J. Edgar - Awards  42% Rotten

Release Date: November 9, 2011

Studio/Distributor: Imagine, Malpaso/Warner Bros.

Running Time: 137 minutes

Director: Clint Eastwood

Synopsis: Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") details the public and private life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) including his reported relationship with Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer).

Reception: Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics: 55%

Box Office: $11.2 million (USA, opening weekend)

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