The Fifth Estate 2013

And more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_actual_events

Movies with spy plot in any form (dramas, action, adventure, comedies, war, crime, mystery, conspiracy theories, political thrillers, science fiction, e.t.c.).

Definition: A Spy movie shows the espionage activities of government agents seeking to uncover or maintain secrets from each other and for one country or for the benefit of another. Offering a combination of exciting escapism, technological thrills, and exotic locales, and combine the action and science fiction genres. They may also involve elements of political thrillers.

Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: espionage movies:

North By Northwest (1959)
Notorious (1946)
The Conversation (1974)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Casino Royale (2006)

Standalone movies I want to watch...

Movies

Feature length, non-documentary films centering on or heavily featuring journalists.

Includes based on a true story and fictional films across several genres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_actual_events

HollyWood Movies based on Popularity

Taken from https://cybersecurityventures.com/movies-about-cybersecurity-and-hacking/

Using IMDb advanced search, filtering only by English language.

Notable entries missing include:
What Maisie Knew (2012)
Buried (2010)
The Babadook (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Coriolanus (2011)
Palo Alto (2013)
The Hunt (2012)
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)

Last Updated: 26/06/2019

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