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Broadcast News (1987)

Broadcast News poster
Directed by
James L. Brooks
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 471 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film about a television news producer, a reporter, and an anchorman working together at a network news program. Their professional lives get tangled with personal feelings and ambitions.

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What happens

Broadcast News is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer (Holly Hunter), a reporter (Albert Brooks), and an anchorman (William Hurt). It also stars Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, and Jack Nicholson. The film was produced by Gracie Films and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was acclaimed by critics and at the 60th Academy Awards received seven nominations, including Best Picture. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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