Movies like Jackie
Jackie (2016) is a drama movie directed by Pablo Larraín. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. JFK (1991)
★ 7.6 · 2,522 votes · Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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2. The Butler (2013)
★ 7.3 · 3,089 votes · Drama
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
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3. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
★ 6.4 · 5,715 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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4. Malcolm X (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,013 votes · Drama, History
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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5. Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1 · 5,679 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
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6. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
★ 7.9 · 9,327 votes · Drama, History
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
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7. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
★ 7.2 · 12,916 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
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8. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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9. Hostiles (2017)
★ 7.0 · 2,605 votes · Drama, Western, History
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
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10. White House Down (2013)
★ 6.5 · 5,254 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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11. Hidden Figures (2016)
★ 8.1 · 10,750 votes · Drama, History
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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12. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
★ 8.0 · 9,378 votes · Drama, History, Action
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
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13. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
★ 6.5 · 315 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.
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14. Insomnia (2002)
★ 7.0 · 5,588 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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15. Miss Sloane (2016)
★ 7.4 · 2,044 votes · Thriller, Drama, Crime
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
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16. Till (2022)
★ 7.3 · 376 votes · Drama, History
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
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17. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
★ 7.4 · 1,621 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Drama
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
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18. All the Way (2016)
★ 6.7 · 328 votes · Drama, History, TV Movie
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
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19. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
★ 6.6 · 1,765 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.
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