Perfectly pitched, the film brims with insight and wit. Highly recommended.
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02/09/06
Quiz Show (1994)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:47
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: Robert Redford refracts the sociopolitical and moral issues posed by the subject material through a purely entertaining, well-acted lens.
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the book by Richard N. Goodwin, this Robert Redford film tells the true story behind the great quiz show scandal of 1959. As television becomes more popular throughout the 1950s, quiz... [More]
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow, David Paymer
Director: Robert Redford
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Reviews for Quiz Show
Redford again showed his good directorial skills and the recreation of late 1950s is almost flawless.
01/01/00
Crisply directed by Redford from a thought-provoking script by Paul Attanasio, and featuring a slew of strong performances.
01/01/00
Top CriticRedford turns a dry subject into high art, matching the achievements of his other directing efforts in Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It.
07/03/07
Top CriticPrime example of a well-done movie about ethics.
08/26/02
Aside from the impeccable structure of Paul Attanasio's screenplay, Quiz Show also works on several dichotomous levels.
01/01/00
A marvelous performance by Ralph Fiennes.
01/12/04
The screenplay, by former Washington Post film critic Paul Attanasio, is smart, subtle and ruthless.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis is one of those vibrant, mixed-up American movies that fails to reach its loftier goals but is saved by its showbiz sparkle.
01/09/02
As a pure period piece Quiz Show delivers beautifully, but Redford's foursquare, documentary-like approach, however artful, unspools a story with about as much drama as a game show itself.
05/20/03
Few films are so intellectually complicated while still being so commercially entertaining.
01/01/00
An exciting achievement, not only the most accomplished film of Redford's directorial career, but one of the best to carry his name.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe film is surprisingly good. The screenplay is intelligent, inventive and always interesting. The dialogue is keen and the characters are well developed and three-dimensional.
09/10/02
With the possible exception of The Shawshank Redemption, Quiz Show has the best script of any film I have seen this year.
01/01/00
Redford's best film to date is a poignant examination of pop culture, TV, greed, and race relations in American society of the 1950s, with perfect casting of John Turturro, Ralph Fiennes, and particularly Paul Scofield.
07/27/07
Mr. Redford has made a rich, handsome, articulate film about a subject truly worth talking about.
05/20/03
Top CriticThis is an outstanding drama that provides an excellent opportunity for examining the way that people make moral choices.
11/17/07
This is serious moviemaking: sharply defined characters and textured storytelling (made more powerful by its real-life basis) that probes big themes.
01/01/00
Acutely observed, beautifully performed, lovingly directed media morality tale that resonates far beyond its 1950s setting.
11/08/07
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