All the Way (2016)

Directed by

Jay Roach

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

M

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 315 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Lyndon B. Johnson in his first year as president. It shows his push for the Civil Rights Act while managing the 1964 election campaign.

intensepoliticalweightymethodicalcharacter-drivenhistoricalseriousconversation-heavy

What happens

All the Way is a 2016 American biographical drama television film based on events during the first year of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, from his inauguration following the assassination of John F. Kennedy to winning the 1964 United States presidential election. Directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his 2012 play All the Way, the film stars Bryan Cranston, who reprises his role as Johnson from the play's 2014 Broadway production, opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Anthony Mackie as Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.; and Frank Langella as U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. from Georgia. The film was broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The film has received positive reviews, with praise for Cranston's performance. It has been nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, with Cranston also nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama for his work on the film. It was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie as well as acting nominations for Cranston and Leo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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