Which film's plot concerns the fixing of game shows in the 1950's?

Quiz Show is the film about the fixing of American game shows in the 1950s. Directed and produced by Robert Redford, the 1994 historical drama centers on the real Twenty-One quiz-show scandal.

The story follows contestants Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren, whose televised competition became part of a wider scheme in which producers supplied contestants with answers or otherwise controlled outcomes. The scandal exposed how television networks prioritized ratings and sponsorship over fair competition. Congressional investigators, including lawyer Richard Goodwin, examined the allegations.

The film is based partly on Goodwin’s memoir and dramatizes the moral choices facing contestants, producers, investigators, and network executives. Ralph Fiennes plays Van Doren, John Turturro plays Stempel, and Rob Morrow plays Goodwin.

The title can cause confusion because Twenty-One was the actual game show at the center of the scandal, while Quiz Show is the name of the movie. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.