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When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

1976 | 121 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.1 ⭐️ Votes: 160,615

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    One sex scene (There's no nudity), a few minor sexual references and a scene in which a lady watches tv topless (We don't see her breasts).

    A woman sits on a bed topless while watching TV (only her back is shown). A man tries to get her to have sex with him, but she turns him down due to the show on the TV.

    A non-explicit sex scene is shown between two characters. No nudity. The woman gets turned on as she discusses television ratings. Max and Diana have an affair over several months, with Max leaving his wife to live with Diana.

    Some sex-related dialogue referring to intercourse and libido, including Diana says that her former husband ran off with his boyfriend (homosexual) and that she had an affair with her analyst (psychiatric) who called her "the worst 'lay' (sex partner) he (the analyst) ever had.

  • Violence
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    Footage of terrorist bank robberies in early scenes being watched by the network's execs as possible ideas for new programming.

  • Profanity
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    A multitude of "goddamn"

    "Christ" is uttered 3 times, and "Jesus" is twice.

    17 uses of "fuck", 17 uses of "shit" (12 used as "bullshit"), 23 uses of "hell", 7 uses of "son of a bitch", 4 uses of "damn", 24 uses of "goddamn", 7 uses of "ass", 1 use of "bastard".

  • Intense Scenes
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    The film leads with intense themes like suicide and obsession.

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