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J. Edgar (2011) 6.6
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Metascore: 59/100
Reviews: 243 user | 371 critic | 42 from Metacritic.com J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life. Director:Clint EastwoodWriter:Dustin Lance Black |
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Palmer's Wife
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Edgar's Father
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Hoover as a Child
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Labor Dept. Lawyer
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Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 November 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$11,217,324 (USA) (11 November 2011)Gross:
$37,304,950 (USA) (17 February 2012)Company Credits
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J. Edgar Hoover: Let me tell you something. The SCLC has direct Communist ties. Even great men can be corrupted, can't they? Communism is not a political party. It is a disease. It corrupts the soul, turning men, even the gentlest of men, into vicious evil tyrants.
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Hoover and Tolson are in Del Mar, and gossip about having seen Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball together at the racetrack before the two had even met. Lucy and Desi did indeed have a home in Del Mar, but not for 20 years after the time of this scene. Furthermore, they gossip about Lucy's fake red hair - she was not a redhead until 1943, having brown or dark blonde hair during most of the 1930s. Additionally, Hoover refers to her hair as "ginger"--a British slang term unknown in the U.S. in the 1930s. See more »Quotes
[first lines]J. Edgar Hoover: Let me tell you something. The SCLC has direct Communist ties. Even great men can be corrupted, can't they? Communism is not a political party. It is a disease. It corrupts the soul, turning men, even the gentlest of men, into vicious evil tyrants.
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Why are there are these horrible reviews? I just saw this movie yesterday and it was utterly fantastic. I'm not the only one that thinks so. The theater was packed with people, mainly from adult to elderly but it was packed non the less. Everyone was clapping at the end of the movie.
"J. Edger" tells the story of how the man J. Edger Hoover came to power, and goes into his personal life. Clint Eastwood did a wonderful job at bring this amazing story to life, and his so score was beautiful too. Leonardo DiCabrio was unbelievable. I couldn't believe how fantastic he was. It was one of the best performances I personally have ever seen. If he dose not win an Oscar for this, it would be just terrible. Everyone else was great too, everyone. And guess what people, the makeup was FANTASTIC!
Why people are bashing this movie so much is beyond me. It's not for everyone I'll admit. It's for people with a brain who want to see a piece of art instead of some stupid film like the Immortals.