What is Scoop about?
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A whimsical London mystery unfolds as a student journalist chases a big story and a charming aristocrat.
Campy, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 29, 2026.
Scoop parents guide
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byWoody Allen
StarringScarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Charles Dance, Romola Garai
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