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Infamous

Play trailer Poster for Infamous R,  2006,  1h 58m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 153 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 153 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
In Kansas, with childhood friend Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock), author Truman Capote (Toby Jones) developed an intense and complex relationship with convicted killer Perry Smith (Daniel Craig) while researching what would become one of his greatest works, In Cold Blood.
Infamous

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Critics Consensus

Though comparisons with last year's Capote may be inevitable, Infamous takes a different angle in its depiction of the author, and stands up well enough on its own.

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Kristin M. Jones Film Comment Magazine Nov 19, 2013
The other-and possibly greater-Capote pic about the geneiss of In Cold Blood Go to Full Review
Amy Nicholson I.E. Weekly Jul 2, 2009
A-
This worthy second biopic of Truman Capote starts not with a bloodbath, but a cocktail. Go to Full Review
Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Jun 2, 2007
2.5/5
To recreate the gossipy Manhattan arena that Capote navigated with such ease and documented with such malice, you need dialogue that rings like scatter-shot and the film's script, written by its director Douglas McGrath, doesn't have it. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Nov 26, 2022
4/4
A big city socialite and raconteur meets the small town community reeling from the recent grizzly murders of a family of four in the dazzling and involving Infamous. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 12, 2020
3.0/4.0
The film's strongest performance, rather surprisingly, is by that soon to be Bond, Daniel Craig as Perry Smith. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter May 14, 2020
A scene where Jones' Truman beats Jeff Daniels' crime investigator Alvin Dewey at arm-wrestling, as he supposedly beat Bogart, is in itself almost worth the price of a ticket to Infamous. Go to Full Review
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Abraham L Jul 20, 2018 Wonderful in its own right
Hermione G Mar 31, 2018 This second version of the Capote story as the writer of In cold blood beats the first. Infamous depicts the story much better, and hilariously, rendering Truman more truly I believe. His relationship with the murderers is also much more credible here. If true, this would make the films In cold Blood and Capote rather inaccurate regarding the real nature of the killers, especially Capote's friend. See more
Abraham S Nov 29, 2017 Damn. As much as I loved Capote, this might be better. Toby Jones might be better than PSH. Ehh, probably not - this is just fresher in my mind. But it's damn good. 8.2 out of 10 See more
Theodore M Apr 25, 2017 A much better film than Capote.
Draco L Feb 7, 2017 Worst movie ever hatted capote in this film i could not even stand to watch it becouse of his acting it was aweful U
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Douglas McGrath

Director

Toby Jones

Truman Capote

Sandra Bullock

Harper Lee

Daniel Craig

Perry Smith

Peter Bogdanovich

Bennett Cerf

Jeff Daniels

Alvin Dewey

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Movie Info

Synopsis In Kansas, with childhood friend Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock), author Truman Capote (Toby Jones) developed an intense and complex relationship with convicted killer Perry Smith (Daniel Craig) while researching what would become one of his greatest works, In Cold Blood.
Director
Douglas McGrath
Producer
Sidney Kimmel, Brad Simpson, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter
Douglas McGrath
Distributor
Warner Independent
Production Co
Jack & Henry Prods./Killer Films
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
1h 58m
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