Network (1976)

In pursuit of higher ratings an unscrupulous TV network mercilessly exploits the increasingly unstable mindset of ageing news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch), while his closest friend Max Schumacher (William Holden) can do little but watch, partly because Max has personal issues of his own to deal with.
The savagely satirical media-whoring parts of the film are well-scripted, but it's when it explores human relationships that it really hit the mark for me - the scene between Max and his wife is a perfect example of what I mean. In many ways, the politics of fragile people eclipses the politics of financial profits.

3½ corporate manoeuvres out of 5