17 Movies Like Richard Jewell (2019)

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

A family man battles to prove his innocence after being accused of a heinous crime.

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective with Tourette's syndrome, decides to begin investigating the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. He has only a few leads and the power of a mind obsessed with the task at hand to unravel the tangle of carefully concealed secrets that keep the balance of power in New York itself. His investigation takes him to the jazz clubs of Harlem, where gin runs in rivers, the dangerous slums of Brooklyn, and even the gilded halls of the metropolis' political elite. He challenges gangsters, corruption, and the most dangerous man in town to clear his friend's name and save the woman who might save himself.

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.

The story of the interactions between journalist Michael Finkel and an FBI wanted assassin named Christian Longo, who has been hiding outside the United States for many years under the name of Finkel.

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

What happened on January 15, 2009, will be called the "Miracle on the Hudson. On that day, the captain of Flight 1549, Chesley Sullenberger, made an emergency landing of an Airbus A320 on the cold waters of the Hudson River in New York City. None of the 155 people on board were injured. But despite all the accolades from the public and the media, an investigation was launched that threatened Captain Sully's professional reputation and longstanding career.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Los Angeles, 1928. Single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) returns from work to find her nine-year-old son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) gone. She calls the L.A.P.D. to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description, and he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the L.A.P.D. reunite mother and son, but she insists he's not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the Police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power?

Throughout his life, John Edgar Hoover rose to power to become the most powerful man in America. As head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he stopped at nothing to protect his country. Having survived eight presidents and three wars, Hoover battled threats, both real and far-fetched, often breaking the rules to keep his fellow citizens out of harm's way. He was ruthless and a hero, both at the same time; the world admired him, which was his most coveted, though not tangible, reward.

"J. Edgar" through the eyes of Hoover himself shows us his private and public life and relations with those around him of a man who might as well have distorted the truth as he defended it during a lifetime devoted to embodying his own idea of justice, often influenced by the dark side of power.

The movie will tell the story of Whitey Bulger, a famous Boston gangster who was on the run for 16 years and was arrested in June 2011 in Santa Monica. Balger, now in his 80s, was accused of racketeering, was involved in 19 murders and worked as an informant for the FBI at the same time. To avoid going to jail, he disappeared in 1995 and successfully evaded justice for 16 years.

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Molly's Game (2017) is on #15 spot of movies related to Richard Jewell (2019). Molly's Game (2017) was released in 2017, made by and has average rating 7.4 in 2022. Main stars of the Molly's Game (2017) film are: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner.

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence.

Trial by Fire (2018) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Jack O'Connell, Laura Dern, Emily Meade. You can find Trial by Fire (2018) in the the next genre categories: Biography, Drama and Trial by Fire (2018) has average rating 7.0, according to Screench user votes.

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.