Hail, Caesar!

In Hail, Caesar!, Eddie Mannix (played by Josh Brolin) is hard at work at Capitol Pictures in the 1950s, attempting to address all of the performers' and directors' difficulties. His most recent jobs involved a dissatisfied director, a singing rancher, a gorgeous swimmer, and a lovely dancer. Worse, Baird Whitlock (played by George Clooney) is abducted while in dress for the swords-and-sandals classic "Hail, Caesar!". This presents Mannix with his greatest obstacle. If the company does not pay the kidnappers $100,000 to save the actor, his career will come to an end.

Rarely do you receive exactly what you want in a movie, but Hail, Caesar! by Joel and Ethan Coen is just what we desired. The exciting narrative involves the abduction of the studio's top star, for starters. And also, the truly delightful thing is seeing the characters wander around the studio, imitating cheesy Westerns and their overly dramatic parlor plays, water dance performances, and sword-and-sandal extravaganzas, all while offering us an all-access pass to the serious drama behind the scenes. It is one of the best movies about making movies.

Year of Release: 2016
Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%