Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Name: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 9, 2004
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell

2004

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DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: July 9, 2004 | Unrated

Starring: Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell

Summary: Will Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in 70's San Diego, who finds his position threatened by a hotshot young female journalist (Applegate).

Director: Adam McKay

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 94 min

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Eric Campos

Full force Will Ferrell at his best. And as an added bonus, we all get one of the funniest movies of the year...that is if you don't mind your humor on the rude and crude side. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Wonderfully silly all the time. Read full review

Jack Mathews

It takes a while to get used to the film's campy characters and its broad, "Ace Ventura" stylings. But Ferrell is the anti-Jim Carrey -- his deadpan comic mannerisms are infectiously funny, and his cluelessly narcissistic Burgundy is a joy to follow. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

What we get is more of the same from Ferrell – funny faces, goofy accents, pratfalls aplenty – and that ain't bad. It just could have been a lot better. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Angel Cohn

The film is wickedly funny and a first-rate showcase for Ferrell. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

The movie is funny when it's nasty, as when Ron and Veronica trade insults at the anchor desk. Most of the time, though, it's not nasty enough. Read full review

David Sterritt

Imagine a movie where every character is more self-centered than Ted Baxter in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" of old, add a caboodle of idiotic jokes, and you have some idea of this ugly, unfunny farce. Read full review

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boolooloo

Mar 16, 2009

Between my 3 friends at school and me we have seen this 43 times. Brilliance from Adam Mckay.

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JoshuaS.

Aug 11, 2006

Really, if you want brilliant, surreal, euphoric comedy you have this movie or "Pootytang" in the last, dunno, ten....twenty years? This movie is so chock full of jokes....jokes jokes jokes....than it feels limitless. I love knowing that the film makers loved making the movie and did it Really, if you want brilliant, surreal, euphoric comedy you have this movie or "Pootytang" in the last, dunno, ten....twenty years? This movie is so chock full of jokes....jokes jokes jokes....than it feels limitless. I love knowing that the film makers loved making the movie and did it with balls confidence but no arrogance. But I love even more knowing those things just by watching the movie. Joy and adventure drips from every scene, every cast member right down to the "Smells like a turd wrapped in burt hair." person.… Expand

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Nerwan

Mar 25, 2022

Easily the funniest film to ever come out of the US. Still a favourite to rewatch as a family.

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YoursTruly

Nov 9, 2012

I appreciate sophisticated humor as much as the next guy. I do think that such humor is often the best. But that doesn't mean that I don't love the s**t out of some silly nonsense every now and again.

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Iggyshow4351

Nov 24, 2017

Thumbs up. Good one.Thumbs up. Good one. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888… Expand

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XavierBlaq

Dec 27, 2013

A movie of epic ridiculousness, Anchorman is a comedy that has many peaks and valleys in its hilariousness. While many of the jokes do fall flat, there is no denying that this film goes to extraordinary lengths of stupidity to deliver them, which almost makes me admire it. If there is oneA movie of epic ridiculousness, Anchorman is a comedy that has many peaks and valleys in its hilariousness. While many of the jokes do fall flat, there is no denying that this film goes to extraordinary lengths of stupidity to deliver them, which almost makes me admire it. If there is one thing Anchorman is not guilty of though it is not being memorable. Even the scenes I did not like as much still stuck in my mind, but luckily there were more good ones than bad that made this film well worth watching from start to finish.… Expand

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Broyax

Apr 7, 2019

Une loque de sous-comédie amerloque foireuse et certainement ce qui se fait de pire dans ce sous-genre (celui de la comédie de golios) : c'est à dire vrai tellement naze, tellement con que ça met en position latérale de sécurité bon nombre de sitcoms de gogols confirmées (et confirmés) sansUne loque de sous-comédie amerloque foireuse et certainement ce qui se fait de pire dans ce sous-genre (celui de la comédie de golios) : c'est à dire vrai tellement naze, tellement con que ça met en position latérale de sécurité bon nombre de sitcoms de gogols confirmées (et confirmés) sans crier gare et en toute dé-con-traction.

Il faut essayer de le voir pour le croire, car on y croit pas... il s'agit d'un nouveau mètre-étalon de la connerie qui déroule sans forcer de la mongolerie de golmon à une cadence de stakhanoviste. Une méga archi grosse merde infernale impossible à arrêter : les épithètes et les qualificatifs manquent pour qualifier à sa juste "valeur" cet inqualifiable sous-produit dont même les poubelles et les bennes à ordures les plus blasées ne veulent pas.… Expand

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