Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Directed by

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genre

comedy film, mystery film, aqua-musical

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 4,027 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Hollywood, a studio fixer named Eddie Mannix investigates the disappearance of a major star during the production of a biblical epic. The movie follows his efforts to keep the film on track while dealing with eccentric actors, gossip columnists, and a mysterious kidnapping.

playfulfast-pacedwhimsicalsatiricalquirkylightheartedstylishtongue-in-cheek

What happens

Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 comedy mystery film written, produced, edited, and directed by the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. An American-British co-production, the film stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Channing Tatum, with Michael Gambon as the narrator. It is a fictional story that follows the real-life studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Brolin), working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a star actor during the filming of a biblical epic. First talked about by the Coens in 2004, Hail, Caesar! was originally to take place in the 1920s and follow actors performing a play about ancient Rome. The Coens shelved the idea until late 2013. Principal photography for the film began in November 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on February 1, 2016, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on February 5. Hail, Caesar! grossed $63 million worldwide on a $22 million budget and received positive reviews from critics. The film was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2016, and received Production Design nominations at the 89th Academy Awards and 70th British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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