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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Report
119 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 56973 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Spotlight
129 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 536878 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Post
116 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 172603 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
All the President's Men
138 min
|
1976 | United States of America | Drama | 138211 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Vice
132 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 175570 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
W.
129 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 51571 | 6.3 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Fog of War
107 min
|
2003 | United States of America | Documentary | 26261 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Citizenfour
114 min
|
2014 | Germany | Documentary | 60139 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
123 min
|
2004 | Italy | Documentary | 135157 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Inside Job
109 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Documentary | 82586 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
13th
100 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Documentary | 39429 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
The Trial of the Chicago 7
130 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Drama | 205902 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Heat
170 min
|
1995 | United States of America | Drama | 808297 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
The Constant Gardener
129 min
|
2005 | China | Drama | 156086 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The International
118 min
|
2009 | Germany | Drama | 104311 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Syriana
128 min
|
2005 | United States of America | Drama | 138764 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Body of Lies
128 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 251031 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Rendition
120 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 59935 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
War, Inc.
106 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Action | 23080 | 5.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Army of Shadows
145 min
|
1969 | France | Drama | 29329 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Green Zone
115 min
|
2010 | France | War | 148016 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
No End in Sight
102 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Documentary | 8907 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
The Fifth Estate
128 min
|
2013 | India | Drama | 44137 | 6.2 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Big Short
131 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 541859 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
A Few Good Men
138 min
|
1992 | United States of America | Drama | 318366 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Killing Fields
142 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 63872 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
A Simple Plan
121 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 84159 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Lord of War
122 min
|
2005 | France | Drama | 360297 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Square
151 min
|
2017 | Denmark | Drama | 83026 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Zodiac
157 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 677139 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
Miss Sloane
133 min
|
2016 | France | Drama | 89096 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Deepwater Horizon
107 min
|
2016 | Hong Kong | Drama | 200365 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
The Insider
158 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Drama | 192024 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
The American President
113 min
|
1995 | United States of America | Drama | 65541 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
Salt
100 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Thriller | 343464 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 36 |
Breach
110 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 63950 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 37 |
Argo
120 min
|
2012 | United Kingdom | Drama | 668731 | 7.7 | Film | HD |