Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) (original) (raw)

A woman catches her husband in bed with another woman, causing him to die of a heart attack. She buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. However, she soon finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to hide the truth.

A woman catches her husband in bed with another woman, causing him to die of a heart attack. She buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. However, she soon finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to hide the truth. (less)

Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Amanda Idoko
Starring: Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Ellen Barkin
Producer: Franklin Leonard

» See full cast & crew

4
fans

139
Blu-ray
collections

8
DVD
collections

20
Digital
collections

10
iTunes
collections

Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, February 17, 2021

2 / 10

Amanda Idoko makes her feature-length screenwriting debut with �Breaking News in Yuba County,� looking to impress with a cat�s cradle-style story of crime and punishment in small town America. The effort lifts liberally from the Coen Brothers filmography, pairing pitch-black violence with a jocular tone of dimwits falling into deep trouble with every decision they make. It�s a shame �Breaking News in Yuba County� isn�t more successful as a comedy or a crime story, with Idoko paying more attention to quirky character connections than storytelling. The picture is a painful sit, with director Tat ...read more...

| | My rating | 5.3928% like it | | ----------- | --------------- |

I Love You to Death (1990) 6.4 87I Love You to Death1990 Swimming with Sharks (1994) 6.9 140Swimming with Sharks1994 Find Me Guilty (2006) 6.8 154Find Me Guilty2006 Justified: City Primeval (2023) 6.9 44Justified: City Primeval2023 The Trip to Spain (2017) 6.9 44The Trip to Spain2017 Animal Kingdom (2016-2022) 7.5 46Animal Kingdom2016-2022 Imaginary Heroes (2004) 7.2 15Imaginary Heroes2004 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2019) 7.3 93Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015-2019
The Chumscrubber (2005) 6.8 77The Chumscrubber2005 The Big C (2010-2013) 7.2 38The Big C2010-2013 Mumford (1999) 6.6 86Mumford1999 The Matador (2005) 7.1 375The Matador2005 The Wonder Years (1988-1993) 8 114The Wonder Years1988-1993 Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) 6.7 64Jerry & Marge Go Large2022 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) 7.4 122The Standoff at Sparrow Creek2018 O Lucky Man! (1973) 7.5 32O Lucky Man!1973

Show more titles »« Show less titles

Similar titles suggested by members