Scoop

"The perfect man. The perfect story. The perfect murder."

Jul 28 2006 PG-13 1h 36m
Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

Plot

In the funeral of the famous British journalist Joe Strombel (Ian McShane), his colleagues and friends recall how obstinate he was while seeking a scoop. Meanwhile, the deceased Joe discloses the identity of the tarot card serial killer of London. He cheats Death (Pete Mastin) and appears to the American student of journalism Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson), who is on the stage in the middle of a magic show of the magician Sidney Waterman (Woody Allen) in London, and tells her that the murderer is the aristocrat Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman). Sondra drags Sid in her investigation, seeking for evidence that Peter is the killer. However, she falls in love with him and questions if Joe Strombel is right in his scoop.

Written by

Woody Allen

Directed by

Woody Allen

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Jelly Roll Production, Phoenix Wiley, Perdido Prod., Ingenious Media, BBC Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
88,964
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA