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Bobby

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In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman (Anthony Hopkins), hotel manager (William H. Macy), lounge singer (Demi Moore), busboy (Freddy Rodriguez), beautician (Sharon Stone) and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Critics Consensus

Despite best intentions from director Emilio Estevez and his ensemble cast, they succumb to a script filled with pointless subplots and awkward moments working too hard to parallel contemporary times.

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Mark Kermode BBC Radio Five Live 01/29/2007
Quite apart from the fact that it's spectacularly uninventive and uncontroversial, it's just such a luvvie-fest. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 01/26/2007
3/5
Using his haunting elegy for Martin Luther King over the final scene, Estevez makes most of what's gone before seem entertaining enough but fairly trivial. This is not, after all, Grand Hotel. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 01/26/2007
2/5
You can understand why somebody would want to make a film about such a famous "lost moment" in American history, but this celebrity ensemble piece is misconceived and poorly managed. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 01/31/2021
2.5/5
Cinematic greatness might not be evident, Bobby's message of peace and justice shines through. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 11/20/2019
It's kind of a soapbox approach, but it actually works -- making Bobby just good enough to be worth a look, even if it could have been so much more. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/07/2019
With BOBBY, Emilio Estevez reminds us that there was -- and still is -- hope of better things to come. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gi S @Gistevenn 1d This was a hell of a good movie featuring a star studded cast of characters. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 1 hour and 59 minutes based on a true story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/05/2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é ruim, o filme tem cenas de drama bacaninhas, mas isso não melhora o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens são mais ou menos, e o elenco é bom, mas alguns não ajudam a melhorar o filme. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 08/11/2024 Leans more on expositional reverence under empathetic engagement effectively accumulating to the climatic event whereas we really feel the harrowing ambiance in addition how it affects to the structurally connective web simplistically embodied, thus becoming a stunningly underestimated evocation that depicts how much people look up to a man’s hopeful legacy. (B+) See more 11/08/2020 An important history lesson; entertaining, engaging; moving and human. Essential viewing. See more s r @ScottR 09/01/2020 Manipulative. Great cast, but it was all politics. See more Read all reviews
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Emilio Estevez

Director

Anthony Hopkins

John Casey

Harry Belafonte

Nelson

William H. Macy

Paul

Sharon Stone

Miriam

Christian Slater

Timmons

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Synopsis In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman (Anthony Hopkins), hotel manager (William H. Macy), lounge singer (Demi Moore), busboy (Freddy Rodriguez), beautician (Sharon Stone) and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Director
Emilio Estevez
Producer
Edward Bass, Michel Litvak, Holly Wiersma
Screenwriter
Emilio Estevez
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Bold Films, The Weinstein Company
Rating
R (Drug Content|A Scene of Violence|Language)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 23, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.2M
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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