Dunkirk
A relentless, immersive plunge into survival, driven by ticking clocks, roaring engines and near-wordless dread rather than speeches.
Tense, bleak, relentless · about survival and war · nonlinear
1917
A relentless, immersive plunge into danger, where every step feels precarious and the weight of a fragile mission presses down.
About 2019 film by Sam Mendes
Genres drama, war
Directed by Sam Mendes
Written by Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Daniel Mays
Music Thomas Newman
Runtime 119 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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