Tolkien

2019 · 1h52 · Film

Directed by Dome Karukoski

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Harry Gilby, Mimi Keene, Anthony Boyle, Adam Bregman, Patrick Gibson, Albie Marber

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Sad / low

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Mark Nuttall, Jonathan Millward, David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Lasse Frank Johannessen, Stephan Pehrsson

Cast

Derek Jacobi, Harry Gilby, Mimi Keene, Anthony Boyle, Adam Bregman, Patrick Gibson, Albie Marber, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ty Tennant

Updated July 22, 2026

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