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1918: Journey's End

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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 04/20/2020
Director Saul Dibb doesn't quite succeed in making the drama feel fresh, but this is a sensitive and handsomely performed adaptation. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 11/08/2018
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
David Stratton The Australian 11/02/2018
3.5/5
Journey's End is a powerful and moving tribute to the men who fought in the trenches. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 09/04/2023
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Sarah Brinks Battleship Pretension 03/24/2021
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... Go to Full Review
Zehra Phelan Flavourmag 08/19/2020
5/5
Stripes back to just the essentials and delves deep into the souls of those forced onto the front lines of doom. Go to Full Review
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Ian S Jul 4 A well acted and effective war drama. See more May 8 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. See more Jan S Apr 19 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. See more Tom R 03/03/2024 Such a tragic end It had a profound affect on me! Making me study operation Micheal in great detail. 5 star film See more jwcdood 12/05/2023 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. See more Bob S 08/08/2023 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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