The Dark Tower

"There are other worlds than these."

2017 1h 35m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 5,711

FantasyActionScience Fiction

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A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

“There are other worlds than these.”

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Cast

Idris Elba
Roland Deschain
Matthew McConaughey
Walter O’Dim
Tom Taylor
Jake Chambers
Claudia Kim
Arra Champignon
Fran Kranz
Pimli Prentiss
Abbey Lee
Tirana
Jackie Earle Haley
Richard Sayre
Katheryn Winnick
Laurie Chambers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel, Akiva Goldsman, Anders Thomas Jensen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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625+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, shot by Rasmus Videbæk. 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 Tom Holkenborg. 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 Alan Edward Bell 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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Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are other worlds than these.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nikolaj Arcel directs. Rasmus Videbæk behind the camera. Tom Holkenborg scores. Alan Edward Bell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 9 years ago.
3625+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, shot by Rasmus Videbæk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tom Holkenborg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alan Edward Bell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There are other worlds than these.".
9IMDB entry: tt1648190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "mind control", "new york city", "gunslinger", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Rasmus Videbæk
Original score: Tom Holkenborg
Editing: Alan Edward Bell
Production design: Christopher Glass
Costume design: Trish Summerville
Makeup / hair: Jason Collins
VFX supervisor: Pierre Buffin
Stunt coordinator: Peter Bucossi
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $113,231,078
Return: 189% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Dark Tower (2017)

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chris2017-08-22
★ 7/10
ok here are my personal thought on this movie I think you can say what you want but I really liked it this movie had a lot of action and fun you really cant go wrong here the action packed fun and enjoyment mcconihey was a pure joy as the evil villain he really knows how to excite an audience you need to see this movie
chris2017-08-28
★ 7/10
ok so I walked into the theater with full expectations of this one sucking however I really had a nice time watching it this was filled with action and adventure just what you want from a end of summer flick just a good time and loads of fun at the movies
djwildbill2017-08-31
I liked the movie was really good. But yet a little disappointed that the movie missed so many things from the book.in my opinion this should of been done in a series setting..just my two cents