Movies like Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger (2014) is a crime movie directed by Michael Cuesta. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. White Boy Rick (2018)
★ 6.4 · 1,243 votes · Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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2. GoodFellas (1990)
★ 8.5 · 14,878 votes · Drama, Crime
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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3. Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9 · 2,493 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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4. Nothing But the Truth (2008)
★ 6.9 · 584 votes · Drama, Thriller
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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5. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
★ 6.9 · 4,248 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
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6. A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,127 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
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7. The Ghost Writer (2010)
★ 6.8 · 2,550 votes · Thriller, Mystery
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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8. The Parallax View (1974)
★ 6.8 · 395 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
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9. True Story (2015)
★ 6.3 · 2,128 votes · Crime, Drama, History
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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