Comedy · Mystery
Scoop
The perfect man. The perfect story. The perfect murder.
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
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Top Cast
Scarlett Johansson
Sondra Pransky
Woody Allen
Sid Waterman
Hugh Jackman
Peter Lyman
Ian McShane
Joe Strombel
Charles Dance
Mr. Malcolm
Romola Garai
Vivian
Kevin McNally
Mike Tinsley
Jim Dunk
Funeral Speaker
Directed by
Woody Allen
Production
BBC Film
Ingenious MediaReviews
Wuchak
7/102/20/2019
***Enjoyable mystery/comedy with Scarlett Johansson*** "Scoop" (2006) is a mystery/dramedy/romance written and directed by Woody Allen. Scarlett Johansson stars as Sondra Pransky, a geeky college journalist vacationing in England. She gets a tip from the ghost of a dead newsman (Ian McShane) on the identity of a local serial killer and proceeds to partner with bumbling magician Sid Waterman (Woody Allen); the tip leads them to the rich son of a prominent lord, Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman), whom Sondra starts to date to acquire information. Is Lyman the notorious killer or isn't he? Although fantastical and somewhat goofy, "Scoop" is first and foremost a mystery and I did enjoy trying to figure out if Peter Lyman is the "Tarot Card killer." In the story we perceive Peter Lyman largel
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