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Trumbo
2015
· Movie
· 124 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1684
- IMDb #1283
- Google retired #1248
- Rotten Tomatoes #1939
- Metacritic #2182
- Letterboxd #2369
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2456
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1770
- Metacritic Critics #2453
- Metacritic Audience #1731
- AlloCiné #727
Every rating
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See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story of Dalton Trumbo, the successful Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted in the 1940s for his political beliefs. He and other writers, known as the Hollywood Ten, were jailed and ostracized for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The film follows his fight to continue working under pseudonyms and eventually overcome the blacklist.
Details
- Director
- Jay Roach
- Writer
- John McNamara
- Released
- 27 October 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $8.2M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 20 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2016 | Paul Selvin Award | John McNamara | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Acting Ensemble | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., Bryan Cranston, David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
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Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Paul Selvin Award | John McNamara | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | John McNamara | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., Bryan Cranston, David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., Bryan Cranston, David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award – Actor | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Helen Mirren | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Daniel Orlandi | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Independent Film | Nominee |