13 Great Films About Real-Life Scandals
Oscar season heats up significantly this week with the release of “Spotlight.” The presumptive front-runner in the awards race for many, Thomas McCarthy’s film starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup has been picking up glowing reviews (read ours here) since its Venice Film Festival premiere, telling the gripping story of attempts by reporters for the Boston Globe to uncover the cover-up of child molestation by Catholic priests in the city.
McCarthy’s film fits into a long history of Hollywood movies tackling real-life scandal, from horrifying institutional corruption of the kind shown here to scurrilous sex scandals involving public figures. With the movie hitting theaters on Friday, we’ve picked out thirteen of the best films based on real-life scandals. Take a look below, and let us know any we miss that you like in the comments.
"All The President's Men" (1976)
Alan J. Pakula's...