6 Best Radio and TV Broadcasting Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 30, 2026

Radio and TV have manic energy and cutthroat ratings wars. Anchorman has a vain 1970s anchor threatened by a talented female reporter, Private Parts follows a controversial radio shock jock, and Pump Up the Volume has a shy teen becoming an anonymous pirate radio host. Broadcast News, Good Morning, Vietnam and Network round out the six.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 66% Metacritic 63

A vain 1970s news anchor's ego is threatened when his network hires its first female co-anchor.

Directed by Adam McKay · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13

1 win & 13 nominations

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Private Parts (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A controversial radio shock jock's crude broadcasts make him one of the most popular and reviled voices in America.

Directed by Betty Thomas · 1h 49m · Rated R

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Pump Up the Volume (1990)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A shy teenager becomes a local sensation as an anonymous, provocative pirate radio host.

Directed by Allan Moyle · 1h 42m · Rated R

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Broadcast News (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A talented producer navigates a complicated love triangle with two very different television journalists.

Directed by James L. Brooks · 2h 13m · Rated R

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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An irreverent armed forces radio DJ's unconventional broadcasts entertain troops and infuriate his superiors.

Directed by Barry Levinson · 2h 01m · Rated R

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Network (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 83

A failing network turns its unravelling anchor's on-air breakdown into a ratings sensation.

Directed by Sidney Lumet · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars20 wins & 27 nominations

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Radio and TV Broadcasting Movies

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Private Parts (1997)

Pump Up the Volume (1990)

Broadcast News (1987)

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Network (1976)

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