Christine
2016 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 6.9 · 80% critics
In 1974, a television reporter faces mounting depression and professional frustrations as she tries to move her career forward. Pressures from her workplace and personal struggles collide, shaping the tense spiral of someone who can’t find the connection or hope she needs.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (408 votes)
About
If you want a deeply emotional, grounded drama about a troubled TV reporter in 1970s media pressure, Christine may hit hard; Not for you if you want a more upbeat, tightly plotted story, or if you prefer lighter viewing like A Quiet Passion or The Hours.
Pros: powerful central performance; authentic 1970s feel; tense emotional descent | Cons: difficult to stay engaged; disturbing subject matter; some feel it drags
Themes
- depression
- florida
- suicide
- 1970s
- biography
- based on true story
- tragedy
- news broadcaster
- female reporter
- suicide by gun
- driven to suicide
- sarasota, florida
Cast & crew
Rebecca Hall
as Christine Chubbuck
Michael C. Hall
as George Peter Ryan
Tracy Letts
as Michael
Maria Dizzia
as Jean Reed
J. Smith-Cameron
as Peg Chubbuck
Timothy Simons
as Steve Turner
Kim Shaw
as Andrea Kirby
John Cullum
as Bob Andersen
Morgan Spector
as Dr. Parsons
Jayson Warner Smith
as Mitch
Directed by Antonio Campos