1918: Journey's End

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1918: Journey's End

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Released Mar 16, 2018

1h 47m

War

History

Drama

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In 1918, a group of British soldiers, led by an officer whose mental health is deteriorating, await their fate in an Aisne dugout as World War I nears its end.

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Journey's End brings R.C. Sherriff's 90-year-old play to the screen with thrilling power, thanks to director Saul Dibb's hard-hitting urgency and brilliant work from a talented cast.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Director Saul Dibb doesn't quite succeed in making the drama feel fresh, but this is a sensitive and handsomely performed adaptation.

Apr 20, 2020

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

If it's not pacifist, it's certainly a profoundly anti-war statement about men under ultimate stress. One hundred years on, it's never too soon, never too late for that idea.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 8, 2018

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David Stratton

The Australian

Journey's End is a powerful and moving tribute to the men who fought in the trenches.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 2, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The most fitting and laudable word to compliment the "Journey’s End" ensemble is maturity. Each of the principal players exudes some growth of that trait both on and off camera.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

You don't have to be a student of history to know that the trenches during World War I were horrific places to fight. Journey's End does not attempt to glorify that field of battle, but it also never quite fully commits to the true horror either...

Mar 24, 2021

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Zehra Phelan

Flavourmag

Stripes back to just the essentials and delves deep into the souls of those forced onto the front lines of doom.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 19, 2020

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Ian S

A well acted and effective war drama.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Audience Member

A tedious plot and at times frivolous dialogue. Impossible to care for any character due to the lack of character development. I also had to turn on the closed captions to understand what the characters were saying (or mumbling in a thick accent). Then there's the black screen. Now I know it must be dark in the trenches...but...c'mon. Give this one a hard pass. A war movie that will certainly bore you to death.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Jan S

It's much more of a slow emotional drama than a war movie. The characters feel quite shallow and the theme seems to be just a pretty dressing for something that would otherwise be quite unrelated.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Tom R

Such a tragic end It had a profound affect on me! Making me study operation Micheal in great detail. 5 star film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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jwcdood

JOURNEY'S END is a well directed, in the trenches, WWI drama; it's well acted and very realistic. The flick's not an action nor any sort of patriotic, flag waving movie and it's a top notch production. Be prepared to come away from it very (very) sober.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/05/23

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Bob S

Technically sound and well-acted (especially liked Paul Bettany as "Uncle") but the plot meandered and the ending was abrupt. Yes, the Germans did launch a spring offensive in 1918 but it failed (largely due to the arrival of fresh American troops, along with the tenacity of the Anglo-French forces). So, what's the point of "Journey's End"? I'm still looking for that definitive contemporary WWI film; there isn't one, where there are many in the WWII category. Many have good set-pieces or effective at establishing the awfulness of trench warfare, but none is complete. The best, for me remains either "Paths of Glory" or "Grand Illusion", both done by auteurs well over sixty years ago.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/08/23

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Synopsis

In 1918, a group of British soldiers, led by an officer whose mental health is deteriorating, await their fate in an Aisne dugout as World War I nears its end.

Director: Saul Dibb
Producer: Guy de Beaujeu, Simon Reade
Screenwriter: Simon Reade
Distributor: Good Deed Entertainment
Production Co: Fluidity Films
Rating: R (Some Language and War Images)
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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