1918: Journey's End

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1918: Journey's End

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2018

1h 47m

War

History

Drama

Action

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In 1918, a group of British soldiers, led by an officer whose mental health is deteriorating, await their fate in an Aisne dugout as World War I nears its end.

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Journey's End brings R.C. Sherriff's 90-year-old play to the screen with thrilling power, thanks to director Saul Dibb's hard-hitting urgency and brilliant work from a talented cast.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Apr 20, 2020

Director Saul Dibb doesn't quite succeed in making the drama feel fresh, but this is a sensitive and handsomely performed adaptation.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 8, 2018

4/5

If it's not pacifist, it's certainly a profoundly anti-war statement about men under ultimate stress. One hundred years on, it's never too soon, never too late for that idea.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Nov 2, 2018

3.5/5

Journey's End is a powerful and moving tribute to the men who fought in the trenches.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

3/5

The most fitting and laudable word to compliment the "Journey’s End" ensemble is maturity. Each of the principal players exudes some growth of that trait both on and off camera.

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

Mar 24, 2021

You don't have to be a student of history to know that the trenches during World War I were horrific places to fight. Journey's End does not attempt to glorify that field of battle, but it also never quite fully commits to the true horror either...

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Zehra Phelan

Flavourmag

Aug 19, 2020

5/5

Stripes back to just the essentials and delves deep into the souls of those forced onto the front lines of doom.

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Lukas M

@Bird_33 Aug 8, 2026

Lacked depth in some spots, but the acting is phenomenal

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Adelay C

@27adeco Aug 7, 2026

Extremely well acted. The emotional impact hit home for me, even if the plot lacked depth at points. The narrative felt a bit shallow, but this is the sort of movie that needs to be watched so that we may remember these courageous men.

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Jared Y.

@sanjustice Feb 19, 2026

A good movie, with building tension throughout. While the acting was great, there just wasn’t much depth to the roles. The movie goes where you expect it to- which may be the point in a strong reminder of patriotism and the human cost of war.

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Ian S

@RT48225084 Jul 4, 2025

A well acted and effective war drama.

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MC T

@RT55865086 May 8, 2025

A tedious plot and at times frivolous dialogue. Impossible to care for any character due to the lack of character development. I also had to turn on the closed captions to understand what the characters were saying (or mumbling in a thick accent). Then there's the black screen. Now I know it must be dark in the trenches...but...c'mon. Give this one a hard pass. A war movie that will certainly bore you to death.

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Jan S

@RT64191809 Apr 19, 2025

It's much more of a slow emotional drama than a war movie. The characters feel quite shallow and the theme seems to be just a pretty dressing for something that would otherwise be quite unrelated.

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Synopsis

In 1918, a group of British soldiers, led by an officer whose mental health is deteriorating, await their fate in an Aisne dugout as World War I nears its end.

Director: Saul Dibb
Producer: Guy de Beaujeu, Simon Reade
Screenwriter: Simon Reade
Distributor: Good Deed Entertainment
Production Co: Fluidity Films
Rating: R (Some Language and War Images)
Genre: War, History, Drama, Action
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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