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The Ides of March Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Ambition Seduces. Power Corrupts.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 20, 2011

The Ides of March

Release Date: Friday, October 7, 2011 Nationwide

Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Max Minghella, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Beau Willimon, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Grant Heslov

R Drama N/A

  • 3.7

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
A young communications director works for a fast-rising presidential candidate. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of seasoned rival politicos.
Drama Political

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Ides of March.

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director George Clooney last directed The Boys in the Boat and The Tender Bar. The film's writer Beau Willimon last wrote Mary Queen of Scots and A Tale of Two Cities.

Producers
George Clooney
Grant Heslov
Philippe Rousselet In Talks

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for pervasive language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Ambition Seduces. Power Corrupts.
Also known as
Farragut North

Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on a play by Beau Willimon which in turn is loosely based on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential election campaign, during which Willimon worked for the Democrat.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

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Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Shooting set for February 2011

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Ides of March was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 7, 2011. in around 2,199 theaters There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Real Steel, The Way and Blackthorn.



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Sun., Nov. 20, 2011

Sun., Oct. 9, 2011

  • Set the production budget to $12,500,000

  • Added the tagline: "Ambition Seduces. Power Corrupts."

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