Tolkien (2019)

Directed by

Dome Karukoski

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,554 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This drama follows the early life of J. R. R. Tolkien. It shows his childhood friendships, his romance, and his experiences in World War I. The story focuses on the experiences that shaped his later writing.

earnestreflectivemelancholicintimateslow-pacedpoeticnostalgicacademic

What happens

Tolkien is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the early life of English professor and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and The Silmarillion (1977) as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi. Tolkien was released in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019, and in the United States on 10 May 2019, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and was the first feature film released after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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