![]() Maybe that's why there aren't that many of them. Structurally, though, they're all pretty similar: reporters follow leads and attempt to overcome institutional and bureaucratic obstacles, eventually exposing wrongdoing or corruption with a story that leads to tangible consequences for the perpetrators. The best ones are those which follow a real-life story, because reality is almost always more compelling (or more horrific) than fiction. All the President's Men, Spotlight, Absence of Malice, Shattered Glass, The Paper (and probably Zodiac and Citizen Kane if we want to be elastic about it). "Critical" Analysis: The list of great newspaper movies isn't a long one. Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) work together to expose Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's systemic abuse of actresses and employees while he was the head of movie studios Miramax and The Weinstein Company. Miramax Tagline: "Will you go on the record?"īetter Tagline: "Christ, what an asshole."
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