Movies and TvShows featuring "investigative-journalism" theme.

Frontline is a documentary TV show that covers a wide range of political and social issues. It provides in-depth investigations and reports on topics such as American politics, the US military, power politics, and public affairs. The show combines investigative journalism with reenactments to provide a comprehensive view of different subjects.

Ex-special forces operative Mason Pettits reluctantly provides security for journalist Claire Wellington as she interviews dictator Juan Venegas. During the interview, a military coup erupts, forcing them to flee into the jungle.

The Hour is a drama TV show set in a British newsroom during the 1950s Cold War era. It follows the lives of journalists as they navigate workplace romances, political thrillers, and investigative journalism.

In the documentary 'Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)', a network of online chat rooms becomes a hub for sex crimes. To bring down the operators, the investigation demands immense courage and determination.

Panorama (1953) is a documentary TV show that follows a team of investigative reporters as they uncover and explore various issues, including British politics, secret filming, and social documentaries.

Dateline is a long-running TV show that focuses on investigative journalism and true crime stories. It gained a cult following over the years and is known for its in-depth coverage of various cases, including those involving cults.

Investigative news magazine on Chile's social and political contingency.

The Boston Globe hires a new editor, Marty Baron, who urges the Spotlight team to investigate the claims of child molestation and cover-up within the Catholic Archdiocese. As the investigation proceeds, the team uncovers a pattern of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and an ongoing cover-up by the church. They write a story exposing the truth, leading to an influx of victims coming forward. The film ends with the resignation of Cardinal Law.

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

Carte Blanche is a South African current affairs investigative series which covers a variety of current affairs topics including Mark Shuttleworth's trip to the moon to the Tsunami disaster to the biggest murder cases being tried in SA courts.

A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Swedish investigative journalism series known for the use of concealed cameras and microphones.

Caco Barcellos and a team of young journalists go to the streets, together, to present different angles of the same fact, from the same news. Each reporter always has a mission to fulfill, which involves tasks both in the performance of the live report and in its completion.

A former NYPD detective turned bounty hunter is tasked with capturing his ex-wife, a reporter investigating a murder cover-up. As they are reunited, they find themselves on a dangerous adventure, facing threats from criminals and their own unresolved feelings.

A desperate young journalist turns to podcasting to salvage her career, but her rush to make headlines leads her to an alien conspiracy.

A veteran journalist starting a news site about corruption in Chile stumbles on a big story when a fellow investigative reporter dies suspiciously.

Journalist calls down the wrath of her readers by trying to uncover the connection between the murder of a local football hero and a cryptocurrency. Searching for the truth she risks not only her reputation, but her life.

Dispatches is the British TV current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. The programme covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.

For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. It explores the stories through firsthand accounts told by people who are close to the crime, including investigators who dedicated their time to the cases and family members who are still trying to confront the tragedies that befell their loved ones.