• Hail, Caesar! (2016)

    In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn't enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals...

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Hail, Caesar!
72
metacriticBased on 50 Critics
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Release Date: February 5th, 2016

DVD Release Date: June 7th, 2016

PG-13 |1 hr 46 min

Plot Summary

In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn't enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals epic "Hail, Caesar!" If the studio doesn't pay $100,000, it's the end of the line for the movie star.

Cast: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand

Director: Joel Coen , Ethan Coen

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Working Title Films

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Office, Cheeky, Charming, Amusing, 1950s, Police officer, Pursuit, Mystery, Survival, Bar, Car

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 70
    Tim GriersonScreen International

    Unquestionably uneven and only occasionally inspired, Hail, Caesar! is nonetheless engrossing and funny thanks to its off-kilter energy and a lead performance from Coens regular Josh Brolin that’s a model of quietly controlled chaos. show more

  • 50
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    There is amusement to be had, engaging actors to admire and beautiful craftsmanship to behold, but the entertainment quotient is below their usual standard when it comes to the films they target for a mass audience, of which this is one. show more

  • 80
    Matt SingerScreenCrush

    Beneath the (sometimes hysterically funny) gags, is a surprisingly thoughtful examination of the same issues that bubble through Joel and Ethan Coen’s more serious pictures; the folly of man, the nature of faith, and the terror of trying to figure out what path through life is the correct one to take. show more

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Awards

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British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2017)
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Oscars Academy Awards (2016)