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Meet John Doe
Comedy, Drama, Romance
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy socially conscious stories that balance newsroom cynicism with earnest faith in ordinary people and democratic solidarity.
- Tone
- satirical, sentimental, uplifting
- Payoff
- inspiration, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- media manipulation, economic hardship, populism, idealism, collective action
- Setting
- early twentieth-century, Depression-era city and radio-media offices
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