Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård |
Director |
Jonathan Teplitzky |
Screenplay | Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson, from the book by Eric Lomax |
Music | David Hirschfelder |
Cinematography | Garry Phillips |
Editing | Martin Connor |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Archer Street Productions, Latitude Media, Lionsgate, Pictures in Paradise, Silver Reel, Thai Occidental Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Low to mild impact, infrequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Low to mild impact scenes of affections (hugging and kissing) |
Violence | Moderate impact, implied, psychological, physical, realistic, justified by context of war |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Material contains complex and mature themes |
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Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 16 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Path of moving on leads to the past | 10 | |
Die Burger Riëtte Grobler Besonderse blik op oorlogwonde | 10 | |
Cape Times David Rooney Saga of suffering a plodder. | 5 | |
Metacritic.com 33 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 105 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Understated to a fault, The Railway Man transcends its occasionally stodgy pacing with a touching, fact-based story and the quiet chemistry of its stars. | 13 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 12 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 8163 Netizens An astonishing story about two former enemies in a lesser-known front of World War II | 14 | |
Average .. 52% | 10 |