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A Higher Loyalty

Original title: The Comey Rule
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 45m
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7.5/10
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Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in A Higher Loyalty (2020)
Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this two-part event series that tells the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course. Watch the premiere on September 27.
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Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this limited series of the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics ... Read allJeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this limited series of the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this limited series of the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

  • Creator
    • Billy Ray
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Holly Hunter
    • Michael Kelly
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,766
    666
    • Creator
      • Billy Ray
    • Stars
      • Jeff Daniels
      • Holly Hunter
      • Michael Kelly
    • 231User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • James Comey
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Sally Yates
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Andrew McCabe
    Jennifer Ehle
    Jennifer Ehle
    • Patrice Comey
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Rod Rosenstein
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • James Clapper
    Oona Chaplin
    Oona Chaplin
    • Lisa Page
    Amy Seimetz
    Amy Seimetz
    • Trisha Anderson
    Steven Pasquale
    Steven Pasquale
    • Peter Strzok
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Donald Trump
    Steve Zissis
    Steve Zissis
    • Jim Baker
    Shawn Doyle
    Shawn Doyle
    • Bill Priestap
    Brian d'Arcy James
    Brian d'Arcy James
    • Mark Giuliano
    Kingsley Ben-Adir
    Kingsley Ben-Adir
    • Barack Obama
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    • Justin Patel
    William Sadler
    William Sadler
    • Michael Flynn
    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • Chuck Rosenberg
    T.R. Knight
    T.R. Knight
    • Reince Priebus
    • Creator
      • Billy Ray
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    • Trivia
      Jeff Daniels offered to play Donald Trump if no other actor would accept the part, though playing James Comey was his first choice. Brendan Gleeson reconsidered and accepted after originally turning the role down.
    • Quotes

      James Comey: If we ever put anything above the truth, it's a bell that can never be unrung.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.217 (2020)

    User reviews231

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    8/10

    Engrossing and disturbing

    Well acted and almost unbelievable story if there wasn't just one iota of truth in it. It unravels the near total disintegration and moral corruption of any real democracy here. How did they sink so low.
    • tosabu2
    • Sep 27, 2020
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2020 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Comey Rule V.F.
    • Production companies
      • CBS Studios
      • Home Run Productions
      • Secret Hideout
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      1 hour 45 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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