From 1976, Network is a movie that was intended as a satire in its time but now comes across almost as a documentary. This whole movie is about how television (and the television consumers) has the potential to bring out the worst in people, especially when ratings and money come into play. This movie was seen as outrageous when it came out (or says that poster up there) but what was seen as absurd and crazy in 1976 seems commonplace now, which is downright scary. This was a comedy of sorts, but now it's a portrait of all the things wrong with television culture and how it is consumed. Network is an incredible, award-winning film, made by director Sidney Lumet when he was in the midst of a hot streak of awesome movies, and it features world-beating performances and one of the most verbose, robust and explosive scripts ever, and it makes for one of the best movies available to watch on the Netflix Instant right now. So sit back and dig in to the insanity.
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