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1. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 800,841 | Gross: $7.56M
2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 340,807 | Gross: $58.24M
3. Lee (2023)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Director: Ellen Kuras | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O'Connor
Votes: 298
4. Held for Ransom (2019)
138 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Sofie Torp, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell
Votes: 4,697
5. Triage (2009)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, War
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jamie Sives, Paz Vega, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 10,674
6. Beginning of the End (1957)
Passed | 76 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Enterprising journalist Audrey Ames (Peggie Castle) is determined to get the scoop on enormous grasshoppers that were accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm, and she ... See full summary »
Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum, Than Wyenn
Votes: 2,767
7. Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud, Simon Amédé
Votes: 15,079 | Gross: $1.51M
8. Black Widow (2008 TV Movie)
85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A photo journalist begins to suspect her best friend Danny's new love interest could be linked to the murders of wealthy men.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Alicia Coppola, Adriana DeMeo, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 825
9. Harrison's Flowers (2000)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance, War
When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.
Director: Élie Chouraqui | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Scott Anton, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 6,768 | Gross: $1.84M
10. 1,000 Times Good Night (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, War
Rebecca is one of the world's top war photographers. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer.
Director: Erik Poppe | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny, Adrianna Cramer Curtis
Votes: 8,168 | Gross: $0.05M
11. Straight for the Heart (1988)
92 min | Drama, Romance, War
A war photographer returns home to Montréal to discover that his two partners have left him to be together. Alone in the city, he photographs what he sees, trying to heal both his war memories and a broken heart.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Matthias Habich, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Michel Voïta, Jean-François Pichette
Votes: 256
12. War Photographer (2001)
96 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Director: Christian Frei | Stars: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour, Hans-Hermann Klare, Christiane Breustedt
Votes: 4,302
13. Britain in Focus: A Photographic History (2017– )
History
Eamonn McCabe celebrates Britain's greatest photographers, sees how science allowed their art to develop, and explores how they have captured our changing lives and country.
Stars: Eamonn McCabe, Martin Parr, Anna Sparham, Roger Watson
Votes: 12
14. Drylongso (1998)
R | 86 min | Drama
Drylongso follows a woman in a photography class who begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.
Director: Cauleen Smith | Stars: Toby Smith, April Barnett, Will Power, Channel Schafer
Votes: 194
15. Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary about deceased photojournalist Tim Hetherington directed by Sebastian Junger. Together with his friend and long-term collaborator Sebastian, Tim had travelled the world ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Junger | Stars: Chris Anderson, Peter Bouckaert, James Brabazon, Guillermo Cervera
Votes: 738
16. Frankie's House (1992)
185 min | Biography, Drama, War
In 1964 in Laos, young Tim Page discovers his vocation as a photojournalist and is given a job, a camera, and a trip to Vietnam. There, he learns the ropes, learns about the war first in ... See full summary »
Stars: Iain Glen, Kevin Dillon, Steven Vidler, Alan David Lee
Votes: 137
17. Smash His Camera (2010)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Floyd Abrams, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Joseph Basile, Harry Benson
Votes: 964 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Dying to Tell the Story (1998 TV Movie)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, War
This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of ... See full summary »
Director: Kyra Thompson | Stars: Amy Eldon, Christiane Amanpour, Corrine Dufka, Jacqueline Arzt Larma
Votes: 59
19. Softie (2020)
96 min | Documentary
Political activist Boniface "Softie" Mwangi runs for office in a regional Kenyan election, which puts pressure on his young family and his convictions.
Director: Sam Soko | Stars: Boniface Mwangi, Njeri Mwangi, Khadija Mohamed-Churchill, Charles Njagua Kanyi
Votes: 185
20. Flash of a Dream (2002)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Drama-documentary which tells the story of Jacob A. Riis who emigrated from Denmark to USA and used photography to uncover the extreme poverty of New York in the early 20th century.
Director: Robert Fox | Stars: Peter Stormare, Anne Christine Löf, Anders Maugaard Jacobsen, Aage Gramm
Votes: 24
21. Living on a Dollar a Day (2017)
Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist travels to 10 countries on four continents to capture the stories of those who survive on a dollar a day and those who try to help. We learn of their hopes, and they teach us the joy of giving.
Director: Thomas Nazario | Stars: Sandra Baca, Renee C. Byer, Jim Puckett
Votes: 16
22. Bob Gomel: Eyewitness (2020)
67 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When history was made, Bob Gomel was there. This documentary examines the stories behind the stories of some of the most significant events in the 20th century. Hear and see the history ... See full summary »
Director: David Scarbrough | Star: Bob Gomel
Votes: 57
23. Fotoperiodista
Post-production
A journey to the Balkans with a war photographer and four pupils, looking for a vocation. On their way back home, the young photographers will have to make a difficult decision: to become or not photojournalists.
Director: Xevi Casanovas | Stars: Albert Cusidó, Mercè Montalà, Carmen Izquierdo, Mauricio Chalons
24. Robert Capa: The Man Who Believed His Own Legend (2004 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Robert Capa has been the icon of a whole generation of photo journalists and embodies the very spirit of adventure: a romantic hero, a legendary photographer with a tragic end. Yet, very ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Jeudy | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Robert Capa, Clark Gable, Christine Gagnieux
Votes: 21
25. Up from the Ashes (1990 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A ten-year retrospective on the Mount St. Helens eruption of May 18, 1980. Witnesses, survivors, and reporters reflect on their experiences and the volcano's awesome power. Includes dramatic video and candid interviews.
Stars: Kathi Goertzen, Bob Throndsen, Dan Lewis, Steve Pool
26. Disarm (2005)
67 min | Documentary, History, War
Disarm filmmakers Mary Wareham (Next Step Productions) and Brian Liu (Toolbox DC) present a contemporary and provocative view of the forces challenging the achievement of a mine-free world.... See full summary »
Directors: Brian Liu, Mary Wareham
Votes: 34
27. The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (2004 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Stars: Stockard Channing, E.B. Kogan
Votes: 19
28. Boris (1989 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary
Directors: Tom Gregor, Vladimír Kabelík | Star: Boris Spremo
29. La sombra del iceberg (2007)
76 min | Documentary
The mythical photojournalist Robert Capa took the picture Falling Soldier at the Spanish Civil War, an icon of 20th century. According to the official version, this image caught -for the first time- the moment of a death. But was it so?
Directors: Hugo Doménech, Raúl Riebenbauer | Stars: Pepe Baeza, Empar Borrell, Orestes Brotons, Octavi Centelles
Votes: 19
30. Objective Camera, Subjective Truth (1975 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
"Life" Magazine photographer-photojournalist W. Eugene Smith and his Japanese wife Aileen talk with photo magazine editor James Hughes and writer William Pierce and show many of the famous ... See full summary »
Director: John Musilli | Stars: Bobbie Byers, James Hughes, Aileen Mioko Smith, William Pierce
31. The Photojournalists: Behind the Lens (2010)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Steven Kochones | Stars: Barbara Davidson, Brian L. Frank
32. Picture Stories (2008)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A late friend and a long gone era are remembered by renowned Israeli photojournalist Micha Bar Am.
Director: Ornit Barkai | Star: Ornit Barkai
33.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Mentioned in Dispatches
(1979)
50 min | Documentary
The story of TIM PAGE, war photographer.
Director: Christopher Sykes | Star: Tim Page
34.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1936-1941: Over the Edge
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The years 1936 thru 1941. From the Berlin Olympics, burning books and Kristallnacht, anti-Semitism eventually dominates German thinking. Fascists and world leaders utilize film, radio and ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Marian Anderson, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill
Votes: 9
35.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Last Shooting: Maks Levin
(2022)
Documentary, Drama, War
News media, journalists must enjoy immunity from attacks in wartime. Maksym (Maks) Levin was a golden eye and brave heart of photojournalism. Missing from 13 March 2022 near Kyiv amid the war, he was unarmed, wearing a press jacket.
Stars: Maksym Levin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Votes: 14
36.
Witness (2012– )
Episode:
Juarez
(2012)
TV-MA | 24 min | Documentary, Crime
Witness follows photojournalist Eros Hoagland as he goes to Ciudad Juárez one of the most dangerous places in Mexico and the world. Hoagland documents the city where drug violence has left ... See full summary »
Director: David Frankham | Stars: Eros Hoagland, Guillermo Arias, Charles Bowden, John Hoagland
Votes: 61