Bombshell

2019Movie⏱️ 1h 49mR🏆 #3280 Top Rated

BiographyDrama

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

134,855 votes

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Director

Jay Roach

Writers

N/A

Stars

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie

Release Date

December 20, 2019

Language

English

Country

Canada, United States

🏆 25

Wins

🎯 63

Nominations

💬 598

Reviews

📋 186K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Charlize Theron

as Megyn Kelly

Nicole Kidman

as Gretchen Carlson

Margot Robbie

as Kayla Pospisil

John Lithgow

as Roger Ailes

Allison Janney

as Susan Estrich

Malcolm McDowell

as Rupert Murdoch

Kate McKinnon

as Jess Carr

Connie Britton

as Beth Ailes

Liv Hewson

as Lily Balin

Jack Haven

as Julia Clarke

💰 Box Office

$61,404,394

Worldwide Gross

$31,762,808

Domestic Gross

$319,157

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Lionsgate, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Annapurna Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

sexual harassment lawsuitmanhattan new york citysexual harassment in the workplacescandaltv news

🎯 Categories

DocudramaWorkplace DramaBiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

'He's about as flirty as the grizzly from The Revenant'

by gradyharp • 2020-03-16

8/10

"It takes courage to place this true story before the public at this time of the political climate during debates by presidential candidates and retorts from the sitting president who is famous for his association with Fox News. Charles Randolph (The Big Short, and The Life of David Gale) has written a penetrating screenplay about the 2016 explosion when Fox News persona Roger Ailes was finally exposed for sexual harassment by some courageous women. Director Jay Roach (Trumbo, Blown Away, Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, etc) makes this story come vividly to life, unafraid to insert..."

💡 Did You Know?

The scene of real character Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) asking the fictitious character of Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie) to lift up her skirt was filmed with multiple cameras capturing all the angles at once. Jay Roach didn't want Robbie to have to perform that scene for more than one take.