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Trumbo (2015) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 2,075 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 33 user | 92 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Director:Jay Roach |
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I have seen so many documentaries about this era. The Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism.
However, this takes a fresh, personal look at what happened. It shows how folks actually handled this, rather than just the circumstances of the time and newsreels of Congress hearings. How did they do it? This shows the how and when, the risks. Of course, Trumbo captures the full story of the persecution.
Stay to the very end of the film, stay for the credits as some of the clips they show are so meaningful.
I don't know if Trumbo was the person shown in the film, but if he was, he was an American hero. I think films like this represent the spirit, the best or worst of the spirit of what happened.
Trumbo wasn't just a hero from the look of it, he was also a survivor who made his way through the worst of it and came out on the other side.