• All the King's Men (2006)

    Charismatic Southern politician Willie Stark's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he becomes governor of Louisiana. Unfortunately for Stark, his right-hand man (Jude Law) retains the same good moral fibre he had when the men both entered the political arena.

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All the King's Men
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Release Date: September 22nd, 2006

DVD Release Date: December 19th, 2006

PG-13 |2 hr 8 min

Plot Summary

Charismatic Southern politician Willie Stark's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he becomes governor of Louisiana. Unfortunately for Stark, his right-hand man (Jude Law) retains the same good moral fibre he had when the men both entered the political arena.

Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Hopkins, Jackie Earle Haley

Director: Steven Zaillian

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, VIP, Phoenix Pictures, AKM Productions

Distributors: Sony Pictures

Keywords: Fascinating , 1930s , Underdog , Friend , Friendship , Brooding , Judge , Rise , Transformation , Dark ,

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  • 50
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    In essence, a wild soap opera disguised as a political allegory, it's a movie, with its over-the-map performances, that is worth catching only for the inadvertent laugh or two. show more

  • 50
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Audience can certainly find entertainment in this movie, so long as no one takes things too seriously. One suspects, however, that Zaillian and a vast team of producers and executive producers that includes political consultant and pundit James Carville believe they are making a serious commentary on American politics. It comes closer to kitsch. show more

  • 10
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    What a botch. All the King's Men, a remake of Robert Rossen's classic 1949 film about the rise and fall of a Southern demagogue, has no center, no coherence, no soul and no shame.

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