Hyde Park on Hudson

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  • Opened December 7, 2012 
  • 1 hr 34 min
  • R | Brief sexuality
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. More on child suitability

  • In June 1939, the reigning British king (Samuel West) and queen (Olivia Colman) visit President (Bill Murray) and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (Olivia Williams) at their New York home. War with Germany looms on the horizon, and England desperately needs the president's support. An unforgettable weekend unfolds as FDR tries to juggle international affairs with the complexities of his domestic arrangement, as seen through the eyes of Daisy (Laura Linney), the president's intimate confidant. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams
  • Director: Roger Michell
  • Genres: Drama

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Slow-Paced but Memorable & Worth a Look

by ArtHistory2004

I enjoyed this film for what it was. We get a sneak peek at a great President and his surroundings during one of the most tumultuous moments in American History. Just as most encounters with the...

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A Welll Acted and Directed Slice of History

by jzactor

The story being told in Hyde Park on the Hudson is very simple. President Franklin D Roosevelt invited the King and Queen of England to the president's personal resort to rest and relax and meet...

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Poor attempt

by 197ravenhill

The setting was great. The atmosphere of the 30's was well created BUT the characters were disappointing. My father was an English gentleman and I spent my first 2 decades in British Isles so I...

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Murray and Linney are terrific together (and apart), their notes pitch perfect, and the supporting cast is good all around. Read full review

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NPR
| Ella Taylor

This hugely entertaining movie is about the wisdom and - with trenchant wit and sympathy - the human flaws in one of America's most idealized heads of state. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

Bill Murray as FDR? It takes a few minutes to get used to, but once he settles into the role of the 32nd president, the idiosyncratic comic actor does a wonderfully jaunty job of it in Hyde Park on Hudson. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Some of Hyde Park on Hudson feels like lost scenes from "The King's Speech," the 2010 Oscar-winner about King George. It doesn't help that "Hyde's" own rhythms, appealing as they are, are often soporific. Read full review

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Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson."