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Trumbo Poster
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metacriticBased on 33 Critics
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Release Date: November 6th, 2015

DVD Release Date: May 30th, 2016

R|2 hr 4 min

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

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Dame Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Louis C.K. , John Goodman, Stephen Root, Michael Stuhlbarg

Director: Jay Roach

Genres: Biography, Historical drama

Production Co: Groundswell Productions

Distributors: Bleecker Street Media

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  • 80
    Allan HunterScreen International

    Bryan Cranston creates a potent sense of Trumbo as a reasonable man, full of charm, eloquence and principle and he is surrounded by a string of performances to savour. show more

  • 70
    Jordan MintzerThe Hollywood Reporter

    What makes the movie work are the lively performances, both from the supporting cast and from Cranston, who sheds the mimicry and pontificating of earlier scenes to turn Trumbo into a wry, self-deprecating and somewhat cheeky older man, even if he continued to stand up for what was right. show more

  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    It's a period piece full of colorful characters, natty costumes, jaunty music. show more

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