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Churchill

Churchill

Drama · History · 2017

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

Movie details

Churchill

“The untold story of D-Day.”

2017 Drama · History 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.0 / 10

16K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

50 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

44 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

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

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Churchill?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jonathan Teplitzky

Written by

Alex von Tunzelmann

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Winston Churchill

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Clementine Churchill

John Slattery

John Slattery

Dwight Eisenhower

Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Bernard Montgomery

Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Jan Smuts

Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell

Helen Garrett

James Purefoy

James Purefoy

King George VI

Court is in session

Put Churchill 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.