Biographical drama

Christine (2016): Ratings, Box Office & Ending

Name: Christine
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2016-10-14
Duration: 1 h 59 min

Christine is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Antonio Campos. It runs 1 hour 59 minutes and earned $313,465 worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best First Screenplay at the Spirit Awards 2017. Critics gave it 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

IMDb rating: 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
worldwide gross: $313.5K
award nomination: 1

Loading streaming availability…

Watch the trailer Plot & ending explained

Released: October 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 59m (119 min)
Director: Antonio Campos
Genres: Biography , Drama
Original language: English
Studio: Orchard, The
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Christine About?

The premise of Christine without spoilers. The whole story and the ending explained are in the plot summary further down.

An ambitious journalist pursues her dream of becoming an on-air star, often clashing with her supervisor regarding the balance between serious reporting and sensationalized content. Battling insecurity and personal struggles, she finds comfort in a supportive friendship with a colleague, but also experiences unreciprocated romantic feelings. As her professional and personal life becomes increasingly complicated, Christine's determination leads her down a troubling and unforeseen path.

Christine Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags

1970s
suicide
female reporter
television reporter
television journalist
female journalist
television
suicide on television
workplace suicide
depression
personal crisis
unhappiness

+38 more

dissatisfaction
self esteem
television ratings
live tv
record player
television set
television station
television studio
tv program
broken dream
tv news
trouble
bitterness
rage
anger
tv interview
journalist
television camera
camera
loneliness
employer employee relationship
sarasota florida
mental illness
based on true story
title spoken by character
character name as title
forename as title
man wears eyeglasses
filmed suicide
televised suicide
witnessing a suicide
public suicide
live suicide
death on air
suicide by shooting oneself in the head
shot through the head
shot in head
shot in the head point blank

Loading streaming availability…

Crew

The Director of Christine

Directed by Antonio Campos.

Director Antonio Campos

From the director

More from Antonio Campos

More films directed by Antonio Campos, best-rated first: The Devil All the Time, Homemade, Afterschool and Simon Killer.

Full filmography

Ratings

Christine Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Christine 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

IMDb

6.9 /10
See on IMDb
Rotten Tomatoes

88% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 72%
See on Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic

72 Metascore

User score 6.8
See on Metacritic
TMDB

69% User score
See on TMDB
Letterboxd

3.6 /5

136 ratings
See on Letterboxd
Movie Insider

4.0 /5
See on Movie Insider

Plot

Christine Plot Summary & Ending Explained

What happens in Christine from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events and the ending explained. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In this fact-inspired narrative set in 1974, we follow Christine Chubbuck, the dedicated reporter for WZRB Channel 30 in Sarasota, Florida. Having transitioned from her previous role in Boston, Christine seeks to deliver meaningful news stories that matter. One pivotal moment arises when she lands an interview with none other than President Richard Nixon, just weeks before his impending resignation, but to her dismay, she finds herself alone in the studio with no one to engage her in dialogue.

Full summary

The whole story of Christine, scene by scene, with the ending explained

Read the full summary