The Insider. It’s a true story, very academic but also pretty engrossing. It’s about a Vice President of Product Development/Senior Chemist at a tobacco company and a 60 minutes reporter who blow the whistle on tobacco additives. They team up with lawyers, scientists, other journalists and government regulators.

It’s not ‘thrilling’ like The Martian, half the movie takes place in boardrooms. But it’s still very engrossing.

I’d also recommend Frost/Nixon. It’s about a reporter who interviews president Nixon and get him to admit to his criminal dealings. Both the reporter and Nixon are high power individuals, very smart and at the top of their game. I won’t spoil it but it’s pretty engrossing too.