Darkest Hour (2017)

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Never give up. Never give in.

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

• Released: 2017-11-22
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 5,652 votes

Directed by Joe Wright.

Top cast

• Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill
• Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax
• Lily James as Elizabeth Layton
• Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain
• Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Clemmie
• Nicholas Jones as Sir John Simon
• Samuel West as Sir Anthony Eden
• David Schofield as Clement Atlee
• Richard Lumsden as General Ismay

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Darkest Hour

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Zee5, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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