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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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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 03/07/2017
Revealing. Fascinating. Entertaining. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/22/2016
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. Go to Full Review
Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in 06/21/2016
Credit must go to Cranston for giving this lean film some heft. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/27/2022
2.5/5
I can’t help but think a more truthful telling would have resulted in a better and more compelling drama. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 04/25/2022
3/4
Ultimately the story of an underdog besting a bully, and who doesn't love stories like that? Go to Full Review
Olly Richards NME (New Musical Express) 06/08/2021
4/5
Bryan Cranston makes the tricky leap from television to the big screen in style. Go to Full Review
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Cfunk D @Cfunk2085 1d Great biopic with a great cast. The acting is amazing. Bryan is amazing at portraying Trumbo. And the name dropping is great See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 11 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 See more Divyansh U. @Divyansh Jul 22 Good one time watch and that’s all there is to it. Bryan Cranston is his usual best. See more Dane B. M Jul 19 Absolutely spellbinding. I watched not knowing who this man was. I watched knowing every film he wrote. I watched with a new respect for him and all he stood for. Dalton Trumbo was a hero. I'm an actor. I can only imagine the difficulties he went through. I also never knew Hedda Hopper was so witchy. She saw herself as a kind of cultural soldier. Her views were rooted in far-right nationalism, Christian fundamentalism, and moral panic. She often collaborated with groups like the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals and cheered on HUAC's witch hunts. The blacklist crumbled. Trumbo outlived the blacklist—and Hedda Hopper. He died in 1976; she in 1966. See more Adam Y Jul 9 Trumbo should serve as a warning that history can repeat itself, and our freedom of speech is always in jeopardy. See more Mike G Mar 22 Only Crantson could move so easily from a dentist in Seinfeld to a mastermind in Breaking Bad to a sympathetic character in Trumbo. Truly one of the great actors of this early century. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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