Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tracey Fairaway, Jane Perry, Tom Skerrit |
| Director |
Tom Tykwer |
| Screenplay | Tom Tykwer, from the novel by Dave Eggers |
| Music | Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer |
| Cinematography | Frank Griebe |
| Editing | Alexander Berner |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | X-Filme Creative Pool, 22h22, Fábrica de Cine, Kasbah-Film Tanger, Playtone, Primeridian Entertainment |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated R for some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use |
| Runtime | 98 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 15 + |
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Positive role models |
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| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday  Drama explores collision of cultures. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Herman Lategan Hanks 'n ligbron in eksistensiële drama. | 10 | |
| Cape Times Shei Linden Desert redemption. | 10 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy There&rquot;s certainly enough humor and poignancy to make it all work, and Hanks is just so good at creating likable if flawed everyday characters that you can&rquot;t help but identify with and feel for him, and hope for the best. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 35 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 111 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A Hologram for the King amiably ambles through a narrative desert, saved by an oasis of a performance from the ever-dependable Tom Hanks. | 14 |  |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Book-based Hanks drama has drinking, sex; lacks a point. | 5 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 19 users | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 6278 users | 16 | |
| Internet 2393 Netizens Disappointing Treatment of Much-Praised Book | 13 | |
Average .. 58% | 12 | |