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Release Date: October 14, 2011 (Venice Film Festival: August 31, 2011)
Studio/Distributor: Cross Creek Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment
Running Time: 101 minutes
Director: George Clooney
Synopsis: Clooney and Grant Heslov adapated Beau Willimon's play "Farragut North" about a presidential candidate (Clooney) and his strategist (Ryan Gosling) battling the dirty tricks of a rival campaigner (Paul Giamatti). Oscar champ Marisa Tomei plays a New York Times reporter while Evan Rachel Woods is a campaign volunteer.
Reception: Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics: 73%
Box Office: $38 million (USA)
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