33. The Ghost Writer (2010), a Roman Polanski film

This film presents a writer who stumbles on a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British {Prime Minister Adam Lang (played by Pierce Brosnan) complete his memoirs on a remote island, after the politician’s assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In this tense drama, the author realizes that his discovery threatens some very power people who will do anything to ensure that certain episodes from Lang’s past remain buried.