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Their Finest
This film explores the story of a British film crew trying to boost morale during World War II in any way. There can be moral support by producing a post-war propaganda film, which has changed the course of things
17 August 1968, London, England, UK
9 June 1968, Stepney, London, England, UK
5 May 1957, Mbabane, Union of South Africa [now Swaziland]
3 July 1973, Chester, England, UK
19 September 1948, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
4 October 1984, Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
7 December 1982, London, England, UK
23 April 1950, Whitechapel, London, England, UK
7 December 1945, Hampshire, England, UK
4 June 1993, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
16 April 1963, London, England, UK
1955, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
15 July 1963, London, England, UK
24 December 1993, Islington, London, England, UK
April 28, 2017
Nonetheless, Their Finest is one of the few movies about making movies that is fun to watch in its own right. If you have trouble telling one end of a camera from another, you're still likely to enjoy it.April 27, 2017
It's a blend of pathos and industry satire that works quite well.April 28, 2017
It's the attention to detail that makes this so much fun to watch, including a willingness to let the plot twist in some unexpected directions along the way.May 02, 2017
If you enjoy dry British wit and broad satire, understated but deeply felt emotions, and Bill Nighy at his quirky best as a narcissistic, aging leading man, this one's for you.April 28, 2017
The modest insight into the period is overwhelmed by sentimentality.April 20, 2017
"Their Finest" is a charming and thoughtful movie, about people making a charming and thoughtful movie.April 28, 2017
Lone Scherfig may be Danish, but she's knows precisely how to make a Brit flick tick.April 21, 2017
Stories to inspire a nation have long made up a sizable percentage of Hollywood schlock, and Their Finest deserves credit for exploring a woman's role in such an effort.April 18, 2017
Could've been 'War, Actually' - but this witty, sophisticated and unexpectedly sober romcom never falls into the obvious traps.April 17, 2017
At its best, which is often, Their Finest... manipulates appearance and reality, relief and recognition, with exquisite finesse. As befits a film about making films.April 20, 2017
Drenched in a sweet nostalgia that only very rarely tips into sentimentality.April 20, 2017
Although the narrative for Their Finest occasionally rambles ... it is by-and-large a stirring drama that incorporates lighter moments with scenes of deeply felt tragedy.