Movie · Drama · Classics

In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.

1976 · 2h 1m
Director Sidney Lumet

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In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.

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Average 8.8
Reviews 85
Fresh 77
Rotten 8

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Studio
MGM
Released
1976
Run Time
2 hr 1 min
Rated
X
Region of Origin
United States
© 1976 TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO. & METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , French (France) , Italian (Italy) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.