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Feature film — 2019

Tolkien (2019)

6.91h 52mWar — Drama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 1,597 votes.

Fox Searchlight Pictures / TSG Entertainment / Chernin Entertainment

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Director: Dome Karukoski

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Cast & crew

Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins as Edith Bratt

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan

Colm Meaney

Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi as Professor Joseph Wright

Derek Jacobi

Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby as Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Gilby

Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene as Young Edith Bratt

Mimi Keene

Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle as Geoffrey Bache Smith

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman as Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman

Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson as Robert Q. Gilson

Patrick Gibson

Robert Q. Gilson

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Albie Marber

Young Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney as Christopher Wiseman

Tom Glynn-Carney

Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant as Young Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant

Young Christopher Wiseman

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