Trumbo
Are you now or have you ever been...
2015 | 124m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jay Roach |
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| Writer: | Bruce Cook, John McNamara |
| Staring: |
| The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 27, 2015 |
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| Director: | Jay Roach |
| Writer: | Bruce Cook, John McNamara |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | movie business, screenwriter, parent child relationship, biography, hollywood, writer, communism, blacklist, mccarthyism, 1940s, old hollywood |
| Production Companies | Groundswell Productions, Inimitable Pictures, Shivhans Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,235,661
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bryan Cranston | Dalton Trumbo |
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Virgil Brooks |
| Louis C.K. | Arlen Hird |
| David James Elliott | John Wayne |
| Elle Fanning | Niki Trumbo |
| John Goodman | Frank King |
| Diane Lane | Cleo Trumbo |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Edward G. Robinson |
| Alan Tudyk | Ian McLellan Hunter |
| Helen Mirren | Hedda Hopper |
| Dan Bakkedahl | Roy Brewer |
| Roger Bart | Buddy Ross |
| Christian Berkel | Otto Preminger |
| Peter MacKenzie | Robert Kenny |
| Dean O'Gorman | Kirk Douglas |
| Richard Portnow | Louis B. Mayer |
| Stephen Root | Hymie King |
| Dave Maldonado | Rocco |
| John Getz | Sam Wood |
| Laura Flannery | Party Goer |
| Toby Nichols | Chris Trumbo (age 6-10) |
| Joseph Martino | Rally Participant |
| Madison Wolfe | Niki Trumbo (age 8-11) |
| Jason Bayle | Young Father |
| James DuMont | J. Parnell Thomas |
| Johnny Sneed | Robert Stripling |
| Rio Hackford | Reporter |
| Dane Rhodes | Reporter |
| John Neisler | Jury Foreman |
| Sean Bridgers | Jeff Krandall |
| J.D. Evermore | Prison Guard |
| PJ Marshall | Prison Guard |
| Meghan Wolfe | Mitzi Trumbo (age 6-8) |
| Mitchell Zakocs | Chris Trumbo (age 10-12) |
| Jason Kirkpatrick | Mover |
| Wayne Pére | Next Door Neighbor |
| A.J. Allegra | Messenger |
| Mattie Liptak | Chris Trumbo (age 13-17) |
| Becca Nicole Preston | Mitzi Trumbo (age 9-12) |
| Garrett Hines | Andrew Hird |
| Mark Harelik | Ed Muhl |
| Chris LeBlanc | Niki's Friend |
| Ron Fassler | Journalist |
| Jim Gleason | TV Interviewer |
| Rick Kelly | John F. Kennedy |
| Billy Slaughter | DC Reporter |
| Griff Furst | Master of Ceremonies |
| John Mark Skinner | Chris Trumbo (age 29) |
| Jaclyn Bethany | Starlet (uncredited) |
| Kate Kuen | Ethel (uncredited) |
| Suzanne LaChasse | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Rhonda Laizer | Trumbo Friend (uncredited) |
| Veronica Parks | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Anne Speed | Juror (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jay Roach | Director |
| Bruce Cook | Book |
| Jim Denault | Director of Photography |
| Alan Baumgarten | Editor |
| David Rubin | Casting |
| Mark Ricker | Production Design |
| Jesse Rosenthal | Art Direction |
| Jeri Habberstad | Stunt Double |
| Heather Arthur | Stunt Coordinator |
| Monica Levinson | Unit Production Manager |
| George Parra | First Assistant Director |
| Scott August | Second Assistant Director |
| Cindy Carr | Set Decoration |
| Lisa Marinaccio | Art Direction |
| John McNamara | Screenplay |
| Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Orlandi | Costume Designer |
| Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Geoffrey Haley | "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kevin Kelly Brown | Producer |
| Monica Levinson | Producer |
| Nimitt Mankad | Producer |
| Michelle Graham | Co-Producer |
| Kelly Mullen | Executive Producer |
| Laurie Lieser | Associate Producer |
| Michael London | Producer |
| John McNamara | Producer |
| Shivani Rawat | Producer |
| Janice Williams | Producer |
| Jay Roach | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 10 |
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Trending Position
> He's a gifted writer yet different from others around him. I think it was a sensitive subject for a movie, especially to be made in Hollywood. Communism and United States are like two opposite poles. So portraying an American who supports it is a challenging task for any moviemakers. But the di ... rector of 'Meet the Parents' did a great job. Yep, you don't have to take sides while a watch. Of course, the movie discussed the issue of conflict over the types of ruling system, but it was only in the initial part that kind of looked strong. While the story advancing, that topic completely weakened and concentrated more on other stuffs. So don't expect it to be a fight for the constitutional, but a wonderful biography of one of the talented screenwriters in the history of Hollywood. Communism or Democracy, whatever you support that does not matter here to choose whether you want watch it or not. Because this movie very smartly outlined how people are affected when they believe differently from the majority of others around. In the opening, I thought it could be an anti-hero tale, but later it transformed the angle of presentation and indeed in the end the main character turned into a most likeable one. I liked Dalton Trumbo, not for what he preferred to support, but how he handled it all. The rival group is who made it a big concern, otherwise he is a neglectable for his egoist nature. Bryan Cranston was amazing in the title role. It's his best in the lead role, after only to the 'Breaking Bad'. Hope he's going to make more lead role films now after. Kind of of inspiring flick, of course, from his professional angle. Definitely one of the best films of the 2015 and deserved its Oscar nod. 8/10