Movies like Kingmaker
If Kingmaker's mix of midlife crisis, investigative journalism and political thriller stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Kingmaker's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Kill the Messenger
2014 · Directed by Michael Cuesta · 112 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: investigative journalism · Also drama and thriller
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California.
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A House of Dynamite
2025 · Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 112 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: political thriller · Also thriller and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
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Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 117 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: political thriller
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.