Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Newsmakers violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Newsmakers easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Newsmakers end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Newsmakers

Name: Newsmakers
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Andrey Merzlikin, Evgeny Tsyganov, Masha Mashkova, Sergey Garmash, Maksim Konovalov

Directed by Anders Banke

Produced by Illusion Film, Kino Bez Granits

2009107 min5.0 / 10

A tense crime thriller that explores the collision between media spectacle and law enforcement, where a botched police operation becomes a televised showdown with hostages at stake.

A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Historical War Movies Law Enforcement Officers International City Settings

Genres

Action Thriller Crime Drama

Keywords

Police Officer Moscow, Russia Information War

Questions people ask

Is Newsmakers scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Newsmakers violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Newsmakers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Newsmakers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Newsmakers sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

5/ 100