Movies Like Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2018)

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World is a 2018 documentary film from Hans Pool with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Risk and The Panama Papers.

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Risk

2017

Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.

6.6

MagicScore

The Panama Papers

2018

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.

6.7

MagicScore

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

2024

A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

6.0

MagicScore

Bhakshak

2024

A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.

7.4

MagicScore

Fyre

2019

He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

6.9

MagicScore

Clinton Cash

2016

An investigation into how the Clintons have amassed millions in personal wealth through foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation, a supposed charity, in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was the US Secretary of State.

7.2

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Revolution OS

2001

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.

6.9

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Unforgettable

2017

Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.

5.9

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The Couch Trip

1988

The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

She Was an Acrobat's Daughter

1937

An evening at the local movie theater, including a sing-along led by Maestro Stickoutski at the Mighty Fertilizer organ, a Goofy-Tone newsreel, and the feature, Petrified Florist, featuring caricatures of Bette Davis and Leslie Howard.

5.4

MagicScore

#11

A Perfect Day

2015

Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely pacified territory that has been devastated by a cruel war, but some of the local inhabitants, the retreating combatants, the UN forces, many cows and an absurd bureaucracy will not cease to put obstacles in their way.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Big Buck Bunny

2008

Follow a day of the life of Big Buck Bunny when he meets three bullying rodents: Frank, Rinky, and Gamera. The rodents amuse themselves by harassing helpless creatures by throwing fruits, nuts and rocks at them. After the deaths of two of Bunny's favorite butterflies, and an offensive attack on Bunny himself, Bunny sets aside his gentle nature and orchestrates a complex plan for revenge.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

The Yes Men Fix the World

2009

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Hoaxed

2019

An insider's look at the fake news phenomenon and the consequences of media misinformation. Interviews from those who have been accused of spreading it themselves are featured in variety throughout the film.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

The Kangaroo Conspiracy

2022

The cabaret artist Marc-Uwe and the kangaroo are faced with a problem: Lisbeth, the mother of Maria has taken a wrong turn somewhere and is now denying the climate crisis on the Internet. How can she be brought to her senses? The two make a bet with each other: If they don't manage to bring Maria's mother to her senses, they will lose their apartment. So Marc-Uwe and the marsupial embark on a trip to the Conspiracy Convention in Bielefeld and shortly thereafter become part of a tangible conspiracy led by conspiracy guru Adam Krieger and his followers. As the two flatmates talk their heads off, it's no longer just about their apartment for Marc-Uwe and the kangaroo, it's more than that: it's a matter of life and death!

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway

2023

An immigrant Indian mother fights the Norwegian foster care system and legal machinery to win back custody of her children.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

Mountainhead

2025

A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.

5.3

MagicScore

#20

An Interview with God

2018

An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime – with someone who claims to be God.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World?

The top films similar to Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World by MovieMagicScore are Risk (6.6), The Panama Papers (6.7), Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (6.0). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World worth watching?

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World?

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2018) is a documentary film directed by Hans Pool, starring Eliot Higgins, Christiaan Triebert.

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This ranked list pairs Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2018), a documentary film from Hans Pool, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Eliot Higgins take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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