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Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
, 1h53
Directed by Gordon Douglas, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors James Cagney, Gig Young, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Sheldon Leonard

Lew Marsh is a good newspaper reporter with a bad habit; he drinks too much and is fired. He also loses the woman he loves, colleague Paula Arnold, after passing out drunk one day in the street.
Five Star Final
Five Star Final (1931)
, 1h29
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, Anthony Bushell, H. B. Warner, Boris Karloff, Aline MacMahon

Joseph W. Randall (Edward G. Robinson), the city editor of a tabloid newspaper, reluctantly agrees when publisher Bernard Hinchecliffe (Oscar Apfel) plans to boost circulation with a restrospective series on a 20-year-old murder and scandal, involving a secretary, Nancy Voorhees (Frances Starr), who shot the man who got her pregnant and then refused to marry her. Nancy is now married to Michael Townsend (H. B. Warner), an upstanding member of society, and has a daughter, Jenny (Marian Marsh), about to marry the son of a socially prominent family, Philip Weeks (Anthony Bushell). She reacts with horror at the renewed interest in the scandal she had put behind her.
Flag Day
Flag Day (2021)

Directed by Sean Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about journalists
Actors Sean Penn, Dylan Penn, Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Eddie Marsan, Katheryn Winnick

John Vogel mène une double vie : d'abord faussaire puis braqueur de banque. Sa fille Jennifer, qui est journaliste, doit enquêter sur l'une des plus grandes opérations de fausse monnaie dans l'histoire américaine commise par ce dernier.
Fletch
Fletch (1985)
, 1h38
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Richard Libertini, Geena Davis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Tim Matheson

Los Angeles Times reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher (Chase) is writing an article exposing the drug traffic on the beaches of Los Angeles. Posing as an addict during his investigation, he is approached by Boyd Aviation executive vice president Alan Stanwyk (Matheson) who mistakenly assumes Fletch is a junkie. Stanwyk claims to have bone cancer, with only months left to live, and wishes to avoid the pain and suffering. Stanwyk offers $50,000 for Fletch to come to his mansion in a few days time, kill him, and then escape to Rio de Janeiro, staging the murder to appear as the result of a burglary.
Forced Entry
Forced Entry (2002)
, 2h10
Directed by Lizzy Borden
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Crime, Pornographic
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films
Actors Jewel DeNyle, Taylor St. Clair, Michael Stefano, Alexandra Quinn, Mickey G., Brian Surewood

A man knocks on a teenage girl's door, claiming to be in need of directions. When the girl leaves to answer the phone, the man sneaks in, and grabs her when she returns. Physically and verbally assaulting the girl, the man drags her into a bedroom by the neck, and rapes her. The rapist ejaculates and urinates on the teen's face, and asphyxiates her with a bag while yelling that Richard Ramirez is his "God". Tracking the killer is obnoxious Channel 5 Action News reporter Roberto Negro, who has been receiving taunting letters from the murderer, most of them containing rants about how he worships Satan.
Special Forces
Special Forces (2011)
, 1h50
Directed by Stéphane Rybojad
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes French war films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Benoît Magimel, Denis Ménochet, Mehdi Nebbou, Raphaël Personnaz

Kabul-based French journalist Elsa Casanova (Diane Kruger) writes an article about warlord Zaief (Raz Degan) and names him "the butcher of Kabul". Her informer Maina (Morjana Alaoui) warns her that Zaief is out for vengeance. Before she returns to Zaief, she bids farewell because she reckons to die by an honour killing. Elsa tries to hold her back but fails. Her friend Amen (Mehdi Nebbou) urges Elsa to leave the country, yet, agrees to help her try save Maina. Zaief ambushes and captures Elsa and Amen. Amen asks Elsa to show no fear in front of Zaief. Still, she breaks down when their friend Salemani (Greg Fromentin) gets cruelly murdered in her presence.
Fort Apache Napoli
Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
, 1h50
Directed by Marco Risi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Valentina Lodovini, Libero De Rienzo, Ernesto Mahieux, Massimiliano Gallo, Michele Riondino, Fortunato Cerlino

The film tells the story of Giancarlo Siani, a young Neapolitan journalist who works in the editorial room of Il Mattino in Torre Annunziata. He works the crime beat (cronaca nera). While writing about crimes and murders by the Camorra, Siani begins to investigate the Camorra's alliances with the politicians of Torre Annunziata, and to discover large areas of corruption and collusion between politicians and organized crime.
Front Page Story
Front Page Story (1954)

Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan, Eva Bartok, Derek Farr, Michael Goodliffe, Martin Miller

Grant is a hard working Fleet Street newspaper editor who refuses to take a long planned holiday with his wife Susan. Instead, to her annoyance, he stays in his office to deal with a number of urgent stories. These include four children evicted from their home when their mother dies, a woman charged with euthanasia, and a drunken ex-reporter tracking down an atomic scientist. They all culminate in the story of a plane crash, in which Grant is shocked to find his wife listed as one of the passengers. He discovers Susan was leaving him and going away with one of his colleagues.
Gaayam
Gaayam (1993)

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Genres Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jagapati Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar, Kota Srinivasa Rao, M. Balayya, Tanikella Bharani

Durga (Jagapathi Babu) is in love with Anitha (Revathi); he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna (Charan Raj) is killed by Gurunarayana (Kota Srinivas Rao), the local MLA, and Durga wants to settle the score with the mafia. Anitha does not approve of his way. She marries a cop. Durga & the cop become enemies of
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
, 1h47
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, George Kennedy, Hume Cronyn, Margot Kidder

Set in 1910, the film's main character is Ben Harvey (patterned after Ben Hecht): serious about seeing the world, he leaves his home for Chicago, where he meets a woman named Lil, who in reality is the Madam of the bordello Ben mistakes for a boarding house. He also is friends with Adeline, one of the prostitutes. While he tries to find work, Ben encounters other people, including a man named Sullivan, who is involved in shady doings in city government. Suspecting corruption, Harvey and a hard drinking reporter decide to investigate.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
, 1h33
Directed by George Clooney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Politique, Films about television, Political films
Actors David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Grant Heslov, Frank Langella

Set in 1953, during the early days of television broadcast journalism. Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and his dedicated staff — headed by his co-producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney) and reporter Joseph Wershba (Robert Downey, Jr.) in the CBS newsroom—defy corporate and sponsorship pressures, and discredit the tactics used by Joseph McCarthy during his crusade to root out Communist elements within the government.
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
, 2h10
Directed by Élie Chouraqui
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson, Adrien Brody, David Strathairn, Alun Armstrong

The film is concerned with Harrison Lloyd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Newsweek photojournalist who travels on his last assignment to the former Yugoslavia in 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence. Although he is presumed to have died in a building collapse, his wife travels to the region to find him, believing him to be in the city of Vukovar. Travelling through the war-torn landscape, she arrives in the city, and bears witness to the massacre which took place there. Back home, Harrison's son Cesar cares for his father's flowers in their greenhouse.
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter (1933)
, 1h
Directed by Otto Brower
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors William Gargan, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy, Jack La Rue, Dorothy Burgess, Gregory Ratoff

Bill Allen (William Gargan) and his friend, Mike (Wallace Ford) are newsreel photographers who have a friendly rivalry, each willing to do whatever it takes to get the better footage of a story. When covering a beauty contest, Bill plans to rig the results by bribing the judges, thus enabling him to get the scoop on his rival cameramen, and already have pictures of the winner. While covering the event, he meets a reporter, Jane Mallory (Frances Dee), who is a straight arrow, in contrast to the loose women that Bill seems to attract. A professional rivalry simmers between the two, and when they both cover an earthquake in California, Bill begins to fall for Jane. Jane rebuffs his advances, letting Bill know that she has a fiancé down in Mississippi, a banker by the name of Hal Caldwell (Ralph Bellamy).