Miss Sloane

"Make sure you surprise them."

2016 2h 13m EN

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7.4

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7.5

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★7.4TMDB · 2,040🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 87,136

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Synopsis

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An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

“Make sure you surprise them.”

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Cast

Jessica Chastain
Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
Mark Strong
Rodolfo Vittorio Schmidt
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Esme Manucharian
Alison Pill
Jane Molloy
Michael Stuhlbarg
Pat Connors
Jake Lacy
Forde
David Wilson Barnes
Daniel Posner
Dylan Baker
Jon O'Neill

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Madden
Writers: Jonathan Perera
Languages: English
Countries: France, United States of America

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Earned back only 70% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Madden, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong and Gugu Mbatha-Raw carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Make sure you surprise them.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Madden directs. Sebastian Blenkov behind the camera. Max Richter scores. Alexander Berner cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 70% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
4Directed by John Madden, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong and Gugu Mbatha-Raw carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Make sure you surprise them.".
9IMDB entry: tt4540710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "strong woman", "politics", "gun", "empowerment".

The technical file

Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Original score: Max Richter
Editing: Alexander Berner
Production design: Matthew Davies
Costume design: Georgina Yarhi
Makeup / hair: Cliona Furey
VFX supervisor: Sébastien Bergeron
Sound: Dominique Gaborieau
Stunt coordinator: Jean Frenette
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $9,101,546
Return: 70% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Miss Sloane (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 87,136 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 12 nominations total

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Reno2017-09-16
★ 8/10
A mastress stroke! Another American politics, why should I care! If you are saying like that, then you are missing out something wonderful. First of all it was not based on any real, except the gun control theme that rocked the US recently. Nor it was adapted from a book. That's really got me. This was a beautiful screenplay and I could not think how flawlessly someone has written just for a film, not for a book. Secondly, in todays world where the voices were raised for the equal rights/opportunity for women, this film became a great example to head on the right path. It opened with a court scene, then went back to flashback to reveal everything that happened in between period. There's a voting is to take place in the parliament for the introduction of a new bill. The miss Sloane's firm splits over differences and hence two teams fight for one another in the same matter, but to achieve the opposite result. Pursuing the MPs and all other dramatic events takes place, while they are ready to go any length. Then the story comes to an end with a twist with one of them victorious, but a heavy price has to pay it. You might won't like the politics, but this is not one. This is something like the story of an election campaign team. How they work to achieve their goal, particularly keep checking their rivalry. So it was more or less a cat-mouse game kind, but the perspective was not shared equally. The majority of the film was from miss Sloane's angle. Just like from 'Zero Dark Thirty', Chastain has been simply awesome. One of her career best performance for sure. I don't get it how this film had missed the Oscars race. She should have won the best actress award. I might a little late to watch, but I did not miss it. So I hope you too as well not to miss it. 8/10

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