Movies Like Important News

If you liked Important News (1936), a drama movie directed by Edwin Lawrence, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily declining. Now the publisher's widow wants to sell the paper, which…
2
The Devil All the Time (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
3
While the City Sleeps (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
4
Ace in the Hole (1951)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
5
Salvador (1986)
★ 7/10Also drama
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
6
Natural Born Killers (1994)
★ 7/10Also drama
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
7
Pale Rider (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
8
London Boulevard (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
9
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's…
10
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to…
11
Five Star Final (1931)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
12
Nightcrawler (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news…
13
Attack on Darfur (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
14
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an…
15
Rio Bravo (1959)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
16
Marked for Death (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths…
17
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to…
18
Dark Waters (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own…
19
Network (1976)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision…
20
True Crime (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly…