Darkest Hour (2017)

Movie Details

Original Title Darkest Hour

Original Language EN

Budget $30,000,000

Revenue $150,847,207

Status Released

Popularity 3.1

Cast

Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Popularity: 17.9

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Popularity: 1.6

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Popularity: 4.1

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

Popularity: 1.1

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Popularity: 2.0

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Popularity: 2.6

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Popularity: 1.1

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

Popularity: 3.6

David Schofield

Clement Atlee

Popularity: 5.5

Richard Lumsden

General Ismay

Popularity: 5.1

Malcolm Storry

General Ironside

Popularity: 0.7

Hilton McRae

Arthur Greenwood

Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Joe Wright

Producer Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

Executive Producer James Biddle

Editor Valerio Bonelli

Screenplay Anthony McCarten

Production

Working Title Films

Perfect World Pictures

Focus Features

Videos & Trailers

Winston Churchill and King George VI Consider a Peace Deal

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Churchill's Rousing Speech

Clip

Churchill's New Typist - Extended Preview

Clip

Winston Churchill Takes the Tube

Clip

Churchill's Triumphant Speech: "We Shall Never Surrender!"

Clip

Darkest Hour Cast On Portraying Historical Characters

Behind the Scenes

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

world war ii biography based on true story london underground british politics british prime minister british history autobiographical dunkirk 1940s winston churchill based on real person biographical drama

Reviews from TMDB

Mex5150 3/10

Jan 14, 2018

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject.

Gimly 6/10

Jan 25, 2018

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majority of the story revolve around the of whether or not to sue for peace. That as a core concept in so m ... Read more

barrymost 7/10

Aug 28, 2019

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished; good actors bring insight and depth to the characters. Overall, it's a well-done, engrossing film. ... Read more