Broadcast News

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Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Broadcast News (1987)

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Broadcast News (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Dec 1987

Language:

English, Spanish, French, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

James L. Brooks

Writer:

James L. Brooks

Main Actors:

William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky

Plot:

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 16 nominations.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
Metacritic:
84%