Whenever there's a crime scene, there's a journalist ready to uncover the story and present it to the public. What's your favorite Film with a reporter? These are some the internet say make the top 10.
1. Scream (1996-2023)
You can't make a list of the best reporters in the film without Courteney Cox's delightful, complicated Gale Weathers. Gale escapes every confine thrust upon female horror characters. She comes face to face with terror, receives death threats, and doesn't permit anyone or any man to get in the way of her getting the scoop on a story. Multiple people punch her in the face on duty and threaten her intelligence to save and solve numerous criminal cases throughout the series.
2. Nightcrawler (2014)
This film critiques modern media and society in a way not quite explored before. Besides being the inspiration for the best ten-minute song, Jake Gyllenhaal's acting skills place him at the tip of talented actors in the 21st century. The Los Angelos star undertakes a criminal role in Nightcrawler as a petty thief and finds his way into a news channel as a cameraman. He starts exploring LA at night to capture footage of the violent crime, and when he learns he can earn big bucks from this career, he tampers with the footage.
3. Not Okay (2022)
Quinn Shepard's feature film, Not Okay, stars Zoe Deutch and Dylan O'Brien as entertainment journalists. Deutch's character lies about being in the presence of a Parisian tragedy, leading her to befriend a school shooting survivor. Soon, Deutch's character digs herself into becoming a famous poster child of resilience and willpower until it all crumbles.
4. Shattered Glass (2003)
The first rule of journalism is to do no harm. In Shattered Glass, a news reporter turns in fake stories that stroke his ego and credibility. It's not his editor who speculates the legitimacy of his work, but rather a fellow journalist. The film comments on unethical journalism.
5. Rec (2007)
Chasing stories isn't always safe. In Rec, a cameraman and journalist enter a virus-ridden apartment building to get the real scoop on what's happening. What they find is the building poses a sinister risk for everyone inside.
6. Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
Speaking of journalists risking safety, this film presents the biographical story of Giancarlo Siani, a Neopolitan journalist determined to uncover the bridge between crime and politicians surrounding his city. He ignores threats and warnings to get to the bottom of the story, ending in his death.
7. Pelican Brief (1993)
This film is for true-crime fans and theorists. Pelican Brief revolves around a law student whose legal brief causes several murders within the supreme court and her friends. She escapes the location of the killings and meets a journalist who assists her in solving the mystery.
8. The Killing Fields (1984)
Based on a true story, The Killing Fields surrounds Sydney Schanberg, a reporter for the New York Times tasked with the assignment to relay stories about the Cambodian Civil War. She travels to Cambodia and meets a translator and photojournalist assigned to cover the war. Sydney leaves, but the photojournalist remains against warnings to complete the job.
9. The Post (2017)
Is there anything Meryl Streep can't do? In The Post, The Washington Post hires Katharine Graham Streep as the first female publisher in that kind of work. The Washington Post and the New York Times compete to uncover riveting coverage of undisclosed governmental information.
10. Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight won the Academy Award for best picture in 2016. The film's premise focuses on a team of investigative journalists assigned to deep dive into the accusations against an allegedly abusive Catholic Priest. With a cast comprised of Mark Ruffalo, Micheal Keaton, and Rachel McAdams, the film doesn't disappoint.
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The 13 Movies So Awful They Scored Zero on Rotten Tomatoes
Receiving a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes is a sought-after accomplishment all directors and filmmakers hope to achieve. But do you ever wonder what happens when a movie is so bad that it totally tanks at the box office?
Perhaps more difficult are those movies so awful they reach a zero on the Tomatometer, meaning no critic liked a single aspect of the film. So instead, they watched each dire moment, waiting for something decent to occur, but it never did.
Here are 13 movies that achieved a perfect zero on Rotten Tomatoes.
10 TV Shows That Should Have Quit While They Were Ahead
What TV show started great but ruined its reputation by staying entirely too far past its prime? I can think of a few, but I don't want to spoil the ending.
After being surveyed, the Internet responded with these television series that should have quit while they were ahead.
10 TV Shows That Should Have Quit While They Were Ahead
10 Surprising Movies That No One Cares About Anymore
Someone recently expressed they were searching for movies that exist but aren't a big deal anymore, despite a massive appeal and success initially.
They gave these examples, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The Bodyguard (two huge Kevin Costner films with enormous hit songs that no one has watched since 1997). The Revenant (Leo gets an Oscar, but can you remember anything besides the bear scene?). Seabiscuit. What else?” Here are the top responses.
10 Surprising Movies That No One Cares About Anymore
10 Most Hated Characters on The Big Bang Theory
Recently someone online asked, “Who do you consider the most unlikable on the show?” Do you think you know who took the number one spot on the list?
Here are the ten top-voted responses from the show's fans.
10 Most Hated Characters on The Big Bang Theory
10 Awesome Obscure 80s Movies No One Seems To Remember
Are you tired of the same well-known films on every 80s movie list? You're not alone.
An online discussion inquires, “What obscure 80s movie did you love that no one else seems to remember?” Here are the top responses.
10 Awesome Obscure 80s Movies No One Seems To Remember
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