The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 51%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
1,575 audience votes
Key crew
- Dome KarukoskiDirector
- David GleesonScreenplay
- Stephen BeresfordScreenplay
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicholas HoultJ.R.R. Tolkien
- Lily CollinsEdith Bratt
- Colm MeaneyFather Francis Morgan
- Derek JacobiProfessor Joseph Wright
- Harry GilbyYoung J.R.R. Tolkien
- Mimi KeeneYoung Edith Bratt
- Anthony BoyleGeoffrey Bache Smith
- Adam BregmanYoung Geoffrey Bache Smith
- Patrick GibsonRobert Q. Gilson
- Albie MarberYoung Robert Q. Gilson
- Tom Glynn-CarneyChristopher Wiseman
- Ty TennantYoung Christopher Wiseman
Stills
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Themes
world war imale friendshipbiographybased on true storycoming of agementor protégé relationshipboys' schooltroubled relationshipoxford universitybirminghamboys clubedwardian england