Films about television

Videodrome

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.2

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max...

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Ginger and Fred

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.

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Wag the Dog

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1997 IMDB Rating: 7.1

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him...

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The Ring

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks d...

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.1

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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Hairspray

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes...

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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and traine...

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It's Always Fair Weather

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of y...

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Real Life

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 7

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

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