Shattered Glass (2003)

7.0 ? Nov 14, 2003 1h 34m

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Overview

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.

Overview

Genres

Drama History

Release Date

November 14, 2003

Rating

7.0 /10

Runtime

1h 34m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Hayden Christensen

Stephen Glass

Peter Sarsgaard

Charles 'Chuck' Lane

Chloë Sevigny

Caitlin Avey

Rosario Dawson

Andy Fox

Melanie Lynskey

Amy Brand

Hank Azaria

Michael Kelly

Steve Zahn

Adam Penenberg

Mark Blum

Lewis Estridge

Simone-Elise Girard

Catarina Bannier

Chad Donella

David Bach

Jamie Elman

Aaron Bluth

Luke Kirby

Rob Gruen

Cas Anvar

Kambiz Foroohar

Linda E. Smith

Gloria

Ted Kotcheff

Marty Peretz

Owen Roth

Ian Restil

Bill Rowat

George Sims

Michele Scarabelli

Ian's Mother

Terry Simpson

Joe Hiert

Howard Rosenstein

Suit #1

gownpolitician

Oct 18, 2014

Story portrayed as interestingly as possible. Christensen well-cast as someone reprehensible.

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Apr 15, 2022

Long before Donald Trump became obsessed with fake news, there was Stephen Glass (here played by Hayden Christensen). Here is an ambitious and creative man who successfully manipulated the verification processes at Washington DC's prestigious "New Republic" magazine leading it to publish over twenty long form articles that had no basis in fact. It's only when the editor of a competing online outlet questions one of his own journalists - Adam Peneberg (Steve Zahn) as to why he didn't get the story, that some detailed investigations into his sources start to reveal a tissue of fantasy. The half lies and lies he tells grow into whoppers as his own editor Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard) uses his own considerable investigative journalism skills and soon the young shyster is on the ropes. Christensen is good here - not phrase I will say often, and Billy Ray manages to makes us squirm a little as we feel the pressure mount on this serial journalistic fantasist. The fact that even his friends take him on face value, and are prepared to resign if he is ultimately fired proves just how much we take on trust until presented with a different fait-accompli! Certainly better than I was expecting.

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