Fresh
Capote is a cool and polished hall of mirrors reflecting the ways in which Truman Capote came to write (and be written by) In Cold Blood.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Capote
In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in.
2005 · 1h 54m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Bennett Miller
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Capote
Overview
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
Director and cast
- Bennett Miller Director
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote
- Catherine Keener as Harper Lee
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Perry Smith
- Bruce Greenwood as Jack Dunphy
- Bob Balaban as William Shawn
- Mark Pellegrino as Dick Hickock
- Marshall Bell as Warden Marshall Krutch
- Amy Ryan as Marie Dewey
- Bess Meyer as Linda Murchak
- Chris Cooper as Alvin Dewey
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hoffman goes beyond impersonation to something close to possession.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
Skillfully and economically put together.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The almost perfectly realized Capote -- stumbling only in the lack of shading it gives Keener's and Greenwood's characters -- offers a sobering glimpse at what the author had to give up of his soul to achieve his success.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
A meditation on the artist's obligations to the art and to society and lines that blur when you cross them.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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