There were lots in the 90s. Like Enemy Of The State, Conspiracy Theory, Extreme Measures etc.
Are there any I may not have seen that you can recommend?
I don't care which decade they are, I just love a good story.
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These are fantastic suggestions. Thanks everyone π im going to enjoy watching these.
I... For Icarus (1979)
Z (1969)
Oliver Stone's JFK (91) was very entertaining though You'll hardly believe a word if it
shareExecutive Action was a similar movie made in 1973. It's much more matter-of-fact in tone, and a lot of people think it's quite dull compared to JFK. I rather liked it. It has good performances from Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, and others. Unlike JFK, Executive Action is done from the conspirators' point of view. There's even some good comic relief, when the "fake Oswald," who has been instructed to make sure people at a certain time and place remember him, goes into asshole mode for just that purpose. There's also one unintentionally funny scene when they screwed up on continuity and Lancaster's hair seems to take on a life of its own.
The full movie is online here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uhs0j
I believe Oswald acted alone, by the way.
I haven't heard of this one, thanks
I believe so about Oswald as well, some others here do too
Both movies are full of lies, but both are entertaining. At the end of Executive Action is a prologue about the "mystery witness deaths," claiming that the odds of those people dying by 1967 was something like 100 trillion to one.
When the federal government needs technical assistance, it calls on firms in DC because they're conveniently close. When I was working in DC one of my friends worked for an actuarial firm there. He told me the story behind that statistic. When the House Select Committee on Assassinations did its work in the 1970s, it called on his company to verify that statistic. He didn't do the work on that project but it was well known around his company, and the story was also in the committee's public records.
In 1967, a London newspaper had hired an actuary and asked, what were the odds that the Warren Commission witness who had since died would have died by that date. The actuary figured the odds and gave it to them, and they printed it. But after the paper hit the stands and the actuary saw the full story, he called the paper back and told them that they had asked him the wrong question. They had asked him what the odds were that those specific people, fifteen or so, would be dead by 1967. The correct question to ask would have been, what were the odds that any fifteen of the witnesses would be dead by 1967, and those odds wouldn't be extreme at all.
The paper pulled the story immediately. It had appeared in that UK edition, but didn't appear in the same day edition it published in the US. But the story had been printed once, and for years afterward the conspiranoids promulgated it as proven fact.
As for JFK, ever notice this? There's a scene where Garrison and one of his crew are in the TBSD sixth floor, looking out Oswald's window. They muse about how the first shot would always be the most accurate, because the shooter would have time to prepare and would not be rushed as with subsequent shots. They also comment about Oswald's Marine Corps record and say he was a lousy marksman. Sounds reasonable, right. But then near the end, in the courtroom scene when Garrison narrates "what really happened" over the Zapruder film, as the team of world class shots begin their work, they miss the first shot.
That's how hucksters get away with their lies. If two things contradict each other, just don't say them at the same time, and many will never notice.
Seven Days in May (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
I second Three Days Of the Condor. One of those films I didn't see on release but really enjoyed when it finally came around to me. Not seamless, just a fun watch.
Both Manchurian Candidates fit the bill, too.
Not sure if Day Of The Jackal is a "conspiracy" per se, but it is a thoughtful Thriller, and I enjoyed it on it's initial release.
I saw a "jackal" film with Aiden Quinn, can't remember the title but it was brilliant.
shareThe Day Of the Jackal was released in 1973.
I think me and me dear Mum trod a mile or so to go to the local cinema to watch this new Film.
At that time - in 1973 - I was about 14, maybe 13 at the time.
It was a fun Thriller, and felt very sophisticated for me at that time, all those years ago.
The film i mentioned is called The Assignment (1997). I will definitely watch the 1973 version π
share(I don't send PMs but just want to say you are one of the few names I see in my Notifications where I assume it's not gonna be some nasty reply. Thank you so much for that. ; D) (This is my Double Chin being depicted, haha.)
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That's actually made me sad π.
Ignore the haters! I'm here to discuss things, not bully folk.
See? This is why I singled you out. Between you and Andy and Shogie, you are the "guys" I can confidently open a reply and figure I'll get some productive and maybe supportive discussion if it's called for.
Now, I will admit there is one particular poster in the Politics realm that drives me so batty, my responses to that person could make me seem rude and hostile, and over time I've tried to temper my reactions to what I consider outrageous lies and malevolent social engineering. And between tossing down o few cocktails and feeling a bit snarky with a penchant for using multi-syllabics, my style I'm sure rubs some people the wrong way. But I certainly enjoy the company of pleasant sympathetic thinkers.
Silly but true musing. The other day I saw an episode of the ol' Bonanza, and I was so flabbergasted at the behavior of the young lady I started to frame it this way --
What if both Shogun and Andy took a shine to CK? (The character's name was Kate, coincidentally.) Shogie takes her out on a date, Andy shows up, since the two guys are buddies they walk off a respectful distance, Andy PUNCHES OUT Shogie, then returns to Kate, and they resume the date !
Would any woman EVER do something like that? The actress was stunningly gorgeous, Celeste Yarnell, obviously a model who took a turn at acting, and her character was very confident and composed so CY portrayed her well. The episode for the most part was a completely silly lark where the two handsome young leads are vying for her affection and trying to prevent the other from getting to her, involving pranks and other fun stuff. So it wasn't really offensive, but the idea a woman would be on a pleasant date with someone, another guy shows up, the first guy disappears and the second guy takes over the date, and she's okay with it -- WUT ?1?1
So for some crazy reason I inserted you three in those roles, confidently knowing you probably would not act the way the Yarnell character did. Funny stuff.
How random! π .... I would not be amused if that happened to me, I'd think Andy was a dick and a control freak (sorry Andy π).
I don't go to politics often, but I usually regret it when I do π
Arlington Road (1999)
The X-Files (1998)
Antitrust (2001)--Entertaining techno-conspiracy.
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