Denial
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 6.8 · 73% critics
An acclaimed writer and historian is forced into a high-stakes libel battle after a well-known denier sues over her claims about the Holocaust. As the case unfolds in a British courtroom, she must defend historical truth while confronting a sustained attempt to challenge it.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (701 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this sober, high-tension courtroom drama if you’re drawn to history-based courtroom battles; Not for you if you want a fast, suspense-filled entertainment movie like Origin or Operation Finale.
Pros: intense courtroom focus; strong cast work; unsettling historical subject | Cons: slow, dry pacing; heavy-handed tone; uneven character engagement
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- court case
- holocaust (shoah)
- kraków, poland
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- biography
- based on true story
- courtroom drama
- holocaust (shoah) denial
Cast & crew
Rachel Weisz
as Deborah Lipstadt
Tom Wilkinson
as Richard Rampton
Timothy Spall
as David Irving
Andrew Scott
as Anthony Julius
Jack Lowden
as James Libson
Caren Pistorius
as Laura Tyler
Alex Jennings
as Sir Charles Gray
Harriet Walter
as Vera Reich
Mark Gatiss
as Professor Robert Jan van Pelt
John Sessions
as Prof. Richard Evans
Directed by Mick Jackson