The Ides of March (2011 film)

The Ides of March
The Ides of March
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Clooney
Screenplay by	George Clooney; Beau Willimon; Grant Heslov;
Based on	Farragut North; by Beau Willimon
Produced by	George Clooney; Grant Heslov; Brian Oliver;
Starring	Ryan Gosling; George Clooney; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Paul Giamatti; Marisa Tomei; Jeffrey Wright; Evan Rachel Wood;
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael
Edited by	Stephen Mirrione
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production; companies	Cross Creek Pictures; Exclusive Media Group; Crystal Sky Entertainment; Smokehouse Pictures; Appian Way Productions;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures; (through Sony Pictures Releasing; United States); Exclusive Media Group; (International);
Release dates	August 31, 2011 (Venice); October 7, 2011 (United States);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12.5 million
Box office	$76.3 million

The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North. It stars Ryan Gosling and Clooney alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, and Evan Rachel Wood.

The Ides of March was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and at the 27th Haifa International Film Festival, and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on October 7, 2011, and grossed $76 million worldwide. The film received positive reviews from critics and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2011. Gosling earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance, while Clooney, Heslov and Willimon were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.