The Dark Tower

PG-13

Released Aug 4, 2017

1h 35m

Fantasy

Action

Adventure

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15%

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278 Reviews

44%

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25,000+ Ratings

Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

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Critics Consensus

Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these.

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Tal Rosenberg

Chicago Reader

Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directed, and I'm not sure why.

Mar 26, 2020

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

Not so much a stinker of a movie as a bafflingly incomplete one, The Dark Tower has presumably been inflicted with so many cuts it's like watching a 95-minute trailer.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 11, 2017

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Nick Pinkerton

Sight & Sound

No one involved in The Dark Tower seems to have given a damn about what they turned out, so why should anybody else?

Sep 4, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The Dark Tower becomes the antonyms of all of the other terms: short, rote, vague, lethargic, and limited.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 7, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Elba is good with what little he’s given, and you could say he is a reminder of the potential this film had.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It seems as though the filmmakers shy away from everything that made King's series distinct, memorable, and weird.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 22, 2022

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Ewan G

Didn't read the books. But it was a good film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Marcus K

Vaguely followed the books. They tried to cram 20 hours of content into a hour and a half.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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Gerald H

This movie is crazy bad. You got great actors, probably good source material … but script and editing do produce a potatomash without any core. It doesn‘t matter whether you cook or go to the bathroom while watching … you will not miss a thing. Just senseless moving pictures. Script prob put together like a puzzle in a kindergarden.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Amir A

Almost Reaches So Bad That It's Good But This Movie Is A Travesty

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Avrge0X

Great cast, terrible script. Another reason why the source material should be studied before turning it into a movie

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Kiss K

Really bad movie. Makes no sense.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Nikolaj Arcel

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Idris Elba

Roland

Matthew McConaughey

Walter

Tom Taylor

Jake

Claudia Kim

Arra

Fran Kranz

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