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Infamous

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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.
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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 11/19/2013
The other-and possibly greater-Capote pic about the geneiss of In Cold Blood Go to Full Review
Amy Nicholson I.E. Weekly 07/02/2009
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 06/02/2007
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 11/26/2022
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 09/12/2020
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 05/14/2020
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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joe d Jun 29 Better than Capote.....the only reason I see for the lesser box office success of this excellent film is that the other film was released first. And maybe (2nd reason lol) some people are quite predictable & stupid in that they couldn't obviously cope with another film about the same person only a year after. See more steve d 06/25/2020 A poorer version of Capote, the film still has a great cast and strong performances even if it isn't as deep. See more 11/27/2019 I caught on the Indie Channel. Of course critics did not like it. I never go by them. Why let them dictate what I should see or if I should enjoy it or not. I was surprised how good it was. Toby Jones was excellent. I had seen Capote and it's a shame this movie came out a year later. Interesting both came out within a year of each other. This movie had a terrific cast. Photography was just beautiful. No mention of that from the critics. The colors. How rich and lush. The clothes. The sets. How it takes you back to Circa 1960. Growing up in NYC, it took me back to my childhood and recognizing some of the restaurants that are no longer with us. Everything was so authentic. Interesting take on interviewing the people who were in his life. I felt the movie flowed very well. I found it interesting that there were some great one liners that made me laugh, considering the gruesome topic. It played well as it did not get too sappy. I think Jones looked and sounded much more like Truman than Hoffman . I remember Truman on the talk shows. I remember how difficult it was at first to listen to him because of his voice, but as soon as he started to talk, his wit and intelligence took over and my mother and I were hypnotized. The man was a genius. I have to watch Capote again to see the comparison. Why the critics prefer that movie over this one. I got the impression this one went more into the psyche of Truman and Perry. That is just me. It's a good reminder about human nature. Good and evil. How Perry had this awful childhood and had been abused. Physically. Truman, mentally. Did one excuse Perry for killing the Clutter's. The movie does reveal , if true, that Capote liked to lie to his socialite lady friends about what he was writing about. Embellished it. And we don't know how authentic he was to Perry. I personally think it's worth watching to watch the movie. See more 07/18/2019 I loved it. So many great performances. See more 07/20/2018 Wonderful in its own right See more 11/29/2017 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 Read all reviews
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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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