Their Finest

"In the fight for freedom everyone played a part."

2017 1h 57m EN

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6.6

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90%

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6.8

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★6.6TMDB · 462🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 22,103

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Synopsis

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During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

“In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.”

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Cast

Gemma Arterton
Catrin Cole
Sam Claflin
Tom Buckley
Bill Nighy
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Jack Huston
Ellis Cole
Helen McCrory
Sophie Smith
Eddie Marsan
Sammy Smith
Jake Lacy
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
Rachael Stirling
Phyl Moore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Gaby Chiappe
Languages: English
Countries: France, Sweden, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Sweden, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lone Scherfig, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lone Scherfig directs. Sebastian Blenkov behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Lucia Zucchetti cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Sweden, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 9 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Sweden, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Lone Scherfig, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.".
9IMDB entry: tt1661275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Original score: Rachel Portman
Editing: Lucia Zucchetti
Production design: Alice Normington
Makeup / hair: Catriona Johnstone
VFX supervisor: Alan Banis
Sound: Andrew Caller
Stunt coordinator: Jo McLaren
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $11,795,877
Box office: $3,603,484
Return: 31% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Their Finest (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 90% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 76/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 22,103 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

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Reno2017-09-26
★ 6/10
The war and the cinema! The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know. A nice film and a little different than the majority of the film that came this year. The focus was good. I mean while bombs falling from the sky, all this tale concentrated was film business. Something like 'Argo', but given less preference to the war, except its consequences which diverted their plan in some scenario. So there were many small-small twist and turns. It also gets emotional at one stage. A well written and directed film similar to what the film characters did their best in the story. Gemma was good, but Claflin was totally different, in a good way. As much as I enjoyed, I also thought it should have been even better. Because thematically it was not for everyone. I mean the world war was a good idea, but the filmmaking was not like you are usually familiar with. Besides, it was not a laughing out loud comedy. Between the seriousness of war and fun around making films, the combination was rare and well worked out. Those who love pre 50s, 40s settings in a film would enjoy it for sure. Especially if they like films about films. 6/10

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