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Cover-Up Thriller movies

Uncovering hidden wrongdoing: buried evidence, secret networks, and rising danger as the truth surfaces.

Paranoia

1. Paranoia

Drama Thriller Professional Drama Cover-Up Thriller
5.6
20131h 46min

Overview

An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price—he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Loyalty under manipulation, Ambition and consequence, Risk vs reward in information, Corporate espionage pressures

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Arbitrage

2. Arbitrage

Drama Thriller Professional Drama Cover-Up Thriller
6.6
20121h 40min

Overview

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Secrecy and exposure, Financial manipulation, Hedge fund ethics, Personal betrayal, Risk and consequences

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Overview

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

Themes

Quarantine ethics, Warnings ignored and consequences, Pollution from farming practices, Toxin-driven ecological collapse, Media transparency under pressure, Government cover-up and silence

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The Conspiracy

4. The Conspiracy

Thriller Horror Cover-Up Thriller Psychological Horror
6.2
20121h 25min

Overview

A documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancient and dangerous secret society.

Themes

Media manipulation, Secret society influence, Paranoia and investigation, Found footage realism, Disappearance and surveillance, Infiltration and deception

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Erased

5. Erased

Action Thriller Spy Action Cover-Up Thriller
6.0
20121h 40min

Overview

A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.

Themes

Corporate conspiracy, Arms trafficking networks, Cover up and deception, Family under threat, Loyalty vs self-preservation, Ethical tensions in security work

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Man on a Ledge

6. Man on a Ledge

Action Thriller Crime Cover-Up Thriller Heist
6.6
20121h 42min

Overview

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

Themes

Deception as tactic, Framing and false accusations, Corruption within law enforcement, Pressure in negotiation, Reclaiming innocence, Improvised heist teamwork

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Margin Call

7. Margin Call

Thriller Drama Cover-Up Thriller Professional Drama
7.1
20111h 48min

Overview

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

Themes

Institutional pressure, Risk vs reward, Financial fragility, Morality under capitalism, Downsizing consequences, Leverage and crisis

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The Debt

8. The Debt

Drama Thriller Historical Drama Cover-Up Thriller
6.8
20101h 53min

Overview

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Haunting memories and guilt, Legacy of wartime violence, Deception and cover stories, Public heroism vs private cost, Accountability and denial

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Green Zone

9. Green Zone

War Action Adventure Drama Thriller
6.8
20101h 55min

Overview

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Media scrutiny, Intel manipulation, Institutional deception, Bureaucratic cover up, Accountability in war

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Edge of Darkness

10. Edge of Darkness

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Detective Mystery Crime
6.6
20101h 57min

Overview

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

Themes

Government private collusion, Corporate corruption, Activist risk, Weapon industry influence, Investigative resilience, Public accountability vs secrecy

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