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Tolkien

6.9

Released May 03, 2019Runtime 1h 52min

A life of love, courage & fellowship.

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.

Genres

War

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

TSG Entertainment

Chernin Entertainment

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $8,654,322
Profit/Loss: $-11,345,678

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

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

Albie MarberYoung Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-CarneyChristopher Wiseman

Ty TennantYoung Christopher Wiseman

Craig RobertsPrivate Sam Hodges

Pam FerrisMrs. Faulkner

James MacCallumHilary Tolkien

Guillermo BedwardYoung Hilary Tolkien

Laura DonnellyMabel Tolkien

Genevieve O'ReillyMrs. Smith

Owen TealeHeadmaster Gilson

Al BollandsFirst Soldier

Kallum TolkienSecond Soldier

Nia GwynneBronwen

Adrian SchillerEnglish Master

Toby NashMackintosh

Michael BrycesonGoodson-Thomas

Andrew BissellRugby Coach

Sian CrispWaitress

Antony Raymond BarlowMaître d'

David PuckridgeBox Office Man

David BromleySchoolmaster

Lara MaguireRose

Holly DempsterBeryl

Jane Dixon-RowlandMary

David BirkbeckPorter

Colin Macdonald BurnieProfessor #1

Andy OrchardProfessor #2

Frank KerrDrunken Student

Rob Rhys BondPhotographer

Joel PhillimoreLieutenant

John BradfieldStudent

Mia WoodsPriscilla Tolkien (Child)

Sienna WoodsPriscilla Tolkien (Child)

Paul Gurcel EscuderoMichael Tolkien (Child)

Harry WebsterJohn Tolkien Jnr. (Child)

Jack RileyChristopher Tolkien (Child)

Crew

Thomas BassettThird Assistant Director

Camilla SouthwellCrowd Assistant Director

Danielle Blaise TaylorThird Assistant Director

Toni StaplesSecond Unit First Assistant Director

Dome KarukoskiDirector

Antti LahtinenFirst Assistant Director

Stuart RenfrewFirst Assistant Director

Gemma NunnSecond Assistant Director

San DaveyScript Supervisor

Maria ReinupSecond Unit Director

David GleesonScreenplay

Stephen BeresfordScreenplay

Robert Platt-HigginsPost Production Coordinator

Mandy SharpeLocation Manager

Danny NewtonAssistant Location Manager

Kerri BurbidgeLocation Coordinator

Mackenzie CrosslandLocation Assistant

Lyndsey HaluszczakAssistant Production Coordinator

Laura TriggProduction Secretary

Rebecca NorburyProduction Runner

Ben ArslanianProduction Accountant

El WestAssistant Accountant

Becky ScurrahAssistant Accountant

Karen Margaux WalkerPayroll Accountant

Claudia BluntCasting Associate

Peter CherninProducer

Jenno ToppingProducer

David ReadyProducer

Kris ThykierProducer

Dan FinlayCo-Producer

Sarada McDermottCo-Producer

Kate RingsellCasting

Nancy BrayUnit Production Manager

Jannika ÖbergProduction Coordinator

Chey AnichStunt Double

Ricardo Cruz Jr.Stunts

David GarrickStunt Coordinator

Evangelos GrecosStunts

Cristian KnightStunts

Kye MckeeStunts

Theo MortonStunts

Adam SmithStunts

Nadia StaceyMakeup Designer

Nadia StaceyHair Designer

Louise SeymourPost Production Supervisor

Chris GillAdditional Editor

Kerry-Ellen MaxwellStandby Art Director

Ben ClementsAssistant Art Director

Emma DorwardAssistant Art Director

Clare GriffithsArt Department Coordinator

Mark NuttallStoryboard Artist

Jonathan MillwardStoryboard Artist

Karsten Jacobsen"A" Camera Operator

Karsten JacobsenSteadicam Operator

Adam ConlonFirst Assistant "A" Camera

Kerry ArthurFirst Assistant "B" Camera

Matt WrightSecond Assistant "A" Camera

Ben TaylorSecond Assistant "B" Camera

Josh TilleyCamera Trainee

James HogarthDigital Imaging Technician

Juliana MalucelliStill Photographer

Julia JonesUnit Publicist

Martin BeresfordProduction Sound Mixer

Lee JamesFirst Assistant Sound Editor

Chris CrookallFirst Assistant Editor

Heidi FreemanFirst Assistant Editor

Abi WrightAssistant Editor

Julian WhiteChief Lighting Technician

Alan MillarBest Boy Electric

Vinny CowperElectrician

Max Elliot LovellElectrician

Michael John McHughRigging Gaffer

Josh CloseKey Grip

Guy Elliot SmithGrip

April ChurchAssistant Costume Designer

Deborah L. ScottAssistant Costume Designer

Isabella ArtitzoneAssistant Costume Designer

Bettina SeifertCostume Supervisor

Diana WyandCostume Supervisor

Tracey CliffeTruck Supervisor

Laura BaileyKey Costumer

Catherine HibbertKey Costumer

Dennis Bach JensenTailor

Julie McCauslandSeamstress

Gerda LauciuteMakeup Supervisor

Gerda LauciuteHair Supervisor

Anna MorenaKey Hair Stylist

Anna MorenaKey Makeup Artist

Dani CasaliMakeup & Hair

Niall Monteith-MannMakeup & Hair

James BaylanProperty Master

Hugh O'SheaDialogue Coach

Thomas NewmanConductor

J.A.C. RedfordOrchestrator

Bill BernsteinMusic Editor

Paul BiddissMilitary Consultant

David ApplebyStill Photographer

Harri YlönenEditor

Grant MontgomeryProduction Design

Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer

Lasse Frank JohannessenDirector of Photography

Colleen KelsallCostume Designer

Sarah BridgeMusic Supervisor

Sarah FranzlStunt Coordinator

Pilar FoySupervising Art Director

Rupert DaviesVisual Effects Supervisor

Danny SheehanSupervising Sound Editor

Matthew CollingeSupervising Sound Editor

Paul CotterellSound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew CollingeSound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul CowellArt Direction

Martin BeresfordSound Mixer

Danny HargreavesSpecial Effects Supervisor

Rob PrynneSound Designer

Martin CantwellSound Designer

Paul CarterSound Designer

Stephan PehrssonSecond Unit Director of Photography

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Reviews

For the literary fans of JRR Tolkien, this film will serve as a very exciting chapter of your fandom; when you get to see a character called Sam you'll be sure to gasp with glee - and let me assure you they really emphasise his name, along with a myriad of other moments just like it. You can’t miss...

I'll admit I had some interest when I heard that a Tolkien biopic was in the works, but now that I've actually seen it, I'm very unsure about who was supposed to want this movie? It's just an unbearably clichéd biopic that makes sure it ticks all the boxes a biopic for some reason must. I don't und...

This is a well-written, gentle telling of the early life of JRR Tolkien; his relationships, studies and terrifying experiences in the First World War. Nicholas Hoult plays the role sensitively and convincingly. Colm Meaney, Sir Derek Jacobi and Lily Collins all support ably. The subtle detailing of...