Game Change (film)
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| Directed by | Jay Roach |
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Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Jay Roach Amy Sayers |
| Written by | Danny Strong |
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Game Change by Mark Halperin John Heilemann |
| Starring |
Julianne Moore Woody Harrelson Ed Harris |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Jim Denault |
| Edited by | Lucia Zucchetti |
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| Distributed by | HBO |
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118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Game Change is a 2012 American HBO political drama film based on events of the 2008 United States presidential election campaign of John McCain, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, based on the 2010 book of the same name documenting the campaign by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. The film stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris, and focuses on the chapters about the selection and performance of Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin (Moore) as running mate to Senator John McCain (Harris) in the Republican presidential campaign.
The plot features a 2010 interview of the campaign's senior strategist Steve Schmidt (Harrelson), using flashbacks to portray McCain and Palin during their ultimately unsuccessful campaign. The film was well received by critics, with Moore's portrayal of Palin garnering praise. Schmidt praised the film, though Palin and McCain criticized it and refused to see it. Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times described Moore's depiction of Palin as "a sharp-edged but not unsympathetic portrait of a flawed heroine, colored more in pity than in admiration."Game Change has earned many awards, including a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Nymph Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
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