EMPIRE OF LIGHT

Updated January 8, 2023

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44%Tomatometer262 reviews

74%Audience50+ Verified Ratings

R · 2022 · 1h 59m

Critics ConsensusEmpire of Light contains some fine performances and a few flashes of brilliance, but this tribute to the magic of cinema is disappointingly mundane.

Directed by Sam Mendes · Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

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A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.