Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane
A redhaired woman in a dark blue suit. The image is split into a white side and a dark side, and an image of the capitol similarly in light and dark is shown below
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Madden
Written byJonathan Perera
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySebastian Blenkov
Edited byAlexander Berner
Music byMax Richter
Production
companies
Distributed byEuropaCorp
Release dates
  • November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) (AFI Fest)
  • November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25) (United States)
  • March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08) (France)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • France
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13–18 million[2][3][4]
Box office$9.1 million[5]

Miss Sloane is a 2016 American political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, John Lithgow, and Sam Waterston. The film follows Elizabeth Sloane, a fierce lobbyist, who fights in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

The film had its world premiere on November 11, 2016, at the AFI Fest, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 25, 2016, by EuropaCorp, before expanding wide on December 9, 2016. It was released in France on March 8, 2017. It received generally positive reviews, with Chastain's performance being particularly praised. It was a box office bomb, grossing only $9 million against its $13–18 million budget.

  1. ^ "MISS SLOANE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 7, 2016). "'Office Christmas Party' Hopes To Bring Cheer To Another Dull Weekend; 'La La Land' Tunes Up – Box Office Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022. Before P&A, Miss Sloane cost $13M.
  3. ^ Thompson, Anne (November 23, 2016). "Jessica Chastain Reveals How She Lobbies for Powerful Women — Including Herself — As 'Miss Sloane'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Miss Sloane (2016) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Miss Sloane (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2017.