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Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer

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Featuring rare archival footage and wild revelations, filmmaker Mark Landsman examines the salacious and shocking stories of the most infamous tabloid in U.S. history -- National Enquirer.
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Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer takes an entertaining -- and ultimately sobering -- look behind the headlines of an American tabloid institution.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 06/29/2020
4/5
As someone noted, the Enquirer had been out-enquired. Go to Full Review
John Doyle Globe and Mail 05/15/2020
A fascinating trip into the American psyche. Go to Full Review
Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 11/19/2019
A rip-roaring biography. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/21/2020
[An] engrossing nonfiction feature, but they won't exactly uplift your faith in 21st-century humanity. Go to Full Review
Bill Newcott Movies For The Rest Of Us 07/29/2020
4/5
The men and women of The National Enquirer knew how to get the stories their readers wanted. Scandalous is a rousing account of the years they did it better than anybody in the business. Go to Full Review
Camilla Long Sunday Times (UK) 06/29/2020
Great telly. Go to Full Review
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05/30/2021 This 97 minute documentary works on two levels: reviewing the National Enquirer's seedy stories of human beings and, secondly, the seedier side of how the tabloid acquired these stories. See more dave d 08/30/2020 A really fair and balanced documentary on The National Enquirer. This was a breeze. While it's more a stroll down memory lane than an expose, we all need some empty calories every once in a while! Final Score: 8.1/10 See more 11/22/2019 Interesting take on the media and a fascinating look at the evolution of tabloid culture from print to the MAKING OF A PRESIDENT. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Featuring rare archival footage and wild revelations, filmmaker Mark Landsman examines the salacious and shocking stories of the most infamous tabloid in U.S. history -- National Enquirer.
Director
Mark Landsman
Producer
Aengus James, Colin King Miller, Jennifer Ash Rudick, Kristen Vaurio
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.2K
Runtime
1h 37m
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