Trumbo

Name: Trumbo
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-10-27
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning

2015·Movie·R·124 min·★ 7.2(1,692)

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“Are you now or have you ever been...”

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

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About Trumbo

Trumbo is a 2015 English-language drama film directed by Jay Roach. The cast is led by Bryan Cranston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K.. It has a runtime of 2h 4m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free.

Trumbo was produced by Shivhans Pictures, Groundswell Productions, and Inimitable Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on October 27, 2015, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: Jay Roach
Writers: John McNamara
Release date: October 27, 2015
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Shivhans Pictures, Groundswell Productions, Inimitable Pictures

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Trumbo cast & crew

Trumbo was directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara.

The cast features Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Virgil Brooks, Louis C.K. as Arlen Hird, David James Elliott as John Wayne, Elle Fanning as Niki Trumbo, and John Goodman as Frank King.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Theodore Shapiro, cinematography is by Jim Denault, and it was produced by Jay Roach and Kelly Mullen.

Is Trumbo worth watching?

Trumbo holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 1,692 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 4m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Trumbo is worth a place on your watchlist.

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