LBJ

“Captures a tumultuous political era and one of its most profanely colorful leaders with a good deal of insight and emotional torque.”~Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com

Aroview: Absorbing biopic set during the tumultuous era when JFK is assassinated, and his democratic political rival Lyndon Johnson is suddenly thrust into the role of president. As the nation mourns, he contends with his adversary Attorney General Bobby Kennedy to pass the law JFK had always wanted - the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. A light history lesson on a less well-known figure, with the always committed Woody Harrelson in the lead role.