6 Best Political Assassination and Conspiracy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 6, 2026

Assassination plots bring paranoia and danger. JFK has a New Orleans district attorney investigating a vast conspiracy, The Day of the Jackal has a professional assassin hired to kill the French president, and Death of a President imagines an assassination in documentary style. Missing, Z and Seven Days in May round out the six.

Death of a President (2006)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A fictional assassination of a sitting US president is investigated in the style of a documentary.

Directed by Gabriel Range · 1h 37m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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JFK (1991)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A New Orleans district attorney investigates a vast conspiracy behind President Kennedy's assassination.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 3h 09m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Missing (1982)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An American father searches for his son, who disappeared during a violent coup in Chile.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · 2h 03m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A professional assassin is hired to kill the President of France, setting off an international manhunt.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 2h 23m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Z (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A magistrate's investigation into a political assassination uncovers a vast government conspiracy.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Seven Days in May (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A military aide uncovers a secret plot by top generals to stage a coup against the President.

Directed by John Frankenheimer · 1h 58m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Political Assassination and Conspiracy Movies

Death of a President (2006)

JFK (1991)

Missing (1982)

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Z (1969)

Seven Days in May (1964)

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