Darkest Hour
Never give up. Never give in.
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
- Director
- Joe Wright
- Worldwide
- $151M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
36 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 7 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
AACTA International Award for Best Actor
1 win
- WinnerAACTA International Award for Best Actor
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Darkest Hour returned 5.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $30M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $151M
- Release date
- Nov 22, 2017
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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