LBJ

Theatrical - Wide 2016

Cast Woody Harrelson Jennifer Jason Leigh Bill Pullman Jeffrey Donovan Richard Jenkins Michael Stahl-David
Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Joey Hartstone

Genres: Biography Drama

JoBlo's Rating

5/10

Synopsis

On November 22, 1963, one president’s life was taken and a new leader emerged — Lyndon Johnson. Rob Reiner’s film LBJ tells the story of a politician who was at risk of fading into irrelevancy but, upon Kennedy’s death, seized his... See more moment to rescue a nation and claim his place as one of America’s most important presidents. The film offers an intimate look at Johnson’s masterful political maneuvering and handling of the presidential powers during one of the most difficult weeks in this country’s history.

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Woody Harrelson is LBJ in first trailer for the Rob Reiner film

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Rob Reiner’s LBJ starring Woody Harrelson to get a North American release

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Review: LBJ (TIFF 2016)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: The story of Lyndon Baines Johnson (Woody Harrelson) during the Kennedy years through to his eventual swearing-in as president following the JFK assassination, and his difficult first year in-office as he struggles to pass the Civil Rights Act. REVIEW:...

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First look at Woody Harrelson as Lyndon B. Johnson from Rob Reiner’s LBJ

Posted 11 years ago

Rob Reiner has been trying to get a movie made about Lyndon B. Johnson for years now, and production on LBJ finally kicked off earlier this week, with Woody Harrelson playing the 36th President of the United States. EW has...

Woody Harrelson to play President Lyndon B. Johnson for director Rob Reiner

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Woody Harrelson is set to portray U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJ, a new film from A FEW GOOD MEN and STAND BY ME director Rob Reiner. Production is scheduled to begin this September in Louisiana, Texas and Washington,...