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Richard Jewell (2019)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell
Runtime131 min
Rating15
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Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.
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Richard Jewell, directed by the acclaimed Clint Eastwood in 2019, offers a gripping, nuanced portrait of the real-life security guard wrongly accused of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing. Led by Paul Walter Hauser's standout performance, the film delves into the complex dynamics of media scrutiny and government overreach, making it a must-see for fans of impactful, character-driven dramas.
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Richard Jewell is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Billy Ray. It is based on the 1997 Vanity Fair article "American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell" by Marie Brenner and the 2019 book The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen. The film depicts the July 27, 1996, Centennial Olympic Park bombing and its aftermath, as security guard Richard Jewell finds a bomb during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and alerts authorities to evacuate, only to later be wrongly accused of having placed the device himself. Paul Walter Hauser stars as Jewell, supported by Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, and Olivia Wilde.
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