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Darkest Hour

"Never never never surrender"

2017-11-22 Drama 2hr 5m

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

  • Released
    2017-11-22
  • Revenue
    $150,847,207
  • Budget
    $30,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 5m
  • Genre
    Drama, History
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    Working Title Films, Perfect World Pictures, Focus Features

Crew

Joe Wright
Director
Anthony McCarten
Screenplay
Eric Fellner
Producer
Keywords:
world war ii biography based on true story london underground british politics british prime minister british history dunkirk 1940s winston churchill

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Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman
Winston Churchill
Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas
Clemmie
Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn
King George VI
Lily James

Lily James
Elizabeth Layton
Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup
Neville Chamberlain
Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane
Viscount Halifax
Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones
Sir John Simon
Samuel West

Samuel West
Sir Anthony Eden
David Schofield

David Schofield
Clement Atlee
Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden
General Ismay
Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry
General Ironside
Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae
Arthur Greenwood
Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow
Sir Samuel Hoare
Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong
John Evans
Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins
Air Chief Marshal Dowding
David Bamber

David Bamber
Admiral Ramsay
Paul Leonard

Paul Leonard
Admiral Dudley Pound
David Strathairn

David Strathairn
President Roosevelt (voice)
Eric MacLennan

Eric MacLennan
Tom Leonard
Philip Martin Brown

Philip Martin Brown
Sawyers
Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas
Cabinet Secretary Bridges
Jordan Waller

Jordan Waller
Randolph Churchill
Alex Clatworthy

Alex Clatworthy
Diana Churchill
Mary Antony

Mary Antony
Mary Churchill
Bethany Muir

Bethany Muir
Sarah Churchill
Anna Burnett

Anna Burnett
Pamela Churchill
Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child
Lord Stanhope
Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer
Lord Kingsley Wood
Michael Gould

Michael Gould
Lord Londonderry
Paul Ridley

Paul Ridley
House of Commons Speaker
Robin Pearce

Robin Pearce
Ernle Hastings
Michael Bott

Michael Bott
Equerry
Olivier Broche

Olivier Broche
Reynaud
Mario Hacquard

Mario Hacquard
Daladier
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens
BBC Producer
Edmund Wiseman

Edmund Wiseman
Actor
Hannah Steele

Hannah Steele
Abigail Walker
Nia Gwynne

Nia Gwynne
Alice Simpson
Ade Dee Haastrup

Ade Dee Haastrup
Marcus Peters
James Eeles

James Eeles
Maurice Baker
Flora Nicholson

Flora Nicholson
Jessie Sutton
Bronte Carmichael

Bronte Carmichael
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Roisin O'Neill

Roisin O'Neill
Agnes Dillon
John Locke

John Locke
Oliver Wilson
Joanna Neary

Joanna Neary
Margaret Jerome
Richard Glover

Richard Glover
Brigadier Nicholson
Tom Ashley

Tom Ashley
Ramsay Staffer
Joshua Higgott

Joshua Higgott
Reporter
Imogen King

Imogen King
Teenage Girl at Tube Map
Miles Gallant

Miles Gallant
Naval Map-Room Officer
Faye Marsay

Faye Marsay
Sybil
John Atterbury

John Atterbury
Sir Alexander Cadogan
James Harkness

James Harkness
AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)
Joshua James

Joshua James
W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)
Charley Palmer Rothwell

Charley Palmer Rothwell
Christopher Wilson (Photographer)
Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran
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Sarah Flind

Sarah Flind
Cook
Steffan Donnelly

Steffan Donnelly
Back Bencher
Kieran Buckeridge

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Cecil Beaton
Johnny Otto

Johnny Otto
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Nick Howden-Steenstra

Nick Howden-Steenstra
Sentry (uncredited)

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Reviews for Darkest Hour
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A Review by Mex5150 3

Written by Mex5150 on 2018-01-14

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematogra... read more

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject.

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A Review by Ruuz 6

Written by Ruuz on 2018-01-25

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with t... read more

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majority of the story revolve around the of whether or not to sue for peace. That as a core concept in so much as the question of "Do I take the guarantee of saving my country or do I take the risk of saving the world?" and beyond that "Is there even a right answer to that question? And who am I to decide something this big?" is a great philosophical centre for a movie. But I never felt like I knew why any of these people had the answers that they gave. I get that in a historical context, these aren't characters they are real life people, so they answers they had are the answers we see, but again, we are only given the _what_, not the _why_. Except you can throw all of that away because here comes Gary Oldman in his Oscar nominated transformation to make this movie 100% worth watching. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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A Review by barrymost 7

Written by barrymost on 2019-08-28

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prim... read more

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished; good actors bring insight and depth to the characters. Overall, it's a well-done, engrossing film. Gary Oldman's performance as Winston Churchill was very good indeed, and his delivery of Churchill's speeches alone make watching the movie worthwhile!

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A Review by Ruggerview 10

Written by Ruggerview on 2020-03-04

I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflec... read more

I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflected the sense of gloom that would have been felt by the people facing a new war. Big thumbs up, gives a strong sense of the time and place.

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A Review by Peter89Spencer 10

Written by Peter89Spencer on 2020-05-07

Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill.... read more

Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill.

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A Review by narrator56

Written by narrator56 on 2023-01-06

I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power... read more

I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power at the outset of World War II. This one seems to cover the least amount of ground, focusing on his thought processes, the political climate and his personal life leading only up to the beginning of the Dunkirk evacuation. I thought there were two things the film did well with its strong writing and actor portrayal: the first was to present Churchill, a larger than life character, as just a life-size person, with the foibles and weaknesses he carried around with him. The other strength was in building depth into some of the secondary characters. His new aide typist, for example, is ready to quit after Churchill yells at her unfairly. It would have been easy to rehabilitate him for that temper tantrum by having him soften towards her and convince her to stay on. Instead she leaves the building, is handed an important communication from the king, and decides for herself to stay on and do the job. Churchill is the focal point pf the film, but again and again he shares the limelight onscreen with others like this, such as the extended scene in the subway. So within it’s narrow focus, I think the movie does a great job telling the story of this interlude from history.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-29

A tour de force from Gary Oldman as he portrays Winston Churchill in his first few months of office at the start of WWII. Oddly enough thoug... read more

A tour de force from Gary Oldman as he portrays Winston Churchill in his first few months of office at the start of WWII. Oddly enough though, aside from a few brief appearances from Kristin Scott-Thomas, the rest of the cast in this historical biopic are really quite unremarkable. The speeches are delivered magnificently; but there are too many speculative machinations going on - not least those involving King George VI - that do bring the credibility of this into question. There was plenty of accurately documented reportage from this time to enable Anthony McCarten to pen an entertaining script based more on the facts of this unsteady period of Churchill's premiership; Dunkirk; his relationship with Halifax & Roosevelt etc. rather than invent storylines. The attention to detail is superb and Oldman well deserved his second Oscar.

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A Review by Mex5150

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject....

reviewer avatar

A Review by Mex5150 3

Written by Mex5150 on 2018-01-14

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role i...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Ruuz 6

Written by Ruuz on 2018-01-25

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majorit...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by barrymost 7

Written by barrymost on 2019-08-28

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished;...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Ruggerview 10

Written by Ruggerview on 2020-03-04

I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflected the sense of gloom that would have been felt by the peop...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Peter89Spencer 10

Written by Peter89Spencer on 2020-05-07

Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by narrator56

Written by narrator56 on 2023-01-06

I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power at the outset of World War II. This one seems to cover the ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-29

A tour de force from Gary Oldman as he portrays Winston Churchill in his first few months of office at the start of WWII. Oddly enough though, aside from a few brief appearances from Kristin Scott-Tho...

read more