2011 · 101 min · R

The Ides of March

Name: The Ides of March
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood

Directed by George Clooney · Drama

The Ides of March (2011) is a Drama film, directed by George Clooney set in Ohio during the 2010s. It runs 101 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption, betrayal, and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Phedon Papamichael

Cast

Ryan GoslingGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPaul GiamattiEvan Rachel WoodMarisa TomeiJeffrey WrightMax Minghella

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Ohio

Setting

Urban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

Power & CorruptionBetrayalGreed & Ambition

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

2002
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1971
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1950
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Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1976
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1999
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1990s
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2020
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The Ides of March

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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