Wrong Is Right

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Wrong Is Right

R,

1982,

1h 57m,

Comedy/

Drama

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13%

8 Reviews

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39%

500+ Ratings

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13%

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8 Reviews

39%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

Patrick Hale (Sean Connery) is a slick television journalist with impressive ratings. When Hale travels to the Middle East to interview a prominent member of Arab royalty, he gets entangled in an intricate plot that involves the American president (George Grizzard), a terrorist group, nuclear devices and possibly even global war. Before long, the CIA, a high-powered arms dealer and religious zealots are involved, giving this dark comedy plenty of satirical fodder.

Dwight Brown

Sepia

Aug 10, 2022

[An] awkward blend of comedy satire, adventure drama and everything else but the kitchen sink.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Apr 8, 2008

Wild proceedings are packed with convoluted intrigue.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

1.5/5

The star of Wrong Is Right is Sean Connery, giving the first uncertain performance of his otherwise exemplary career.

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Michael Lasky

Bay Area Reporter

May 12, 2020

The result is a well-paced comedy based on exaggerated truths (violence, TV, politics) that keeps us smirking with recognition but never quite laughing out loud.

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Octavi Marti

El Pais (Spain)

Aug 28, 2019

Wrong Is Right is a mix of triviality and transcendence, nonsense or intelligence, opportunism and personal discourse, lies and truth. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 1, 2005

2/5

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Hermione R

Oct 30, 2018

I rented this about a decade ago and only made it through the first ten minutes. I'm a huge Sean Connery fan so last night I called it up on streaming and made myself squirm all the way through it just so I can say I've seen all of his films. It's just plain bad, and the only thing that works for it is that everything it predicted in 1982 eventually came true in the first two Bush administrations. That's not even enough reason to watch it, just makes you feel like you're living through the Bush admins again.

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Richard Brooks

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Patrick Hale

George Grizzard

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Synopsis

Patrick Hale (Sean Connery) is a slick television journalist with impressive ratings. When Hale travels to the Middle East to interview a prominent member of Arab royalty, he gets entangled in an intricate plot that involves the American president (George Grizzard), a terrorist group, nuclear devices and possibly even global war. Before long, the CIA, a high-powered arms dealer and religious zealots are involved, giving this dark comedy plenty of satirical fodder.

Director: Richard Brooks
Producer: Richard Brooks
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 27, 2010
Runtime: 1h 57m

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