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J. Edgar (2011) 6.6
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Metascore: 59/100
Reviews: 241 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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Palmer's Daughter
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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:
USALanguage:
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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Judi Dench broke her toe while working on her previous movie. She kept her injury secret to avoid being replaced. Co-producer Robert Lorenz only found out after she had finished filming her scenes. See more »Goofs
An early Tolson/Hoover scene at the tailors, is set up with an exterior shot of a well-known Washington department store. The stone engraving on the building says the "Julius Garfinkle" Company. The correct spelling of that Washington institution was "Garfinckel." When a document from the store appears moments later "Garfinckel" is spelled correctly. 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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I'm one of those viewers who can not comprehend bad reviews from below. This is an almost perfect movie: excellent performances by the cast, traditional discrete direction by Mr. Eastwood (also his ever fantastic music score), emotions, well written script... You name it. Let's clear out one thing: This is NOT primarily a biographic movie but a story of love and devotion. And that's why Mr. Eastwood excels again. If you want a biopic, you can give it to anyone, but if you want an emotional story perfectly told, you give it to Mr. Eastwood. He is an artist par excellence.
Highly recommended to anyone who, after the abundance of Hollywood movie junk, wants to see finally a very very good movie.