At the point of crisis, at the point of annihilation, survival is victory.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong, James Bloor, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance |
Director |
Christopher Nolan |
Screenplay | Christopher Nolan |
Music | Hans Zimmer |
Cinematography | Hoyte Van Hoytema |
Editing | Lee Smith |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat, 12-Track Digital Sound |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2017 |
Produced by | Syncopy, Warner Bros., Dombey Street Productions, Kaap Holland Film, Canal+, Ciné+, StudioCanal, RatPac-Dune Entertainment |
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Genre | War action |
Language | Very infrequent, low to mild impact swearing. |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Frequent, strong impact, emotional and physical, underscored by a sens of threat and suspense. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
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PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned | Rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language |
Runtime | 106 |
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Suggested age limit 14 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Jamal-Dean Grootboom Nolan delivers another gem with 'Dunkirk'. | 20 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople 'Dunkirk' ruk kyker deur see en hemel. | 20 | |
ScreenIt Jim Judy Dunkirk is easily an early Oscar contender in various categories, including Best Picture. I can't wait to see it again to further study Nolan's masterful grasp of cinematic storytelling. | 16 | |
Metacritic.com 52 critics | 19 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 272 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Dunkirk serves up emotionally satisfying spectacle, delivered by a writer-director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble cast that honors the fact-based story. | 19 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 17 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Intense, challenging story shows the horrors of war. | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 560 users | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes users 37387 users | 15 | |
Internet 83310 Netizens | 18 | |
Average .. 87% | 17 |