RADIO Movies
Movies in which radio plays a significant part.
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- DirectorOliver StoneStarsEric BogosianEllen GreeneLeslie HopeA rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobin WilliamsForest WhitakerTom T. TranIn 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
- DirectorDmitriy DyachenkoStarsDiana ArbeninaLeonid BaratsMikhail BeskorovaynyIt's the day of radio in Russia. The radio station staff decides to invite famous bands, who will perform live. And something goes wrong!
- DirectorSergey PetreykovStarsLeonid BaratsAleksandr DemidovNonna GrishaevaA day in the life of a certain mythical radio station. One of the worst days. Everything falls out of the hands of the heroes, and it must happen that on this very day a live musical marathon takes place at the station.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsLily TomlinMeryl StreepWoody HarrelsonA look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsHoward SternMary McCormackRobin QuiversThe autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike StarrA nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
- DirectorJohn A. AlonzoStarsMichael BrandonEileen BrennanAlex KarrasWhen a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
- DirectorSang Man KimStarsSoo AeYoo Ji-taeMa Dong-seokSun-young, a popular radio host, decides to quit her job to take care of her ill-daughter. But, the last day of her job turns nightmarish when a murderer takes her family hostage.
- DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsDon CheadleChiwetel EjioforBruce McFeeThe story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJessica WalterDonna MillsThe life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanBill NighyNick FrostA band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
- DirectorJeff PearsonStarsJeff PearsonMary JonesD.J. Popeye KahnPirate Radio USA is a feature length documentary about the underground world of unlicensed radio in the USA, where people play what they want and say what they want-unless the FCC catches them. On the way see the rise of Big Media, the growth of Indy Media to encounter it, and witness their showdown over the truth during the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle. DJ's Him and Her, from their live Pirate Radio USA Studio, take you on a rock -n-roll journey inside rogue radio stations across the country to see why Americans defy Federal Law to free the radio airwaves. Seize the Airwaves!
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsBrendan FraserSteve BuscemiAdam SandlerThree band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.
- DirectorTamás SasStarsGabriella GubásAttila KirályViktor BodóAbout two friends dreaming of making it as discjockeys on commercial radio.
- DirectorStig SvendsenStarsAnders Hermann ClausenAnna DworakGard B. EidsvoldKarl Jonathan Grannemann moves with his dad to the fathers childhood home in Skjelleruten a little city on the country, a city where the child is overprotected by the adults, the child has to wear a helmet in the school yard, an ride on bike with to extra wheel until the are thirteen. Nonone can have fun, that was before Karl Jonathan move to down, and stick to the man, Karl Jonathan and Sisiline by accident find a pirate radio station and sent pirate broadcast.
- DirectorMichael TollinStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Ed HarrisDebra WingerThe story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
- DirectorRomain LévyStarsManu PayetClovis CornillacDouglas AttalA group of radio speakers go around France on a bus tour to reach the audience they lost.
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsChristian SlaterSamantha MathisAnthony Luke LuceroMark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsBruce WillisMilla JovovichGary OldmanIn the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
- DirectorMel SmithStarsBrian BenbenMary Stuart MastersonNed BeattyA series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
- DirectorLizzie BordenStarsHoneyAdele BerteiJean SatterfieldSet ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
- DirectorKevin McKinneyStarsDanny CoxJewelWayne CoyneDJs want to play the bands that they love. Corporate HQ stands in the way. Where does the community end up in this fight?
- DirectorJosé Luis Sáenz de HerediaStarsFrancisco RabalMargarita AndreyJosé IsbertThree different stories whose central axis are radio listeners: several contestants have to get to a radio station studio dressed as Eskimo, a thief answering a call in the house which is stealing and a school teacher who participates in a contest to get money to cure a child of his village. The stories are linked by the love story of a speaker and his fiancée and through interviews of real celebrities from the time of film.
- DirectorKeith GordonStarsNick NolteSheryl LeeTony RobinowAn American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
- DirectorArne SkouenStarsIvar SvendsenKari ØksnevadRolf KirkvaagFrom his secret radio transmitter in the tower of a woman's hospital in Oslo during WW2, Per keeps contact with London, while being sought after by the German occupiers. Based on true events about war-hero Knut Haugland.
- DirectorJon AmielStarsBarbara HersheyKeanu ReevesPeter FalkNew Orleans, 1951: A law student, working at WXBU radio station, falls in love with his cute aunt, who's looking for a third husband. Then Pedro starts writing radio series at WXBU, stirring up things.
- DirectorPatrick StettnerStarsRobin WilliamsToni ColletteRory CulkinIn the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
- DirectorStephen GriffinStarsBrian TeeJason LondonBrendan FehrThe only normal guy at a paranormal talk radio station quits his dream profession and takes a higher paying, but soul crushing job, to pay for his oddball nephew's college tuition.
- DirectorPeter HowittStarsDebby RyanSarena ParmarAdam DiMarcoTara, a painfully shy high-schooler, has a secret: she is also a confident DJ known as Radio Rebel, who lends her voice to others.
- DirectorJaime HellmanStarsEric RobertsLisa ThornhillJason GedrickA controversial talk show host becomes involved in the murder of a beautiful woman in a war for ratings.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsRobert FactorMartha QuinnAaron LustigAn alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.
- DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
- DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
- DirectorCorbin BernsenStarsCorbin BernsenPatricia TallmanBill MoseleyLogan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsGeorge ClooneyJohn TurturroTim Blake NelsonIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
- DirectorHoward BrethertonStarsFrankie DarroMarjorie ReynoldsMantan MorelandA none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
- CreatorLowell GanzBabaloo MandelStarsJack WardenMason AdamsHope LangeHank and Everett are former friends who split after Everett married Gloria, who Hank was also interested in. Reunited for a radio talk show, at a station managed by Julia, their bickering proves to be a ratings bonanza. Ellie and her family are often at her parents Everett and Gloria's house for advice.
- DirectorYam LaranasStarsRufa Mae QuintoJeffrey QuizonR.J. LeyranA female DJ is stalked by a serial-killing listener.
- DirectorIshaan TrivediStarsHimesh ReshammiyaShenaz TreasurySonal SehgalStill in love with his recently divorced wife, a RJ is asked to fake a romance with another woman to improve ratings.
- DirectorChil-in KwonStarsLee Min-JungLee Jung-JinLee Kwang-sooJin-ah, the former leader of once popular girl band "Purple," hosts a radio show called "Wonderful Radio." When the producer of the program is sacked over low ratings, a new guy comes in to fill his shoes. Jae-hyeok is a cold, unfriendly man who only drinks iced coffee even in the winter. The easily irritable man and the conceited former diva are bound to get on each other's nerves at every corner.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJason RobardsRed BarberErik BarnouwFor 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
- DirectorPaul LovelaceJessica WolfsonStarsDavid AmramJudy CollinsRobert Downey Sr.Legendary radio personality Bob Fass revolutionized late-night F.M. radio by serving as a cultural hub for music, politics and audience participation for nearly half a century.
- DirectorFrank TuttleStarsStuart ErwinBing CrosbyLeila HyamsA radio-singer, Bing Crosby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his fiancée, Anita Rogers, station manager Leslie McWhinney buys the station, gives Hornsby his job back, and goes on a honeymoon with Anita.
- DirectorRoberto ArtiagoitíaStarsDaniel MuñozManuela MartelliDaniel AlcaínoRadio Corazón recreates Chile's most successful radio show of all time. Composed of 3 fun, sexy and romantic short films based on true stories as told by the show's listeners to "Rumpy", an unparalleled radio host.
- DirectorBeverly SebastianFerd SebastianStarsTracy SebastianJohn IrelandDena DietrichA teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.
- DirectorJay RoachJesse WellsStarsJohn Benjamin MartinDoug MearsJennifer DorianUnder the terms of their father's will, rival radio station managers Burt and John Powell must compete with each other for their inheritance. Burt's KLST and John's KWIN have six months to build their ratings, with the winner getting the whole sixty million dollars. The KLST weirdos party on as the KWIN suits hatch schemes.
- DirectorLeonardo ArmasStarsBeatriz RicoGillian ApterInma del MoralCarolina runs a fashion program at Radio Love, where she is considered to be the best radio presenter. However, the day she turns thirty six, she discovers some wrinkles around her eyes and a beautiful young woman appears a work ready to take her place. Carolina then starts a bizarre trip takes her to many eccentric merchants of hope.
- DirectorJules BeesleyLars Von BiersStarsRyan JunellJessica SchwartzChris SykesA post-apocalyptic 1980s vision of the future.
- DirectorHa Gi-hoStarsRyu Seung-beomKo Ah-sungSang-tae AhnThe first radio station of Korea, JODK is aired and the group of Korean activist want to use the radio as their weapon. Will they succeed?
- DirectorAnders ØstergaardStarsGeorge W. BushJoshua Min HtutKo MuangUsing smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in Burma by thousands of monks.
- DirectorYves BoissetStarsClaude BrasseurPierre ArditiChristine BoissonIn a small French town, a pirate radio begins telling lies (or are they unsavory truths) about people and nobody seems able to catch the guilty party or even guess his or her identity.
- DirectorBarnet KellmanStarsDolly PartonJames WoodsGriffin DunneA woman ditches her small-town life for big-city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio-show host.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsAndy GriffithPatricia NealAnthony FranciosaA female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
- DirectorLael RodriguesStarsLídia BrondiJayme PeriardEwerton de CastroA couple are falsely accused of murdering a friend, after discovering a fraud in a data processing center. They hide in a van, where they set a pirate radio station up, trying to mobilize public opinion.
- DirectorTimothy HinesStarsJack ClayJim CissellSusan GoforthWAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY is based on the most beloved alien invasion story of all time by Father of Science Fiction, H.G. Wells. Like Wells' classic book that was presented as a news reporter's first hand memoirs, and the famous 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast that caused Americans to believe an actual invasion was in progress, WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY assumes the world knows there was a war between Earth and Mars in the year 1900 and is presented as the eyewitness account of Bertie Wells, the last living survivor of the Earth/Mars War as he struggles to find his wife amidst the destruction of humankind at the hands of terrifying alien invaders.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloPatric KnowlesTwo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder after the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
- DirectorDennie GordonStarsDavid SpadeBrittany DanielDennis MillerAfter being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsSteven SeagalLiezl CarstensArron ShiverCorrupt cop Sallinger, nearly killed by crooked partner, retires to San Antonio as bodyguard for businessman's daughter.