1917 (2019)

1917 rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.2/10· 769K votes

Rotten Tomatoes88%

Metacritic78%

TMDb8/10· 14K votes

With 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.2/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About 1917

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

Cast of 1917

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  George MacKay

  as Lance Corporal Schofield

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  Dean-Charles Chapman

  as Lance Corporal Blake

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  Mark Strong

  as Captain Smith

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  Andrew Scott

  as Lieutenant Leslie

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  Richard Madden

  as Lieutenant Blake

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  Claire Duburcq

  as Lauri

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  Colin Firth

  as General Erinmore

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  Benedict Cumberbatch

  as Colonel MacKenzie

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  Daniel Mays

  as Sergeant Sanders

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  Adrian Scarborough

  as Major Hepburn

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  Chris Walley

  as Private Bullen

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  Nabhaan Rizwan

  as Sepoy Jondalar

1917 facts

Budget

$100M

Box office

$446.1M

Our take on 1917

Sam Mendes's 2019 war drama follows two young British soldiers at the height of the First World War, sent across enemy territory to deliver a message that could halt a deadly attack on hundreds of men. Built around an urgent, ground-level journey, it turns a single mission into a study of exhaustion, chance and quiet courage rather than sweeping battle spectacle. The immersive, near-real-time approach keeps the focus tight on two ordinary soldiers under impossible pressure, favoring immediacy over grand strategy. It suits viewers who want a tense, human-scaled account of the war and its cost. Those seeking a broad historical panorama or heavy exposition may find it deliberately narrow.