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Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

He'd do anything to get a great story.

20037.01h 34m

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.

Directed by Billy Ray
Written by Billy Ray, Buzz Bissinger
Produced by Adam Merims, Craig Baumgarten, Gaye Hirsch
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen

Stephen Glass

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Charles 'Chuck' Lane

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Caitlin Avey

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Andy Fox

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Amy Brand

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Michael Kelly

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Adam Penenberg

Mark Blum

Mark Blum

Lewis Estridge

Simone-Elise Girard

Simone-Elise Girard

Catarina Bannier

Chad Donella

Chad Donella

David Bach

Themes & Keywords

journalismbased on true story

About Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass is a drama, history film released in 2003 exploring themes of journalism, based on true story. Directed by Billy Ray, it stars Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny. 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.

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