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10 Best Movies Like The Fifth Estate

If you loved The Fifth Estate, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Male Mistakes

Male Mistakes

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Daniel and Thomas are two friends who are trying to catch girls in various therapy groups....

#2
Nayak: The Real Hero

Nayak: The Real Hero

2001★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stin...

#3
Unlocking Sherlock

Unlocking Sherlock

2014★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that have served as inspirations for ...

#4
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?...

#5
The Calling

The Calling

2000★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces togeth...

#6
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fifth Estate for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever h...