Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman won an Oscar portraying Winston Churchill as he leads a charge against Hitler's army in the early days of World War II.
Within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
- Director:
- Joe Wright ('Atonement', 'Pride & Prejudice', 'Hanna')
- Writer:
- Anthony McCarten
- Cast:
- Gary OldmanLily JamesBen MendelsohnJohn HurtKristin Scott ThomasRichard LumsdenMark DouglasStephen Dillane
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Paul Casserly
flicksBloody typical, you wait years for a good Churchill impersonation to come along and a bunch arrive at the same time. The small screen had the superb John Lithgow in The Crown, and a few months back Brian Cox delivered the cinematic goods in Churchill. That film was all about D-Day, this one is set a few years before, in the dark days leading to the evacuation in Dunkirk. It seems we can’t get enough of this complex piss-wreck who saved the world. We see Churchill the grump, the great orator, the charming old bulldog, the sozzled superhero.
Never surrender!
After the disappointingly dull film Churchill, in which Brian Cox portrayed Britain’s famed Prime Minister, and Christopher Nolan’s superb, but politician free, Dunkirk, it’s refreshing to see a movie that both portrays Churchill in a fascinating light, and tells the tale of how the Allies came perilously close to losing to Hitler’s advancing troops in...
Variety
pressBalances the great orator's public triumphs with more vulnerable private moments of self-doubt, elevating the inner workings of British government into a compelling piece of populist entertainment.
The Guardian
pressGary Oldman carries off a tremendous performance here, and it's impossible not to enjoy it.
Stuff
pressNot only a terrific tale in its own right, but also a brilliant companion piece to Christopher Nolan's equally excellent Dunkirk.
Screen Daily
pressLike its central character, Darkest Hour has "mobilised the English language and sent it into battle."
Hollywood Reporter
pressA snappy and straightforward crowd-pleaser that focuses on new Prime Minister Winston Churchill's mighty efforts to rise to the occasion of rescuing his country from the appeasers and defeatists in Parliament and stirring the public to defiance of Hitler.
FilmInk
pressA film predicated on dialogue and performance, and in those areas it delivers completely.
Empire Magazine
pressChurchill's darkest hour is Gary Oldman's finest. Gripping, touching, amusing and enlightening, his performance is the prime reason this film must be seen - but not the only one.
Collider
pressIt's a rousing, engaging chronicle of British politics, and also a surprisingly moving story about great leadership.
Flicks, Paul Casserly
flicksBloody typical, you wait years for a good Churchill impersonation to come along and a bunch arrive at the same time. The small screen had the superb John Lithgow in The Crown, and a few months back Brian Cox delivered the cinematic goods in Churchill. That film was all about D-Day, this one is set a few years before, in the dark days leading to the evacuation in Dunkirk. It seems we can’t get enough of this complex piss-wreck who saved the world. We see Churchill the grump, the great orator, the charming old bulldog, the sozzled superhero.
Variety
pressBalances the great orator's public triumphs with more vulnerable private moments of self-doubt, elevating the inner workings of British government into a compelling piece of populist entertainment.
The Guardian
pressGary Oldman carries off a tremendous performance here, and it's impossible not to enjoy it.
Stuff
pressNot only a terrific tale in its own right, but also a brilliant companion piece to Christopher Nolan's equally excellent Dunkirk.
Screen Daily
pressLike its central character, Darkest Hour has "mobilised the English language and sent it into battle."
Hollywood Reporter
pressA snappy and straightforward crowd-pleaser that focuses on new Prime Minister Winston Churchill's mighty efforts to rise to the occasion of rescuing his country from the appeasers and defeatists in Parliament and stirring the public to defiance of Hitler.
FilmInk
pressA film predicated on dialogue and performance, and in those areas it delivers completely.
Empire Magazine
pressChurchill's darkest hour is Gary Oldman's finest. Gripping, touching, amusing and enlightening, his performance is the prime reason this film must be seen - but not the only one.
Collider
pressIt's a rousing, engaging chronicle of British politics, and also a surprisingly moving story about great leadership.
Never surrender!
After the disappointingly dull film Churchill, in which Brian Cox portrayed Britain’s famed Prime Minister, and Christopher Nolan’s superb, but politician free, Dunkirk, it’s refreshing to see a movie that both portrays Churchill in a fascinating light, and tells the tale of how the Allies came perilously close to losing to Hitler’s advancing troops in...
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