The Ides of March (2011)
82%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
9 wins & 36 nominations total
While not exactly exposing revelatory truths, The Ides of March is supremely well-acted drama that moves at a measured, confident clip
The Ides of March is a political thriller that will make you feel like you’re watching a real-life election unfold. With a powerhouse cast and a deviously brilliant plot, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. Sure, the ending might be a bit of a letdown, but the rest of the film is just marvelous. If you’re a fan of House of Cards or The Good Wife, you’ll definitely want to check this one out. Just be warned, it might feel a little too frighteningly real.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive language
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 40m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2011 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2012
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Mantell, directed by George Clooney, written by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kelsey Wallace, Candice Frederick, Donald Clarke, Nell Minow, Sara Michelle Fetters, Antonia Quirke, James Croot, Danielle Solzman, Jason Best, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, MPAA rating R, produced by Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Brian Oliver
Worldwide gross: $76,338,111
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $100,498,961
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,017
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 10,959,538
US/Canada gross: $40,962,534
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $53,927,089
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,039
US/Canada opening weekend: $10,470,143
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,783,921
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 839
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $12,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $16,456,223
Production budget ranking: 1,471
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,861,676
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $75,181,061
ROI to date (est.): 297%
ROI ranking: 462
George Clooney – Gov. Mike Morris
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Paul Zara
Paul Giamatti – Tom Duffy
Marisa Tomei – Ida Horowicz
Jeffrey Wright – Sen. Thompson
Director – George Clooney
Producers – Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Brian Oliver
Writers – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Director(s)
George Clooney
Writer(s)
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Producer(s)
Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Brian Oliver
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
9 wins & 36 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (249) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (208) | Rotten (41)
Morris and Meyers may have treated Stearns as disposable, but the filmmakers shouldn’t have, and we as viewers shouldn’t have to either.
January 8, 2021
Kelsey Wallace
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Real shame about the ending, but the rest of the movie is just marvelous.
September 8, 2017 | Rating: B+
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
While the eventual awful revelations might shock liberals who believe the absurdly sunny West Wing to be a documentary, anybody with a shard of cynicism in their heart will react with an unsurprised shrug.
March 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
February 1, 2012 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
It has disdain for the process, showing the inherent hypocrisy living inside the political system and the corruptive influence it can have on the lives and mores of seeming innocents caught up within its withering whirlpools of self-aggrandizement.
January 27, 2012 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
A marvellously stable thriller that squeezes you so expertly you react in all the ways it wants.
October 27, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Antonia Quirke
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
This is the film that fans of TV’s House of Cards and The Good Wife, or the Joan Allen-starrer The Contender, should lap up.
December 20, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
The Ides of March may feature a lot of inside baseball and appeal to political junkies but this film is more than that.
October 7, 2021
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
[It] takes a view of the political process that is closer to the dark cynicism of House of Cards than the rosy optimism of The West Wing. The writing isn’t as clever or witty as either of those, but a powerhouse cast makes the most of every line.
December 5, 2020
Jason Best
Movie Talk
Superbly adapted, perfectly acted, deviously brilliant drama that carefully examines its gathering of corrupt political minions.
November 30, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The most challenging aspect of watching The Ides of March may very well be that it all feels too frighteningly real.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
There are a lot of conventionally-shot people talking in rooms – the most ambitious image lies on the poster.
August 19, 2020
Jonah Koslofsky
The Spool…
Plot
Stephen Meyers is a young idealist who’s brilliant at communications, is second in command of Governor Mike Morris’s presidential campaign, and is a true believer. In the middle of the Ohio primary, the campaign manager of Morris’s opponent asks Meyers to meet; he offers him a job. At the same time, Morris’s negotiations for the endorsement of the man in third place, a North Carolina Senator, hit a snag. A young campaign intern, Molly Stearns, gets Stephen’s romantic attention. Republicans have a trick up their sleeve; Stephen may be too trusting, and Molly has a secret. What’s most important, career, victory, or virtue?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Ides of March boasts a talented and likeable cast, including Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, and Marisa Tomei.
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