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Bombshell

Bombshell

Drama · 2019

Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

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Bombshell

“Based on a real scandal.”

2019 Drama 1h 49m

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6.8 / 10

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Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

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Directed by

Jay Roach

Written by

Charles Randolph

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Megyn Kelly

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Kayla Pospisil

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Gretchen Carlson

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Roger Ailes

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Susan Estrich

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Rupert Murdoch

Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

Jess Carr

Court is in session

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.