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Sep 18, 2023Punnoval rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
There are moments of interest in this 'commie witch-hunt' tale of the early 50's. It could have been a real winner if it caught the irony of a script-writer (Trumbo) producing mind-numbing schlock (needed to win a mighty Oscar) and still…
Nov 29, 2022lavasushi rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I’m not a big Bryan Cranston Fan and this film confirms it. It doesn’t present the horror, complacency, and despondency of the public of the McCarthy era hunt for Communists and the destruction that followed.
Oct 30, 2022dano62 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This introduced/coveyed a scary political time period, including some situations. But some parts came across a bit like comedy I thought, so I didn't watch to the end.
Sep 04, 2022natalkaanna rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good movie but don't want to see it again. Too depressing.
Aug 21, 2022jamiamichelle rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good quality movie and interesting story with excellent acting. It's just a shame that it portrays communism as just an idea, not the detrimental way of life that it actually is. The movie makes the time period out to be a 'witch hunt'…
Feb 12, 2022twocollege2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
True story based on black listing in early Hollywood for attending a communist meeting. So much for American freedoms???
Jun 08, 2021DevDynavore rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I guess I've been around too long and have seen too many movies based on Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism making accusations of communist subversion and treason against Hollywoods' elite of the 1940s. Old story. new actors, well played but…
Mar 15, 2021Shuken_1989 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Trumbo" details the latter half of the life of famed Hollywood script writer Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976). Trumbo, played by Bryan Cranston, is complex, a family man, a war correspondent who witnessed the battle of Iwo Jima and worked on…
Feb 24, 2021
Loved the actors in this film. Great casting. I had some difficulty starting the DVD and missed some of the beginning. I like that Trumbo had a sense of humor through his difficult times and I loved the scene with John Goodman swinging his…
Oct 17, 2020ABCDot rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really liked this movie - history made fascinating!
Jul 16, 2020tenet rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 10/10. Well told story based on true events. I really liked this and would recommend it to anyone interested in the era about Hollywood blacklisting.
Jan 26, 2020Mouziey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Film explains the importants of writers in producing those films " like a sausage machine". That Creative people were destoried by "stigmas" publicist shield on an individual, to build or destroy individual; is understandable why the…
Mar 09, 2019
I liked this Biography Documentary DVD. It was comprehensive and informative. The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political…
Sep 14, 2018Reading_Right rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Please look at ACTUAL history (which can be done). Look at who Trumbo was, what principals he believed, who he held in esteem, and what he did. The film is incorrect about so many things, due to it's obvious bias. Again, look at where &…
Jun 20, 2018akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Directed by Jay Roach in 2015 based on the biography "Dalton Trumbo" by Bruce Alexander Cook, this American docudrama depicts the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Although it seems like another of those simplistic,…
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Jun 12, 2018
The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio…
Jun 12, 2018mr_chocolate rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An important film because of the subject matter and is very well done. Great acting by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, tv - 2008-2013; Wakefield, 2016; The Upside, 2017), Helen Mirren (Eye In the Sky, 2015; Collateral Beauty, 2016;…
Feb 26, 2018ctalltree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie is a must-see for anyone who cares about freedom of speech, which underlies every other important right that we have. This is more than just history -- this is happening today. I'd rate this movie 10 stars if I could -- not only…
Jan 04, 2018MB85CAL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An important film. A strong reminder of the crucial importance of the 1st amendment in our lives and for our country. May we never take it for granted and defend it at all costs.
Dec 30, 2017andreajesse rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This movie is a great history lesson. Lest we forget that horrible period in American history when the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), beginning in 1938, went after people who were merely exercising their First Amendment…
Oct 27, 2017jbenton1556 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If we do not study history we are doomed to repeat it.
Oct 25, 2017lenedwin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Based on a true story. Not a lot of action but the acting is superb. Worth viewing for its portrayal of a dark period in US recent history.
Feb 06, 2017thornhill_star rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great movie. Characters, milieu and ambiance fitted perfectly into the 1940-60s context. Trumbo was enacted very well. Should watch this movie to understand the pain and struggle some people had to go through just to stand up for their…
Jan 18, 2017Matinee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Trumbo is interesting, done very well and features a strong performance by Bryan Cranston. I recommend it for those who are interested in the movie industry and its history and/or American history in general. For further viewing, Hennepin…
Dec 19, 2016Liselara rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Dalton Trumbo was a successfull Hollywood writer who ran into a pot of trouble trying to peddle communism after the second world war. While watching this, I realized that Trumbo was bascially thumbing his nose at people putting his wife…