Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) into the male-dominated world of 1970s broadcast news -- that is, until the talented female journalist begins to outshine Burgundy on air. Soon he grows jealous, begins a bitter feud with Veronica and eventually makes a vulgar slip on live TV that ruins his career. However, when an outrageous story breaks at the San Diego Zoo, Ron may get a chance to redeem himself. Read More Read Less

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Critics Consensus

Filled with inspired silliness and quotable lines, Anchorman isn't the most consistent comedy in the world, but Will Ferrell's buffoonish central performance helps keep this portrait of a clueless newsman from going off the rails.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Silly comedy that's definitely not for kids

Rated: 3/5

Dec 21, 2010

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Anna Smith

Time Out

Takes a joke and runs with it -- sometimes too far, but usually long enough to wear you down and force you to submit to its craziness.

Jun 24, 2006

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Empire Magazine

Certainly the silliest comedy of the year, but mainly in a good way.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2004

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

You could argue that Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is one of the Mt. Rushmore comedies, a pitch-perfect character study combined with some incredible set pieces, unforgettable jokes and scathing commentary.

Aug 21, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Anchorman” has a number of great scenes and I found myself laughing out loud numerous times. Unfortunately I found myself rolling my eyes just as much.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The men are crude, the weatherman (Steve Carell) has the intellectual depth of a dust bunny, and the news teams swagger around town like overdressed street gangs who rumble when they collide.

Jun 25, 2022

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Elijah R Silly and crude, Anchorman is an excellent example of how to do dumb comedy, especially aided by Will Ferrel's shining performance. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Kim P It's just okay. Watched it a second time to try to understand all the love for this movie but I never even chuckled. It's mildly amusing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review david n One of the Top 20 comedies of all time. Our entire family loved this movie...so did our friends. Definitely underrated by "critics"...as usual. Watch this and laugh and laugh. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Mike W One of the best comedies of the past 25 years, and some of the best casting in any film in that same period. The chemistry of the cast makes the jokes hit that much better and Will Ferrell is at his very best as the comically arrogant and oblivious Ron Burgundy. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review BRENDEN J Funniest movie ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Weston K Super Funny! This is probably the most influential movie of the 21st century. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Adam McKay Director Will Ferrell Ron Burgundy Christina Applegate Veronica Corningstone Paul Rudd Brian Fantana Steve Carell Brick Tamland David Koechner Champ Kind

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