The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Acting
Harrelson's transformation—prosthetics and powerhouse insecurity.
Production
Reiner recreates 1960s DC with obsessive period detail.
Director
Rob Reiner
Woody Harrelson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael Stahl-David
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Jenkins
Sen. Richard Russell
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lady Bird Johnson
Jeffrey Donovan
John F. Kennedy
Bill Pullman
Ralph Yarborough
Brian Stepanek
Rufus Youngblood
Tim Ransom
Larry O'Brien
C. Thomas Howell
Walter Jenkins
Doug McKeon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rich Sommer
Pierre Salinger
Gary Grubbs
Everett Dirksen
John Burke
John Connally
Kim Allen
Jacqueline Kennedy
Brent Bailey
Ted Sorensen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harrelson spent 4 hours daily in makeup; he called the prosthetic nose 'my co-star.'
Released during Trump's first year, critics debated if LBJ's legislative cunning felt aspirational or nostalgic.
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