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Chappaquiddick

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
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6.4/10
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Bruce Dern, Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, and Ed Helms in Chappaquiddick (2017)
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed after he is involved in a fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

  • Director
    • John Curran
  • Writers
    • Taylor Allen
    • Andrew Logan
  • Stars
    • Jason Clarke
    • Kate Mara
    • Ed Helms
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Curran
    • Writers
      • Taylor Allen
      • Andrew Logan
    • Stars
      • Jason Clarke
      • Kate Mara
      • Ed Helms
    • 166User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations total

    Videos18

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    You Put Us In A Difficult Postion
    Clip 0:33
    You Put Us In A Difficult Postion
    Serious Legal Trouble
    Clip 1:11
    Serious Legal Trouble
    Im  Not  Going to be  President
    Clip 0:38
    Im Not Going to be President
    Run  In  His  Place
    Clip 1:10
    Run In His Place

    Photos70

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    Jason Clarke
    Jason Clarke
    • Ted Kennedy
    Kate Mara
    Kate Mara
    • Mary Jo Kopechne
    Ed Helms
    Ed Helms
    • Joseph Gargan
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Joseph Kennedy
    Jim Gaffigan
    Jim Gaffigan
    • Paul Markham
    Olivia Thirlby
    Olivia Thirlby
    • Rachel
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Robert McNamara
    Taylor Nichols
    Taylor Nichols
    • Ted Sorensen
    John Fiore
    John Fiore
    • Chief Arena
    Gillian Mariner Gordon
    Gillian Mariner Gordon
    • Cricket
    • (as Gillian Gordon)
    Katie Henoch
    • Suzy
    • (as Kate Henoch)
    Lexie Roth
    Lexie Roth
    • Nance
    Angela Hope Smith
    • Maryellen
    Vince Tycer
    • David Burke
    Victor Warren
    Victor Warren
    • Stephen Smith
    David De Beck
    David De Beck
    • Sargent Shriver
    • (as David DeBeck)
    Barry Press
    • Burke Marshall
    Matthew Lawler
    Matthew Lawler
    • Dun Gifford
    • (as Matt Lawler)
    • Director
      • John Curran
    • Writers
      • Taylor Allen
      • Andrew Logan
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    • Trivia
      The bridge where they were driving on was the Dike Bridge on the eastern part of the island, that connects the main part of Chappaquiddick with a strip of beach that runs north/south. While there are some homes along that eastern strip of beach on the north end, the party was not at one of them. The mystery of why they were driving on Dike Bridge has never been answered.
    • Goofs
      Ted asks the operator to make a collect call and gives his name, but never gives a phone number. The operator patches the call without it. By the late 1960s, pay phones allowed callers to directly dial a collect call by dialing a 0 rather than a 1 before the area code and phone number, and then telling the operator who picked up that it was a collect call and giving the operator his/her name.
    • Quotes

      Joseph Kennedy: You'll never be great.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Ben Shapiro Show: A Big Leftist Myth Implodes on Taxes (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Lila
      Written by Merrell Fankhauser (as Merrell Wayne Fankhauser)

      Performed by Fapardokly

      Courtesy of HD Music Now

    User reviews166

    Featured review
    8/10

    better late than never....

    Better late than never that the true story of the Chappaquidick coverup gets major attention. For the Kennedys, laws and rules were always for the little people. I'm of a generation old enough to remember Chappaquidick. It's good that the younger crowd gets to see how the Kennedys operate. Disgusting how Ted, backed by his army of fixers and p.r. Hacks, portrays himself and his family as victims, when he was responsible for a young girl's death. My only complaint about the movie is that it's too kind to him, leaning on the "dad made me do it" and the myth of Kennedy family devotion to "public service." As a resident of Massachusetts I am ashamed that after this miscarriage of justice the voters of this state continued to re-elect this execrable miscreant. By the way it's been reported that "powerful people" tried to stop the release of this movie.
    • rupie
    • Apr 5, 2018
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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Senator
    • Filming locations
      • Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Apex Entertainment
      • Chimney
      • DMG Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,395,520
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,765,854
      • Apr 8, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,263,470
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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