The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower

PG-13

2017

1h 35m

Fantasy

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

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Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

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Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these.

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Tal Rosenberg

Chicago Reader

03/26/2020

Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directed, and I'm not sure why.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

10/11/2017

2/5

Not so much a stinker of a movie as a bafflingly incomplete one, The Dark Tower has presumably been inflicted with so many cuts it's like watching a 95-minute trailer.

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Nick Pinkerton

Sight & Sound

09/04/2017

No one involved in The Dark Tower seems to have given a damn about what they turned out, so why should anybody else?

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

03/10/2025

3/5

The Dark Tower isn't the mess that everybody is saying that it is. With its dark storyline that doesn’t hold back to spare the audience’s emotions and great special effects, this is just one of those supernatural thrillers that you can sit back and enjoy.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

04/07/2024

1/5

The Dark Tower becomes the antonyms of all of the other terms: short, rote, vague, lethargic, and limited.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/20/2022

2/5

Elba is good with what little he’s given, and you could say he is a reminder of the potential this film had.

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Bob P

@BobPruden Aug 17

Such a great series of books, with some of the plot crammed into this movie, but with so much cut out it's just too confusing.

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Lee S

@Angelwolf Aug 15

Very good movie. Great story plot. Highly recommend!

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Jianre H

@jbear Aug 14

Awful kids movie. Dumb and ridiculous cliche kids stuff

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ltbred1957 T

@RT30486055 May 26

If you like watching Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey movies, give this one a try. However, a disclaimer - this does NOT follow the Stephen King massive Dark Tower series. The story here is encapsulated in one brief film. The action is good, and McCaughey chews up the scenery. The ending gun battle is worth the time of viewing. Again, though, do not go into this thinking it will be the beginning of the 'Dark Tower' saga.

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Dogcat T

@Dadogcat May 1

If I had read the books, I probably would have enjoyed it way less. But in my opinion it just wasn’t nearly as bad as people have said. Though I will say I think Matthew McConaughey as the villain carries the film a good bit. It could have been better, but it still could have been a lot worse.

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Adam F

@RT68381571 Apr 26

It's a fun watch! The story is simple and the acting is decent. It's not a blockbuster but it give that classic adventure feel. I've watched it several times and it just has something inspiring about it.

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Synopsis

Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Erica Huggins, Brian Grazer, Stephen King, Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Weed Road Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Gun Violence|Action|Thematic Material)
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.7M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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