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Tolkien

6.920191h 52mPG-13MovieWarDramaRomance

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…

DirectorDome Karukoski
WritersDavid Gleeson·Stephen Beresford
ProducersPeter Chernin·Jenno Topping

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Cast · Directed by Dome Karukoski

NHNicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
J.R.R. Tolkien
LCLily Collins
Lily Collins
Edith Bratt
CMColm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Father Francis Morgan
DJDerek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Professor Joseph Wright
HGHarry Gilby
Harry Gilby
Young J.R.R. Tolkien
MKMimi Keene
Mimi Keene
Young Edith Bratt
ABAnthony Boyle
Anthony Boyle
Geoffrey Bache Smith
ABAdam Bregman
Adam Bregman
Young Geoffrey Bache Smith
PGPatrick Gibson
Patrick Gibson
Robert Q. Gilson
AM
Albie Marber
Young Robert Q. Gilson
TGTom Glynn-Carney
Tom Glynn-Carney
Christopher Wiseman
TTTy Tennant
Ty Tennant
Young Christopher Wiseman

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Tolkien is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and YouTube TV in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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Yes — Tolkien is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).