Broadcast News

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Broadcast News

R

Released Dec 16, 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

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

Jan 28, 2020

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

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

Dec 18, 2018

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Jen Chaney

New York Magazine/Vulture

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.

Dec 19, 2017

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

the characters are so authentic. Such a great script

Apr 7, 2025

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Filmmaker Brooks, working from his own screenplay, does an absolutely fantastic job of immediately luring the viewer into the mostly-spellbinding proceedings...

Rated: 4/4

Dec 9, 2023

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Since its hero is a crusading journalist lacking in social graces, and a major scene is set at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, this is probably every media elite person’s favorite movie of the 1980s (35th anniversary)

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 27, 2022

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Ed .

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?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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thiago s

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 2 hours and 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $49,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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babarizam D

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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alan g

Since when is this a romcom? I thought it was a satire on news programing. Boring and unfulfilling. Albert Brooks doing his hang dog routine.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Dallas H

Why did I forget that Jack Nicholson is in this movie? Anyway, I'm glad I left a ten-year job working in television news because doing the live broadcasts was always so stressful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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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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