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J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011Movie⏱️ 2h 17mRπŸ† #4160 Top Rated
BiographyDramaRomance
⭐ 6.5
IMDB Rating
137,534 votes

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director
Clint Eastwood
Writers
N/A
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts
Release Date
November 11, 2011
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 5
Wins
🎯 17
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 320
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 189K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
as J. Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer
Armie Hammer
as Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts
as Helen Gandy
Josh Hamilton
Josh Hamilton
as Robert Irwin
Geoff Pierson
Geoff Pierson
as Mitchell Palmer
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Cheryl Lawson
as Palmer's Wife
Kaitlyn Dever
Kaitlyn Dever
as Palmer's Daughter
Brady Matthews
Brady Matthews
as Inspector
Gunner Wright
Gunner Wright
as Dwight Eisenhower
David A. Cooper
David A. Cooper
as Franklin Roosevelt

πŸ’° Box Office

$84,920,539
Worldwide Gross
$37,306,030
Domestic Gross
$11,217,324
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
Datasat
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Warrenton, Virginia, USA
Production
Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Wintergreen Productions

🏷️ Keywords

fbi directorabuse of powerj. edgar hoover characteramerican historyfbi federal bureau of investigation

🎯 Categories

DocudramaPeriod DramaPolitical DramaBiographyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Great but not without its flaws
by qq107 β€’ 2011-11-06
8/10

"Just got back from a screening in Vancouver~ Thanks to Clint Eastwood, it was almost free (only one dollar per ticket) I will try to keep my review spoiler-free~ Personally, I thought it was a great film. Not exceptional in anyway, but still great. The tone reminds me a bit of Changeling. Makes sense since the stories are from the same period. I have to say, with Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio and Dustin Lance Black all on board, I was kind of expecting something a bit more than this. I thought the weakest link was the script. It was interesting, but flawed. Also, the story was not very intrigu..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

According to Armie Hammer, he and Leonardo DiCaprio proposed to Clint Eastwood to depict the sexual relationship between the characters as graphic, but he refused, arguing the screenplay didn't call for it.

πŸ“– Synopsis

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.