Lincoln (2012)
As the Civil War continues to rage, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
11 July 1950, San Antonio, Texas, USA
11 May 1964, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
10 March 1960, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
9 June 1964, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15 November 1970
10 November 1971, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
23 February 1961, San Francisco, California, USA
21 August 1943, Houston, Texas, USA
March 29, 2016
...children, like the adults, may be fascinated by the historical details that Spielberg includes, for Lincoln oozes authenticity.
February 28, 2016
Spielberg may not have been the ideal director for this ambitious biopic, but Lincoln and Day-Lewis are a truly memorable pair.
May 12, 2015
Tasked with dramatizing some of the most significant moments of the 19th century, Spielberg shoots the picture as a bustling ensemble comedy.
May 17, 2016
Masterfully crafted as it is -- and it certainly captures the man and a moment in time -- Lincoln comes across as a pious history lesson, and, strangely for Spielberg, lacks the entertainment and emotion we may have expected.
November 19, 2012
It's the most remarkable movie Steven Spielberg has made in quite a spell, and one of the things that makes it remarkable is how it fulfills those expectations by simultaneously ignoring and transcending them.
June 21, 2016
In the same way Ben Kingsley was born to play Gandhi, Daniel Day-Lewis was born to play the 16th president of the United States; it's a wholesale suspension of disbelief.
November 18, 2012
Lincoln paints a powerful and compelling portrait of the man who has become an icon. We don't need to see more of his life to understand how rare a figure he was - this window is more than sufficient.
January 22, 2013
'Lincoln' works as a snapshot of a great man without ever slipping into a portrait of sainthood.
April 15, 2016
Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is one-note, but what a note it is!
January 08, 2013
This is movie magic -- history coming to life, before our eyes.
November 16, 2012
Lincoln offers proof of what magic can happen when an actor falls in love with his character. Because as great as Day-Lewis has been in his many parts, he has never seemed quite so smitten.
June 14, 2013
It's very good, but that's not the point. It's necessary.
