All the King's Men
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min · ★ 5.8 · 24% critics
An idealistic politician rises quickly in Louisiana, winning support with bold promises while getting pulled into backroom deals and moral compromises. As power grows, so do the personal and political costs, testing loyalties and exposing how easily good intentions can be twisted by a corrupt system.
Based on All the King's Men
Also known as Les fous du roi
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (337 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy serious, downbeat political rise-and-fall dramas with messy moral choices, in the vein of Vantage Point or The Interpreter; Not for you if you want a fast pace, clear heroes, or an uplifting tone.
Pros: ambitious political story; strong cast on paper; big emotional stakes | Cons: slow and heavy; hard to follow; uneven performances
Themes
- journalist
- governor
- corruption
- based on novel or book
- politics
- blackmail
- bodyguard
- manipulation
- louisiana
- scandal
- tragedy
- mistress
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Sean Penn
as Willie Stark
Jude Law
as Jack Burden
Anthony Hopkins
as Judge Irwin
Kate Winslet
as Anne Stanton
Mark Ruffalo
as Adam Stanton
Patricia Clarkson
as Sadie Burke
James Gandolfini
as Tiny Duffy
Jackie Earle Haley
as Roderick "Sugar Boy" Ellis
Kathy Baker
as Mrs. Burden
Talia Balsam
as Lucy Stark
Directed by Steven Zaillian