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Released november 25th, 2016, miss sloane stars jessica chastain, mark strong, gugu mbatharaw, alison pill the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a. The film stars jessica chastain, mark strong, gugu. Miss sloane is a 2016 political thriller film directed by john madden and written by jonathan perera. So yes, a very slick production, as befitting the mercenary world of politics, and with very sharp dialogue. The film stars jessica chastain, mark strong, gugu mbatharaw, michael stuhlbarg, alison pill, jake lacy, john lithgow, and sam waterston. Known equally for her cunning and her track record. Lr gugu mbatharaw and jessica chastain in miss sloane. This films dc is a shallow playground for buzzwords and voguish. In her new film, jessica chastain looks like the kind of woman you wouldnt want to mess with. Released november 25th, 2016, miss sloane stars jessica chastain, mark strong, gugu mbatharaw, alison pill the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100. But, and i actually do this a lot shhhh as i talk through a movie, it usually becomes more clear, what exactly, just happened. Who did miss sloane see at the end of the movie, and why. Dec 07, 2016 heavyhanded message movies dont come more harrumphing than miss sloane, a clunky dramatization of the guncontrol argument liberals still dont understand is being conducted solely. So when her mostly riveting film miss sloane gets bogged down in repetitive plot points.
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Dec 09, 2016 washington, in miss sloane, is rotten to its core, a town riddled with graspers and crooked politicians, and poisoned by its own greed. Read the miss sloane movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Into this legal quagmire wades jessica chastains new political drama miss sloane, the. Miss sloane official trailer teaser 2016 jessica chastain movie.
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Jessica chastain in miss sloane 2016 gugu mbatharaw at an event for. Get miss sloane dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Known equally for her cunning and her track record of success, she has always done whatever is required to win. Jessica chastain, turning in an impressively intense, awardscaliber performance, stars as a harddriving lobbyist a best. Nov 28, 2016 in her new film, jessica chastain looks like the kind of woman you wouldnt want to mess with. The movie deals with heavy, mature themes and material, including lobbying restrictions, political and corporate machinations, and gun control. Soapy guncontrol movie miss sloane gets everything wrong. Miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane 2016 miss sloane. Sought for her skills to defeat a new regulation bill, shes a hardened. Dec 01, 2016 miss sloane was actually somewhat based on my own mother, the screenwriter told zach laws of gold derby. If you like miss sloane you might like similar movies mollys game, allied, the accountant, wind river, the girl on the train. Its a brazenly pulpy and vengeful look at k street combat that lobs a grenade directly under the rotten foundation of status quo governance. The strong ensemble helps, led by the confident mark strong as elizabeths boss and gugu mbatharaw as a new colleague with something to hide. The movie, in which chastains character takes on the gun.
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Kerry hayes this image released by europa shows jessica chastain in a scene from, miss sloane. An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. Miss sloane 2016 willing to bend the rules for her clients, elizabeth sloane jessica chastain remains one of the most soughtafter lobbyists in washington, d. Europacorp usa taking on the most powerful lobby in dc, sloane shows just how ruthless she. Aug 08, 2017 i think it was supposed to leave some of that to our imagination. I always believed that this was one of those artsy twist moves that left us walking out of the theater thinking deep thoughts and talking about how much we loved the m. Miss sloane protests that she does not exist in ethical limbo.
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