Miss Sloane (2016)

Directed by

John Madden

Genre

drama film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,997 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ruthless lobbyist takes on the gun lobby by pushing a gun control bill through the Senate. She uses any tactic necessary to outmaneuver her powerful opponents.

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What happens

Miss Sloane is a 2016 American political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, John Lithgow, and Sam Waterston. The film follows Elizabeth Sloane, a fierce lobbyist, who fights in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. The film had its world premiere on November 11, 2016, at the AFI Fest, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 25, 2016, by EuropaCorp, before expanding wide on December 9, 2016. It was released in France on March 8, 2017. It received generally positive reviews, with Chastain's performance being particularly praised. It was a box office bomb, grossing only $9.1 million against its $13–17.37 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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