Tolkien

Release Date: Friday, May 10, 2019 Nationwide

Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, Lily Collins, Peter Chernin, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Laura Donnelly, David Gleeson, Dome Karukoski, Stephen Beresford, Tom Glynn-Carney, Pam Ferris, Patrick Gibson, Anthony Boyle, Genevieve O’Reilly, olm Meaney

PG-13 Biography N/A

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Plot

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Plot
Explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.
Biography Drama True Story

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The film's director Dome Karukoski last directed Tom of Finland. The film's writer David Gleeson last wrote Don’t Go.

Producer
Peter Chernin

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sequences of war violence
Runtime
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Language
English

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Key Facts

  • The project will examine the J.R.R. Tolkien's life, particularly his formative years at Pembroke College and as a soldier in World War I, and how it influenced him and his work.
  • Based on the true story.

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. A Hollywood biopic about J.R.R. Tolkien has been announced at Fox Searchlight.

Release Dates

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Tolkien was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 10, 2019 . There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Hustle, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu and Poms.



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  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for some sequences of war violence

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