The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
Directed by Jay Roach
parent child relationship
movie business
screenwriter
biography
hollywood
writer
communism
blacklist
mccarthyism
1940s
old hollywood
Rank
#121 in 2015·#5358 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Bryan Cranston
Dalton Trumbo
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Virgil Brooks
Louis C.K.
Arlen Hird
David James Elliott
John Wayne
Elle Fanning
Niki Trumbo
John Goodman
Frank King
Diane Lane
Cleo Trumbo
Michael Stuhlbarg
Edward G. Robinson
Alan Tudyk
Ian McLellan Hunter
Helen Mirren
Hedda Hopper
Dan Bakkedahl
Roy Brewer
Roger Bart
Buddy Ross
Crew
Jay Roach
Director
John McNamara
Writer
Theodore Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
Jay Roach
Producer
Michael London
Producer
John McNamara
Producer
Shivani Rawat
Producer
Janice Williams
Producer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Geoffrey Haley
"A" Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
158 reviews
Farouq
7.0★ · 04/24/26
bryan deserved the oscar more than leo there i said it
bryan deserved the oscar more than leo there i said it
Punpun
7.0★ · 01/26/26
Harán tu vida miserable para luego hacerte una pelicula
Harán tu vida miserable para luego hacerte una pelicula
Pace Edwards
7.0★ · 12/22/25
Reminds me of Quiz Show. The story is slow but Bryan Cranston is absolutely captivating. Elle Fanning was good in her supplementary role too. An interesting perspective to think about for sure.
Reminds me of Quiz Show. The story is slow but Bryan Cranston is absolutely captivating. Elle Fanning was good in her supplementary role too. An interesting perspective to think about for sure.
Mari
4.0★ · 11/25/25
entrete, lo extrañare felo
entrete, lo extrañare felo
Davit Modebadze
6.0★ · 07/08/25
How ironic to have a bad screenwriting about one of the most controversial screenwriter
How ironic to have a bad screenwriting about one of the most controversial screenwriter
