The Book of Eli (2010)
- Directed by
- Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
- Genre
- action film, post-apocalyptic film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 6,746 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lone man walks across a ruined United States carrying a special book. He must protect it from a warlord who wants it for himself.
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What happens
The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic neo-Western action film directed by the Hughes brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, and Jennifer Beals. The story revolves around Eli (Washington), a nomad in a post-apocalyptic world who seeks to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the West Coast of the United States. Filming began in February 2009 and took place in New Mexico. The Book of Eli was released theatrically in the United States on January 15, 2010, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics but earned $157.1 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of $80 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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