Tolkien (2019)
“A life of love, courage & fellowship.”
Movie20191h 52mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 1,583 ratings.
Movie review: Tolkien
Tolkien is a film from 2019. It is catalogued under War, Drama, Romance. Its listed tagline is “A life of love, courage & fellowship.”
Story
England, 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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.9/10 based on 1,583 votes.
Production
Release date: May 3, 2019 · Runtime: 112 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $20,000,000 · Reported revenue: $8,654,322
Official trailer
Cast
Nicholas HoultJ.R.R. Tolkien
Lily CollinsEdith Bratt
Colm MeaneyFather Francis Morgan
Derek JacobiProfessor Joseph Wright
Harry GilbyYoung J.R.R. Tolkien
Mimi KeeneYoung Edith Bratt
Anthony BoyleGeoffrey Bache Smith
Adam BregmanYoung Geoffrey Bache Smith
Patrick GibsonRobert Q. Gilson
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