Capote
Seen it?2005 | 114 min | Crime, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar, it made about 7 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved BlacKkKlansman or Being John Malkovich, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Won 1 SAG Award: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Actor. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor. Won 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Lead, Independent Spirit Awards: Best Screenplay. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 2 more SAG Awards and 4 more BAFTAs. Plus 15 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$49 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 241K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bennett Miller
- Philip Seymour HoffmanTruman Capote
- Catherine KeenerHarper Lee
- Clifton Collins Jr.Perry Smith
- Bruce GreenwoodJack Dunphy
- Bob BalabanWilliam Shawn
- Mark PellegrinoDick Hickock
- Marshall BellWarden Marshall Krutch
- Amy RyanMarie Dewey
- Bess MeyerLinda Murchak
- Chris CooperAlvin Dewey