Dunkirk
Directed by Christopher NolanThe story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
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- TanalienJanuary 9, 2025It's hard to describe the experience of watching this film. It's harrowing, tense, and shell-shocking. Christopher Nolan has put the audience on the beaches of Dunkirk, on the fishing boats, and into the spitfires during the greatest evacuation of World War II. Only the most talented directors can sustain tension. An audience cannot be stressed for two hours unless the story being told is engrossing. It must capture the audience. Dunkirk needs almost no exposition - it is told by a single piece of paper. From there, the film explodes. Then, the tension and suspense begin and do not leave you until the film ends.
- Mister ArnMay 23, 2025Dunkirk (2017) is about an event and wasn’t cast for star power, but for presence. The acting is intentionally understated, which brings quiet heroism without ever giving a speech. These guys aren’t performing feelings; they’re surviving. You’re not “following a story”; you’re being dragged through an event with parts of the story told through tension rather than dialogue. The film isn’t trying to make you cry; it’s trying to make you feel trapped.
- Lorenzo VerdeMay 21, 2025War is hell, but hope will light the way out. A technical tour-de-force from Christopher Nolan about the real-life rescue of hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers abandoned and stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk, France early in WWII. Depressing topic, shot beautifully, winding together four or five storylines masterfully.
- Wes CandelaMarch 22, 2025Christopher Nolan doesn’t think like we do. We being the masses This is a hyper, intelligent human being that was made, born, to be a filmmaker Any fan of his nose that he thinks outside the box, but with every film he makes he breaks down a wall of that box Specifically, the gorgeous cinematography and use of IMAX This film is a personal one, you can feel it After an opening sequence that not only sucks you in but knocks you unconscious with how grandiose it is how beautiful the sound is how precise the direction is and flawless and jaw dropping the cinematography is You are on the beach with one of the 400,000 English troops surrounded by the Nazi’s at Dunkirk. The storyline for this plot vantage point will be over the course of a week You are then brought to a boat, a civilian volunteer boat by the Eng that have volunteered to go to Dunkirk in their civilian boats and rescue as many troops as they can We are then told that that story will take place over the course of 24 hours Then we are thrown into a cockpit with Tom Hardy, God I love everything you do, He is one of three of the British Air Force cavalry We are told that his footage will represent one hour It took me a few times of reading that to fully understand but when you watch the movie and then watch it again, it’s a brilliant storytelling device Moving on this information may help you, which is why I’m telling you because without knowing that it does get confusing It’s a spectacle everybody gives their most and it’s all real I waited six years to watch this movie, the circumstances had to be correct I fired it up on my television, hooked up the 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos set up (the film is in DTS-HD MA 5.1 & HDR10) And I was rocked from beginning to end I’m glad I waited It’s a triumph Try to watch it when you can boost the volume
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Dunkirk Trivia
Dunkirk was released on July 19, 2017.
Dunkirk was directed by Christopher Nolan.
Dunkirk has a runtime of 1h 46m.
Dunkirk was produced by Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas.
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
The key characters in Dunkirk are Tommy (Fionn Whitehead), Farrier (Tom Hardy), Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance).
Dunkirk is rated PG-13.
Dunkirk is an Action, Drama, History film.
Dunkirk has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.
Dunkirk had a budget of $150M.
Dunkirk has made $549.1M at the box office.