Shattered Glass

"He'd do anything to get a great story."

Nov 26 2003 PG-13 1h 34m
Drama, History

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.

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Plot

This film tells the true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass (Christensen), who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at "The New Republic" for three years (1995-1998), where 27 of his 41 published stories were either partially or completely made up. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down...

Written by

Buzz Bissinger, Billy Ray

Directed by

Billy Ray

Cast

Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Forest Park Pictures, Baumgarten Merims Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Languages

English

Awards

11 wins & 28 nominations total

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Shattered Glass - Trailer
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Average Rating
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