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About Tolkien

Tolkien is a 2019 English-language war, drama and romance film directed by Dome Karukoski. The cast is led by Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 1600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV.

Tolkien was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and Chernin Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on May 3, 2019, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $9 million worldwide.

Director

Dome Karukoski

Writers

David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford

Release date

May 3, 2019

OTT release

July 23, 2019

Original language

English

Age rating

PG-13

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$20 million

Box office

$9 million

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment

Tolkien cast & crew

Tolkien was directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford.

The cast features Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien, Lily Collins as Edith Bratt, Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan, Derek Jacobi as Professor Joseph Wright, Harry Gilby as Young J.R.R. Tolkien, and Mimi Keene as Young Edith Bratt.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Thomas Newman, cinematography is by Lasse Frank Johannessen, and it was produced by Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping.

Is Tolkien worth watching?

Tolkien holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 1,591 ratings, a solidly received war films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy war, drama, and romance, Tolkien is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Tolkien

In United States, you can stream Tolkien on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 23, 2019.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Tolkien

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney

Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi

Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby

Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene

Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman

Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson

Robert Q. Gilson

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Albie Marber

Young Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney

Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant

Young Christopher Wiseman

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