5.3 Score

2011 • 2h 17min • R • Crime, Drama, History

J. Edgar

"The most powerful man in the world."

As the face of law enforcement in the United States 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 6.5

RT 43%

MC 59

Director

Clint Eastwood

Writer

Dustin Lance Black

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Leonardo DiCaprio

John Edgar Hoover

Armie Hammer

Clyde Tolson

Naomi Watts

Helen Gandy

Josh Lucas

Charles Lindbergh

Josh Hamilton

Robert Irwin

Judi Dench

Anna Marie Hoover

Geoff Pierson

Mitchell Palmer

Gunner Wright

Dwight Eisenhower

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Leonardo DiCaprio John Edgar Hoover

Armie Hammer Clyde Tolson

Naomi Watts Helen Gandy

Josh Lucas Charles Lindbergh

Josh Hamilton Robert Irwin

Judi Dench Anna Marie Hoover

Geoff Pierson Mitchell Palmer

Gunner Wright Dwight Eisenhower

Dermot Mulroney Colonel Schwarzkopf

Kaitlyn Dever Palmer's Daughter

Adam Driver Walter Lyle

Ed Westwick Agent Smith

Jessica Hecht Emma Goldman

Denis O'Hare Albert Osborne

Lea Thompson Lela Rogers

Damon Herriman Bruno Hauptmann

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