educational institutions, political organizations, Alinsky, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other progressives to destroy America.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisKnock Down the House (2019)
In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisRunning with Beto (2019)
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Beto O'Rourke's rise from virtual unknown to national political figure through his bold attempt to unseat Ted Cruz in the US Senate.
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The Fight (2020)
Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties - from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting rights.
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537 Votes (2020)
Documentary chronicling the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election, including the chaotic voter recount in Florida that ended with George W. Bush winning by a razor-thin margin.
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Trump Card (2020)
Trump Card is an expose of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that now define the Democratic Party. Whether it is the creeping socialism of Joe Biden or the overt socialism of Bernie Sanders, the film reveals what is unique about modern socialism, who is behind it, why it’s evil, and how we can work together with President Trump to stop it.
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The White House Effect (2024)
Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
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American Dharma (2019)
A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon. In a wide ranging conversation spanning over 16 hours, documentarian Errol Morris questions Bannon on his background, belief system, his worldview, his current feelings on Donald Trump, and how filmmakers including Henry King, John Ford, and Orson Welles helped form part of Bannon’s understanding of the world.
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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.
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The Brink (2019)
Now unconstrained by an official post, Steve Bannon is free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker, who some say still has a direct line to the White House. After anointing himself leader of the “populist movement,” he travels around the North America and Europe spreading his hard-line anti-immigration message.
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War Game (2024)
A bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations participate in an unscripted role-play exercise in which they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the U.S. military, in the wake of a contested presidential election.
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Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisAccidental Anarchist (2017)
Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became disillusioned, quit his job and started searching for answers.
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Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time (2017)
In a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest political upset in recent history, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon offer unprecedented access and never-before-seen footage of candidate Trump, from the primaries through the debates to the dawning realization that the controversial businessman will become the 45th President of the United States.
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Get Me Roger Stone (2017)
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Swamp (2020)
A look behind the curtain of Washington politics following three "renegade" Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President’s call to “drain the swamp.”
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCasino 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.
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Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016)
Bestselling author and convicted filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza reveals the sordid truth about Hillary Clinton and the "secret history" of the Democratic Party.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisCitizen K (2019)
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
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The Waldheim Waltz (2018)
Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led to his election.
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The Accidental President (2020)
In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one question - how the hell did Trump win?
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Bad Faith (2024)
On January 6, 2021, Americans witnessed an attack on the U.S. Capitol without precedent in our history. Armed militiamen and QAnon followers made headlines, but among them were a sea of crosses and Christian flags, rosaries and "Jesus Saves" signs. What motivated so many Christians to participate in this violent assault?
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Trump: The Art of the Insult (2018)
Joel Gilbert's directing style is on full display here with a look at how Donald Trump dominated the 2016 race, using The Art of the Insult to brand political opponents and bash the media all the way to the White House.
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCover-Up (2025)
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisWeiner (2016)
Documentary featuring a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the attempted comeback of Anthony Weiner in 2013 as he mounts a campaign for New York City mayor in the wake of his sexting scandal. Featuring unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Brainwashing of My Dad (2015)
A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the foundation of their family. She discovers this political phenomenon recurring in living rooms everywhere, and reveals the consequences conservative media has had on families and a nation.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Where's My Roy Cohn??
The closest matches to Where's My Roy Cohn? are Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019), American Chaos (2018) and Slay the Dragon (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Where's My Roy Cohn??
People who watched Where's My Roy Cohn? most often go on to Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019), American Chaos (2018) and Slay the Dragon (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Where's My Roy Cohn??
Weiner (2016), rated 7.3/10 by 200 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Where's My Roy Cohn??
Cover-Up (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Where's My Roy Cohn??
Yes: Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019), American Chaos (2018) and Slay the Dragon (2019).
How are movies similar to Where's My Roy Cohn? chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Where's My Roy Cohn?, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.