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Tolkien (film)

Tolkien
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDome Karukoski
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLasse Frank
Edited byHarri Ylönen
Music byThomas Newman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$9 million[3]

Tolkien is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the early life of English professor and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and The Silmarillion (1977) as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi.

Tolkien was released in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019, and in the United States on 10 May 2019, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and was the first feature film released after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9 million worldwide on a $20 million budget.

  1. ^ "Tolkien (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ Rissanen, Juho (2 May 2019). "IL-Arvio: Dome Karukosken Hollywood-läpimurto Tolkien on pätevää viihdettä, mutta se kirkkain kipinä jää sittenkin puuttumaan". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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