Tolkien

2019 film directed by Dome Karukoski
Movie film Q42689885
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Tolkien

Summary

Tolkien is a film[1]. Tolkien ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tolkien's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Tolkien was directed by Dome Karukoski[4].
  • David Gleeson wrote the screenplay for Tolkien[5].
  • Stephen Beresford wrote the screenplay for Tolkien[6].
  • Tolkien's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[7].
  • Tolkien's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Tolkien's genre is drama film[9].
  • J. R. R. Tolkien is named after Tolkien[10].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Nicholas Hoult[11].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Lily Collins[12].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Colm Meaney[13].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Tom Glynn-Carney[14].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Craig Roberts[15].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Harry Gilby[16].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Laura Donnelly[17].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Guillermo Bedward[18].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Nia Gwynne[19].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Pam Ferris[20].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Adrian Schiller[21].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Tony Nash[22].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Michael Bryceson[23].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Andrew Bissell[24].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Owen Teale[25].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Mimi Keene[26].
  • A cast member of Tolkien was Sian Crisp[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Chernin[28], David Ready[29], Kris Thykier[30], and Jenno Topping[31]. Tolkien was directed by Dome Karukoski[4]. Screenwriters include David Gleeson[5] and Stephen Beresford[6]. Cast members include Nicholas Hoult[11], Lily Collins[12], Colm Meaney[13], Tom Glynn-Carney[14], Craig Roberts[15], and Harry Gilby[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 10, 2019[32], May 3, 2019[33], June 19, 2019[34], and June 20, 2019[35]. The original language of Tolkien was English[36]. Genres include biographical film[8] and drama film[9]. Tolkien was distributed by video on demand[37].

Reception

Reviews include 51%[38], 5.8/10[39], and 48/100[40].

Why It Matters

Tolkien ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,374 views/month).[2] Tolkien has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Tolkien is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → J. R. R. Tolkien, World War I
    P14821 → 3361792
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  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Edwardian era, World War I, 1900s +2
    Depicts → Christopher Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36585]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787966400657"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney +38
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P453]]: [[Q22109568]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787869423685"
  4. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 163463
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  5. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Edwardian era, World War I, 1900s +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q185852]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  6. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 91006
    P14710 → FRL01407
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 91006, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258728287|トールキン 旅のはじまり (#258728287)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix"
  7. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 51771
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  8. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 200638
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  9. 14w ago · Kwayst · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → film
    Named after → J. R. R. Tolkien
    Cast member → Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney +38
    Ciné-ressources film id → 142115
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3203]]: 142115"
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