Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "whistleblower"

51. Seeking Justice (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 48,070 | Gross: $0.04M

52. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Not Rated | 156 min | Comedy, Drama

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani

Votes: 88,578

53. Freakonomics (2010)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary

A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady, Eugene Jarecki, Morgan Spurlock | Stars: James Ransone, Tempestt Bledsoe, Morgan Spurlock, Melvin Van Peebles

Votes: 7,749 | Gross: $0.10M

54. The Great Hack (2019)

TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.

Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik

Votes: 25,052

55. Moon 44 (1990)

R | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An unconventional corporate agent is given the task of shaping a group of violent criminals and technical wizards into a helicopter defense force assigned to protect a mining station on a remote moon.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Michael Paré, Lisa Eichhorn, Dean Devlin, Brian Thompson

Votes: 5,746

56. Next Sohee (2022)

13+ | 134 min | Drama, Thriller

High school student Sohee starts training for a job at a call center but the greed of her company leads to her death. Detective Oh Yu-jin, who has something in common with Sohee, starts to probe her demise and finds an unsettling truth.

Director: July Jung | Stars: Kim Si-Eun, Bae Doona, Choi Hee-jin, Kim Woo-kyum

Votes: 1,457

57. Collective (2019)

Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.

Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag

Votes: 13,485

58. La Syndicaliste (2022)

121 min | Drama, Thriller

A thriller investigation set in the world of nuclear power and politics.

Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps

Votes: 1,523

59. I Love Trouble (1994)

PG | 123 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two competing Chicago newspaper reporters who join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment.

Director: Charles Shyer | Stars: Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts, Saul Rubinek, James Rebhorn

Votes: 12,601 | Gross: $30.81M

60. Heroic Losers (2019)

TV-MA | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

In times of the infamous Argentinian Corralito, the neighbors of a little town trace a plan to recover the money they lost after learning that their bank manager and a corrupt lawyer have stolen it.

Director: Sebastián Borensztein | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Verónica Llinás, Daniel Aráoz

Votes: 12,838

61. The Big Conn (2022)

TV-MA | 228 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows the story of Eric C. Conn, a Kentucky attorney who managed to steal over $550 million dollars from the U.S. government through its Social Security program.

Stars: Tim Hildebrand, Ella Frazee, Robert Gerding, George Zamary

Votes: 935

62. The Deadly Affair (1967)

Not Rated | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: James Mason, Maximilian Schell, Simone Signoret, Harriet Andersson

Votes: 4,207

63. The Corporation (2003)

Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History

Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.

Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones

Votes: 21,807 | Gross: $1.88M

64. Onionhead (1958)

Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Erin O'Brien

Votes: 654

65. The Efficiency Expert (1991)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

An expert on productivity shows wacky workers in 1966 Australia how to run their moccasin factory like clockwork, despite laying off more than half the workforce.

Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence

Votes: 2,216 | Gross: $0.10M

66. The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jake Carter is assigned to protect a "high-value package," a beautiful whistleblower trying to expose a corrupt army defense contractor.

Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Blacker, Matthew MacCaull

Votes: 3,890

67. Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)

TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Crime

Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.

Director: Choi Jin-sung | Stars: Chang Eun-jo, Nicole Gose, Moon Hyung-wook, Cho Ju-bin

Votes: 2,165

68. Pignorant (2024)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary

An ex gang member's love for pigs spurs him on a life-risking mission to uncover the truth behind 'bacon'.

Director: Joey Carbstrong | Stars: Joey Carbstrong, Tarion Partridge, Dan Sheppard

Votes: 1,659

69. Black Rainbow (1989)

R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller

A medium has a vision of a hit-man killing his target. The vision comes true, and the same hit-man is assigned to kill her. Her drunk father/manager doesn't believe she has the gift, and a curious journalist tries to protect her.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce, Mark Joy

Votes: 2,027

70. Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story (2021)

Documentary, Crime

Follows the whole and real story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch told by the people who survived it.

Stars: Randall Kirby, Martin Lazar, Michelle Shughart, Kay Van Wey

Votes: 1,150

71. Ghayal (1990)

Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee

Votes: 5,076

72. The Whistle Blower (1986)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud

Votes: 2,648 | Gross: $1.50M

73. You, the People (1940)

Passed | 21 min | Drama, Short, Crime

This entry in MGM's series of shorts, "Crime Doesn't Pay", features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his political "machine" to fraudulently win re-election for the current corrupt ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: C. Henry Gordon, Byron Shores, Paul Everton, Matt McHugh

Votes: 185

74. Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (2023)

94 min | Documentary, Crime

Survivors, whistle-blowers and experts recount the Boy Scouts of America's decades long cover-up of sexual abuse cases and its heartbreaking impact.

Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Michael Johnson, Patrick Boyle, Christopher Hurley, Mark Eaton

Votes: 1,833

75. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama

A story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart.

Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Mukesh S. Bhatt, D. Santosh

Votes: 22,057

76. Sex Traffic (2004)

189 min | Crime, Drama

Boston based Kernwell Industries is an American defense contractor. One of those contracts is to deploy 3,000 peacekeepers to the International Peacekeeping Coalition's work in the Balkans.... See full summary »

Stars: Len Cariou, Maury Chaykin, Luke Kirby, Robert Joy

Votes: 1,547

77. State of the Union (1948)

Approved | 124 min | Comedy, Drama

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 4,174

78. Battle of the Damned (2013)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling leads a handful of survivors and a ragtag band of robots against an army of the infected.

Director: Christopher Hatton | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Melanie Zanetti, Matt Doran, David Field

Votes: 4,135

79. Witch Hunt (2020)

45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Law firm working Ida Waage has to sign a bill for 450 000 Euros, but hesitates. She doesn't know the firm. Can she trust the people she works for? Is it a scam? Should she blow the whistle?

Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Christian Skolmen, Axel Bøyum, Charlotte Spakmo Boe

Votes: 1,839

80. The Pentagon Papers (2003 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Defense worker Daniel Ellsberg seeks to publish a series of classified government documents detailing the true nature of America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti, Alan Arkin

Votes: 1,544

81. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn

Votes: 4,095

82. Extreme Justice (1993)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto

Votes: 1,401

83. Marie (1985)

PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama

A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 1,026 | Gross: $2.51M

84. Asteroid: Final Impact (2015 TV Movie)

Unrated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As the Earth is on a collision course with a deadly asteroid after a small-scale meteor shower, a discredited astrophysicist and his team race against time to hack into a state-of-the-art meteor-tracking satellite. Can he save the world?

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Mark Lutz, Robin Dunne, Anna Van Hooft, Emilie Ullerup

Votes: 736

85. Lakshmi (2014)

115 min | Drama

Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where ... See full summary »

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Monali Thakur, Vibha Chhibber, Ranjeet Jha, Ram Kapoor

Votes: 1,681

86. Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (2016)

91 min | Documentary

A documentary alleging that the CDC, the government agency charged with protecting the health of American citizens, destroyed data on their 2004 study that allegedly showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

Director: Andrew Wakefield | Stars: Del Bigtree, Mark F. Blaxill, Michaela Blaxill, Baxter Burrowes

Votes: 5,166 | Gross: $0.16M

87. Accused (2014)

97 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young assistant DA puts a serial killing nurse behind bars, only to discover evidence that may prove her innocence.

Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Marwan Kenzari, Barry Atsma, Fedja van Huêt

Votes: 4,258

88. A Good American (2015)

TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, History

How a group of NSA code-breakers had a chance of preventing 9/11.

Director: Friedrich Moser | Stars: William Binney, Jesselyn Radack, Kirk Wiebe, Diane Roark

Votes: 1,335

89. We Steal Secrets (2013)

R | 130 min | Documentary

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, John 'FuzzFace' McMahon, Alex Gibney

Votes: 8,185 | Gross: $0.16M

90. Crusaders: Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Speak Out (2021)

87 min | Documentary

Whistleblowers leak stolen documents in a crusade to expose allegations of abuse and mind control within a global religious organization: the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Director: Aaron Kaufman | Stars: Barbara Anderson, Gary Breaux, Asher Candor, Candace Conti

Votes: 110

91. Un-Vaxxed: A Docu-Commentary for Robert De Niro (2016 Video)

90 min | Documentary, News

Un-Vaxxed: A Docu-Commentary for Robert De Niro is an unparalleled production by award-winning author, filmmaker and health science expert, Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz, who contributes more ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard Horowitz | Stars: Leonard Horowitz, Sherri Kane

Votes: 125

92. Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007 TV Movie)

80 min | Mystery

DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a company whistle-blower, but Jane Doe believes the real killer may be a twin sibling.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Lea Thompson, Joe Penny, William R. Moses, Jessy Schram

Votes: 350

93. Risk (I) (2016)

TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary

The story of WikiLeak's editor-in-chief Julian Assange as seen by documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras.

Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison, Jacob Appelbaum, Joseph Farrell

Votes: 2,369 | Gross: $0.20M

94. Buying Time (2024)

84 min | Action, Drama, Mystery | Completed

In a future plagued by deadly diseases, a desperate father must confront the moral implications of an advanced chip technology that grants extra years of life at the cost of someone else's.

Director: Kris Smith | Stars: Andy Blithe, Mark Wells, Ryan Enever, Estelle Long

95. King of Clones (2023)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary

From human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, follow the life and work of Korea's most notorious scientist, Hwang Woo-suk.

Director: Aditya Thayi | Stars: Hwang Woo-Suk, Paul Root Wolpe, Alex Tinson, Csillo

Votes: 933

96. Gloriavale: New Zealand's Secret Cult (2022)

89 min | Documentary

When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must turn to the legal system in an effort to save themselves and their community from the all powerful leaders.

Directors: Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth | Stars: Virginia Courage, Dennis Gates, Liz Gregory, Brian Henry

Votes: 72

97. Open Heart (2004 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Things appear to be looking up for a cash-strapped, regional hospital when it hires a reputedly brilliant cardiac surgeon to head up its pediatric cardiac surgery unit. But when increasing ... See full summary »

Director: Laurie Lynd | Stars: Megan Follows, Raoul Bhaneja, Kim Roberts, Nicole Maillet

Votes: 74

98. The Chosen Ones (2014 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama

Based on true events, the story is set in the 1970's/1980's at the boarding school "Odenwald Schule", when a newly hired young teacher (Julia Jentsch) notices pupils are being sexually abused by the staff, including the director.

Director: Christoph Röhl | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Tukur, Leon Seidel, Béla Gabor Lenz

Votes: 205

99. GasLand (2010)

Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary

An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.

Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon

Votes: 11,107 | Gross: $0.03M

100. The War You Don't See (2010)

97 min | Documentary, War

Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.

Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Stuart Ewen, Melvin Goodman, Dan Rather

Votes: 1,532