Broadcast News

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Broadcast News

R

1987

2h 12m

Romance

Comedy

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Intelligent satire of American television news. A highly strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman even through she loathes everything he personifies. To make matters worse, her best friend, a talented but not particularly telegenic news reporter, is secretly in love with her.

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Critics Consensus

Blockbuster dramatist James L. Brooks delivers with Broadcast News, fully entertaining with deft, deep characterization.

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Sean French

Sight & Sound

01/28/2020

Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter perform with such vitality, such comic neuroticism, that they at least blur the edges of their stereotypes.

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

12/18/2018

As the talented but professionally thwarted news writer, Brooks is sensational, both vain and vulnerable.

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Jen Chaney

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/19/2017

Jane Craig is a feminist heroine in a way that few female romantic-comedy protagonists since have been, even the ones we consider strong and independent.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 12

4/4

It's an intelligent, uproariously funny dissection of what really goes on in a TV newsroom, both on and off camera.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Dec 31

5/5

Revisiting Broadcast News now, it’s striking how little James L. Brooks got wrong about television news—and how much worse the industry has become at pretending otherwise.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Apr 7

the characters are so authentic. Such a great script

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Jeff J

@newmexjeff 4d

I was already a big fan of Holly Hunter (Raising Arizona), William Hurt (Body Heat, Altered States) and Albert Brooks (Lost in America, Modern Romance) so I was interested in seeing them in the same movie. I was not disappointed. It's an interesting portrayal of unconventional romances and the news industry. Even the secondary characters are good: Joan Cusack, and Lois Chiles have memorable scenes. I rewatch Broadcast News every couple of years and still enjoy it!

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Dec 26

Hunter’s magnetism pushes it over the top. Along with interesting character dynamics and stressful atmosphere. Threw a curveball at the end.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Dec 3

Worst movie ever, and boringest movie ever. I only watched it cuz I saw it was R. SO BORING!!!!!

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Ed .

Aug 29

Was Holly Hunter a hypocrite? Or are women guilty of the same shallowness for which they excoriate men? Or, did Albert Brooks simply not have any mojo? This is the best movie about contemporary TV journalism since Network and in some ways may even best it. Paddy Chayevsky's vision was broader and grander while James L. Brooks' was more sharply focused. Network seemed like farce as it was a prescient warning of the future. Appearance vanquishing intelligence in "broadcast news" was well underway, having started around the time of Network's release with "Action News" clones. The two films together make a complimentary pair of comedy and satire. Compare Peter Finch's Howard Beale from 1976 and William Hurt's Tom Grunick in 1987. Now fold in David Muir and others like him today. Would there be any room for a Walter Cronkite or David Brinkley today?

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 28

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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babarizam D

May 25

So much pressure that life seems doesn't exist Maybe this profession is like thing because there is no place for those who walks slowly. I felt sad.

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Intelligent satire of American television news. A highly strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman even through she loathes everything he personifies. To make matters worse, her best friend, a talented but not particularly telegenic news reporter, is secretly in love with her.

Director: James L. Brooks
Producer: James L. Brooks
Screenwriter: James L. Brooks
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Gracie Films, American Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 16, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.2M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Surround

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