Film

The Choral

2025 · 1h 53m · Comedy · Drama · Music

They were divided by war. He united them in song.

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

66%

Metacritic

59

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.

Ralph Fiennes

Dr. Henry Guthrie

Roger Allam

Alderman Bernard Duxbury

Mark Addy

Joe Fytton

Alun Armstrong

Herbert Trickett

Simon Russell Beale

Sir Edward Elgar

Robert Emms

Robert Horner

Lyndsey Marshal

Mrs. Bishop

Ron Cook

Reverend Woodhead

Amara Okereke

Mary Lockwood

Emily Fairn

Bella Holmes

Shaun Thomas

Mitch

Jacob Dudman

Clyde

Oliver Briscombe

Lofty

Taylor Uttley

Ellis

Blake Bentham

Child

Liz Simmons

Mother

• Nicholas HytnerProducer · Director
• Alan BennettWriter
• Kevin LoaderProducer
• Damian JonesProducer
• Eva YatesExecutive Producer
• Caroline Cooper CharlesExecutive Producer
• Paul GrindeyExecutive Producer
• Charles MooreExecutive Producer
• Phil HuntExecutive Producer
• Mike EleyDirector of Photography

Official Trailer

Release date

November 7, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music

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