I can’t help but think a more truthful telling would have resulted in a better and more compelling drama.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 27, 2022

Ultimately the story of an underdog besting a bully, and who doesn't love stories like that?

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2022

Bryan Cranston makes the tricky leap from television to the big screen in style.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2021

A film with a social conscience with important messages about civil liberties and the importance of freedom of belief, wrapped up in an old-fashioned biopic.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 3, 2021

It does maintain a fast pace while exposing the ironies of the unemployable writers taking over all the writing jobs under pseudonyms.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 4, 2020

A perfectly serviceable biopic boosted by great performances

| Aug 13, 2020

Trumbo should serve as a warning that history can repeat itself, and our freedom of speech is always in jeopardy.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | May 20, 2020

Construction flaws aside, the film manages to be both breezy and scathing precisely when it needs to be. This is due to a delightfully evocative production design as well as some exceptional performances.

| Apr 7, 2020

It would probably please Trumbo to hear a critic say Trumbo would have been better had Trumbo written it himself.

| Jan 13, 2020

Stand up and cheer for Trumbo! Under Jay Roach's direction with an Oscar-worthy script from John McNamara...Trumbo celebrates the 1st Amendment and the conviction of one man, with dignity, integrity, courage, bravery and intelligence.

| Nov 29, 2019

Overall, Trumbo benefits from the character-driven performance of Cranston, but the script and direction doesn't match in terms of quality.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 19, 2019

Placing Dalton Trumbo into the capable thespian hands of Bryan Cranston adds immeasurably to an already fascinating story.

| Original Score: B | Oct 17, 2019

It overextends itself by trying to say something profound about personal integrity, privacy, and politics, but even that toxic ambition is so characteristically Hollywood that it's hard to be disappointed.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jul 16, 2019

Trumbo is just a bland information-delivery device.

| Jul 2, 2019

[Bryan Cranston] captures Trumbo's mannerisms... and is compelling as the rebel screenwriting genius.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 31, 2019

Despite its blacklist subject matter, keeps things light and irreverent with a wry screenplay, emphasising the absurdity of America's Communist paranoia post-World War Two.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 9, 2019

Trumbo is a film worth seeing, with an especially strong performance by Cranston that solidifies his great actor status even more.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 5, 2019

The locations, costumes and setting capture the glamour of old Hollywood; with an ensemble bringing that world alive with some on-the-nose portrayals of some of the era's greatest legends.

| Feb 16, 2019

A solid bio picture that may not always hit the mark, but it is anchored by a strong performance from Bryan Cranston.

| Original Score: B | Jan 17, 2019

It's a shame that a movie about one of the greatest screenwriters who ever lived is so uninspired. A story like this deserves more gravitas, fewer guffaws.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 7, 2018