J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood continued to demonstrate his versatility as a director with this 2011 portrait of FBI icon Hoover, but the film really belongs to title star Leonardo DiCaprio, giving a smart and measured performance that depicts the lawman’s quirks as well as his professional dedication. Judi Dench also impresses as his mother in a cast that includes Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”), Dermot Mulroney and Jeffrey Donovan (“Burn Notice”).