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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) | Top 12% · CriticCrunch

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They Shall Not Grow Old

Movie2018·99 min

They Shall Not Grow Old

Directed by Peter Jackson

Documentary History War

A documentary history film directed by Peter Jackson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 12%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

709 ratings

About They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, grief and loss, survival of spirit, early 1900s, historical event, warzone, international, group found family, battlefield combat, war homefront, everyman, ensemble, frame story, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Peter Jackson
Language: English

Cast

Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby

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How They Shall Not Grow Old Ranks

All movies

Top 12%

2010s movies

Top 10%

Documentary movies

Top 11%

2010s Documentary movies

Top 10%

Peter Jackson films#9 of 15

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the vibe

They Shall Not Grow Old Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

frame storynonlinear flashbacksacrifice dutygrief & losssurvival of spiriteverymanensemblegroup found familyhistorical eventbattlefield combatwar homefrontwarzoneinternationalearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty