Darkest Hour

Unrated

11/22/20172h 5m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Never never never surrender ~

Overview:

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Director:

Joe Wright

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$150,847,207.00

Key words:

world war ii
biography
based on true story
london underground
british politics
british prime minister
british history
autobiographical
dunkirk
1940s
winston churchill
based on real person
biographical drama

Cast

Gary Oldman

~ as ~

Winston Churchill

Stephen Dillane

~ as ~

Viscount Halifax

Lily James

~ as ~

Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup

~ as ~

Neville Chamberlain

Ben Mendelsohn

~ as ~

King George VI

Kristin Scott Thomas

~ as ~

Clemmie

Nicholas Jones

~ as ~

Sir John Simon

Samuel West

~ as ~

Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield

~ as ~

Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden

~ as ~

General Ismay

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Reviews (7)

Mex5150
Written 7 year(s) ago
3
I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject.
Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
6
As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, Darkest Hour is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majority of the story revolve around the of whether or not to sue for peace. That as a core concept in so much as the question of "Do I take the guarantee of saving my country or do I take the risk of saving the world?" and beyond that "Is there even a right answer to that question? And who am I to decide something this big?" is a great philosophical centre for a movie. But I never felt like I knew why any of these people had the answers that they gave. I get that in a historical context, these aren't characters they are real life people, so they answers they had are the answers we see, but again, we are only given the what, not the why.

Except you can throw all of that away because here comes Gary Oldman in his Oscar nominated transformation to make this movie 100% worth watching.

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
barrymost
Written 6 year(s) ago
7
It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished; good actors bring insight and depth to the characters. Overall, it's a well-done, engrossing film. Gary Oldman's performance as Winston Churchill was very good indeed, and his delivery of Churchill's speeches alone make watching the movie worthwhile!
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Ruggerview
Written 5 year(s) ago
10
I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflected the sense of gloom that would have been felt by the people facing a new war. Big thumbs up, gives a strong sense of the time and place.
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Peter89Spencer
Written 5 year(s) ago
10
Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill.

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