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Tolkien
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Tolkien is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and produced by Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping. The movie, which has a runtime of 112 minutes, stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Tom Glynn-Carney. It was produced by Chernin Entertainment, Searchlight Pictures, and TSG Entertainment, with distribution handled by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney+. The narrative is set in England and the Somme, focusing on the life of J. R. R. Tolkien, his wife Edith Tolkien, and Joseph Wright.
The film features a score by Thomas Newman and is presented in English. Its tagline describes it as "A life of love, courage & fellowship." The production had a budget of 20,000,000 and generated revenue of 8,654,322. Critical assessments include a review score of 51%, a 5.8/10 rating, and a 48/100 score. Audience metrics list a vote average of 6.915 and an IMDb rating of 6.8. The story is categorized by keywords including World War I, male friendship, and coming of age.
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Film · TMDB
6.9England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Cast
- Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien
- Lily Collins as Edith Bratt
- Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan
- Derek Jacobi as Professor Joseph Wright
- Harry Gilby as Young J.R.R. Tolkien
- Mimi Keene as Young Edith Bratt
Themes
- world war i
- male friendship
- biography
- based on true story
- coming of age
- mentor protégé relationship
- boys' school
- troubled relationship
- oxford university
- birmingham
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Director
- Dome Karukoski
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Jenno Topping
- Production company
- Searchlight Pictures
- Narrative location
- Somme
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 442943
- Dedicated to
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/tolkien
- Image
- Tolkien cast by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2019-06-20
- title
- Tolkien
- distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- social media followers
- 7197
- review score
- 48/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- Tolkien (film)
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