Citizen Kane (1941), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003), Network (1976), War Photographer (2002), Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007), Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004), The China Syndrome (1979), Four Days in November (1964) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best News Reporter movies.
Storyline: A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud". The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world.
Plot Keywords: news reporter, billionaire, journalist, singer, intricate, profound, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Plot Keywords: president, george w. bush, news reporter, documentarian, protester, gritty, powerful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the 1970s, terrorist violence is the stuff of networks' nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS Television Network is changing. Meanwhile, Howard Beale, the aging UBS news anchor, has lost his once strong ratings share and so the network fires him. Beale reacts in an unexpected way. We then see how this affects the fortunes of Beale, his coworkers (Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen), and the network.
Plot Keywords: news reporter, television producer, terrorist, emotional, striking, witty, gutsy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Plot Keywords: photographer, journalist, news reporter, soldier, solemn, bleak, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Regarded as a First Amendment crusader by some and a smut peddler by others, Larry Flynt is nevertheless an important figure in American culture. In this documentary, Flynt talks about his Hustler magazine empire and discusses the prison sentence he served for not revealing the source of a tape featuring auto executive John DeLorean being threatened by the FBI. He also offers insight into his political campaigns and the Supreme Court trial that pitted him against religious leader Jerry Falwell.
Plot Keywords: pornographer, associate, friend, news reporter, politician, religious person, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
Plot Keywords: news reporter, television star, business owner, boss, politician, critic, passionate ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, an opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicise the incident but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Plot Keywords: news reporter, camera operator, nuclear physicist, supervisor, cameraman, gripping, gutsy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: From more than eight million feet of newsreels, amateur footage, tape-recordings and more, David L. Wolper presents a priceless detailed account of the time and events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Plot Keywords: president, assassin, vice president, first lady, civilian, news reporter, powerful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical journalistic policies of City Editor Randall have caused a drop in circulation. He pressures the newsman to run more sensational stories including resurrecting the twenty year old Vorhees Murder Case. Although the perpetrator's actions were ultimately judged justifiable, and she has been subsequently living an exemplary life in anonymity, Hunchcliffe insists Randall revisit the story. Randall assigns Isopod, an alcoholic degenerate, to dig up anything lurid that he find. The unprincipled reporter fraudulently insinuates himself into the Vorhees' home masquerading as a minister and gets the expose he sought. Yellow journalism triumphs, and a decent woman's name gets dragged through the mud again... with tragic consequences.—duke1029@aol.com
Plot Keywords: editor, news reporter, murderer, publisher, secretary, love interest, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, Flower Belle Lee is run out of Little Bend. On the train she meets con man Cuthbert J. Twillie and pretends to marry him for "respectability." Arrived in Greasewood City with his unkissed bride, Twillie is named sheriff by town boss Jeff Badger...with an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, both stars inimitably display their specialties, as Twillie tends bar and plays cards, and Flower Belle tames the town's rowdy schoolboys...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: con artist, singer, bandit, news reporter, cheeky, campy, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shredder, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him.
Plot Keywords: villain, mutant, ninja, turtle, news reporter, superhero, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A boy, Dylan (Michael Angarano), in grade ten with terminal cancer gets a last wish from the Wish Givers Foundation. His makes a new wish which seems a little inappropriate. As his last wish he wants to be with a super model (Sunny Mabrey) for a week alone. At first Nikki (Mabrey) has pity for him but soon it turns into love.—Kris Hopson
Plot Keywords: teenager, model, news reporter, musician, mother, friend, heartwarming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers are launched into an adventure with some London riff-raff. It is up to the reporter to look out for the brothers, and what a job it turns out to be.—J. Hooven <dhooven@sprintmail.com>
Plot Keywords: brother, con artist, news reporter, amusing, madcap, england, london ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel. The nearest New York Police Officer immediately responds to a screaming woman and calls dispatch. More officers arrive with SWAT and tactical command along with firefighters. The police then dispatch a police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren't as they seem.
Plot Keywords: ex-cop, psychologist, police officer, news reporter, wealthy man, suspenseful, intricate ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Frank James, the brother of Jesse James, has been laying low, living as a farmer and taking care of Clem, the son of one of the members of the James gang. He gets word that Jesse was killed by Bob and Charlie Ford, he hoped that the law would deal with them but when he learns that the railroad man whom he and Jesse terrorized contracted them to kill Jesse and helped them get off, he goes after them. Clem whom he told to remain on the farm goes with him and when it's impossible for him to do so, Frank has no choice to let him tag along. Now in order to cover their tracks they start telling people that Frank James is dead and that they saw it. Eleanor Stone, a female reporter, who wants to write about it interviews them and they are both taken with each other. But eventually she learns who Frank is from the Pinkerton detective who is tracking them but doesn't turn them in. But eventually Frank learns that his farm hand, Pinky has been arrested as his accomplice and is about to be hung. Now short of knowing who Frank is, he has not done anything to help Frank, so Frank has to decide what is more important getting the Fords or helping Pinky.—rcs0411@yahoo.com
Plot Keywords: cowboy, murderer, news reporter, young man, woman, tense, confident ...
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