Trumbo

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Trumbo

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2015

2h 4m

Biography

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Drama

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In 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and other Hollywood figures get blacklisted for their political beliefs.

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Critics Consensus

Trumbo serves as an honorable and well-acted tribute to a brilliant writer's principled stand, even if it doesn't quite achieve the greatness of its subject's own classic screenplays.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Mar 7, 2017

Revealing. Fascinating. Entertaining.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 22, 2016

3/4

Trumbo is a solid effort made close to unmissable thanks in large part to Cranston's magnificence, the resulting biopic a gripping return to a Hollywood of yesteryear where the themes being examined couldn't be more appropriately timely.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Scroll.in

Jun 21, 2016

Credit must go to Cranston for giving this lean film some heft.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

C

'Trumbo' is a fine biopic, not lacking in depth so much as imagination.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 27, 2022

2.5/5

I can’t help but think a more truthful telling would have resulted in a better and more compelling drama.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 25, 2022

3/4

Ultimately the story of an underdog besting a bully, and who doesn't love stories like that?

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Besim M

@BesMam88 Oct 16, 2026

Maybe Bryan Cranston is just another one of this great author's pseudonyms. He captures Trumbo's intellectual pride and rhetorical brilliance so seamlessly that his screen presence feels entirely natural and not at all contrived.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 28, 2026

This movie is worthy of *4* stars...

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Scott M

@RT75128960 Mar 16, 2026

Political movie that's not good. These types of civil rights stories are so boring because if you've seen one, you've seen them all. Brian Cranston does an okay job. Nothing really that good here.

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Cfunk D

@Cfunk2085 Feb 14, 2026

Great biopic with a great cast. The acting is amazing. Bryan is amazing at portraying Trumbo. And the name dropping is great

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 11, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, só a atuação do Brian Cranston

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Divyansh U.

@Divyansh Jul 22, 2025

Good one time watch and that’s all there is to it. Bryan Cranston is his usual best.

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Synopsis

In 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and other Hollywood figures get blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director: Jay Roach
Producer: Michael London, Janice Williams, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, Nimitt Mankad, John McNamara, Kevin Kelly Brown
Screenwriter: John McNamara
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: Groundswell Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 2h 4m

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