Capote
“In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in.”
Bennett MillerCast
Philip Seymour Hoffman Clifton Collins Jr. 
Catherine Keener Allie Mickelson Kelci Stephenson Craig Archibald
Credits
Written by: Dan Futterman
Plot
The writer Truman Capote travels to Kansas to research the murder of a family, befriends the killer Perry Smith, and writes In Cold Blood, at the cost of his own conscience, in a quiet, tense portrait with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet, tense and brilliantly acted biography.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (150,857 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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