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Tolkien

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for Tolkien PG-13,  2019,  1h 52m,  Biography/ History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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As a young student, J.R.R. Tolkien finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts. Their brotherhood soon strengthens as Tolkien weathers the storm of a tumultuous courtship with Edith Bratt and the outbreak of World War I. These early life experiences later inspire the budding author to write the classic fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Critics Consensus

Tolkien has the period trappings and strong performances of a worthy biopic, but lacks the imagination required to truly do its subject justice.

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Wenlei Ma News.com.au Jun 21, 2019
3/5
Tolkien is innocuous but uninspiring. Go to Full Review
David Stratton The Australian Jun 14, 2019
2/5
Fans of Tolkien's writing probably won't discover anything new about the man from this film and the attempts to turn the Somme battlefield into a sort of fiery Middle Earth look painfully contrived. This is a minor biography of a major writer. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Jun 12, 2019
3/5
The film looks great, a polished period piece, but the pedigree is ragged... The result is polite, plodding and unconvincing, like most movies about famous writers. Go to Full Review
Max Greene InSession Film Aug 1, 2024
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The tonal shifts between everything this film is trying to be loses the connection with its subject, and that is a real problem. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) Jul 14, 2024
3/5
We can derive both the themes of Tolkien’s works and of the film itself, such as the power of friendship or unity through language, while still being able to admire the performances. Go to Full Review
John Brhel Vague Visages Jun 5, 2023
Great set design, solid acting and stunning cinematography. It offers insight into the genesis of Tolkien’s stories and will likely be of interest to casual fans. But it’s fairly standard biopic fare that unfortunately only skims the surface... Go to Full Review
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Dome Karukoski

Director

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney

Father Francis

Derek Jacobi

Professor Wright

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Smith

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Synopsis As a young student, J.R.R. Tolkien finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts. Their brotherhood soon strengthens as Tolkien weathers the storm of a tumultuous courtship with Edith Bratt and the outbreak of World War I. These early life experiences later inspire the budding author to write the classic fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Director
Dome Karukoski
Producer
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Kris Thykier
Screenwriter
David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
Production Co
Chernin Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sequences of War Violence)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 10, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.5M
Runtime
1h 52m
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