The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
250 audience votes
Key crew
- Jon AmielDirector
- John ColleeScreenplay
- Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul BettanyCharles Darwin
- Jennifer ConnellyEmma Darwin
- Martha WestAnne Darwin
- Guy HenryTechnician
- Jeremy NorthamJohn Brodie-Innes
- Toby JonesThomas Henry Huxley
- Benedict CumberbatchJoseph Dalton Hooker
- Jim CarterParslow
- Robert GlenisterDr. Holland
- Ian MercerGoodman
- Bill PatersonDr. Gully
- Teresa ChurcherMrs. Davies
