Overview
A gripping journey through enemy lines where every second counts in a race against fate.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- immersive
- tense
- immersive cinema night
- historical film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a technically extraordinary and immersive World War I experience, while finding its story and dialogue comparatively thin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The mission unfolds through an extensively choreographed near-continuous camera movement designed to resemble a single shot.
Schofield and Blake must deliver a message before an isolated regiment enters a planned attack.
The story stays closely with two British soldiers crossing trenches, ruins, no man's land, and enemy territory.
The characters navigate interconnected trenches, abandoned dugouts, exposed fields, villages, and bombed terrain.
Films like 1917, and why
all quiet on the western front
shared first world war setting, immersive battlefield realism, and harrowing soldier-level perspective
saving private ryan
shared continuous-mission structure, mounting combat tension, and grounded military drama
dunkirk
shared war-film intensity, visual spectacle, and focus on ordinary soldiers under extreme pressure
paths of glory
shared antiwar atmosphere, historical combat setting, and psychologically exhausting survival journey
Movie Details
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Release Date
- 2019-12-25
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (13954)
Cast
- George MacKay
- Dean-Charles Chapman
- Mark Strong
- Andrew Scott
- Richard Madden
- Claire Duburcq
- Colin Firth
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Daniel Mays
- Adrian Scarborough
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 1917 about?
- Two British soldiers cross the perilous Western Front on a desperate race to stop an army regiment from walking into a massacre.
- What is 1917 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 1917 as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 1917 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 1917 as graphic.
- What did critics think of 1917?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a technically extraordinary and immersive World War I experience, while finding its story and dialogue comparatively thin.
- Which films are like 1917?
- Films with a similar feel include all quiet on the western front, saving private ryan, dunkirk, and paths of glory.
- How long is 1917?
- 1917 runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch 1917?
- In United States, 1917 streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
