Storyline
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter (Gemma Arterton) works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters (Lily Knight and Francesca Knight) who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Directors
Cast
Richard E. Grant, Lily Knight, Richard Syms, Gemma Arterton, Jack Huston, Eddie Marsan, Jeremy Irons, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Henry Goodman, Bill Nighy, Clive Russell, Paul Ritter, Rachael Stirling, Helen McCrory, Miles Richardson, Sam Claflin, Cathy Murphy, Lee Whitlock, Jay Simpson, Michael Marcus, Natalia Ryumina, Kornelia Horvath, Jake Lacy, Joanna Brookes, Patrick Gibson, Amanda Root, Alfie Stewart, Ellie Haddington, Stephanie Hyam, Emma Cunniffe, Hubert Burton, Claudia Jessie, Francesca Knight, Gordon Brown, Julia Lewis, Darren Clarke, Nicholas Murchie, Ed Birch, Mossie Smith, Letty Butler, Nell Barlow, Rebecca Saire, Frances Jeater, Stephen Boswell, Patrick Osborne, Gaby Chiappe, Bella Ava Georgiou, Liliana Gane, Richard Bevan, Steve Carroll, Katie Jackson
Trailer
Reviews
91
The charming, rousing WWII romance Their Finest is a film that openly stumps for two causes: the value of women in the workplace, and the power of cinema to tell stories that people need to hear.
80
Director Lone Scherfig’s sentimental approach favours easy laughs and warm romance but the film starts to cut a little deeper in its closing stages.
80
Their Finest is the sort of crowd-pleaser that knows the difference between satisfying its viewers and flattering them, all the while showcasing surprising performances from Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin, and an entirely unsurprising one from Bill Nighy — a master scene-stealer pulling off yet another brazen heist.
70
While the strong ensemble cast is Their Finest's most valuable asset, the movie also looks quite handsome on what appears to be a modest budget, and includes some delightful glimpses of how screen effects were achieved way back in those handcrafted days.
67
But if Their Finest is a little stodgy and tasteful, it also possesses Scherfig’s trademark wistfulness.
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