Top 20 movies like Scandal Sheet
Top 20 Movies like Scandal Sheet
- 1. In the Mood for Love
- 2. All the President's Men
- 3. Here's Flash Casey
- 4. Fantomas
- 5. Zodiac
- 6. Big Town
- 7. The Wipers Times
- 8. The Office Scandal
- 9. Breathless
- 10. Behind the News
- 11. Citizen Kane
- 12. The Remains of the Day
- 13. Sweet Smell of Success
- 14. Never Been Kissed
- 15. The Paper
- 16. Far Side of the Moon
- 17. In Her Shoes
- 18. Gefährliche Wahrheit
- 19. Blessed Event
- 20. The Soloist
1. In the Mood for Love (花樣年華)
In Hong Kong of 1962, Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, a journalist, move into neighbouring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their respective spouses creates an intimate bond between them.
It has an average vote of 8.104 on TMDB.
2. All the President's Men
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
3. Here's Flash Casey
After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job--with a big city newspaper.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
4. Fantomas (Fantômas)
Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.
It has an average vote of 6.836 on TMDB.
5. Zodiac
A cartoonist teams up with an ace reporter and a law enforcement officer to track down an elusive serial killer.
It has an average vote of 7.522 on TMDB.
6. Big Town
A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.
7. The Wipers Times
When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
8. The Office Scandal
Haver, a newspaper reporter persuades a judge to release the suspected killer of a wealthy racetrack owner.
9. Breathless (À bout de souffle)
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
It has an average vote of 7.55 on TMDB.
10. Behind the News
As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters .
11. Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
It has an average vote of 8.009 on TMDB.
12. The Remains of the Day
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
It has an average vote of 7.366 on TMDB.
13. Sweet Smell of Success
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
It has an average vote of 7.62 on TMDB.
14. Never Been Kissed
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
15. The Paper
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. Far Side of the Moon (La face cachée de la lune)
After the death of his mother, a man tries to discover a meaning to his life, to the universe and to rebuild a relationship with the only family he has left: his gay brother.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
17. In Her Shoes
Irresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer, Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.
It has an average vote of 6.165 on TMDB.
18. Gefährliche Wahrheit (Gefährliche Wahrheit)
(Gefährliche Wahrheit)
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
19. Blessed Event
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. The Soloist
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.