Hunter and Brooks are hugely appealing as news professionals trying to stay afloat in the corporate cauldron.
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04/01/08
Broadcast News (1987)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:36
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: James Brooks directs William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks in this satirical comedy about three ambitious newscasters. Tom Grunick, a rising anchorman, has plenty of on-camera savvy,... [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Robert Prosky
Director: James L. Brooks
Reviews for Broadcast News
Top CriticIn a film tracing the endless battles between style and substance, Brooks delivers both in abundance.
04/01/08
Top CriticUnderpinning what is a charming, protean love-triangle is a serious statement about the function, value, and direction of television news.
02/09/06
Top CriticAn enjoyable, if lightweight, viewing experience.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/29/02
One of the best entertainments of 1987.
04/01/08
Broadcast News has a lot of interesting things to say about television. But the thing it does best is look into a certain kind of personality and a certain kind of relationship.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
11/21/04
No review available.
02/23/08
Full of characters you'll want to hug and dialogue you'll want to memorize.
07/26/02
Though lacking visual style, this is a poignantly written film about the changing professional mores of TV news in the electronic age, well-acted by the three leads who form the romantic triangle: Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks.
02/11/08
No review available.
02/25/07
It's absurd but often funny, usually when it's dissecting the TV trade.
12/30/03
A modern classic; Brooks dialogue rings true; great performances by Hurt, Hunter and especially Albert Brooks make this a movie one can watch over and over again.
06/26/03
A good love story and nice behind-the-scenes look at the news.
11/13/03
Brooks' screenplay still seems alarmingly timely in its portrait of the blurring of the lines between what is news and what is entertainment. The movie's quietly devastating climax beautifully illustrates the collapse of ethics in TV journalism.
07/31/03
No review available.
09/05/03
No review available.
08/26/04
Occasionally aims for obvious targets, but is kept afloat by Brooks' observant humor.
09/03/02
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