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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

2019 · 94 min

A chilling, clear-eyed portrait of ruthless ambition that feels like a warning about power without conscience.

Directed by
Ivy Meeropol
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Roy Cohn, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane
Overview
Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.

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Directed by
Ivy Meeropol
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Roy Cohn, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ivy Meeropol
Starring
Roy Cohn, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane, John Waters, Alan Dershowitz, Ivy Meeropol, Mikhail Gorbachev, Larry King
Music
Nathan Halpern, Chris Ruggiero
Cinematography
Daniel B. Gold
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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