# Broadcast News (1987)

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**Runtime**: 133 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: James L. Brooks
**Written by**: James L. Brooks
**Starring**: Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack

> *It’s the story of their lives.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that thinks it's saying something about the news. A Washington, D.C. news producer finds herself attracted to two coworkers with very different personalities. It’s a rom-com that also manages to be a time capsule.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, tender

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