
10 Best Movies Like J. Edgar
If you loved J. Edgar, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Rogue Trader
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88...

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner â the firm's frontman â has a heart attack, Israel...

Before the Flood
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet....

Marvin's Room
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow....

Hereafter
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Three people â a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy â are touched by death in different ways....

The Ides of March
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J. Edgar for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative....