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Tolkien

  • 20192019
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 52m
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6.8/10
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Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Gibson, Lily Collins, Anthony Boyle, and Tom Glynn-Carney in Tolkien (2019)
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The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
40K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,808
884
  • Director
    • Dome Karukoski
  • Writers
    • David Gleeson
    • Stephen Beresford
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Lily Collins
    • Colm Meaney
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  • Director
    • Dome Karukoski
  • Writers
    • David Gleeson
    • Stephen Beresford
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Lily Collins
    • Colm Meaney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 262User reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • J.R.R. Tolkienas J.R.R. Tolkien
    Lily Collins
    Lily Collins
    • Edith Brattas Edith Bratt
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Father Francisas Father Francis
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Professor Wrightas Professor Wright
    Al Bollands
    • First Soldieras First Soldier
    Kallum Tolkien
    • Second Soldieras Second Soldier
    Craig Roberts
    Craig Roberts
    • Private Sam Hodgesas Private Sam Hodges
    Harry Gilby
    Harry Gilby
    • J.R.R. Tolkien (Young)as J.R.R. Tolkien (Young)
    Laura Donnelly
    Laura Donnelly
    • Mabel Tolkienas Mabel Tolkien
    Guillermo Bedward
    Guillermo Bedward
    • Hilary Tolkien (Young)as Hilary Tolkien (Young)
    Nia Gwynne
    Nia Gwynne
    • Bronwenas Bronwen
    Pam Ferris
    Pam Ferris
    • Mrs. Faulkneras Mrs. Faulkner
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
    • English Masteras English Master
    Albie Marber
    Albie Marber
    • Robert Gilson (Young)as Robert Gilson (Young)
    Ty Tennant
    Ty Tennant
    • Christopher Wiseman (Young)as Christopher Wiseman (Young)
    Adam Bregman
    • Geoffrey Smith (Young)as Geoffrey Smith (Young)
    Tony Nash
    Tony Nash
    • Mackintoshas Mackintosh
    Michael Bryceson
    • Goodson-Thomasas Goodson-Thomas
    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writers
      • David Gleeson
      • Stephen Beresford
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    • Trivia
      This is Finnish director Dome Karukoski's first English language movie.
    • Goofs
      The professor uses the discredited translation of "foolhardy" for Tolkien's last name. Actually the Tolkien name means "son/descendant of Tolk", although Tolkien himself believed the former throughout his life.
    • Quotes

      Edith Bratt: Things aren't beautiful because of how they sound. They're beautiful because of what they mean.

    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 30 April 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
      Lyric by Walter Chalmers Smith

      Music by John Roberts

    User reviews262

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    Top review
    6/10
    Entertaining and poetic
    A story as romantic as biographical of the first three decades of J.R.R. Tolkien, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion: his childhood and adolescence just before the first world war and his decisive encounters (Edith Bratt who will become his wife, the professor Joseph Wright who will turn his mentor and help him to to enter to the University of Oxford, and his friends with whom he will form a brotherhood, or even a fellowship). The analogies with his novels are obvious: the Ringwraiths a.k.a. the Nazgûl between the German trenches of the Bay of the Somme, or even Sauron on his black horse and his huge sword. The film portrays also the manifold sources of inspiration such as Nordic cultures / languages or operas like Der Ring des Nibelungen composed by Richard Wagner. The photography, the Computer-Generated Imagery and the costumes are excellent. The movie reflects reality more or less closely (the audience shall then dissociate the real from the fantasy) but is globally poetic. 6/7 of 10.
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    FAQ3

    • Will C. S. Lewis make an appearance in "Tolkien"?
    • Will J. R. R. Tolkien be portrayed as a devout Catholic?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Middle English
      • Old English
      • Latin
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Middle Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Chernin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,535,154
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,200,537
      • May 12, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,090,040
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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