| In Movie Theaters: | October 7, 2011 in 2,199 theaters January, 2012 Nationwide |
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| On DVD & Blu-ray: | January 17, 2012 |
| Directed by: | George Clooney |
| Starring: more credits | Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Paul Zara Paul Giamatti Evan Rachel Wood Marisa Tomei Ryan Gosling ... Beau Willimon George Clooney ... Governor Morris |
| Distributed by: | Sony Pictures |
| MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive language. |
| Genres: | Drama Political |
Synopsis: A young communications director works for a fast-rising presidential candidate. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of seasoned rival politicos.
Oscar Nominations of 2011:
- Best Screeplay (Adapted)
Notes: Based on a play by Beau Willimon which in turn is loosely based on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential election campaign, during which Willimon worked for the Democrat.
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- Deadline October 9, 2011
- set the production budget to $12,500,000.
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- added the tagline: "Ambition Seduces. Power Corrupts.".
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- set the MPAA rating to R for pervasive language.
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- changed the production status to Post-Production.