The Dark Tower
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · 25% critics
A boy haunted by visions helps a rugged guardian stop the collapse of realities tied to the Dark Tower. Together, they push through danger and looming evil as the balance between worlds hangs in the air.
Based on The Dark Tower
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-08-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (5,531 votes)
- Budget
- $60,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy it if you want a fast, action-heavy sci-fi-fantasy quest with a young protagonist and a determined guardian; Not for you if you want a faithful Stephen King adaptation, or prefer longer, more developed stories like Chaos Walking or The 5th Wave.
Pros: fast-paced adventure; strong lead chemistry; entertaining action | Cons: rushed worldbuilding; overly condensed story; divisive adaptation
Themes
- mind control
- new york city
- gunslinger
- based on novel or book
- portal
- desert
- parallel world
- another world
Cast & crew
Idris Elba
as Roland Deschain
Matthew McConaughey
as Walter O’Dim
Tom Taylor
as Jake Chambers
Claudia Kim
as Arra Champignon
Fran Kranz
as Pimli Prentiss
Abbey Lee
as Tirana
Jackie Earle Haley
as Richard Sayre
Katheryn Winnick
as Laurie Chambers
Dennis Haysbert
as Steven Deschain
Michael Barbieri
as Timmy
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel