Scoop
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 6.6 · 45% critics
An American journalism student vacationing in London lands a big story and is pulled into a web of clues, charm, and danger. As she tracks what could be a serial killer, she also starts a romance with a wealthy aristocrat while a magician and strange messages keep the mystery moving.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-07-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,747 votes)
- Box office
- $39,000,000
- Budget
- $4,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like light mystery-romance with whimsical oddities and a strong starring presence like Manhattan Murder Mystery or Magic in the Moonlight; Not for you if you want nonstop laughs or suspenseful, unpredictable plotting.
Pros: witty dialogue and banter; charming leads; intriguing mystery premise | Cons: light on laughs; chemistry concerns; predictable or uneven suspense
Themes
- daughter
- newspaper
- journalist
- prostitute
- drowning
- funeral
- upper class
- afterlife
- magic
- tarot cards
- suspicion of murder
- investigation
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Scarlett Johansson
as Sondra Pransky
Woody Allen
as Sid Waterman
Hugh Jackman
as Peter Lyman
Ian McShane
as Joe Strombel
Charles Dance
as Mr. Malcolm
Romola Garai
as Vivian
Kevin McNally
as Mike Tinsley
- JD
Jim Dunk
as Funeral Speaker
Robert Bathurst
as Strombel's Co-Worker
Geoff Bell
as Strombel's Co-Worker
Directed by Woody Allen