What is Darkest Hour about?
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Darkest Hour (2017)
A gritty, earnest drama follows Churchill's suspenseful decision to fight for the British Empire in 1940.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 26, 2026.
Darkest Hour parents guide
No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byJoe Wright
StarringGary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas
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