Fresh
At its best, the film is like a political version of Sweet Smell of Success, another movie where the corruption was so rampant it gleamed.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
The Ides of March
Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.
2011 · 1h 41m · R
Drama
Directed by
George Clooney
,
David McConnell
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The Ides of March
Overview
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Director and cast
- George Clooney Director
- David McConnell Director
- Ryan Gosling as Stephen Meyers
- George Clooney as Governer Mike Morris
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara
- Paul Giamatti as Tom Duffy
- Evan Rachel Wood as Molly Stearns
- Marisa Tomei as Ida Horowicz
- Jeffrey Wright as Senator Franklin Thompson
- Max Minghella as Ben Harpen
- Jennifer Ehle Cast
- Gregory Itzin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As for Clooney, when he steps from behind the camera, his candidate exudes an easy, judicious authority.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
This is intelligent filmmaking, and a provocative moral fable. It may not be perfect, but it stands as one of the better, most realistic movies about the way we elect our leaders.
Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News
Rotten
From the film's ideological vantage point, moderate Democrats are Machiavellian devils, and Republicans are an inconceivable evil looming on a distant horizon, like the White Walkers in Game of Thrones.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Fresh
The Ides of March is a well-made actors showcase and fine film. But it never finds that more.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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