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10 Best Movies Like Behind the News

If you loved Behind the News, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#2
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals....

#3
The Assault

The Assault

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to ...

#4
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer"....

#5
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

1945★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but ...

#6
The Interview

The Interview

1998★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the News for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?...

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