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The Book of Eli

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
327K
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Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
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A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

  • Directors
    • Albert Hughes
    • Allen Hughes
  • Writer
    • Gary Whitta
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Mila Kunis
    • Ray Stevenson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    327K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    879
    371
    • Directors
      • Albert Hughes
      • Allen Hughes
    • Writer
      • Gary Whitta
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Mila Kunis
      • Ray Stevenson
    • 738User reviews
    • 333Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Eli
    Mila Kunis
    Mila Kunis
    • Solara
    Ray Stevenson
    Ray Stevenson
    • Redridge
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Carnegie
    Jennifer Beals
    Jennifer Beals
    • Claudia
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Martz
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Hoyt
    Frances de la Tour
    Frances de la Tour
    • Martha
    • (as Frances De La Tour)
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • George
    Tom Waits
    Tom Waits
    • Engineer
    Chris Browning
    Chris Browning
    • Hijack Leader
    Richard Cetrone
    Richard Cetrone
    • Hijacker
    Lateef Crowder
    Lateef Crowder
    • Hijacker…
    Keith Splinter Davis
    Keith Splinter Davis
    • Hijacker
    • (as Keith Davis)
    Don Thai Theerathada
    Don Thai Theerathada
    • Hijacker
    • (as Don Theerathada)
    Thom Khoury Williams
    Thom Khoury Williams
    • Hijacker
    • (as Thom Williams)
    Lora Martinez-Cunningham
    Lora Martinez-Cunningham
    • Young Woman Hijacker
    • (as Lora Martinez Cunningham)
    Scott Wilder
    • Middle-Aged Man
    • Directors
      • Albert Hughes
      • Allen Hughes
    • Writer
      • Gary Whitta
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Denzel Washington performed all of his own stunts in the hand-to-hand fight sequences.
    • Goofs
      A wind-up record player would run at 78 rpm - too fast for a 70s disco single and way too fast for a 70s LP. Also, the needle would almost certainly gouge the record rather than follow the vibrations in the groove.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Eli: Dear Lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path. And for keeping me resolute when all around seemed lost. Thank you for your protection and your many signs along the way. Thank you for any good that I may have done, I'm so sorry about the bad. Thank you for the friend I made. Please watch over her as you watched over me. Thank you for finally allowing me to rest. I'm so very tired, but I go now to my rest at peace. Knowing that I have done right with my time on this earth. I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.

    • Crazy credits
      Aside from the title, there are no opening credits.
    • Alternate versions
      A montage of deleted scenes on the DVD include a scene where Claudia reads the Braille bible to Carnegie as he lies on his deathbed.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
      Written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb

      Performed by Al Green

      Courtesy of HI Records by arrangement with Fat Possum

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    8/10
    A great example of post-apocalyptic film making.
    With the recent revival of the post-apocalyptic genre in Hollywood, it would be easy to overlook this film, and that would be a mistake. Thirty years from now the world is a barren, desolate wasteland filled with the charred remains of a civilization that destroyed itself through war. In this bleak future a lone man wanders west (Denzel Washington), guided by nothing more than faith, to deliver the last remaining copy of a book that changed the world, and will do so again. While Washington seeks to deliver the book to those who would do good with it, a local warlord (Gary Oldman), an erudite student of Mussolini, wants to possess the book so he can use the words to sway the masses and become a powerful dictator. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. The Book of Eli should shoot to the top of your Netflix queue.
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    • garyvanhorn
    • Jan 11, 2011

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    FAQ8

    • Is "The Book Of Eli" based on a book?
    • Why did Eli have to show everyone the back of his hands? What was the significance of that?
    • Why does Carnegie call the book (Bible) a weapon?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuốn Sách Của Eli
    • Filming locations
      • Carrizozo, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $94,835,059
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,789,494
      • Jan 17, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $157,107,755
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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