Talk Radio

1988 • 109 minutes
4.8
20 reviews
82%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Academy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone brings shock radio to the screen in this relentlessly fast-paced suspense thriller. Dallas talk radio host Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian) discovers one weekend that his skills in pushing people's buttons have won him a chance for national syndication. But instead of celebrating, he subjects his ex-wife (Ellen Greene) and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience. Barry and his 'fans' the lonely, the angry and the dangerous know that talk is not cheap and words can kill.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.8
20 reviews
Jason Limo
July 12, 2020
Excellent movie, I'm not sure how to classify it but it's fairly dark. It's a bit more than just a drama. It definitely offers a healthy dose of the dark side of sociopolitical commentary. It's an extremely intelligent and well written little independent film. It's definitely well worth checking out. It's a "thinking man's/woman's" kind of movie. If you're looking for mindless action or romantic boredom then it's not for you.
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Emily Girgis
June 6, 2016
Underrated movie. Worth the watch. In my opinion, it can compel the viewer to reflect upon themselves and society.
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paul mc laughlin
August 11, 2021
A great movie,based on a true story
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