Movies and TV series about journalists

The 30 best titles about journalists, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Citizen Kane
iRank90
1941 · Orson Welles
MovieDramaMystery
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the
Apocalypse Now
iRank88
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
MovieDramaWar
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterio
Spotlight
iRank87
2015 · Tom McCarthy
MovieDramaHistory
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.
Before Sunset
iRank86
2004 · Richard Linklater
MovieDramaRomance
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of
Zodiac
iRank81
2007 · David Fincher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes o
The Newsroom
iRank81
2012 · Alan Poul
SeriesDrama
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixo
Ring
iRank81
1998 · Hideo Nakata
MovieHorrorThriller
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
iRank80
2006 · Larry Charles
MovieComedy
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behav
Superman
iRank79
1978 · Richard Donner
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over th
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
iRank78
2011 · David Fincher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander.
The Post
iRank78
2017 · Steven Spielberg
MovieDramaHistory
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
A River Runs Through It
iRank73
1992 · Robert Redford
MovieDrama
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman mo
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
iRank73
2021 · Wes Anderson
MovieComedyDrama
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Blood Diamond
iRank72
2006 · Edward Zwick
MovieActionDramaThriller
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense valu
Long Shot
iRank71
2019 · Jonathan Levine
MovieComedyRomance
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred a
Crocodile Dundee
iRank71
1986 · Peter Faiman
MovieAdventureComedy
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee neg
Sleepless in Seattle
iRank71
1993 · Nora Ephron
MovieComedyDramaRomance
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite
Hail, Caesar!
iRank71
2016 · Joel Coen
MovieComedyMystery
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
The Devil Wears Prada
iRank70
2006 · David Frankel
MovieComedyDrama
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a majo
The Ring
iRank68
2002 · Gore Verbinski
MovieHorrorMystery
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watch
Air Force One
iRank68
1997 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieActionThriller
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacr
Natural Born Killers
iRank67
1994 · Oliver Stone
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Marley & Me
iRank65
2008 · David Frankel
MovieComedyFamily
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the f
Body of Lies
iRank63
2008 · Ridley Scott
MovieActionDramaThriller
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
iRank61
2026 · Lee Cronin
MovieHorrorMystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns int
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
iRank61
1998 · Terry Gilliam
MovieAdventureComedyDrama
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
iRank55
2003 · Donald Petrie
MovieComedyRomance
It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy s
TMNT
iRank51
2007 · Kevin Munroe
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things be
The Woman in Cabin 10
iRank47
2025 · Simon Stone
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.
The Crush
iRank46
1993 · Alan Shapiro
MovieDramaThriller
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.