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10 Best Movies Like Trumbo

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

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#1
Truth

Truth

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s militar...

#2
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intima...

#3
45 Years

45 Years

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first l...

#4
James White

James White

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious ...

#5
Aferim!

Aferim!

2015★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his ...

#6
The Gamechangers

The Gamechangers

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trumbo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The struggle of Houser's legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series....