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The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Drama · 2006

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

Movie details

The Last King of Scotland

“Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.”

2006 Drama 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

203K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

87 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

74 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Last King of Scotland?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kevin Macdonald

Written by

Peter Morgan · Jeremy Brock

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Idi Amin

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Dr. Nicholas Garrigan

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

British Diplomat

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Sarah Merrit

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Kay Amin

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Dr. Thomas Junju

Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga

Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga

Masanga

Court is in session

Put The Last King of Scotland on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.