Drama History Biography

Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures Imagine Entertainment Malpaso
Blu-ray distributor	Warner Bros.
Release date	Nov 11, 2011  Jan 20, 2012  Nov 11, 2011  Jan 26, 2012  Jan 19, 2012 All release dates  Nov 11, 2011  Jan 20, 2012  Nov 11, 2011  Jan 26, 2012  Jan 19, 2012  Jan 11, 2012  Jan 27, 2012  Jan 04, 2012  Jan 27, 2012  Jan 11, 2012  Mar 01, 2012  Jan 19, 2012  Jan 06, 2012  Jan 19, 2012  Feb 02, 2012  Jan 20, 2012  Jan 28, 2012  Jan 06, 2012  Feb 02, 2012  Jan 05, 2012  Jan 20, 2012  Jan 26, 2012  Feb 23, 2012  Feb 09, 2012  Jan 20, 2012  Mar 09, 2012  Mar 02, 2012 Collapse
Box office	$37,306,030   $84,606,030
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	137 min
Rated	R
Technical details	2.39:1

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

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

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench, Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney
Producer: Clint Eastwood

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 10, 2011

140 minutes is a long time to devote to a bio-pic, only to learn absolutely nothing momentous about the subject. Perhaps that’s the way J. Edgar Hoover would’ve preferred his life story to be told, but as cinema, the caginess creates an interminable viewing experience. Handsomely mounted but otherwise devoid of passion and insight, “J. Edgar” is a bizarre attempt to catch a shadow, providing the audience with spicy bedroom details when the very basics of everyday motivation and behavior would be more welcome. Director Clint Eastwood shows too much leniency with Dustin Lance Black’s screenplay, ...read more...

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