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Dunkirk

PG-13

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1 hr. 47 min.

War

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Drama

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In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated.

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Critics Consensus

Dunkirk serves up emotionally satisfying spectacle, delivered by a writer-director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble cast that honors the fact-based story.

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Steven M.

Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan’s second best film! Excellent movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/21

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Katie D

Very intense acting, captivating score, a bit loud and difficult to understand but I appreciated that it didn't feel too long.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/15/21

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Misha C

Excellent movie, drawing a fine line between cowardice, bravery and caution.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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D F

kinda boring, not very exciting mostly

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Ruby M

Definitely sad, but the storyline and character development was nicely made. Cinematography was excellent!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Jake W

Absolute spectacle for the mind! The movie's three different points of view brilliantly overlapped and intertwined. But it didn't rush to that point, instead it built up anticipation and perfectly paced it until the inevitable finale. The pacing was absolutely perfect and it's ending had me satisfied. The suspense made it so I couldn't take my eyes off the movie. Believe me every event had me in a cold sweat and I was on the edge of my seat till the very last moment. Absolute masterpiece!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Karen Han

Slashfilm

The visuals, the structure, the use of sound and music, and the simple presence of a beating heart - all come together in a whole that is truly breathtaking.

Rated: 9/10

Dec 8, 2017

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Dunkirk shows off Nolan's own techniques as a filmmaker to make for a film that is technically, if not completely narratively, lustrous.

Nov 20, 2017

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Adam Nayman

Cinema Scope

The strange problem posed by the movie is, in terms of what it sets out to do, completely of a piece but missing the surge of feeling that would make that thing worth doing.

Sep 28, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

As technically proficient and respectful to history as Dunkirk is, no substantial human anchors of emotion emerge in this film that wants to be seen as an inspiring rescue saga before a war film or historical epic.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 7, 2024

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Forrest Cardamenis

Vague Visages

Dunkirk, like Interstellar before it, fails not because it errs too far in one direction, but because of the same fundamental flaw — Nolan is not a gifted enough filmmaker to justify these films' more demanding conceits.

Dec 6, 2023

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

With Dunkirk, we finally have a magnum opus from Nolan that's set in a real, identifiable world; and it raises questions about the worst side of humankind – war.

Oct 23, 2023

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Synopsis

In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Executive Producer: Jake Myers
Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros. Pictures, IMAX Corporation
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Intense War Experience)
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2018
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $188.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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