Trailer
Summary
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 78Audiences 83GoodWatch 80
Metascore78
Letterboxd · 2 M ratings4.1/5
User score8.3
IMDb8.2
Box office
4.5×its budget
- Budget
- $100 M
- Worldwide
- $446 M
Worldwide it earned $346 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for war movies
typical 118119Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 59 countries, rent or buy in 40 more
+49Released
2019
December 25, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
WarDramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchGermanMade in
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
India
Academy Awards2020
- Cinematography2020Won
- Sound2020Won
- Sound Mixing2020Won
- Visual Effects2020Won
Golden Globe Awards2020
- Best Motion Picture, Drama2020Won
- Best Director2020Won
- Best Director, Motion Picture2020Won
- Best Original Song, Motion Picture2020Nominated
BAFTA Awards2020
- Best Film2020Won
- Best Director2020Won
- Best Cinematography2020Won
- Outstanding British Film2020Won
Directors Guild of America Awards2020
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film2020Won
Critics' Choice Awards2020
- Best Director2020Won
César Awards2021
- Best Foreign Film2021Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 49 more57 people
- George MacKayLance Corporal Schofield
- Dean-Charles ChapmanLance Corporal Blake
- Mark StrongCaptain Smith
- Andrew ScottLieutenant Leslie
- Richard MaddenLieutenant Blake
- Claire DuburcqLauri
- Colin FirthGeneral Erinmore
- Benedict CumberbatchColonel MacKenzie
Daniel MaysSergeant Sanders
Adrian ScarboroughMajor Hepburn
Chris WalleyPrivate Bullen
Nabhaan RizwanSepoy Jondalar
Jamie ParkerLieutenant Richards
Tommy FrenchPrivate Butler
Paul TintoNCO Baker
Billy PostlethwaiteNCO Harvey
Richard McCabeColonel Collins
Justin EdwardsCaptain Ivins
Pip CarterLieutenant Gordon
Andy ApolloSergeant Miller
Josef DaviesPrivate Stokes
Gabriel AkuwudikePrivate Buchanan
Spike LeightonPrivate Kilgour
Robert MaaserGerman Pilot
Directing · 5
- Sam Mendes Director, Writer, Producer
- Michael Lerman First Assistant Director, Producer
- Nicholas White Crowd Assistant Director
- Joey Coughlin Second Assistant Director
- Nicoletta Mani Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Krysty Wilson-Cairns Writer
Production · 17
- Ignacio Salazar-Simpson Executive Producer
- Ricardo Marco Budé Executive Producer
- Jeb Brody Executive Producer
- Oleg Petrov Executive Producer
- Callum McDougall Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Pippa Harris Producer
Camera · 15
- Roger Deakins Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Gary Smith Best Boy Grip
- François Duhamel Still Photographer
- John Marzano Aerial Director of Photography
- Pete Cavaciuti Steadicam Operator
- Peter Ayriss Drone Pilot
Editing · 7
- Lee Smith Editor
- Pearce Roemer First Assistant Editor
- James Slattery Colorist
- Chris Francis Color Assistant
- Jonas Jangvad Color Assistant
- Molly MacCormack Color Assistant
Sound · 19
- Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
- Michael Fentum Sound Designer
- Oliver Tarney Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Scott Millan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- James Harrison Sound Effects Designer
Art · 47
- Dennis Gassner Production Design
- Matt Curtis Title Designer
- Lee Sandales Set Decoration
- Lizzie Osborne Draughtsman
- Jamie Wilkinson Property Master
- Alison Clements Draughtsman
Costume & Make-Up · 41
- David Crossman Costume Design
- Jacqueline Durran Costume Design
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Rebecca Cole Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
- Neil Murphy Costume Supervisor
- Stella Atkinson Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 38
- Greg Butler Visual Effects Supervisor
- Guillaume Rocheron Visual Effects Supervisor
- Pier Lefebvre Visual Effects Supervisor
- Richard Little Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nick Sargent Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dominic Tuohy Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 17
- John Higgins Gaffer
- Terry Robb Electrician
- Michael Chambers Electrician
- James Starr Rigging Grip
- Wayne Leach Rigging Gaffer
- Tony Higgins Electrician
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