A lone man fights his way for survival across a postapocalyptic america. Starring denzel washington, mila kunis, and gary oldman, the book of eli focuses on its titular hero eli washington, a lone wolf roaming the united states. Mila kunis book of eli, the book of eli is a american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. The book of eli rotten tomatoes the book of eli, movie. Survival guide focus points 2010 video clips, behindthescenes, making of, cast interviews the rotten tomatoes show.
The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. Hes forced to wear an astronauts suit most of the time because his immune system is so weak that ordinary air could kill him. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in. Marauding gangs haunt the ashen wastelands of america, preying on innocent passersby.
Rent the book of eli 2010 starring denzel washington and gary oldman on dvd and bluray. Jun 25, 2018 the book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray. In march 2018, the series was renewed for a second season, also of eight episodes. The sets were so creative and imaginative, the lost boys. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Eli guards the book with his life, because he knows that the book is the only hope that humanity has for its future. The last feature film the hughes brothers tackled was 2001s from hell, so theyve been absent from the big screen for quite some time. Eli is the story of a young boy plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside world. The narrative is brought to life, by christopher plummer, through the using the good news version. In a final effort to cure their son, elis parents kelly reilly and max martini take the boy to a creepy old house that has been turned into a medical facility run by the mysterious dr. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell the film was produced by paramount players, mtv films, intrepid pictures and bellevue productions and was released on october 18, 2019, by netflix, making it the first film from. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch.
Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish fun into the kind of postapocalyptic wasteland filmgoers have seen more than enough of lately. Denzel washington stars as the title character who, even though he walks through a postapocalyptic, illiterate wasteland, will fear no man, for he carries the last known copy of the good book as well as plenty of deadly weaponry. The book of life, a vibrant fantasyadventure, tells the legend of manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. This year, they returned with the postapocalyptic action thriller, the book of eli.
Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for. This dvd presentation of the gospel of john is a must watch for those wanting to experience an excellent portrayal of jesus and his disciples through johns eyes. These are the movies on rotten tomatoes with the lowest ratings we spend plenty of time talking about the best movies of all time, but what about the worst of the worst. So, she is willing to risk her life to protect the book gomovies. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The rotten tomatoes show the book of eli the spy next doorfish tank tv episode 2010 quotes on imdb. The movie the book of eli was released in 2010 and lasts 117 minutes. Weve also got one of the years best in acclaimed french gangster drama a prophet, the return of amelie director jeanpierre jenuet, australias world war i drama beneath hill 60, and. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Whenever she copes with trial, her instinct is shown in an incredible way. Thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the ruined landscape, carrying hope for humanitys redemption. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. These are the movies of denzel washington that i have watched, goodgreat movies. I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Feb 07, 2014 a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The book of eli works, even if the preservation of christianity isnt high on your personal postapocalypse bucket list. The story centers on a lone hero named eli denzel washington who must fight his way across the wasteland of post apocalyptic america to pr. Then we count down the top 5 best harrison ford quotes and have brendan frasers five favorite films from extraordinary measures. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Killer french gangsters, amelies director returns, australias return to wwi and sandys oscar winner.
They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. The book of eli 2010 rotten tomatoes critics consensus. The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. Denzel washington stars as the title character who, even though he walks through a postapocalyptic, illiterate wasteland, will fear no man, for he carries the last known copy of the good book as well. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington. Read the the book of eli plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at.
With brett erlich, ellen fox, deena adar, kyle arrington. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The sinner is an american anthology crime drama mystery television series. I dont understand why it only got a 28% critics score on rotten tomatoes and a 76% audience score. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The rotten tomatoes show the book of elithe spy next door. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. In a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to. The book of eli 2010 is available on netflix united states. On the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries.
Eli is interested in peace but she has a killers instinct. Watch the book of eli starring denzel washington in this drama on directv. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington fight seane in hindi. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york city and perhaps the world. The book of eli certainly brings to mind that other monstrosity among american postapocalyptic films, i am legend, which also weds the genres conventions with religious nonsense. Carnegie gary oldman threatens solaras mila kunis mother, claudia jennifer beals, to gain information about eli s bible. After the war, eli finds a mysterious book containing secrets which can mankind. Beautifully filmed in spain the films backdrop encaptures an atmospheric setting. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, eli does what he must to surviveand continue. Everything you need to know about the book of eli movie. Denzel washington in a world where it pays to be a loner. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. The book of eli 2010 hurting mother scene scene 410.
Carnegie gary oldman, the selfappointed despot of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. This week at the movies, weve got biblical bloodshed the book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman. Establishing its storytelling rules clearly and well, the film simply is. In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli, has been wandering westward across north america for the last thirty years. Watch the book of eli movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Futureset action epic is heavy on comic book violence.
Rent the book of eli 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Eli is the story of a young boy plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside. After the war and the big flash, eli was guided by a higher power to a hidden book and given the task of protecting the book and taking it to its final destination. The book of eli pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the book of eli pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from. The rotten tomatoes show the book of elithe spy next. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. The rotten tomatoes show brett erlich and ellen fox join forces with bloggers, comedians, students and cit. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. The book of eli 2010 imdb the book of eli wikipedia the book of eli trailer 2010 denzel washington the book of eli tv movie, the book of eli full.
Eight episodes of the program, based on the novel of the same name by german crime writer petra hammesfahr and originally conceived of as a closeended series, were ordered in january 2017 and premiered on usa network on august 2, 2017. Jan 15, 2010 although this new one has its comic book qualities, good and bad, the hugheses have stanched the blood in the book of eli, making it easier to pay attention to what else is happening on screen. The book of eli on dvd june 15, 2010 starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. The book of eli 2010 in a postapocalyptic america where the oncepicturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man denzel washington fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo albert and allen hughes from hell and.
All denzel washington movies ranked the book of eli synopsis. The book of eli deleted scene book burning 2010 denzel washington, mila kunis movie hd. Watch the book of eli online stream full movie directv. Rated r for some brutal violence and language what parents need to know common sense media says. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Determined to protect a sacred text that promises to save humanity, eli goes on a quest westward across the barren, postapocalyptic country. Robert neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish. These are the movies on rotten tomatoes with the lowest ratings.
The few survivors have clumped together into ramshackle settlements that are beginning to crumble from within. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we. A post apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to.
As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. Among the new releases is a denzel washingtonpowered postapocalyptic road movie, a standard romcom starring kristen bell and josh duhamel, michael ceras latest awkwardboy effort, and a powerful docudrama on the freedom of speech. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of. In the book of eli, denzel washington stars as a lone warrior named eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of nearfuture america to. The book of eli, date night book of eli, plus comedic mishaps with tina fey and steve carell in date night. That said, most critics say eli is a bit of a muddle. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. The rotten tomatoes show the book of eli the spy next doorfish tank tv episode 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power eli holds, and is determined to make it his own. The book of eli is just one hot mess with choppy biblical undertones. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road.
Jun 15, 2010 this week on home video, weve got a few more new releases for you to peruse, and, as always, the requisite rereleases of older films in high definition. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. The rotten tomatoes show the book of eli the spy next doorfish tank tv episode 2010 on imdb. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Find out where the book of eli is streaming, if the book of eli is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. The book of eli opens with denzel washingtons eli murdering a cat, but by the end its the film that has really screwed the pooch. For those who like their religious parables with plenty of fire and brimstone, the book of eli should be up your alley. Denzel washington celebrity profile check out the latest denzel washington photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures. Into this world steps machetewielding road warrior eli a man on a. The japanese movies on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure.
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