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J. Edgar

The most powerful man in the world.

2011 · R · 2h 17m

Directed by Clint Eastwood

6.2

TMDB audience score
2,664 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • 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

  • Sadie Calvano
    Edgar's Niece

  • Amanda Schull
    Anita Colby