9/11 was an "inside job", the murder of Kennedy even more and the Americans never landed on the moon. Conspiracy theories have a certain attraction even for people who do not scold the devilish government with aluminum hats on their heads in the in-house nuclear bunker. This shows only the fact that films about conspiracies have already conquered the screens across genres.
Now, in addition to toilet paper horters and hobby bread bakers, the corona crisis has produced all kinds of absurd "revelations" – for example, that Bill Gates (64) wants to control humanity through forced vaccinations. This conspiracy theory would definitely be Hollywood-like – as was the case with the following films.
"JFK – crime scene Dallas"
The film about the mother of all conspiracy theories is "JFK – Tatort Dallas" by Oliver Stone (73). Kevin Costner (65) as the actually existing District Attorney Jim Garrison (1921-1992) investigates whether Lee Harvey Oswald may have acted as the sole culprit in the murder of US President John F. Kennedy. In view of the "magic bullet", which hit the President in an impossible way, he comes to the only plausible solution in his eyes: there must have been a second shooter.
"Fletcher's Visions"
The film "Fletcher's Visions" by Richard Donner (90) even goes by the name of "Conspiracy Theory" ("conspiracy theory"). It turns out that a man plagued by delusion of persecution (Mel Gibson, 64) is not as crazy as initially thought. Before he knows it, he has a bunch of agents on his heels who are trying to kill him and prosecutor Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts, 52).
"Erin Brockovich – A True Story"
Speaking of Julia Roberts: As real title heroine Erin Brockovich (59), she comes across a gigantic environmental scandal in the film by Steven Soderbergh (57), which should actually be covered up under all circumstances. An energy company knowingly released toxins into the groundwater over the years, causing massive damage to the health of small town residents. In 2001, Roberts received an Oscar for "Best Actress" for her role as a relentless scout.
"X-Files" (film and series)
In two formats, "X-Files" with David Duchovny (59) and Gillian Anderson (51) highlighted almost every form of conspiracy theory – from the cover-up alien landing around Area 51 to secret government plans for global order. In the two feature films "The X-Files" and "The X-Files – Beyond Truth", Mulder and Scully witnessed the government's secret plan to infect people with an alien virus and gradually infiltrate humanity.
"You live"
John Carpenter (72) also dedicated himself to extraterrestrials who live undiscovered among us. In the sci-fi horror "Sie leben" wrestler Roddy Piper (1954-2015) aka John Nada is horrified to discover that aliens with skull faces have taken over the earth. They look like you and me with a normal look, only through special glasses can the hero distinguish them from real people – and kick them alien asses properly. A film for everyone who can have a hearty amusement about the actually existing conspiracy theory that "reptilians" secretly subjugate us.
"Wag the Dog – When the tail wags the dog"
In the satirical film with the bulky title "Wag the Dog – When the tail wags the dog" by Barry Levinson (78, "Rain Man") the other side of a conspiracy is shown, ie how targeted fake news is brought into the world. To ensure his re-election after a sex scandal surrounding the US President, his campaign team led by Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro, 76) invented a fictional war in Albania to distract from the scandal.
"The Public Enemy No. 1"
In the action thriller "The Enemy of the State No. 1", Will Smith (51), as the honest family man Robert Clayton Dean, suddenly has to fear for his life after accidentally falling into the hands of highly explosive video material that shows the murder of a senator. He had opposed a new surveillance law and had to pay for this step with his life. In order to ensure that the murder never went public, Robert was nominated by the surveillance state as "number one enemy of the state" and hunted relentlessly.
"The Return of the First Avenger"
Yes, comic films also master conspiracy thrillers. With "The Return of the First Avenger" the Russo brothers gave strong evidence in this regard. In it, Captain America (Chris Evans, 38) found that the righteous organization S.H.I.E.L.D. secretly subverted by Hydra, a former Nazi organization. And from his former friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan, 37) she also created a willless puppet named Winter Soldier.
The "Da Vinci Code" series
The three films about symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, 63) deal with secret societies and conspiracies of the church that are thousands of years old. The first part of the series in particular caused upset at the Christian church – after all, Langdon revealed how the church hushed up the fact that Jesus Christ had a daughter with Mary Magdalene.