Hail, Caesar!

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Hail, Caesar!

PG-13

2016

1h 46m

Comedy

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In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn't enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals epic "Hail, Caesar!" If the studio doesn't pay $100,000, it's the end of the line for the movie star.

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Critics Consensus

Packed with period detail and perfectly cast, Hail, Caesar! finds the Coen brothers delivering an agreeably lightweight love letter to post-war Hollywood.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

03/23/2020

Scintillating, uproarious, substantial, and playfully personal.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/15/2016

3.5/4

In other words, it's perfect, and like the best of the duo's achievements it's an ending I'm going to be pondering for quite a long time to come.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

08/02/2016

3/5

Hail, Caesar! imagines the inner dealings of Hollywood during the early 20th century ... But the film's point for these shenanigans is possibly nonexistent.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

10/16/2024

4/5

The laughs come easy, but so do the extravagant storytelling indulgences. The film slips with disorganization and too many random and fanciful coincidences.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/02/2024

A-

The Coen’s prowessness for balance is also important to note here, as it’s never overtly satirical. It’s jabs toward Hollywood are limited and the balance of recognizing the chaos but also giving us grounded humanity results in the film being playful...

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/25/2023

5/5

Hail, Caesar! is a brilliant satire depicting a bygone era of filmmaking that we'll never see again.

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James B

@RT54975811 May 3

I guess I was expecting a bit more from this. Being a fan of The Big Lebowski I kind of figured that this movie would definitely have some oddness surrounding it. There were definitely some very humourous parts of the movie inlcuding Channing Tatum's submarine scene near the end of the movie. This movie definitely had its moments but for me it just wasn't sustainably funny.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Apr 27

So many funny scenes, so many fine actors, and so much affection for old Hollywood. The Channing Tatum sailor number was great, almost enough to make you think he was giving Gene Kelly a run for his money. Given our deep interest in the film industry, it was especially fun to see the 1950s Hollywood studio re-imagined by the Coen brothers.

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Bill T.

@btreakle Apr 7

“Hail Ceasar” You know this film had an excellent cast of characters

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Apr 7

Lead by a star studded cast. Eddie who is in charge of keeping the talent happy and out of trouble finds himself in a pickle when Baird is kidnapped. Other characters include a singing cowboy, a esther williams type actress and burt who is a Gene Kelly wannabe. Burt played by Channing Tatum is my favorite character. His performance of no Dames is funny and amazing. This movie is filled with good performances and George Clooneys scene with josh brolin toward the end had me in 😭 lol. Tim Treakle

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Anthony K

@RT04056051 Mar 30

The first time I watched this I was not paying close attention but enjoyed it. I realized it is fast moving and subtle so the next time I payed close attention and liked it even better. Wish I had seen it in a theater because I suspect that would have made it a five star movie for me. It doesn’t really depict a time, more like a memory of films to TV during the 60’s. The analog broadcast Netflix era.

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Justin K.

@bootsyandbbyratemoofies27 Mar 8

Slow, odd, underdeveloped. Clooney past his prime.

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Hail, Caesar!: Official Clip - Fixin' to Be Friendly

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Synopsis

In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn't enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals epic "Hail, Caesar!" If the studio doesn't pay $100,000, it's the end of the line for the movie star.

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Working Title Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Content|Smoking)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.0M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)