2011 · 2h 17m · Crime, Drama, History
J. Edgar
Directed byClint Eastwood
TMDB
6.2
2.65K votes
Metacritic
59
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Rotten Tomatoes
43%
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Box office
$84.9M
2.4x its $35M budget
US release Nov 9, 2011 by Imagine Entertainment and Malpaso Productions
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Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioJohn Edgar Hoover
- Armie HammerClyde Tolson
- Naomi WattsHelen Gandy
- Josh LucasCharles Lindbergh
- Josh HamiltonRobert Irwin
- Judi DenchAnna Marie Hoover
- Geoff PiersonMitchell Palmer
- Gunner WrightDwight Eisenhower
- Dermot MulroneyColonel Schwarzkopf
- Kaitlyn DeverPalmer's Daughter
- Adam DriverWalter Lyle
- Ed WestwickAgent Smith
Full cast (69)
- Jessica HechtEmma Goldman
- Denis O'HareAlbert Osborne
- Lea ThompsonLela Rogers
- Damon HerrimanBruno Hauptmann
- Sadie CalvanoEdgar's Niece
- Amanda SchullAnita Colby
- Roberta BassinRoosevelt's Secretary
- Emily Alyn LindShirley Temple
- Barbara KeeganBombing Witness
- Gerald DowneyFBI Agent
- Jeffrey DonovanRobert Kennedy
- Geoff StultsRaymond Caffrey
- Thomas LangstonYoung Boy
- Lea CocoAgent Sisk
- Aaron LazarProsecutor Wilentz
- Cheryl LawsonPalmer's Wife
- Brady MatthewsInspector
- David A. CooperFranklin Roosevelt
- Kelly LesterHead Secretary
- Jack DonnerEdgar's Father
- Dylan BurnsHoover as a Child
- Jack AxelrodCaminetti
- Michael James FaradieBureau Agent (1919)
- Josh StambergAgent Stokes
- Christian ClemensonInspector Schell
- Billy SmithSecret Service Officer
- Ken HowardHarlan Fiske Stone
- Zach GrenierJohn Condon
- Johnny CiccoYoung Agent
- Steve MonroeRestaurant Host
- Stephen RootArthur Koehler
- Gary WerntzAttorney General
- David ClennonSenator Friendly
- Michael O'NeillSenator McKellar
- Eric LarkinFred Hunter
- Eric FrentzelWilliam Mahan
- Kyle EastwoodStork Club Band
- Gregory HoytAgent One
- Jenny PhaganBaker's Wife
- Chris CaputoBronx Baker
- Sean MurphyTruck Driver
- Shannon McClain RobertsonAfrican American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
- Leslie AugustineLindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
- Jennipher FosterLucille Ball (uncredited)
- Belinda GosbeeGangster's Moll (uncredited)
- Elizabeth KarrSecretary (uncredited)
- Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lindsay Lucas-BartlettHollywood Starlet (uncredited)
- Pat NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jamie NoelRacetrack Gambler (uncredited)
- Miles FisherAgent Garrison
- Robert FleetEdgar's Mother's Doctor
- Emily BanksRadical Citizen (uncredited)
- Scot CarlisleAgent Williams
- Ryan McPartlinLawrence Richey
- Taylor TunesFilm Premier Attendee (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Writer
- Dustin Lance Black
- Music
- Clint Eastwood
- Cinematography
- Tom Stern
- Editing
- Joel CoxGary D. Roach
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