Trumbo

Trumbo

2015 · 124 min · EN · R · 7.2 (1,474 votes)
Dir. Jay Roach · Starring Bryan Cranston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman · Music Theodore Shapiro

Are you now or have you ever been...

Drama

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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This film immerses you in a gripping, often infuriating, historical struggle. It's a defiant and resilient portrait of integrity under immense pressure, capturing the tense atmosphere of a dark period with a steady, character-driven pace. You'll feel the weight of injustice and the power of conviction.

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