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Nov 8, 2011 · As a period biopic, "J. Edgar" is masterful. Few films span seven decades this comfortably. The sets, the props, the clothes, and details, look effortlessly right, and note how Eastwood handles the many supporting roles (some of them depicting famous people).
43% Tomatometer 248 Reviews 44% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes one of America's most-powerful men. Serving ...
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- Clint Eastwood
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- Leonardo Dicaprio
Nov 8, 2011 · At once a fascinating psychological portrait and an act of Hollywood revisionism, “J. Edgar” doesn’t set out to fully right the record that Hoover distorted, at times with the help of studio ...
- Clint Eastwood
- Manohla Dargis
- 137 min
Nov 9, 2011 · This brooding, shadow-drenched melodrama with strong political overtones examines the public and private lives of a strange, tortured man who had a phenomenal will to power. A man with the keenest...
Nov 9, 2011 · Critics Choice Awards. • 2 Nominations. J. Edgar explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered.
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Critic Reviews. User Reviews. Cast & Crew. Details. 59. Metascore Mixed or Average. positive. 24 (57%) mixed. 14 (33%) negative. 4 (10%) Showing 42 Critic Reviews. 90. Los Angeles Times. Nov 8, 2011. J. Edgar is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale, and how could it be otherwise? Read More. By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW. 88. New York Post.
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Nov 3, 2011 · J. Edgar. Leonardo DiCaprio. Written by Dustin Lance Black, the Warner Bros. film features Armie Hammer, Judi Dench and Naomi Watts as the historic FBI Boss' closest companions.
