Quiz Show
Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing.
Drama, History
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1994
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Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
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Details
Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
25 Aug 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$31,000,000
Revenue:
$24,822,619
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 6 wins & 36 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Robert Redford's best and richest directorial effort...
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
8 Nov 2007
fresh:
Redford turns a dry subject into high art, matching the achievements of his other directing efforts in Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It.
– Michael Booth,
Denver Post,
3 Jul 2007
fresh:
Perfectly pitched, the film brims with insight and wit. Highly recommended.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Mr. Redford has made a rich, handsome, articulate film about a subject truly worth talking about.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
What Redford is saying isn't new, but it has rarely been said in a mainstream movie with this kind of passion.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001