Lincoln

Lincoln (2012)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (243 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (136,347 ratings)

Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th 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… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Nov 16, 2012 Wide
Dreamworks Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Dave Calhoun, Time Out

    'Lincoln' works as a snapshot of a great man without ever slipping into a portrait of sainthood.

  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

    This is movie magic -- history coming to life, before our eyes.

  • Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies

    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.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    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.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    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.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Film C


    A mesmerising performance from Day-Lewis and what a mesmerising movie! A powerful and wonderful movie, hard hitting and emotional! Shouldn't be missed!

  • Cynthia S


    Really, really good. Daniel Day-Lewis completely became the Lincoln that is in MY imagination. He nailed it in every way. This movie concentrates on the months it took Lincoln, and his staff, to get the 13th amendment through Congress. An historical moment told in the most outstanding… More

  • Mister C


    Steven Spielburg used to make movies you love. He now makes movies you admire. There's a difference. From the legendary director who brought us some of the great movies of the past century,from his theatrical debut in "The Sugarland Express" to the birth of the American… More

  • familiar s


    Titled Lincoln, the movie instead focuses on one part of his life. There's apparently much more to Lincoln than is portrayed here. The movie is good, but only in in bits & parts. Pacing it slower only makes it further less interesting. Seems like Steven Spielberg has given… More

  • Spencer S


    One of the biggest, most funded, most beloved and critically acclaimed films of the past decade, it is also one of the easiest to criticize thanks to its subject and the employment of historical fact versus fiction. Lincoln, though a man who did say racist things in his own lifetime,… More

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