Tolkien
“A life of love, courage & fellowship.”
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 that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Genres
War, Drama, Romance
Studio
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Tolkien performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$8.7M
Gross Profit
−$11.3M
Return
0.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for War) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
J.R.R. Tolkien
Nicholas Hoult
J.R.R. Tolkien
Edith Bratt
Lily Collins
Edith Bratt
Father Francis Morgan
Colm Meaney
Father Francis Morgan
Professor Joseph Wright
Derek Jacobi
Professor Joseph Wright
Young J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Gilby
Young J.R.R. Tolkien
Young Edith Bratt
Mimi Keene
Young Edith Bratt
Geoffrey Bache Smith
Anthony Boyle
Geoffrey Bache Smith
Young Geoffrey Bache Smith
Adam Bregman
Young Geoffrey Bache Smith
Robert Q. Gilson
Patrick Gibson
Robert Q. Gilson
Young Robert Q. Gilson
Albie Marber
Young Robert Q. Gilson
Christopher Wiseman
Tom Glynn-Carney
Christopher Wiseman
Young Christopher Wiseman
Ty Tennant
Young Christopher Wiseman
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