Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
92%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 9 nominations
As solidly compelling as its subject’s best reporting, Mike Wallace Is Here is a worthy tribute and an engrossing look at the changing landscape of modern news.
If you’re looking for a documentary that’s both informative and entertaining, then Mike Wallace Is Here is the perfect pick. With a vast archive of interviews and footage, this film offers a fascinating profile of a man who changed the face of news reporting. And let’s be real, who doesn’t love watching people give an interview? Plus, there are some seriously juicy clips about freedom of the press that will leave you feeling informed and empowered. So grab some popcorn and settle in for a wild ride through the old, smoky, and very male world of American TV journalism.
Production Company(ies)
Miramax, Shooting Gallery
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some violent images, language and smoking.
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 34m
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Language(s):English, Russian, Persian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2019
Genre(s)
Documentary/Biography
Keyword(s)
Mike Wallace Is Here, documentary, biography, PG-13, directed by Avi Belkin, written by Avi Belkin, produced by Rafael Marmor, John Battsek, Peggy Drexler, Chris Leggett, Avi Belkin, starring Mike Wallace, reviewed by Simran Hans, Peter Bradshaw, Donald Clarke, Christy Lemire, Matthew Lickona, Simon Houpt, Paul Whitington, Alistair Harkness, John Bleasdale, David Lamble, Ryan Silberstein, Matt Cipolla, box office gross of $278.8K, archival footage, broadcast journalism, “60 Minutes”, newsman, influential figures, personal life, freedom of the press, smoking, language, thematic material, Magnolia Pictures
Worldwide gross: $281,245
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $320,947
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,837
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 35,000
US/Canada gross: $281,245
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $320,947
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,441
US/Canada opening weekend: $19,437
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $22,181
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,477
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Avi Belkin – Director
Angus Wall – Executive Producer
Rafael Marmor – Producer
John Battsek – Producer
Peggy Drexler – Producer
and all Cast & Crew
Director(s)
Avi Belkin
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Rafael Marmor, John Battsek, Peggy Drexler, Chris Leggett, Avi Belkin
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 9 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (91) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (86) | Rotten (5)
Worth seeing if you’re interested in journalists, watching people give an interview…there are some really juicy and interesting clips regarding freedom of the press…
June 16, 2020
Simran Hans
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
This film does not offer any actual conclusions, but it is an atmospheric immersion in the old, smoky and very male world of American TV journalism.
May 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
A little more air might have been welcome, but this remains a hugely entertaining film for anyone interested in the American way of communicating.
May 29, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Terrific and informative.
October 2, 2019
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
A solid piece of cultural investigation built around a man who helped write history while it happened.
August 10, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Matthew Lickona
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
Belkin floats the notion that Wallace’s sharp-tongued style paved the way for the lying loudmouths who now populate our fractured media landscape, but it feels like a half-hearted bid for contemporary relevance. At least his prickishness had purpose.
August 7, 2019 | Rating: 2/4
Simon Houpt
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Avi Belkin’s documentary tells its story entirely through archive footage, which proves both compelling and limiting.
June 7, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Paul Whitington
Irish Independent
It’s pure cinema: dramatic, ambiguous, devastating – and one more reason this particular film doesn’t need to reference a fictionalised version of its own star’s role in history.
May 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Alistair Harkness
Scotsman
Avi Belkin’s Mike Wallace Is Here harvests a vast archive of interviews and b-roll footage to create a fascinating profile of a combative, conflicted figure, who nevertheless substantially changed the face of how news was reported.
May 28, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
John Bleasdale
CineVue
While the film fails to address its subject’s reporting on LGBTQ issues, the piece does cover a huge swath of the life and work of a man who lived to be 93, and didn’t retire until age 88.
May 28, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
At its most successful, the film draws a line from his childhood insecurities, to the bouts of crippling depression Wallace experienced at the height of his success.
January 21, 2020
Ryan Silberstein
Cinema76
When Belkin continues on the straight-and-narrow, he creates a stolid stream of consciousness. When he gets sidetracked, the movie begins to feel like a rough edit.
January 17, 2020
Matt Cipolla
The Spool…
Plot
Mike Wallace Is Here is a documentary that explores the career and personal life of the legendary newsman, relying exclusively on archival footage.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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