Release Date
March 24, 2017 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
July 11, 2017 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Lone Scherfig
Writer
Gaby Chiappe
Cast
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Richard E. Grant
Studio
Running Time
117 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some language and a scene of sexuality
The year is 1940, Britain. With the nation devastated by the war, the British ministry turns to propaganda films to boost morale at home. Realizing their films could use “a woman’s touch,” the ministry hires Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) as a scriptwriter in charge of writing the female dialogue. Although her artist husband looks down on her job, Catrin’s natural flair quickly gets her noticed by charming lead scriptwriter Buckley (Sam Claflin). Catrin and Buckley... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Movies about the making of movies are usually a bore, because filmmakers think that the rest of us care more about the subject than we actually do (hint: we don’t. We really don’t). Their Finest largely bucks this tendency despite being about as dryly British as dry British dramas can be, though even it can't escape its own destiny in the end.
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