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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 3,165 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 45m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
63 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Daniel GiatWriter
Cast
- Michael GambonLyndon Johnson
- Donald SutherlandClark Clifford
- Alec BaldwinRobert McNamara
- Bruce McGillGeorge Ball
- James FrainRichard Goodwin
- Felicity HuffmanLady Bird Johnson
- Philip Baker HallEverett Dirksen
- Frederic ForrestEarle G. Wheeler
- Diana ScarwidMarny Clifford
- Sarah PaulsonLuci Baines Johnson
- Chris EigemanBill Moyers
- Tom SkerrittWilliam Westmoreland
Stills
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Themes
vietnam warvietcongusa presidentcold warfailureadvisor1960sdifficult choice