Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal (1996)

  • 30% of critics liked it
    (33 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (16,070 ratings)

A story about a career television journalist who eclipses her mentor, this drama's plot resembles that of A Star Is Born, and it shares the same screenwriters as those who penned the 1976 version of that film, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. It's based loosely on the real-life story of… More

PG-13, 2 hr. 4 min.
Directed By
Jon Avnet
Written By
Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Mar 1, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Feb 20, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    Glitz! Glamour! Love! TV news ethics?

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    A perfectly respectable effort, but with all the talent involved it could have been better.

  • Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International

    Bland TV expose loosely based on the life of Jessica Savitch

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Final proof that "based on actual events" means absolutely nothing.

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    There is no real sexual tension between [Pfeiffer and Redford] from the get-go, so when they finally do get together, it feels forced, ungenuine.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cassie H


    Pfeiffer stars as Tally aka Sally who is a young and naive journalist who desperately wants to become a news anchor & enlists the help of a news director, Warren Justice (Robert Redford), to help Tally accomplish her dreams. With a beautiful and tragic story of true love and… More

  • Dean M


    Old-fashioned Hollywood movies are hard to come by these days, and that is what makes this big-screen love story such a treasure. Writer Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, who based the screenplay on Alanna Nash's biography of ill-fated TV newswoman have gone with a largely… More

  • Leigh R


    So sweet and romantic.

  • Cinema F


    A classic and remarkable movie. Robert's portrayal of a dedicated journalist has been an encouragement to others in similar situations. Yes, I don't fear for my career.

  • Dimitris S


    Here's another stereotype of the American (U.S. that is) pile of rubbish on a daily basis. I mean, compared to this, One Fine Day looks like a masterpiece! Anyway, dull process of events, I don't really care how true this topic is, when you're dealing with… More

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