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Top 10 Best Conspiracy Movies


it’s not paranoia if they’re really
after you do they know me who is they do
they know me I don’t know what you’re
talking about
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite
conspiracy movies day whoo
hey well hey I’m I I don’t know that
that’s why they call them day number 10
enemy of the state kicking off our list
is the film that makes us paranoid about
the government’s ability to watch us
this spy thriller follows a corrupt
politician and rogue NSA agents who kill
a congressman in order to pass a bill
that will lift all surveillance
restrictions when a lawyer played by
Will Smith is randomly given the
evidence he tries to survive in a world
where anything can be used to track him
incredibly this movie foreshadowed the
government’s increased surveillance
powers following 9/11 privacy has been
dead for 30 years because we can’t risk
it only privacy that’s left is the
inside of your head and maybe that’s
enough number 9 Michael Clayton’s this
corporate corruption tale stars George
Clooney as a fixer who is a lawyer who
handles all the dirty work for a major
law firm don’t you know who I am I’m a
fixer I’m a bagman I do everything from
shoplifting housewives to bent
congressmen and you’re gonna kill me
when another fixer turns on their
employers Clooney’s character finds
himself at the center of a conspiracy
and must decide between his conscience
and his sense of loyalty this gripping
tale doesn’t need tons of action to keep
us on the edge of our seats with a
compelling antihero and a riveting story
all we need is one car explosion number
8 the Pelican brief
everyone I’ve told about to brief is
dead I’ll take my chances in this legal
thriller two Supreme Court justices have
been assassinated when a law student
played by Julia Roberts discovers the
truth behind the killings and tries to
get the story published the president’s
men target hurts theory on who’s behind
the assassinations and indirectly it
implicates the White House
her only hope is an FBI agent played by
Denzel Washington this film features
superb acting and drama that easily
shifts to action and back again
number 7 The Da Vinci Code as long as
there has been one true God there has
been killing in his name based on the
best-selling book this conspiracy film
focuses on a two thousand-year-old
cover-up that threatens to unravel all
of Christianity
what secret could be so damning oh just
that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene
were married had a daughter together and
that the Holy Grail wasn’t a physical
chalice what Christ’s bloodline Church
was supposed to be carried on by a woman
jeez no wonder the story’s been
considered so controversial number 6
conspiracy theory I have some problems
Mel Gibson plays a cab driver obsessed
with conspiracies in this thriller when
one of his theories turns out to be true
he is targeted for assassination to save
himself he enlists the help of a
government employee to help him expose
the cover-up the only problem is he
doesn’t know which of his countless
theories got him in hot water I don’t
know what I know but I know it’s big and
they just look will you just let me talk
alright number 5 LA Confidential this
1950s era film noir tale of police
corruption is based on actual events it
treats us to a complex web of blackmail
prostitution and murder this movie
explores morality the question of whom
society regards as a hero and how such
views aren’t always clear-cut don’t ever
try to bribe me or threaten me or I’ll
have you in patch it and shit up to your
ears what we love most are its
incredibly well-crafted characters
brought to life by the likes of Kevin
Spacey and Kim Basinger number 4 The
Insider he is telling the truth that’s
why we’re not gonna air it and the more
truth he tells the worse it gets
a laid-off research chemist portrayed by
russell crowe becomes a whistleblower on
big tobacco and their products negative
health effects in this true story he
enlists the help of a 60 Minutes
producer played by Al Pacino I’m a
producer with 60 minutes who works
closely with journalist Mike Wallace
intelligent writing and sharp
performances keep you glued to the
screen throughout this film’s lengthy
runtime protected sources it screwed me
you sold me out I’m talking about where
are you Kyoto number three all the
President’s Men
few films have so dramatically attempted
to bring the Watergate scandal to the
big screen this particular case follows
the investigation of Washington Post
journalist Bob Woodward and Carl
Bernstein played by Robert Redford and
Dustin Hoffman respectively this
conspiracy thriller showcases the daring
search for truth about Nixon’s dealings
with almost unbearable tension listen
I’m tired of your chickenshit games
I don’t want hints I need to know what
you know number two
JFK this masterpiece is part historical
drama and part thriller Oliver Stone
takes us for a ride alongside District
Attorney Jim Garrison played by Kevin
Costner as he struggles to prove that
there was indeed a government conspiracy
behind the assassination of President
John F Kennedy nobody’s gonna tell me
that kid did the shooting job he did
from that damn bookstore this riveting
film takes advantage of our existing
interest in this crime and the fact that
we may never have all the answers about
this real-life mystery you chiming Casa
changed my eyes have opened and watch
Albin believe me we used to look normal
seems insane and now King don’t you
think what do you think this has
something to do with that
can’t you see number one the Manchurian
Candidate taking the top spot on our
list is the 1962 political thriller that
was far ahead of its time brain is not
only been washed as they say it has been
tried clean the themes of thought
control and multinational conspiracy
come alive as a former Korean powa is
brainwashed by communists to conduct a
political assassination of all the films
on this list this unusually tense and
intelligent movie is easily the most
influential and chilling conspiracy tale
ever recorded Raymond Shaw is the
kindest bravest warmest most wonderful
human being other than all of my life
Raymond Shaw is the bravest kindest
warmest most wonderful human being I’ve
ever known in my life
with so many great conspiracy movies
we’re sure we’ve missed a few which is
your favorite a naked guy with a gun you
expect
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