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J. Edgar
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60/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #4025
- IMDb #3383
- Rotten Tomatoes #4059
- Metacritic #2806
- Letterboxd #4203
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4087
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4355
- Metacritic Critics #2517
- Metacritic Audience #3166
- Criticker #2807
- Douban #1470
- Kinopoisk #3546
- AlloCiné #2301
- Trakt #4198
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Lowest is Criticker on 37, highest is Google on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The powerful head of the FBI for nearly five decades recounts his life and career, shaping his own legacy through a dictated memoir. His story traces the creation of the modern Bureau, his innovative crime-fighting techniques, and his role in pivotal American events. This personal narrative is intertwined with the complex private life of a man who wielded immense power while guarding his own secrets.
Details
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Writer
- Dustin Lance Black
- Released
- 9 November 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $84.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →2 wins from 8 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Armie Hammer | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2012 | Best Actor – International | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association 2012 | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| American Film Institute 2011 | Top 10 Films | J. Edgar | Winner |
| National Board of Review 2011 | Top Ten Films | J. Edgar | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2011 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
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8 awards — J. Edgar
×| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Armie Hammer | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Top 10 Films | J. Edgar | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | J. Edgar | Winner |
| Best Actor – International | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |