Fantastic!

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

3/4Back in 1957, there was a scandal concerning a game-show called "21". The producers of the show were working with the contestants to rig the show by providing the favored players with the answers to the questions. "After all, it's a show."Robert Redford's account of the downfall of game-shows is very intellectually stimulating. It provides an all-encompassing glimpse at each individual character leading up to the trial. Every characters motive is reconciled with the audience as it builds up to the conclusion (It's rare that you see this in movies similar to Quiz Show). In my perspective, no character was either a protagonist or antagonist. This is a rare example of where the dilemma is arguable to both sides. Kudos to Redford.Most of the preformances are good, with Morrow giving the undisputed standout. The producers' efforts seemed lacking in authenticity at times, but they did their roles fine. I found the characters to be little developed past their time on screen, which slightly marred the movie for me.There are quite a few questions left un-answered for me. Most of them involve the final court case, because it felt slightly sped through in the midst of the rest of the movie. A bit more resolution and clarity in general would suffice, without being redundant.Quiz Show is entertaining, informative, and historical. They take fewer liberties than most true-story movie renditions, which is a plus in my book. It also never feels to keep you engaged.

This is one of the greatest films no one has ever heard of. It is unbelievably underrated, considering that it was directed by the well-known actor-turned-director Robert Redford and features such familiar faces as Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort in Harry Potter for the younger audiences) and John Turturro, who is actually a fabulous actor, even though nowadays he is mostly famous for his kooky supporting roles in comedies. This is one of my favourite movies of all time. It is amazingly well-written, well-acted, and features an actually interesting and unique story. The film's tagline "Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing" also has to be one of the greatest of cinematic history, almost on par with Alien's "In space no one can hear you scream."While on the topic, my absolute favourite line from the film has to be "I have flown too high on borrowed wings." I haven't even watched the movie in almost 4 years, but I still remember that line better than most other things. I absolutely fell in love with this movie because of that line. It's an amazing film. So amazing that it's a real shame that more people don't know about it. It makes it that much more of a special, hidden gem, but still. It'd be great if this movie was better appreciated. I love recommending it to people. It's honestly one of the greatest films made in the 1990's and possibly among the top 500 films of all time. Bravo.

The mere fact that the discovery of a TV quiz show as being "rigged" caused such a nationwide scandal in 1950s America is enough to speak volumes about the lost innocence of an era (a similar event today would barely raise an eyebrow). Robert Redford understands that, so he makes his points without hammering them across. "Quiz Show" is, above all, great entertainment: handsome production, terrific recreation of the period, attention to detail, pacey and unstuffy direction, and quite a bit of humor. Redford's handling of his subject is remarkably even-handed (with no clear-cut "good guys and bad guys"), and the acting is exceptional in every role, big or small (it's hard to choose a favorite performance). My biggest objection would have to be Ron Morrow's sometimes overdone accent - which is hardly a major complaint! *** out of 4.

Silence of the Lambs, American Beauty, Saving Private Ryan, American History X, The Insider, Scent of Woman, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, The Big Lebowski ,Pulp Fiction ....1990s - In my opinion the best time for Hollywood. Having said that I admit I haven't watched many 80's , 70's , black n white movies. This is one of the good 90s movies. Based on true events , Quiz show tells the story of a rigged quiz show called 21 aired in 1958. I think Ralph Fienns is the stand out actor out of the talented cast . His part is more than just the charming young professor. Robert Redford has done superb directing job. Rob Morrow's accent bothered me a bit but his "I know you are lying" scene is a classic . Good story , good acting , good direction - very good movie.