social scandal movies

Ragtime (1981)
7 / 10

Drama, History

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other...

Too Big to Fail (2011)
7 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a...

Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
7.112 / 10

Documentary

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives...

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
6.8 / 10

Documentary

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
6.2 / 10

Drama, Romance

Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but...

Anna Karenina (1948)
6.009 / 10

Drama, Romance

Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to come down to Moscow to help mend the rift. Anna's...

Deep Throat: When Porn Makes Its Premiere (2022)
6.6 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Deep Throat, a pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano, a film-loving hairdresser, and starring Linda Lovelace, a shy girl manipulated by a...

Love (1927)
6 / 10

Drama, Romance

In Imperial Russia, Anna Karenina falls in love with the dashing military officer Count Vronsky and abandons her husband and child to become his...

Lead Me Home (2021)
6.519 / 10

Documentary, Drama

Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.

The Emma Bovary Trial (2021)
6.5 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The...

Murder At The Country Club (2023)
1 / 10

Thriller, Crime, TV Movie

The corrupt activities at a prestigious country club are uncovered by an assistant manager and now her life is in danger.

Love Conquers All (1969)
0 / 10

Romance, Drama

Susan, a 65 year old impoverished widow living in Beirut, meets Osman, a young Sudanese immigrant worker without papers. They instantly fall in love,...

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters (2011)
0 / 10

Documentary

This film examines recently discovered letters written by socialite Wallis Simpson that reveal her secret love, and chart her fear as she found...

Les Champs de la colère (2017)
8 / 10

Documentary, Drama

Tu nourriras le monde (2022)
7 / 10

Documentary

Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes (2020)
7.5 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.