
Network
1976, Comedy/Drama, 2h 1m
74 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Driven by populist fury and elevated by strong direction, powerful acting, and an intelligent script, Network's searing satire of ratings-driven news remains sadly relevant more than four decades later. Read critic reviews
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Diana Christensen
Howard Beale
Max Schumacher
Frank Hackett
Louise Schumacher
Nelson Chaney
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Mar 30, 2021Paddy Chayefsky takes a shot at societal prognostication with this artfully devised entertainment that imagines the fall and rise of a network anchorman who is cracking under the strain of remaining relevant near the end of his career. While the performances are first rate, award-worthy, its the point of the thing that carries the day here and, it's indeed a resonant work, if perhaps unheeded due entirely to it's very relevance.
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Jun 26, 2016it must've got low ratings. we should liberate the unthinking audience by assassinating the production team behind it! tell me how to eat my hot dog! god is now the internet. this is out of date!Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
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Jan 21, 2014Peter Finch's ravings represent what a lot of people feel about being placed in a box by an employer unable to express frustrations in a productive way. Unfortunately Finch died before being rewarded with an Oscar. The performance speaks to many of us.John B Super Reviewer
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Sep 19, 2013An intelligent and hilarious satire whose main strength lies especially in a superb ensemble cast and a fantastic script that delights us with many priceless exchanges of dialogue as it offers us a relevant, thought-provoking social commentary on the television industry.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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