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Radio Station Films & Series...

by LlllPppp • Created 12 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
Films and Series with Radio Stations...

In no particular order after 10...

Thank you kindly for your comment, Rodrigo; 'GMVn' [one of my all-time faves!] was a terrible oversight on my part, while 'SotW' looks very much worth the anticipation!
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  • Brendan Fraser in Airheads (1994)

    1. Airheads

    19941h 32mPG-1346Metascore
    6.2 (58K)
    Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.
    DirectorMichael LehmannStarsBrendan FraserSteve BuscemiAdam Sandler
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

    2. A Prairie Home Companion

    20061h 45mPG-1375Metascore
    6.7 (24K)
    A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsLily TomlinMeryl StreepWoody Harrelson
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)

    3. The Boat That Rocked

    20091h 57mR58Metascore
    7.3 (118K)
    A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanBill NighyNick Frost
  • Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

    4. Good Morning, Vietnam

    19872h 1mR67Metascore
    7.3 (160K)
    In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobin WilliamsForest WhitakerTom T. Tran
  • Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben in Radioland Murders (1994)

    5. Radioland Murders

    19941h 48mPG
    6.1 (4.1K)
    A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
    DirectorMel SmithStarsBrian BenbenMary Stuart MastersonNed Beatty
  • Jean Satterfield in Born in Flames (1983)

    6. Born in Flames

    19831h 19mNot Rated
    6.5 (2.4K)
    Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
    DirectorLizzie BordenStarsHoneyAdele BerteiJean Satterfield
  • Corporate FM (2012)

    7. Corporate FM

    20121h 13mTV-14
    7.8 (39)
    DJs want to play the bands that they love. Corporate HQ stands in the way. Where does the community end up in this fight?
    DirectorKevin McKinneyStarsDanny CoxJewelWayne Coyne
  • FM (1978)

    8. FM

    19781h 44mPG
    6.3 (1.3K)
    When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
    DirectorJohn A. AlonzoStarsMichael BrandonEileen BrennanAlex Karras
  • Margarita Andrey and Francisco Rabal in Historias de la radio (1955)

    9. Historias de la radio

    19551h 35m
    7.2 (598)
    Three different stories whose central axis are radio listeners: several contestants have to get to a radio station studio dressed as Eskimo, a thief answering a call in the house which is stealing and a school teacher who participates in a contest to get money to cure a child of his village. The stories are linked by the love story of a speaker and his fiancée and through interviews of real celebrities from the time of film.
    DirectorJosé Luis Sáenz de HerediaStarsFrancisco RabalMargarita AndreyJosé Isbert
  • Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)

    10. Mother Night

    19961h 54mR
    7.1 (5.7K)
    An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
    DirectorKeith GordonStarsNick NolteSheryl LeeTony Robinow
  • Kevin Bishop, Nina Sosanya, and Chris O'Dowd in FM (2009)

    11. FM

    20096 epsTV Series
    7.6 (501)
    Lindsay is a DJ at radio station Skin FM, urbane on air but a mess off it. With his co-host Dom, a former boy-bander, and producer Jane, they navigate love, partying and keeping the show together amid celeb cameos and cutting-edge music.
    CreatorsIan CurtisOliver LansleyStarsChris O'DowdKevin BishopNina Sosanya
  • Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)

    12. Radio Days

    19871h 28mPG74Metascore
    7.4 (38K)
    A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike Starr
  • Andy Dick, Dave Foley, Maura Tierney, Khandi Alexander, Phil Hartman, Vicki Lewis, Joe Rogan, and Stephen Root in NewsRadio (1995)

    13. NewsRadio

    1995–199997 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (18K)
    The workplace sitcom "NewsRadio" explores the office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
    CreatorPaul SimmsStarsDave FoleyStephen RootAndy Dick
  • Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)

    14. Tune in Tomorrow...

    19901h 47mPG-13
    6.1 (2.1K)
    New Orleans, 1951: A law student, working at WXBU radio station, falls in love with his cute aunt, who's looking for a third husband. Then Pedro starts writing radio series at WXBU, stirring up things.
    DirectorJon AmielStarsBarbara HersheyKeanu ReevesPeter Falk
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)

    15. WKRP in Cincinnati

    1978–198290 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (12K)
    The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
    CreatorHugh WilsonStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni Anderson
  • The Night Listener (2006)

    16. The Night Listener

    20061h 31mR51Metascore
    5.9 (16K)
    In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
    DirectorPatrick StettnerStarsRobin WilliamsToni ColletteRory Culkin
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)

    17. Frasier

    1993–2004263 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (100K)
    Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
    CreatorsDavid AngellPeter CaseyDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde Pierce
  • Roswell FM (2014)

    18. Roswell FM

    20141h 34mPG-13
    6.1 (46)
    The only normal guy at a paranormal talk radio station quits his dream profession and takes a higher paying, but soul crushing job, to pay for his oddball nephew's college tuition.
    DirectorStephen GriffinStarsBrian TeeJason LondonBrendan Fehr
  • Don Cheadle, Cedric The Entertainer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Taraji P. Henson in Talk to Me (2007)

    19. Talk to Me

    20071h 58mR69Metascore
    7.3 (10K)
    The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
    DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsDon CheadleChiwetel EjioforBruce McFee
  • Christian Slater in Pump Up the Volume (1990)

    20. Pump Up the Volume

    19901h 42mR77Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.
    DirectorAllan MoyleStarsChristian SlaterSamantha MathisAnthony Luke Lucero
  • Talk Radio (1988)

    21. Talk Radio

    19881h 50mR66Metascore
    7.2 (15K)
    A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsEric BogosianEllen GreeneLeslie Hope
  • Radio Rebel (2012)

    22. Radio Rebel

    20121h 25mTV-GTV Movie
    5.7 (11K)
    Tara, a painfully shy high-schooler, has a secret: she is also a confident DJ known as Radio Rebel, who lends her voice to others.
    DirectorPeter HowittStarsDebby RyanSarena ParmarAdam DiMarco
  • Power 98 (1996)

    23. Power 98

    19961h 29mR
    4.5 (328)
    A controversial talk show host becomes involved in the murder of a beautiful woman in a war for ratings.
    DirectorJaime HellmanStarsEric RobertsLisa ThornhillJason Gedrick
  • Remember WENN (1996)

    24. Remember WENN

    1996–199856 epsTV Series
    8.3 (475)
    Trials and tribulations at Pittsburgh radio station WENN back in the late 1930s, when radio was king.
    CreatorRupert HolmesStarsTom BeckettGeorge HallMargaret Hall
  • Rhythm & Blues (1992)

    25. Rhythm & Blues

    1992–199313 epsTV-PGTV Series
    5.9 (40)
    The owner (Horsford) of a black radio station hears the soulful voice of Bobby Soul (Kabler) and offers him a job on her station. But is stunned when she discovers that he is white. At first she is apprehensive about having him work there but eventually decides to give him a chance.
    CreatorJordan MoffetStarsRoger KablerVanessa Bell CallowayTroy Curvey Jr.

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