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Film · 2019

Bombshell

Directed by Jay Roach · starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie

  • 1 h 48 min
  • 15
  • Biography · Drama
  • USACanada
  • Released in the UK 16 December 2020
  • 7.1 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.1 Users16 votes
  • 7.1 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

Kayla is a young journalist who has just started working for the TV channel Fox News and is learning about which stories sell and which stories flop on a primetime news channel. Kayla believes that Fox News could be the perfect fit for her, and she for the network, and so she approaches the president of Fox, Roger Ailes. Ailes tells her that he could put her in front of the cameras, but before that he has to be completely sure that she is loyal to him. Confused by his tone, Kayla asks herself what Ailes could want.

Magyn Kelly is a successful Fox News host that knows how this game works: in order for a network to be on air all day, there has to be an element of attraction to it. That means women - typically white, blonde women - wearing tight and short dresses in front of the cameras.

Gretchen Carlson is another Fox News host who has to endure her coworker's sexist comments. She's decided to report him, but for that she is going to need more women to support her claim. But will the women speak out at the risk of the careers?

Based on the real scandal of Roger Ailes, who resigned his position as the president of Fox for these accusations of sexual harassment by his female employees. The film is directed by Jay Roach ('Trumbo') and stars Margot Robbie ('Once Upon In... Hollywood'), Charlize Theron ('Atomic Blonde'), Nicole Kidman ('Big Little Lies') and Kate McKinnon ('The Spy Who Dumped Me'), amongst others.

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The essentials

Runtime
108 min1 hour and 48 minutes
Budget
$32mBron Studios
Box office
$24.6m0.8 times its budget
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Bombshell?
1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Bombshell released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 16 December 2020.
Who directed Bombshell?
Jay Roach.
Who is in Bombshell?
It stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow.
Where can I watch Bombshell?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV.
How much did Bombshell make?
It took $24.6 million in US. It cost $32 million.
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Cast

Full cast (51)
Director
Jay Roach
Writers
Charles Randolph
Producers
Jason Cloth, Megan Ellison, Aaron L. Gilbert, Charles Randolph

Videos and trailers

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'Bombshell' Trailer #2 2:2615 October 2019

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 5 reviews
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What the critics say average 7.1 from 5

  • 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy Bombshell doesn?t offer a deep or profound analysis of modern television, corporate doings or exploitative behind-closed-doors practices that have been going on since the beginning of time. But… Read
  • 8.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman It?s easy enough to rip a story from the headlines, but not so easy to make it stick. ?Bombshell? has a finely textured, savagely pinpoint, you-are-there verisimilitude that the films of Adam McKay… Read
  • 7.5 The PlaylistTomris Laffly On the whole, don?t expect anything earth-shattering from ?Bombshell? when it comes to complex observations on late-era feminism and its place among conservative women. A perishable but reasonably… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $32m
  • US $24.6m
  • UK £742,085

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 6 songs
  1. Watching the World Go bySean Wiggins, Lone Goat Spotify
  2. FloatBronwen Exter Spotify
  3. One Little SoldierRegina Spektor Spotify
  4. West HartfordBrad Mehldau

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Almost producer

    In the beginning, it was going to be Annapurna Pictures in charge of production, but the company decided not to make just a few days before starting the production of the film.

  • Original title

    The original title of the film was 'Fair and Balanced', but later it was changed to 'Bombshell'.

  • Cast of Oscar

    In the cast, we can find many actors who have received an Oscar: Allison Janney ('I, Tonya'), Nicole Kidman ('The Hours') and Charlize Theron ('Monster'). In addition, there are also two actors with a nomination: John Lithgow ('Terms of Endearment', 'The World According to Garp') and Margot Robbie ('I, Tonya').

  • Skarsgård as a link

    The three lead actresses have all worked with Alexander Skarsgård; Robbie in 'The Legend of Tarzan' (2016), Kidman in Big Little Lies (2017), and Theron in 'Long Shot' (2019). Theron also worked with Alexander's younger brother Bill Skarsgård in 'Atomic Blonde' (2017).

  • Meryl, a key part

    Nicole Kidman said Meryl Streep convinced her to take the part.

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