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The Duke

2021 · 96 min

A gentle, warm-hearted comedy-drama that balances quirky working-class charm with a quiet undercurrent of grief and a satisfying courtroom finale.

Directed by
Roger Michell
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead
Tagline
A priceless true story.
Overview
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happens next becomes the stuff of legend.

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Directed by
Roger Michell
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • class
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, history
Directed by
Roger Michell
Written by
Richard Bean, Clive Coleman
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, Jack Bandeira, Aimee Kelly, Charlotte Spencer
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Mike Eley
Runtime
96 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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