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All the King's Men
Time brings all things to light.
Time brings all things to light.
Drama, Thriller - 2006
All the King's Men
6.1
N/A
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The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
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Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
128 min
Release date:
10 Sep 2006
Country:
DE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$55,000,000
Revenue:
$9,450,897
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
What should have been an incisive study of the American political scene turns out a lumbering celluloid white elephant.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
30 Oct 2006
rotten:
The film isn't dreadful: it is just generally disappointing.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
26 Oct 2006
rotten:
The director can't seem to find a natural rhythm for the movie -- it's portentous and vague at the same time.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
25 Sep 2006
rotten:
All the King's Men was suspended in editing limbo for nearly a year, and the final result only makes the mind reel at what it could have been carved from.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
22 Sep 2006
rotten:
It's Zaillian's overdirection that cooks this whole mess into a flavorless gumbo. He never shows you something just once when he could show it twice and never leaves a point unhammered home.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
22 Sep 2006
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