Film

Lincoln

2012 · 2h 30m · History · Drama

The hours that changed history.

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

87

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, 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.

Daniel Day-Lewis

Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

Mary Todd Lincoln

David Strathairn

William Seward

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Robert Lincoln

James Spader

W.N. Bilbo

Hal Holbrook

Preston Blair

Tommy Lee Jones

Thaddeus Stevens

John Hawkes

Robert Latham

Jackie Earle Haley

Alexander Stephens

Bruce McGill

Edwin Stanton

Tim Blake Nelson

Richard Schell

Joseph Cross

John Hay

Jared Harris

Ulysses S. Grant

Lee Pace

Fernando Wood

Peter McRobbie

George Pendleton

Gulliver McGrath

Tad Lincoln

• Steven SpielbergDirector · Producer
• Tony KushnerScreenplay
• Kathleen KennedyProducer
• Daniel LupiExecutive Producer
• Jonathan KingExecutive Producer
• Jeff SkollExecutive Producer
• Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Michael KahnEditor
• Avy KaufmanCasting

Trailer

Release date

November 9, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$65,000,000

Revenue

$275,300,000

Genres

History, Drama

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