20 Conspiracy Theory Movies That Came After the Assassination of JFK (Photos)

Blow-Up (1966)

This Michelangelo Antonioni film starred David Hemmings as a photographer who discovers the clues to a potential murder in the photos he took of a beautiful woman.

Soylent Green (1973)

In a dystopian future, Charlton Heston discovers that the new and vital food supply from the government isn’t what they claim it to be.

The Conversation (1974)

Gene Hackman stars as a surveillance expert who soon begins to think he’s the one being watched.

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The continuation of “The Godfather” saga, “Part II” featured a scene where antagonist Hyman Roth was assassinated in a nearly identical way to Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Parallax View (1974)

Warren Beatty plays a reporter who learns that every event in the world is organized by a single multi-national corporation.

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

After all his co-workers are killed, a CIA agent, played by Robert Redford, doesn’t know who he can trust as he tries to solve the mystery.

Marathon Man (1976)

A graduate student gets caught in an international conspiracy involving diamonds, exiled Nazi war criminals and a rogue government agent. Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier starred.

Capricorn One (1977)

After a NASA trip to Mars runs into a mechanical failure that could cost the astronauts their lives, an unmanned capsule is launched and faked mission footage is shot in a studio. James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O.J. Simpson star.

They Live (1988)

John Carpenter directed this camp classic that sees a drifter discover a special pair of sunglasses that reveal that aliens have taken over the world.

Absolute Power (1997)

The government tries to silence a career thief who witnessed the President commit a crime. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Ed Harris star.

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

A man who is obsessed with conspiracy theories finds himself a target when one of his hypotheses turns out to be true. Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts star.

Wag the Dog (1997)

Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman create a fake war to cover up a presidential scandal in an election year in this dramedy.

Enemy of the State (1998)

The Will Smith and Gene Jackman thriller tells the story of a group of NSA agents who conspire to kill a Congressman and the cover up that ensues after a tape of the murder is discovered.

X-Files (1998)

The government tries to cover-up an alien colony established on Earth, and it’s up to agents Mulder and Scully to unravel the mystery in this adaptation of the popular TV series.

Syriana (2005)

George Clooney and Matt Damon star in this international thriller that took a look at the global influence of the oil industry and their shady politics.

Salt (2010)

Angelina Jolie is a CIA agent who is forced to go on the run when a Russian defector labels her as a spy.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Captain America joins forces with Black Widow and Falcon to uncover a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. and, along the way, face off with an assassin known as Winter Soldier. The Marvel Studios produced film stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson.

Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Tom Cruise plays a secret agent that goes on the run to uncover a rogue spy ring responsible for a series of disasters and assassinations.

The Nice Guys (2016)

While investigating a case involving a missing porn actress, a private eye (Ryan Gosling) and an enforcer (Russell Crowe) uncover a conspiracy involving auto manufacturers and corrupt politicians.

Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)

A series of three documentaries uses archival footage, animation and narration to look at religion, the 9/11 terror attacks and possible plans by world leaders to create a world bank.