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Lincoln (2012) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 97,256 users
Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 561 user | 453 critic | 44 from Metacritic.com As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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| Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | ||
| Sally Field | ... | ||
| David Strathairn | ... | ||
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | ||
| James Spader | ... | ||
| Hal Holbrook | ... | ||
| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | ||
| John Hawkes | ... | ||
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | ||
| Bruce McGill | ... | ||
| Tim Blake Nelson | ... | ||
| Joseph Cross | ... | ||
| Jared Harris | ... | ||
| Lee Pace | ... | ||
| Peter McRobbie | ... | ||
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In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States. However, his task is a race against time, for peace may come at any time, and if it comes before the amendment is passed, the returning southern states will stop it before it can become law. Lincoln must, by almost any means possible, obtain enough votes from a recalcitrant Congress before peace arrives and it is too late. Yet the president is torn, as an early peace would save thousands of lives. As the nation confronts its conscience over the freedom of its entire population, Lincoln faces his own crisis of conscience -- end slavery or end the war. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords:
slavery | civil war | u.s. president | american civil war | constitutional amendment |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 November 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Steven Spielberg/Abraham Lincoln Project See more »Box Office
Budget:
$65,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$944,308 (USA) (9 November 2012)Gross:
$182,204,440 (USA) (19 April 2013)Company Credits
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DreamWorks SKG, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Reliance Entertainment See more »
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Abraham Lincoln: It's nighttime. Ship's move by some terrible power at terrific speed. And though it's imperceptible in the darkness, I have an intuition that we're headed towards a shore. No one else seems to be aboard the vessel. I'm keenly aware of my aloneness.
Abraham Lincoln: [quoting Hamlet] "I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams."
Abraham Lincoln: Hmm. I reckon it's the speed that's strange to me. I'm used to going at a deliberate pace. I should space ...
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Steven Spielberg: [father] Abraham Lincoln does not want his son, Robert Lincoln to be in the army. See more »Goofs
When General Grant's staff emerges from Appomattox Courthouse, Ely Parker is behind Grant and stands with his hands crossed in front of him. In the next shot, Grant starts descending the stairs to greet R.E. Lee, and Parker emerges from inside the courthouse crossing his hands. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Abraham Lincoln: It's nighttime. Ship's move by some terrible power at terrific speed. And though it's imperceptible in the darkness, I have an intuition that we're headed towards a shore. No one else seems to be aboard the vessel. I'm keenly aware of my aloneness.
Abraham Lincoln: [quoting Hamlet] "I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams."
Abraham Lincoln: Hmm. I reckon it's the speed that's strange to me. I'm used to going at a deliberate pace. I should space ...
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It's seldom that I leave a movie knowing that I absolutely will go back to a theater to see that movie again rather than wait for distribution. As I walked out, I absolutely knew that I would be back. There are so many amazing actors in this movie that I need to go back to fully appreciate the story.
In my estimation, Spielberg's Lincoln will become the definitive movie on Abraham Lincoln. Daniel Day Lewis absolutely disappeared into this character and out gallumped Honest Abe - country lawyer, gifted orator and a man born more fully suited to the desperate needs of a nation than possibly any other man in history. This movie is not the shiny myth, but a portrait of an amazing man who inspired, cajoled and even bribed the Representatives of the People into representing ALL of the people.
If you go, and I hope that you do, go with ears ready to hear voices speaking out to us from our violent past, telling us that we can be better than we are, that some things should be done because they must be done and that we can sometimes accomplish the impossible.