April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
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- HaroldBawlsSeptember 22, 2026Masterpiece of a film
- cyrusstaffoAugust 10, 2026Phenomenal! It shows the destructive ripple effect warfare has on everyday society. A must watch!
- AngusMcNutzApril 18, 2025The true masculine urge to crawl through the trenches and slowly bleed out with your homies. All jokes aside, I find the main appeal of Sam Mendes' films is the sense of balance he's able to cultivate; this film being the most exemplary display. War films usually dump attention to pacing and structure for emotional gut punches over and over. As seen here, its entirely more effective to land a couple direct haymakers rather than a barrage of jabs.
- ChrisOctober 28, 2024“I hoped today would be a good day. Hope is a dangerous thing.” - Colonel MacKenzie George Mackay is incredible and it is a beautifully shot film. It just felt like every other war story. I really wanted to like this and had been looking forward to seeing it. Just a big miss for me.
- Aarav SinghSeptember 7, 2025Interstellar of war genre
- Jay Marie BaileyJune 4, 2026Stellar cast with some aspects of what life was like in the trenches during the first world war. Don't for a minute think this is a true story, yes there were runners that much is true. It successfully captures the psychological terror, the chaos of broken communication, and the visceral filth of the Great War, all wrapped around the core truth of a grandfather’s real-life bravery.
- CubaneApril 6, 2026The whole one shot technique is usually an Oscar bait tool leveraged at the expense of everything else about the film. This movie is the exception. The technique is used with such mastery that you're put right next to the subjects on screen. The terror they feel is yours too. There are some liberties taken with the history to make the script work, but the broad strokes are all there. The movie deftly explores the staggering waste of life that the great war induced.
- CrimsonblackFebruary 28, 2026This is an amazing film....glad I watched it, but I never want to see it again. It's a harrowingly frank portrayal of trench warfare shot in only one or two shots. I would include a warning: viewer discretion is advised, it's frankly upsettingly realistic, and might be too much for some viewers.
- Modern Media HD GroupMarch 15, 2025Absolutely stunning 1917 was gifted a full fat native 4K digital intermediate, capping off source material that was shot at even higher resolutions, and perfectly rendering this oftentimes visually perfect feature. Detail is outstanding, lapping up every little nuance of the dirty, damage-strewn battlefront, the dust-and-dirt-covered visages and tattered uniforms. Messy and occasionally almost horrific, the presentation revels in the textured intricacies, further coming alive superbly thanks to the added assistance of not only HDR and WCG but also Dolby Vision and HDR10+
- mattyb35February 17, 2026Fantastic movie that's all there is to it. Acting, cinematography, soundtrack A+.
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1917 was released on December 25, 2019.
1917 was directed by Sam Mendes.
1917 has a runtime of 1h 59m.
1917 was produced by Pippa Harris, Michael Lerman, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren.
April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
The key characters in 1917 are Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay), Lance Corporal Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), Captain Smith (Mark Strong).
1917 is rated R.
1917 is a Drama, War, History film.
1917 has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
1917 had a budget of $100M.
1917 has made $446.1M at the box office.