The Ides of March

Stephen Meyers, an idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate, gets a crash course on dirty

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With a combined 8 Academy Award® nominations, 2 Academy Awards®, 10 Golden Globe nominations and 3 Golden Globe awards, acclaimed director/actor George Clooney has assembled the leading actors of our generation to star in this riveting thriller.

With sharp, quick-witted dialogue and set against the spectacle of modern world power and politics, The Ides Of March is a intense tale of sex, ambition, loyalty, betrayal and revenge. The film follows a young press spokesman who falls prey to backroom politics, the treacherous manipulations of veteran operatives and the seduction of a young intern.

In the film, Clooney plays Governor Morris, a candidate running in the presidential primary race for the Democratic Party ticket. Gosling plays his press spokesman, Giamatti plays a rival campaign manager, Tomei plays a reporter for the New York Times, and Wood plays an intern for the campaign.