As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Acting
DiCaprio commits so hard you almost forgive the makeup department.
Costume
Those aging prosthetics deserve their own horror movie credit.
Writing
Dustin Lance Black's script tries to humanize a man who wiretapped everyone.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy
Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover
Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer
Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter
Adam Driver
Walter Lyle
Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
Jessica Hecht
Emma Goldman
Denis O'Hare
Albert Osborne
Lea Thompson
Lela Rogers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The makeup took 6 hours daily; DiCaprio called it 'claustrophobic hell.' You can tell.
Released before same-sex marriage was federally legal, this was Eastwood's accidental liberal moment—though he later denied the romantic interpretation.
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