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Tolkien

  • 20192019
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
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
3,759
238
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    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writers
      • David Gleeson
      • Stephen Beresford
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Hoult
      • Lily Collins
      • Colm Meaney
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writers
      • David Gleeson
      • Stephen Beresford
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Hoult
      • Lily Collins
      • Colm Meaney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 264User reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore

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    Top cast

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    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    Lily Collins
    Lily Collins
    • Edith Bratt
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Father Francis
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Professor Wright
    Al Bollands
    • First Soldier
    Kallum Tolkien
    • Second Soldier
    Craig Roberts
    Craig Roberts
    • Private Sam Hodges
    Harry Gilby
    Harry Gilby
    • J.R.R. Tolkien (Young)
    Laura Donnelly
    Laura Donnelly
    • Mabel Tolkien
    Guillermo Bedward
    Guillermo Bedward
    • Hilary Tolkien (Young)
    Nia Gwynne
    Nia Gwynne
    • Bronwen
    Pam Ferris
    Pam Ferris
    • Mrs. Faulkner
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
    • English Master
    Albie Marber
    Albie Marber
    • Robert Gilson (Young)
    Ty Tennant
    Ty Tennant
    • Christopher Wiseman (Young)
    Adam Bregman
    • Geoffrey Smith (Young)
    Tony Nash
    Tony Nash
    • Mackintosh
    Michael Bryceson
    • Goodson-Thomas
    • Director
      • Dome Karukoski
    • Writers
      • David Gleeson
      • Stephen Beresford
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 reviews264

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Gentle, honest and touching telling of Tolkien's life
    Tolkien recounts the defining people and moments of the author's life.

    Since the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit movies interest has increased in Tolkien himself. While this film is no adventure it is both funny and touching as the subject evolves like one of the characters in his stories. This is interesting and I did enjoy it.

    I'd have preferred it if the timeline had stretched a little bit further and covered more of his life than it does. The flash-forwards were well done up to that point.

    I liked, 'Get off the lawn!'
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    • May 4, 2019

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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