Trumbo
2015, drama
124 minutes
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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10
2016-01-03
Trumbo is well-crafted film, superbly delivers the period, and manages to capture the desperation, almost ready to give up, but never hopeless Dalton Trumbo. Read more
9.0
2016-02-11
A strong cast across the board lead by a great performance from Bryan Cranston... Read more
8.3
Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?
2015-11-29
A flat-out terrific story about a fascinating man during a horrible time.
8.0
2016-02-03
Trumbo is a wonderful film set in a terrible time in Hollywood history. It’s well written and performed, for the most part, and as much as you may feel annoyed at the unjustness of it all, you do enjoy it. Read more
7.1
Muneeb Arshid of The Film Lawyer
2015-12-27
Fails to be as interesting as the titular character himself...
7.0
2016-02-23
Jay Roach has created a very enjoyable film which brings to life John McNamara’s snappy script with a fantastic lead performance. Read more
7.0
2016-02-16
With its high production values, this film represents historical storytelling at its best. Read more
7.0
2015-10-26
We should expect no less from a film about one of the more interesting and witty screenwriters of his, or any, generation. Read more
6.5
2016-03-23
Cranston perfectly captures the eccentric screenwriter... Read more
6.0
2016-02-04
Bryan Cranston is the only great thing about it and luckily, that’s enough for it to become enjoyable. Read more
6.0
2016-02-01
John Goodman steals his scenes as producer Frank King, who is all too happy to work with a communist as long as he's cheap. At one point, King admonishes a scriptwriter for injecting politics into a sci-fi screenplay; he wouldn't have any such problem with the politically vague script for Trumbo. Read more
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8.0
2016-04-20
Niet alleen is het prachtig om Los Angeles uit de jaren ’50 te zien, ook speelt Bryan Cranston zijn rol fantastisch. Read more
8.0
2016-04-06
Vooral een triomftocht voor Cranston, die nog maar eens zijn grote klasse toont... Read more
7.5
Marleen Hegeman of De Filmrecensent
2016-04-28
Humor en subtiele muzikale input houden de toon licht en vlot, wat het tot een prettige kijkervaring maakt. Read more
7.0
2016-08-19
Een prima biografische film, met een fantastische Bryan Cranston in de titelrol. Read more
7.0
2016-04-08
Als het dan ook nog een waargebeurd verhaal betreft, met boeiende inhoud, dan is de solide basis gelegd. Read more
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