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J. Edgar (2011)

R11/09/2011Drama, Crime, History2h 17m

The most powerful man in the world.

Overview

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    John Edgar Hoover

  2. Cast 1

    Naomi Watts

    Helen Gandy

  3. Cast 1

    Armie Hammer

    Clyde Tolson

  4. Cast 1

    Josh Lucas

    Charles Lindbergh

  5. Cast 1

    Josh Hamilton

    Robert Irwin

  6. Cast 1

    Judi Dench

    Anna Marie Hoover

  7. Cast 1

    Geoff Pierson

    Mitchell Palmer

  8. Cast 1

    Gunner Wright

    Dwight Eisenhower

  9. Cast 1

    Dermot Mulroney

    Colonel Schwarzkopf

My only real complaint about Leonardo DiCaprio is that he looks like, well, Leonardo DiCaprio and that is a shame given that given that he doesn't play Lenardo DiCaprio, he plays whoever the script says he is and we all think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread because of that. Except in J. Edgar where, for the first real time, DiCaprio doesn't look like DiCaprio, he looks a lot like the cross-dressing fascist he's portraying. And being Leo, he acts like him too. THANK YOU. For once the studio didn't bank on his face and it paid out. So we not only get to see Leo acting the ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$35,000,000.00

Revenue $84,606,030.00

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