In the Loop

Name: In the Loop
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 24, 2009
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 83
Cast: James Gandolfini, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander

2009

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Universal acclaim based on 31 Critics

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Generally favorable reviews based on 111 Ratings

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IN THE LOOP

Movie Details & Credits

IFC Films | Release Date: July 24, 2009

Starring: James Gandolfini, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander

Summary: With razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud dialogue the film pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, acrossWith razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud dialogue the film pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, across continents, and toward comic resolutions that are unforeseeable. (IFC Films)
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Director: Armando Iannucci

Genre(s): Comedy

Runtime: 106 min

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Awards & Rankings

22	#22 Best Movie of 2009
86	#86 Most Shared Movie of 2009

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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

The language is brilliant, and the laugh lines come so quickly that you'd probably have to watch the movie twice to get them all. Read full review

The A.V. Club - Keith Phipps

In The Loop floats above its chaotic world on wave after wave of beautifully profane dialogue. Read full review

Variety - Dennis Harvey

Intelligent political satire this expertly acted is nothing to sneeze at. Read full review

Boston Globe - Ty Burr

As a ranking cabinet minister in the brutally funny political satire In the Loop, actor Peter Capaldi unfurls dazzling verbal ribbons of the foulest language imaginable, thunderbolts of vulgarity that carry the force of precision carpet-bombing. Read full review

New York Daily News - Elizabeth Weitzman

One of the sharpest satires in years. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Michael Ordona

In the Loop is no precious show dog. It's a snarling, frothing little beastie straining at its leash. Read full review

The New Yorker - Anthony Lane

By the end of the film, you just want to get away from these people. Read full review

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avt_12

Aug 26, 2010

anyone who likes to indulge in the lighter side of politics will LOVE this movie. those giving bad reviews are simply too thick to understand!

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EdS

Aug 18, 2009

Loved it, and laughed out loud throughout. "Brilliant," as the Brits would say, in the tradition stretching back to Hogarth and Gillray. And, like all great satire, it doesn't stray far from the truth! Only sour note was the miscasting of Gandolfini, but his bit with the talking Loved it, and laughed out loud throughout. "Brilliant," as the Brits would say, in the tradition stretching back to Hogarth and Gillray. And, like all great satire, it doesn't stray far from the truth! Only sour note was the miscasting of Gandolfini, but his bit with the talking calculator more than redeems this faux pas.… Expand

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KidFrame

Oct 13, 2009

This is the kind of dialogue I was expectiong from Tarantino´s Inglourious Basterds. If only someone could mashem up...very clever satire. Great editing and directing.

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HamrikL

Aug 18, 2009

I loved this film.So funny with intelligent humour.This is a spin off from the BBC TV series The Thick of it.If you watch that first then you can decide to see the film.

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NRNSW

Dec 26, 2015

well written with excellent performances throughout, this is a must see movie. In particular, Peter Capaldi and Tom Hollander are stand-outs...........

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ArmondA.

Aug 24, 2009

When I read that a British comedy about the political fools who got the US and the UK into a war with Iraq was showing at the local art house I ran right out to see it. Boy was I disappointed! Comedy is a very iffy thing. A film can have all the right ingredients to suit a person's When I read that a British comedy about the political fools who got the US and the UK into a war with Iraq was showing at the local art house I ran right out to see it. Boy was I disappointed! Comedy is a very iffy thing. A film can have all the right ingredients to suit a person's taste and yet fail to deliver the laughs. That's what happened in this case. The British humor was all there, the political slant matched my own views, the pace was brisk enough to prevent boredom. And yet... and yet I just didn't laugh. Maybe my popcorn was stale.… Expand

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JohnC.

Aug 22, 2009

If profanity is the only way to express humor then this movie has it; personally I like a movie with less profanity, more plot, and one that doesn't leave you with the desire that the movie would end soon!

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