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Special Correspondents
“Fake news. Real disaster.”
58%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Special Correspondents (2016) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Special Correspondents (2016) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Special Correspondents 58% (557 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 557 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2016-04-22
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 355008
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What is Special Correspondents about?
A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.
Is there an AI analysis for Special Correspondents?
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How long is the movie Special Correspondents?
The official runtime for Special Correspondents is approximately 100 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ricky Gervais
Albert Finch

Eric Bana
Frank Bonneville

Vera Farmiga
Eleanor Finch

Kelly Macdonald
Claire Maddox

Benjamin Bratt
John Baker

Raúl Castillo
Domingo

America Ferrera
Brigida

Meghan Heffern
Virginia

Kevin Pollak
Geoffrey Mallard

Mimi Kuzyk
Secretary of State

Jim Norton
Rent Boy

Ari Cohen
Rampling

Alison Brooks
TV Talkshow Host

Kim Ramirez
Brenda

Kelly McCormack
Station Accountant

Duane Murray
Sacha

Jonathan Langdon
Bellboy

Daniel Della Penna
Chris Denby
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