The Ides of March (2011)

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Academy Awards: Oscar won & 508 nominated
Won 1 award & 24 nominations
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About the movie

Year

2011

Runtime

1 h 41 min

Genre

Drama

Country

United States

Director

George Clooney

Writers

Beau Willimon, Beau Willimon, Grant Heslov

Plotline

An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

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Starring

Ryan Gosling

George Clooney

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Evan Rachel Wood

Marisa Tomei

Main cast

Ryan Gosling Stephen Meyers

George Clooney Governor Mike Morris

Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Zara

Paul Giamatti Tom Duffy

Evan Rachel Wood Molly Stearns

Marisa Tomei Ida Horowicz

Jeffrey Wright Senator Thompson

Max Minghella Ben Harpen

Jennifer Ehle Cindy Morris

Gregory Itzin Jack Stearns

Michael Mantell Senator Pullman

Yuriy Sardarov Mike

Bella Ivory Jenny

Hayley Meyers Jill Morris

Maya Sayre Sue

Danny Mooney Campaign Editor

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External critics' reviews

This taut cautionary tale explores the dark side of American politics. And leaves the viewer to wonder - if anyone's still wondering - is there a bright side? more

Clooney certainly brings out the best in his actors, but his driving trait as a filmmaker is that he knows what plays - he has an uncanny sense of how to uncork a scene and let it bubble and flow. more

Both taut and satisfyingly relevant, it presents a portrait of a compromised elections system -- one that should give the left wing, the right wing and the fringe-dwelling nutjobs something they can all agree on. Namely: We're in deep doo-doo. more

A big, bruisingly funny moral fable etched in acid and Obama disillusion. more

It isn't a great film. But it is a smart and high-minded one, wonderfully cast, with understated direction. Clooney is good enough in the lead to stir talk of a political future. more

A cynical, polished and deeply disturbing look at the kind of camera-ready liberal dreamboy who gets elected in 60-second sound bites, it is one of the most important films of the year. more

This is a deeply cynical movie and, in that cynicism, it finds truth. more

A harsh self-examination of the cynicism that has crept into every cranny of the political landscape. As such, it's absolutely a story of our times. more

As a director, Clooney makes his most straightforward movie yet, although it's static at times due to the stage origins of Willimon's material. more

The title suggests a dramatic Shakespearean twist, but Clooney's aims are much simpler. As he builds to a western showdown divorced from political specificity, the Manchurian-like manipulation turns Ides of March into an allegorical monster movie in which everyone's competing for the role of the monster and most people can't see it. more

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