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Into the Storm

2009 · 100 min

A stately, dialogue-driven biopic that immerses you in wartime leadership and the personal toll of power.

Tagline
Churchill at war
Overview
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history, tv movie
Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Written by
Hugh Whitemore
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Scarborough, Iain Glen, James D'Arcy, Janet McTeer, Robert Pugh, Len Cariou, Patrick Malahide
Music
Howard Goodall
Cinematography
Michel Amathieu
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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