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Tolkien · LeviOsa

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2019·PG-13

A life of love, courage & fellowship.

WarDramaRomance1h 52m

🍅51%

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51%

Tomatometer

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71%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorDome Karukoski

ReleasedMay 3, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$20M

Revenue

$8.7M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Fox Searchlight Pictures

TSG Entertainment

Chernin Entertainment

Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby

Harry Gilby

Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene

Mimi Keene

Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman

Adam Bregman

Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson

Patrick Gibson

Robert Q. Gilson

Albie Marber

Young Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney

Tom Glynn-Carney

Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant

Ty Tennant

Young Christopher Wiseman

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Stream

Amazon Prime Video

fuboTV

YouTube TV

FXNow

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

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YouTube

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Reviews

11 reviews · 7 critics · 3 fans

3 fresh · 7 rotten

Critics consensus

“Tolkien has the period trappings and strong performances of a worthy biopic, but lacks the imagination required to truly do its subject justice.”

51% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Wenlei Ma

RTNews.com.auJun 21, 2019

Tolkien is innocuous but uninspiring.

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David Stratton

RTThe AustralianJun 14, 2019

Fans of Tolkien's writing probably won't discover anything new about the man from this film and the attempts to turn the Somme battlefield into a sort of fiery Middle Earth look painfully contrived. This is a minor biography of a major writer.

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Paul Byrnes

RTSydney Morning HeraldJun 12, 2019

The film looks great, a polished period piece, but the pedigree is ragged... The result is polite, plodding and unconvincing, like most movies about famous writers.

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Max Greene

RTInSession FilmAug 1, 2024

The tonal shifts between everything this film is trying to be loses the connection with its subject, and that is a real problem.

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Information

Title

Tolkien

Released

May 3, 2019

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Status

Released

Studios

Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment

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