Movies Like Citizen K (2019)

Citizen K is a 2019 documentary film from Alex Gibney with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery and Risk.

Documentary

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

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

Who Is Luigi Mangione?

2025

Writings and social media posts help to reveal the secret life and troubles of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and whom so many people are calling a hero.

5.9

MagicScore

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

7.0

MagicScore

Some Time Later

2018

Planet Earth, 9177. The remains of humankind live in a post-apocalyptic environment divided into only two social classes: the ruling king and the oligarchs who inhabit the Representative Building and the poor of the world who hardly survive in the slums built around it.

6.2

MagicScore

Anora

2024

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

7.0

MagicScore

Möbius

2013

An FSB officer falls in love with his agent, an American woman who works as a trader in a Russian bank.

5.7

MagicScore

20 Days in Mariupol

2023

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

8.0

MagicScore

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

2025

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Putin's Witnesses

2018

Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

No Way Out

1987

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

The World According to Monsanto

2008

Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified organisms (GMOs), as well as one of the most controversial corporations in industrial history. This century-old empire has created some of the most toxic products ever sold, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the herbicide Agent Orange. Based on a painstaking investigation, The World According to Monsanto puts together the pieces of the company’s history, calling on hitherto unpublished documents and numerous first-hand accounts.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Little Nikita

1988

An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

The Serpent

1973

Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take the listed agents into custody; meanwhile, those on the list start dying under mysterious circumstances.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

The Wizard of the Kremlin

2026

In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Putin

2025

A portrait of a formidable political figure, unraveling the contrasting facets of an iron-fisted tyrant and a man haunted by fear.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

A Foreign Affair

1948

In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Taken 3

2014

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Almost Cops

2025

When an overeager community officer and a reckless ex-detective are forced to team up, plenty of chaos ensues on the streets of Rotterdam.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

The Dilemma

2011

Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really launch their company. Then Ronny spots Nick's wife out with another man, and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.

5.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Citizen K?

The top films similar to Citizen K by MovieMagicScore are Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (6.0), Risk (6.6), Who Is Luigi Mangione? (5.9). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Citizen K worth watching?

Citizen K holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 29 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Citizen K?

Citizen K (2019) is a documentary film directed by Alex Gibney, starring Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Leonid Nevzlin, Boris Berezovsky.

Where can I find more recommendations like Citizen K?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more documentary recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Citizen K

This ranked list pairs Citizen K (2019), a documentary film from Alex Gibney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mikhail Khodorkovsky 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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