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The Ides of March
2011
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2184
- IMDb #1906
- Google retired #2518
- Rotten Tomatoes #1766
- Metacritic #1769
- Letterboxd #2656
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1624
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2315
- Metacritic Critics #1708
- Metacritic Audience #1881
- Criticker #1370
- Douban #1659
- Kinopoisk #2576
- AlloCiné #2066
- Trakt #2675
Every rating
53–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84.
See the most agreed on films →An idealistic press secretary works for a promising presidential candidate during a tense primary election. He believes deeply in the candidate's message and integrity. His faith is shaken when he becomes involved in a political scandal that threatens to derail the campaign, forcing him to confront the harsh realities of power, ambition, and moral compromise.
Details
- Director
- George Clooney
- Writers
- Beau Willimon, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
- Based on
- Farragut North by Beau Willimon
- Released
- 7 October 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $12.5M
- Box office
- $76.3M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →4 wins from 24 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| 69th Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Screenplay | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon | Nominee |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Actor – Drama | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Director | George Clooney | Nominee |
| 84th Academy Awards 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Award 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver | Nominee |
| World Soundtrack Awards 2012 2012 | Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| World Soundtrack Awards 2012 2012 | Best Score of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
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69th Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor – Drama | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Director | George Clooney | Nominee |
| Best Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon | Nominee |
84th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver | Nominee |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – International | George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon | Winner |
| Best Actor – International | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Film – International | Nominee |
68th Venice International Film Festival .
1 nomination, 1 won
| Brian Award | Winner |
Hollywood Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Editor Award | Stephen Mirrione | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Chairman's Award | George Clooney (Also for The Descendants ) | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Actor of the Year | George Clooney (Also for The Descendants ) | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominee | |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Film | Nominee |
65th British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards 2012
2 nominations
| Best Score of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Studio or Independent Drama Feature | Ellen Chenoweth, Amelia McCarthy | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
National Board of Review
1 nomination
| Top Ten Films | Nominee |