The birth of fake news has never looked this sexy—or this terrifying.
An explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of misfits and visionaries who had an idea for a new kind of news - one that would give the people what they want, and would change the face of the world we live in today.
Acting
Guy Pearce disappears into Murdoch's reptilian charm.
Direction
Boyle at his most unhinged—cocaine-fueled montage cinema.
Production
Grotty 70s London recreated in glorious decay.
Director
Danny Boyle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This tracks the 1969 birth of The Sun, when Murdoch transformed a failing broadsheet into Britain's most influential—and infamous—tabloid.
Boyle shot parts in actual surviving 1970s newspaper offices; the smell of ink and cigarettes supposedly made crew members nauseous.
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