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Beatrice Straight, Conchata Ferrell, Faye Dunaway, Jordan Charney, Lane Smith, Lee Richardson, Ned Beatty, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ted Sorel, Wesley Addy, William Holden, William Prince
Howard Beale, the dean of newscasters at the United Television Network, is put out to pasture because he too old. Network executive Max Schumacher, Howard's best friend, is forced to deliver the bad n...( read more
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A masterpiece and one of the best films of the 70's (and ever). The direction, performances and story are all perfect and the script is hilariously subtle and quite relevant to today's sociality. Perfect film making, definitely in my top 100, probably in my top 25! Howard Beale i...( read more)
they just dont make films like this anymore. an absolute genuine masterpiece of filmmaking, the highlight of the already brilliant career of sydney lumet. the acting was stellar, especially the performance of william holden, and the film was flawlessly directed. a perfect comm...( read more)
The cruel and caustic story of Howard Beale, a newscaster who had a breakdown due to the loss of his family, the booze, and all the fallacies he regurgitated to millions of automatous viewers.
The ugly truth is Beale's new weapon of choice to bury everything he despises, includin...( read more)
Network is a masterpiece. A true golden nugget of movie making. It may be 33 years old but the message rings true today. In fact it may have not dated at all. Howard Beale loses it, as a newsreader expected to deliver the news with no emotion. His outbursts at first cost him his ...( read more)
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Network is one of the best films I've seen in a long time and easily one of the best films ever.
Deep and somewhat okay very twisted movie that has the evils of television as its core.
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." Network is a great film, with superb acting on display, especially from Peter Finch, and a fantastic script. The movie is truly prescient regarding the current state of media culture as well as modern day corporate and bu...( read more)
Sidney Lumet's "Network" was at least a few decades ahead of its time - that's why it feels so relevant today. It's an excellent take on the power of the media and an ever better one on media frenzy!
An excellent cast works wonders with the reality hammered by a very accurate a...( read more)
What an outstanding social liberalist commentary for the masses!
Network deals with Howard Beale, an old and soon-to-be fired from a powerful television company because of his age: The United Television Network. Since he can't fully accept the idea that he will be dismissed fr...( read more)
This is one of those truly rare movies in which every single actor hit's his career best performance. The writing sparkles throughout the entire movie, the plot is perfectly imagined, and the characters are all great. This is one movie that deserves to be remembered.
