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A hugely popular comedy film has been recently added on streaming in the UK (Picture: Dreamworks\/Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An iconic film declared ‘the Godfather of comedies<\/a>’ and ‘probably the most influential movie’ of this century is now streaming for free in the UK.<\/p>\n

Recently added on ITVX<\/a> is a hugely popular funny movie from 2004, starring a bevvy of humorous US A-listers<\/a> including Will Ferrell<\/a>, Paul Rudd<\/a>, Vince Vaughn, Fred Armisen, Ben Stiller<\/a>, Chris Parnell and Seth Rogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been praised as an \u2018instant classic with a perfect cast\u2019 and the \u2018funniest movie ever made\u2019 by fans in the over twenty years since it was first released.<\/p>\n

Steve Carell<\/a>, Christina Applegate<\/a> and David Koechner complete the main cast in yes, you guessed it, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Directed by Adam McKay, who also wrote it with Ferrell, and the first film in a franchise \u2013 sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues<\/a> came out in 2013 \u2013 Anchorman pokes fun at 1970s broadcast culture.<\/p>\n

Set at a fictional San Diego TV station, Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) is the star until new hire Veronica Corningstone (Applegate) achieves higher ratings while filling in for him.<\/p>\n

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell, is now available on ITVX (Picture: Moviestore\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The movie, seen as a highly quotable cult classic, was not universally loved by critics when it released in 2004 (Picture: Dreamworks\/Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While it achieved only lukewarm reviews from critics upon release, in grossed $90.6million (\u00a368.2m) on a budget of $26m (\u00a319.6m).<\/p>\n

In the following years, Anchorman has achieved cult status with fans and is considered an eminently quotable movie \u2013 including by famous news presenters Andrew Marr<\/a> and Dermot Murnaghan, who both chose to finish their final broadcasts at their long-term employers, the BBC and Sky News respectively, with reference to Burgundy\u2019s line \u2018Stay Classy, San Diego\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">What’s your favourite part from Anchorman?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>On Google, Liana Schnabel wrote in a 5\/5 review: \u2018Was crying laughing! I don’t know how Steve Carell made his character the funniest thing about this movie. The scene where they run off to go suit shopping is gold, 11\/10. I get excited whenever I hear about this film now, it’s like crack but in movie form.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Weston K added on Rotten Tomatoes: \u2018Super Funny! This is probably the most influential movie of the 21st century.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Loved it, I laughed too much,\u2019 admitted Roselyn Edema, while Andrew Penney pronounced it \u2018the greatest comedy of all time\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJQ4qEWm9lU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"418\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22947320 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dreamworks\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (460304c) 'ANCHORMAN,THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY' - Christina Applegate, Baxter the dog and Will Ferrell 'Anchorman,The Legend Of Ron Burgundy' Film - 2004\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_248340662-8ea5.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans though have called Anchorman ‘the Godfather of comedies’ and ‘probably the most influential movie of the 21st century’ (Picture: Dreamworks\/Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, for Matt E, Anchorman is \u2018the Godfather of comedies\u2019 while other fans described it as \u2018probably one of the funnier movies ever made\u2019 with the power to \u2018bring you to tears\u2019 with its humour.<\/p>\n<p>For Kevin K Anchorman is \u2018the single funniest movie I have ever seen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He continued in his Rotten Tomatoes audience review: \u2018If I am in dire straits with only hours to live, put this movie in front of me and put the subtitles on so I can recite those classic jokes along with the movie.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This is in contrast with some of the professional critics of two decades ago, with Flick Filosopher\u2019s MaryAnn Johanson blasting Anchorman as \u2018[n]inety endless minutes of some of the most stunningly incompetent filmmaking I’ve ever seen…\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"421\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22947315 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dreamworks\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (460304b) 'ANCHORMAN,THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY' - Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner 'Anchorman,The Legend Of Ron Burgundy' Film - 2004\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_248340668-3b11.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Anchorman boasts a star-studded cast of comic talent, including Steve Carell and Paul Rudd (both pictured) (Picture: Dreamworks\/Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bruce Westbrook for the Houston Chronicle described the movie as \u2018overly broad humour with little on its mind\u2019, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reelingreviews.com\/reviews\/anchorman\/#Laura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critic Laura Clifford<\/a> branded it \u2018essentially ninety minutes of name-calling and surprise cameos masquerading as comedy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The movie currently holds a score of only 66% from critics on review aggregator platform <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, while fans have rated it higher at 86%.<\/p>\n<p>Others were more positive, with Rolling Stone\u2019s review saying Anchorman \u2018slaps a goofy smile on your face\u2019, while Empire magazine decreed it \u2018certainly the silliest comedy of the year, but mainly in a good way\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You will laugh. Then you will laugh some more. Then you will laugh still again,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2004\/07\/09\/AR2005033114841.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Post<\/a>\u2019s Stephen Hunter promised fans, while the Detroit News marvelled: \u2018Ferrell has an absolutely magical way of making complete morons lovable.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"421\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22947314 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock (1563197a) Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell Film and Television\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_248340667-22f7.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Some critics over two decades ago admitted to laughing more than they should at the movie (Picture: Moviestore\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Sloppy, crude, pursuing the most far-flung tangents in hopes of a laugh, Anchorman still gave me more stupid giggles than I’d care to admit if I weren’t paid to,\u2019 confessed Boston Globe\u2019s Ty Burr.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Proving that even infantile humour can be funny, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy does make you laugh even if you hate yourself for doing so,\u2019 shared The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Kirk Honeycutt.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>is streaming now for free on ITVX in the UK.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hugely popular comedy film has been recently added on streaming in the UK (Picture: Dreamworks\/Everett\/Rex\/Shutterstock) An iconic film declared ‘the Godfather of comedies’ and ‘probably the most influential movie’ of this century is now streaming for free in the UK. 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