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Switching Channels

1988 · 105 min

A breezy, banter-filled romp through a newsroom, mixing screwball comedy with mild suspense and romantic sparks.

Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.
Overview
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

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Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • work
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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