Directed by:
Steven ZaillianScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
James HornerCast:
Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, James Gandolfini, Kathy Baker, Talia Balsam, Paul Ben-Victor (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Stark starts out as a man of the people, proud to be a hick, wanting to make a difference to the struggling families in his community. But the smell of power leads to back-room corruption, lies, and betrayal. Stark surrounds himself with smart, well-connected people, including journalist (and narrator) Jack Burden (Jude Law), right-hand man Tiny Duffy (James Gandolfini), and doctor Adam Stanton (Mark Ruffalo), using them as both willing and unwilling players in his march to the top. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sean Penn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428626_8db481.jpg)
Sean Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Persepolis (2007)
![Jude Law](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233266_5808f9.jpg)
Jude Law
UK
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Gattaca (1997)
Road to Perdition (2002)
![Kate Winslet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212074_ba0773.jpg)
Kate Winslet
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Finding Neverland (2004)
![Mark Ruffalo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419358_4d93b1.jpg)
Mark Ruffalo
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
One Life (2023)
![Patricia Clarkson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/397/164397081_8a7664.png)
Patricia Clarkson
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Untouchables (1987)
![Kevin Dunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/772/162772345_993795.png)
Kevin Dunn
USA
Best movies:
Warrior (2011)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
![James Gandolfini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269508_e10cb7.jpg)
James Gandolfini
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
True Romance (1993)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
![Kathy Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270578_0ae2a3.jpg)
Kathy Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Talia Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359227_ab85ae.jpg)
Talia Balsam
USA
Best movies:
Mass Appeal (1984)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Conviction (2010)
![Paul Ben-Victor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/286/161286756_d21007.jpg)
Paul Ben-Victor
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
True Romance (1993)
![Jackie Earle Haley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276126_03cbb2.jpg)
Jackie Earle Haley
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Watchmen (2009)
Little Children (2006)
![Frederic Forrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477387_be6bbb.jpg)
Frederic Forrest
USA
Best movies:
C'est l'apocalypse (1979)
Falling Down (1993)
The Rose (1979)
![Tom McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268832_cf5906.jpg)
Tom McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Glenn Morshower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/443/164443665_ce3481.jpg)
Glenn Morshower
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
![Gary Grubbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247438_9ba5bb.jpg)
Gary Grubbs
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
JFK (1991)
Ray (2004)
Caroline Lagerfelt
France
Best movies:
Minority Report (2002)
All the King's Men (2006)
Mothers' Instinct (2024)
Brandon O'Dell
Best movies:
I, Tonya (2017)
The Mist (2007)
The Highwaymen (2019)
![Eileen Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886358_bf4690.gif)
Eileen Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Magnolia (1999)
Benny & Joon (1993)
![Marcus Hester](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/226/163226022_626782.jpg)
Marcus Hester
Best movies:
Lawless (2012)
American Made (2017)
Runaway Jury (2003)