Movies like Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon (2008) is a history movie directed by Ron Howard. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Nixon (1995)
★ 6.8 · 415 votes · Drama, History
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
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2. The Post (2017)
★ 7.0 · 5,053 votes · Drama, History
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
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3. Minamata (2020)
★ 6.9 · 344 votes · Drama, History
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
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4. The Angel (2018)
★ 6.6 · 337 votes · Action, Drama, History
True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
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5. Kill the Messenger (2014)
★ 6.6 · 954 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
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. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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6. The Railway Man (2013)
★ 6.8 · 800 votes · Drama, History
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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