Cast

David Strathairn George Clooney Patricia Clarkson Jeff Daniels Alex Borstein Rose Abdoo

Credits

Written by: George Clooney

Plot

In 1953, the CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow and his team challenge Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist witch hunt, in a black-and-white drama about journalism and conscience.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tight, elegant and timely black-and-white drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (105,898 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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