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J. Edgar

2011
Drama
Crime
2h 17m
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. (imdb)
Directed by:
Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood
Written by:
Dustin Lance Black Dustin Lance Black
Starring:
Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney Josh Lucas Josh Lucas Naomi Watts Naomi Watts Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Jeffrey Donovan Jeffrey Donovan Judi Dench Judi Dench Stephen Root Stephen Root Ken Howard Ken Howard Damon Herriman Damon Herriman Geoff Pierson Geoff Pierson Armie Hammer Armie Hammer Adam Driver Adam Driver
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Genres:
Drama, Crime, History, Biography
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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J. Edgar

2011
Drama
Crime
2h 17m
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Rated 09 Feb 2012
16
9th
Trying to build any kind of sympathy for J. Edgar Hoover is a completely misplaced endeavor as the man was a powerhungry weasel who is rightfully pilloried. It doesn't help that Eastwood's recent trend of sucking at directing ensures a dismal product, with no emotional engagement and a shallow historical basis.
Rated 09 Feb 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 15 Jan 2012
4
13th
Given the horrible streak Eastwood has currently set up for himself, I can't say I'm the least bit surprised this sucked so much. The unfashionable, tedious fashion in which it's told makes Hoover too remote a figure to give a rat's ass about and provides little weight to his personal life, political journey and otherwise notorious nature. Warner Bros. needs to get its head out of its ass and realize Eastwood's better off in a retirement home than behind the camera.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 04 Sep 2012
30
10th
Stale.
Rated 04 Sep 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 17 Nov 2011
30
7th
Someone gave Clint Eastwood millions of dollars to make a History Channel reenactment. This film is downright pointless. As a biopic, it fails to provide anything beyond shallow insight on Hoover. As a drama, the story progresses along an emotional flat line. It's the one of the most awkward implementations of non-linear narrative I've seen. To top it all off, the romance is a complete dud rife with cliches. Oh, and the old people makeup sucks.
Rated 17 Nov 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 01 Dec 2011
45
18th
Poorly edited biopic that seems to be unable to get out of it's own way. Jumps around so much you never know who they are talking about when they say "the president," the elderly make-up was bad (and worse they started the movie off with it), and every time I started to like a little of it they would jump to something completely different in a different time of his life. Severely disappointing.
Rated 01 Dec 2011
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 30 Jan 2012
40
20th
Laaargely indifferent film about an anything but indifferent person. Honestly, I think Eastwood has become an old, tired sentimentalist, who sets sail for great american history, scandals and glory, but fails to tell a story that is even remotely worth paying attention to. Also, he clearly looks very lightly on the hiring of talented make-up artists, because the "eldered" young actors were painfully unreal. Blow me, Hollywood!
Rated 30 Jan 2012
ytadelYtadel
Rated 22 Nov 2011
3
28th
A dry, academic document, only livened up by occasional moments of campy overacting from the usually reliable DiCaprio. I've seen messier, less professional productions this year, but I haven't seen many that provoked less of an emotional response from me at any point during their runtimes.
Rated 22 Nov 2011
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 30 Jan 2012
48
28th
I didn't know Clint could direct such an uninspired, loosely crafted film as this J. Edgar. Shifting the timeline of Edgar's life, the director easily puts his public and personal sides into perspective, but fails to give more than a just cold, well-informed biopic. Despite its dialectical tensions -- it blends the pride of the FBI figure with the fragility of the private man --, it's a lifeless work.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
langelundLangelund
Rated 31 Jan 2012
45
28th
... Well, overall at least it's not nearly as bad as the make-up.
Rated 31 Jan 2012
gordonbombayGordonBombay
Rated 22 Feb 2012
49
22nd
Checked my ratings and apparently I gave "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" 50 points. The best way to describe my disappointment with DiCaprio and Eastwood is to give this movie a lower score. With a great cast, a great director and most importantly a great historical person wrapped in mystory this movie could've been great! I'd like to quote the American poet John Greenleaf Whittier "For all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these, it might have been." - or in layman's terms: BOOO!
Rated 22 Feb 2012
bunkenBunken
Rated 13 Feb 2012
50
37th
Maybe, just maybe Hoover was an interesting persona, but Eastwood sure as hell does not tell that story. I have to point out the obvious epic fail of the make up and I cannot be the only one who has grown tired of Eastwoods insisting of removing any sort of color from all of his recent films.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
mspraguemsprague
Rated 12 Feb 2012
50
9th
Quite boring. I was expecting a lot more.
Rated 12 Feb 2012
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 06 Mar 2012
55
34th
I guess we can safely catalogue this as another one of Eastwood's misses. What begins as an engaging if unremarkable drama devolves into an overlong and rambling mess with DiCaprio's impressive performance being wasted on the unfocused storytelling. And what's with the bad old age make-up?
Rated 06 Mar 2012
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 02 Mar 2012
59
48th
A fine performances and for example Leonardo DiCaprio did a splendid job, though the story did not build anything interesting. So much to tell, so little they archived.
Rated 02 Mar 2012
pausssepaussse
Rated 17 Mar 2012
0
2nd
i expected an excelent movie, a total disaster...
Rated 17 Mar 2012
carbo_kenCarbo-Ken
Rated 21 May 2012
49
7th
FBI should investigate the make-up department. Our aging friend Eastwood should pick better scripts.
Rated 21 May 2012
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 15 Feb 2012
70
50th
This is the brownest fucking movie I've ever seen.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
deryDery
Rated 20 Feb 2012
55
33rd
Horrible make-up, acting etc. Who is J.edgar? Probably fbi's funniest, delusional kid who has a problem with authority.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
woodoowoodoo
Rated 07 Oct 2014
50
10th
It's like one of those History Channel re-enactments, complete with miscast lead. Watch the far superior Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover starring Broderick Crawford instead.
Rated 07 Oct 2014
nolanNolan
Rated 05 Aug 2012
3
6th
Terrible make up, terrible acting, terrible writing. Eastwood was never an amazing filmmaker, but I expected this to be better.
Rated 05 Aug 2012
naurunauru
Rated 12 Feb 2012
17
11th
This is an excruciatingly slow, disjointed slog through the dullest parts of Hoover's life. The film dwells endlessly on the most boring parts and mostly skips the interesting parts of what should have been an engaging story. Instead of an exploration of Hoover's FBI we get a brutally boring love story that seems to never end. If you are interested in a super-slow gay romance movie you might not find this film awful; but if you are hoping for some American history, do not watch this.
Rated 12 Feb 2012
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 24 Apr 2012
33
22nd
Confused, overlong movie. What does it want to be? It doesn't know, and is more the boring for it.
Rated 24 Apr 2012
kfolkfol
Rated 12 May 2018
14
7th
has little depth to it but not dreadful
Rated 12 May 2018
ebelcEbelC
Rated 04 Feb 2012
50
28th
The edition seems a bit chaotic, not difficult to follow, but not oriented to anything. Acting is fine, make-up could be easily improved really, and the story maybe makes J. Edgar too good, but fortunately it also shows some flaws. The movie is more interesting when it becomes personal about the narcisist personality and the repression of his sexual orientation, because of the possible conflict with public and specially his mother. Curious, but I expected something deeper than a soft biopic.
Rated 04 Feb 2012
dst7175dst7175
Rated 13 Mar 2012
20
12th
I can't believe Clint had anything to do with this movie
Rated 13 Mar 2012
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 23 Jan 2012
75
65th
Unlike others I seemed to fall in step with the narrative structure (much like the case was with Flags of Our Fathers), and despite the focus being blurry at best I was invested in the characters and occasionally wowed by the performances. The fact that I didn't know anything about J. Edgar or the Lindbergh story going in helped keep my interest. Almost definitely not as good a film as my score indicates (the criticisms leveled by others are valid), but I enjoyed it for what it was worth.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 28 Feb 2012
0
2nd
I don't need to watch some turgid, washed out, achingly dull Oscar bait movie to know that J. Edgar Hoover was an evil little scumbag. Then again Eastwood isn't in any hurry to point this out. Woefully misguided, and painfully tedious to sit through. Come on Clint, give it up - nobody's interested anymore.
Rated 28 Feb 2012
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 29 Feb 2012
60
30th
It seems that there was simply nothing interesting to tell and Eastwood was trying to hide this by jumping around to another time of Hoovers life every two minutes. Good acting, but not much more.
Rated 29 Feb 2012
maartenmaarten
Rated 29 Jan 2012
71
77th
Quite a decent film, excellent performance by DiCaprio (of course)... but I'm still expecting better of Eastwood, whose brilliant directing hand does not show too often in this interesting biopic... so: good, not *very* good - but still very well worth watching.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
damildamil
Rated 02 Feb 2012
60
43rd
It was a decent biopic. I found it hard to pinpoint exactly what I didn't like about it. It didn't seem to have the dramatic weight required to make it a really great film. It felt like they simplified the character of J. Edgar Hoover too much. It's directed very competently. And Leonardo DiCaprio is good, if a little desperate for an Oscar. The make-up used to make him and Armie Hammer look old is a little unconvincing. So, yeah, watchable but nothing that elevated it to a brilliant film.
Rated 02 Feb 2012
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 24 Jun 2012
68
20th
Judging by what the top-notch talent involved has accomplished, 1 may assume its impossible 2 make a great film about Hoover. A portrait of a private man who accomplished some very important things, while engaging in abuses of power & - that's it. The fact that there's no real character arc (he's paranoid & driven from the start) is only magnified by the past-present intercutting. There is his alleged homosexualty but those scenes feel so speculative, the only emotion they spark is dubiousness
Rated 24 Jun 2012
3names3Names
Rated 22 Jan 2012
82
48th
Interesting to compare this movie to THE IRON LADY, from the same year... I liked J. EDGAR more. MUCH more... I gained a sense of the man's soul. And, I thought it was some of DiCaprio's finer, recent work...
Rated 22 Jan 2012
joojooJooJoo
Rated 27 Dec 2012
3
31st
Decent 90 minute flick that gives up like nothing I've ever seen in its last stretch.
Rated 27 Dec 2012
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 15 Jul 2013
70
36th
This movie was pretty imbalanced. The whole movie seemed to move around too much. With the cast and crew behind this movie, I should probably like it better than I did, but there were just too many times where I got lost during parts of the story. It seemed like the first part of the movie wanted the viewer to get to know Hoover, but all I learned by the end of the movie was that he was a complicated man. This movie didn't help me understand him any better than I did before.
Rated 15 Jul 2013
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 20 Feb 2012
93
88th
Excellent biopic handled by Eastwood in his usual understated, masterful way. DiCaprio is magnificent in the lead and ages convincingly, with the help of terrific make-up; Dench's make-up also excellent as she believably ages from her mid fifties to elderly. Fragmented narrative structure used to great effect as Hoover remembers fragments of his life; supressed homosexual relationship between Hoover and Tolson also handled with remarkable care and tact. Rather bafflingly underrated.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 28 Jul 2022
72
64th
I admit I didn't know too much about this subject going into the movie. I just enjoy watching movies where actors or actresses absorb themselves into roles that will very literally change the way they appear. DiCaprio shows his acting skills here once more and the rest of the cast are excellent in their roles, as well. I thought that what really brought this movie together was the relationship between J. Edgar and Tolson and it's touching as well as it is sad.
Rated 28 Jul 2022
kammeyerKammeyer
Rated 06 May 2012
65
14th
In retrospektive I cant help to wonder, if there actually was a plot here worth making a movie about. Also the movie focused a lot on Edgar being gay, even though(at least to my knowledge) these rumours was never confirmed).
Rated 06 May 2012
nick_hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
80
77th
I believe it. Shit, Leo DiCaprio could tell me that John Wayne was gay, and I'd trust him.
Rated 03 Jun 2013
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 17 Sep 2020
40
6th
unnecessary
Rated 17 Sep 2020
burrrburrr
Rated 31 May 2018
55
14th
54.50
Rated 31 May 2018
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 01 Sep 2012
64
39th
This was folly from the get go. The script is weak and made worse by terrible pacing. Forget all that though, Hoover is pretty much an irredeemable character. He is so insanely egotistic and scheming you just wish he would put the dress on and then die. Average Tier rating for the performances which are mostly solid.
Rated 01 Sep 2012
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 21 Nov 2012
72
63rd
There was no lack of interesting material or talent, it just couldn't get it together.
Rated 21 Nov 2012
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 04 Feb 2013
54
60th
Good job by DiCaprio and other actors, but as usual a Clint Eastwood film can't quite show the kind of adventurousness the director seems capable of. He's better than Spielberg!
Rated 04 Feb 2013
kavuKavu
Rated 08 May 2012
48
23rd
The last half an hour is awesome. Too bad the two hours leading to that are quite boring.
Rated 08 May 2012
supergloosupergloo
Rated 18 Mar 2012
6
26th
Clint Eastwood's wonderfully tacky biopic of J. Edgar Hoover is creepy, often unintentionally funny, and, for the most part, non-revelatory. It doesn't help that DiCaprio's make up makes him look uncannily like character actor Parley Baer.
Rated 18 Mar 2012
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 28 Aug 2012
77
47th
I must say that I didn't know much about J. Edgar Hoover before I saw this film. He definitely led an interesting life. Clint Eastwood did a really nice job of directing this movie. I loved the part where the FBI was investigating the Charles Lindbergh kidnapping case. I also loved all the early forensics that people were dismissing as "bad science". I thought the age make-up for DiCaprio, Watts and Hammer was done really well. I could have done with less romance scenes and more investigations.
Rated 28 Aug 2012
yiannosYiannos
Rated 08 Jul 2018
53
32nd
(Viewed on 6/07/12): Messy. It's at its best when it's focussing on the public perception of Hoover, and the way that he adjusts himself accordingly. In these sequences, we get both an understanding of his ruthlessness and his desire to be admired, as well as his vulnerability, but Eastwood/Black remain relatively silent on his investigation methods which, while unorthodox, were often completely unethical. Leo's prosthetics are also unconvincing, even in low light conditions.
Rated 08 Jul 2018
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 21 Jan 2013
74
48th
Leo wasn't half bad and in spite of including some stuff in this movie that is not historically accurate, it still manages to be less interesting than you would think.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
braddad68braddad68
Rated 02 Aug 2021
96
91st
Finally got to this one. Great filmmaking here (Clint Eastwood) and performances (DiCaprio. Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts).
Rated 02 Aug 2021
ttoshittoshi
Rated 21 Sep 2012
52
34th
A bit dull, but educational.
Rated 21 Sep 2012
lexlex
Rated 21 Jan 2013
75
40th
J Edgar's time-shifting approach in biopic storytelling is both clear and practical making the frequent bombardment of information easy to take in. DiCaprio is excellent (his make up on the other hand...) and the film is wonderfully subtle in capturing the persona that Hoover became. The greatness lies in the details, so I suspect most will dismiss it.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
nimnonimno
Rated 16 Mar 2013
55
46th
A disappointment. Maybe Leo wasn't quite the right actor to cast as J Edgar. It needed someone a little earthier, a little more ugly, more devious and bitter. The subject matter was interesting, which is why I paid to rent it, but it left me feeling short-changed.
Rated 16 Mar 2013
redactedredacted
Rated 28 Aug 2012
44
19th
Things got a little weird after the mother died. 'Munich' had it's Eric Bana screaming sex scene, 'J. Edgar' has it's homosexual repression emerging via dead mother breakdown sequence? The plot covers too many separate instances letting information suffer. The Bobby Kennedy 'The President's dead' phone call, felt squeezed in rather than caressed. Also, the dialogue between the male couple felt either child-like or over-played. Eastwood must have quite a vendetta against the Nixon regime.
Rated 28 Aug 2012
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 26 Dec 2011
82
29th
eastwood's attempt to humanize j. edgar is a worthwhile albeit somewhat humdrum affair....it has sparked my interest in certain historical events...eg: the lindbergh kidnapping but it is one of my least favorite films from this directors recent efforts.....
Rated 26 Dec 2011
filliganFilligan
Rated 16 Dec 2011
69
19th
Solid biopic, even if there's nothing to emotionally invest in. Nothing is given enough screen time to give satisfying closure to, but that's how it'll likely remain when the subject concerns J. Edgar Hoover. The lack of information did give Eastwood and Black a chance to exaggerate greatly, and it's enough to entertain. Neither of them do much with the material to stand out, but as expected DiCaprio owns the hell out of this role.
Rated 16 Dec 2011
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 11 Feb 2012
73
49th
There are many things that make this movie good however there are many things holding it back from becoming great. The performances are all great, but it feels very hollow. There is very little music in it, which just adds to that emptiness feeling. It's just not very compelling. It does everything it's supposed to do, it's a well made film, it's just missing something that makes a movie worthwhile. Leonardo DiCaprio is pretty good, but not The Aviator good.
Rated 11 Feb 2012
timon88Timon88
Rated 23 Jun 2013
24
11th
Biopic in somewhat the same vein as "The Iron Lady", but without the strong central performance. Just putrid.
Rated 23 Jun 2013
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 11 Feb 2012
79
62nd
excellent performances from di caprio and hammer (even in their sloppy old age makeups), naomi watts and judi dench are simply great...good but a bit dry, most probably because of the poor editing..
Rated 11 Feb 2012
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 24 Nov 2016
30
8th
It starts out watchable thanks to DiCaprio (who is excellent as usual), but... wow this is pretty fricking bad. I usually like Eastwood as a director but he dropped the ball here pretty hard. Even the lighting and makeup (particularly Armie Hammer's hilariously terrible old age makeup) are distractingly bad, and the movie feels WAY too pro-Hoover even as it constantly portrays him doing utterly despicable things.
Rated 24 Nov 2016
kalmah7Kalmah7
Rated 28 May 2012
65
27th
The good: Leo The bad: The script, direction The ugly: The old age make up
Rated 28 May 2012
movieboymovieboy
Rated 29 Oct 2013
66
33rd
Dull biopic. Some gawdawful old guy makeup on Clyde. Doesn't at all feel like a Clint Eastwood movie.
Rated 29 Oct 2013
martrynmartryn
Rated 13 Apr 2014
63
34th
I'm not a huge fan of DiCaprio in these biographical films, and this one just didn't hit any of the right notes. I thought the passage of time wasn't really handled very well, and I could never figure out what plot points were important enough to care about. I guess just the gay thing?
Rated 13 Apr 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 05 Oct 2013
59
21st
58.500
Rated 05 Oct 2013
joeroxyjoeroxy
Rated 11 Sep 2012
62
31st
I had never expressed the wish to see Leo in a woman's dress
Rated 11 Sep 2012
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 18 Feb 2013
50
7th
Just not very interesting or engaging. I didn't feel any emotional attachment to any of the character and the grey, dull colour grading makes it a bit depressing to watch, even if it's fitting within the time period this film takes place in. Great performance by DiCaprio but overall I was not impressed or entertained by this film.
Rated 18 Feb 2013
tathieltathiel
Rated 26 Jan 2012
75
42nd
I really like the performance by Leonardo diCaprio, the Story was intersting but somehow I'm not really satisfied with it although I cannot point my finger on it.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
kingofjewkingofjew
Rated 20 Feb 2012
75
61st
Overall a fine movie/portrayal of the notorious head of the Bureau. Again a great performance from Dicaprio (wonder if hes finally gonna win one this year, or if hes gonna have to wait for 30 years like Marty), solid directing from eastwood (some great cinematography) and compelling story telling make this a film to watch! Forget all the brouhaha and the negative press, this is a good movie! All though it could have been 15/20 mins shorter.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
armilioArmilio
Rated 23 Sep 2016
60
28th
A good biopic, well executed, that tries to be fair more than how tries to be interesting. Eastwood seems directing this one with lazyness, without personal style, as if he setted the autopilot and the film was done mainly with the expert but un-ispired help of his collaborators, as well as we'll see also in America Sniper.
Rated 23 Sep 2016
ephedrinephedrin
Rated 24 Oct 2012
70
74th
Rise of FBI
Rated 24 Oct 2012
silencersilencer
Rated 04 Mar 2012
69
34th
The weakest film of Eastwood as a director that I have seen yet. :(
Rated 04 Mar 2012
daesanyeDaeSanye
Rated 29 Feb 2012
5
30th
Has the same problem as Public Enemy with Depp... should have been an interesting story but failed to actually deliver...
Rated 29 Feb 2012
jacobclark12jacobclark12
Rated 26 Oct 2015
46
32nd
J. Edgar is a bit of an overstuffed mess. Clint Eastwood tends to draw out the details a little too much and focuses a lot more than I cared on Edgar's private life. There were times when it helped the film move along, yes, but on the whole I wanted to see more of how he changed the FBI's role. Leonardo DiCaprio turns in an excellent performance as always, but the film's absurd length makes it a bore aside from a few expertly crafted sequences.
Rated 26 Oct 2015
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 21 Feb 2012
45
23rd
More like J. Edgar SNOOZER of the Federal BORED-o of investi... err, let's see... investi-LAME-ions, am I right? No, but really, this was a terribly dry and unengaging biopic that suffers from bad editing, fake looking make-up and wooden acting.
Rated 21 Feb 2012
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 26 Mar 2018
40
24th
This movie about a not very likeable character is well done, but since I didn't relate much to Hoover I didn't really get into it
Rated 26 Mar 2018
ashbyAshby
Rated 13 May 2012
77
50th
DiCaprio is easily the best part of this movie, putting on a really great performance, but the the movie lacks in other parts. The old-age make-up is god-awful and the whole thing generally seems to be missing a sense of direction and point. 15 - 20 minutes could have been taken of the movie too, but allthough it is a bit too long, the nice pacing more or less makes up for it. I went into this expecting a lot more, but it was a solid film nonetheless.
Rated 13 May 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 17 Jun 2013
40
29th
Meanders all over the place, & by the arrival of its messy & tedious ending has all but worn out its welcome. LDC deserves credit for managing to act through the terrible aging make-up, & the reliable Watts also performs. "J. Edgar" unfortunately too often falls into unintenional hilarity & piano-scored TV-Movie-esq melodrama, particuarly during the second half of its overlong runtime. This never really takes on the moral & political issues of Hoover's tenureship, & that's its biggest weakness.
Rated 17 Jun 2013
mertmert
Rated 28 Apr 2012
80
62nd
Una difference pelicula.
Rated 28 Apr 2012
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 11 Nov 2014
73
50th
Por algum motivo esqueci de marcá-lo.
Rated 11 Nov 2014
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 19 Feb 2012
2
21st
If nothing else, Dustin Lance Black just confirmed what I already thought - won an Oscar only because he was gay. And man Leo is so desperate for an Oscar, it's kind of sad actually. Mostly a boring and shitty film, especially the ending which just seemed like they got sick of trying and just let the PA's run the show. Another forgettable film from Eastwood, quit ruining your legacy man.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 20 Nov 2011
30
78th
"Images of the living, yet decaying, body are what turn a cookie-cutter biopic into something far more personal." - Jaime N. Christley
Rated 20 Nov 2011
eminsreminsr
Rated 16 Mar 2015
60
8th
Neden iyi bir film olmadığı konusunda söylenecek çok şey var ancak ben en çok yaşlandırma makyajına takıldım. Adamın yüzünü 90 yapmışsında duruşu 40 gösterdikten sonra ne işe yarar.
Rated 16 Mar 2015
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 07 Dec 2011
55
49th
Expected a lot better.
Rated 07 Dec 2011
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 13 Dec 2011
78
71st
This is another interesting and well made movie by director Clint Eastwood. Leondardo DiCaprio is excellent in the title role. Armie Hammer and Judi Dench also put in some fine acting performances. I did not know much about J. Edgar before this movie, his life was very interesting.
Rated 13 Dec 2011
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 18 Nov 2011
1
0th
Despite Leo DiCaprio's eager-beaver empathetic performance, this grim, humorless exercise, featuring lousy old-age make-up, turns out ghoulish and self-congratulatory -- just like Milk.
Rated 18 Nov 2011
jetboyjetboy
Rated 23 Sep 2022
10
0th
what a boring disaster
Rated 23 Sep 2022
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
50
28th
Whether unintentionally or by design, the movie never really makes a case either for or against the troubled figure at its center.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
glmglm
Rated 07 Dec 2011
70
44th
70.000
Rated 07 Dec 2011
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 03 Mar 2012
60
40th
i had no particular interest in the person of j. edgar hoover. and in terms of character study, it may merely scratch the surface of what kind of messed up person hoover was. but that would've meant to me, that there had to be something else going on. which wasn't exactly the case, either. some random jumping around to benchmarks of FBI history with emphasis on the lindbergh-baby-case. it tries to touch too many subjects and a too great timespan at once, so it gets lost in indifference. too bad.
Rated 03 Mar 2012
ribcageribcage
Rated 29 Jun 2012
55
30th
goes through a checklist of presenting pertinent events and trivia surrounding hoover and that's about it.
Rated 29 Jun 2012
xacviantxacviant
Rated 04 Mar 2012
55
11th
Difficult as the subject of J. Edgar Hoover must have been to tackle, a more satisfactory approach could surely have been found; Dustin Lance Black's ham-fisted, murkily constructed script provides only in flashes a real look into who Hoover was or what made him tick, falling back on a shallow Oedipal complex and heavy-handed repressed homosexuality. Flat direction; DiCaprio and Armie Hammer do what they can with the material (although Hammer is stymied by some horrifically bad old-age makeup).
Rated 04 Mar 2012
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 25 Jan 2012
66
22nd
clean, conventional, boooooring.
Rated 25 Jan 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 08 Jun 2012
60
34th
All I could think of during the last 20ish minutes of this movie was that Jackass skit where they dress Knoxville up in the old man makeup and have him makeout with another old man. Richard Nixon in the end basically spouts out the films real title ;)
Rated 08 Jun 2012
josie19Josie19
Rated 09 Sep 2012
64
31st
Boring, empty and ultimately a waste of good acting. I can only guess Eastwood has now gone over to the Darkside and has certainly done much, much better with his other films.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 01 Mar 2012
88
37th
i love biography! and what a bastard he was!
Rated 01 Mar 2012
majid1989majid1989
Rated 30 Mar 2017
68
43rd
بازی دوست داشتنی دی کاپریو . فیلم درباره خالق اف بی ای بود که به طرزی جالب این سازمان را ساخت و تاآخرعمر ریاست آن را برعهده داشت . نکته جالب درباره فیلم نمایش تاریخ معاصر امریکا در کنار زندگینامه جی ادگار است . فیلم ارزش دیدن را دارد . با وجود مبهم شخصیت ادگار استیوود به طرزی مناØ
Rated 30 Mar 2017
adoubleadouble
Rated 02 Oct 2012
40
17th
One of the blandest biopics you will ever see. Even despite great work from Dicaprio and Armie Hammer(overcoming some truly hideous old age makeup), the movie never manages to connect or challenge on any level. It's completely unremarkable and forgettable.
Rated 02 Oct 2012
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 24 Jan 2012
40
20th
Unfocused and excruciating slow in the last reel. DiCaprio and the Lindbergh-story keeps it afloat but only just. And who approved Armie Hammer's make-up?
Rated 24 Jan 2012
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 01 Jul 2020
38
16th
Lacks any type of magic, is too formal, and DiCaprio comes off as trying too hard here. From the awful lighting, to the lifeless cinematography, to the puzzling makeup, it appears that this was made on a shoestring budget. Eastwood has a reputation for getting movies made on time and below budget, and that is detrimental to this production. There must be a better way to make a biopic about J. Edgar Hoover. Far from awful, but decidedly below average and a missed opportunity for sure.
Rated 01 Jul 2020

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