Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

PG-13,

2004,

1h 35m,

Comedy

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Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone 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.

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

Dec 21, 2010

3/5

Silly comedy that's definitely not for kids

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Anna Smith

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

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.

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Empire Magazine

Sep 11, 2004

3/5

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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 2, 2025

3/4

This is the sort of film where the concepts of sustained shouting and milking a joke past its expiration date are both frequently passed off as cutting-edge comedy, but much of the material is indeed very funny.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 19, 2022

2.5/5

“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.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Jun 25, 2022

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.

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Draco M

Feb 14, 2019

A perfect comedy. Filled with memorable characters, memorable quotes. This movie had me nonstop laughing. I was at times crying at how much I was laughing. Will Ferrell is Ron Burgundy, a fantastic performance. The writing is great

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George G

Jan 20, 2019

Don't waste your time with this awful, cringe-worthy movie. Don't let the likes of Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell ad will Ferrel trick you. DONT WATCH THIS

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Jan 5, 2019

Upon its release, it didn't get rave reviews, but like Animal House its splendor was not going to be hidden by critics in ivory towers. This movie is rife with childish machismo and hilarious one-liners that never stop landing and has carved itself a nice little niche for its place in comedy history.

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Draco S

Dec 30, 2018

Terrible film but it does have some fantastic bits in it.

Anakin R

Nov 19, 2018

While occasionally ridiculous, it is always funny.

Theodore R

Nov 7, 2018

This film was solid.

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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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Synopsis

Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone 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.

Director: Adam McKay
Producer: Judd Apatow
Screenwriter: Adam McKay, Will Ferrell
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Herzog-Cowen Entertainment, Apatow Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Comic Violence|Sexual Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 9, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $84.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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