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The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Drama • R • 2006 • 2 hr 3 min
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7.2
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7.6

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

Starring

Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Directed By

Kevin Macdonald

Written By

Jeremy Brock, Peter Morgan

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

Drama

Release Date

January 19, 2007

User Reviews

Razvan
Razvan
Great historical movie. Forest Whitaker does a great job portraying the dictator and overall is pretty accurate to most of the events.
Vinicius
Vinicius
Between good and meh. Great acting from Forrest, but not much around. Predictable and beaten story
Daniel
Daniel
Such a great movie. Whittaker was unbelievably good.
Rafael Casanueva
Rafael Casanueva
A great film about trust and the two faces of a dictator, followed by a great acting by Whitaker. Totally recommend it.
Tiztd
Tiztd
Whitaker is a true powerhouse in this film. Amazing performance as Idi Amin. Chilling.
Sarah Ballinger
Sarah Ballinger
Great story line! So bad yet so good!!! Def worth the watch
Christian Kerr
Christian Kerr
Incredible acting, story and memorable dialogue filled with emotion. Awesome movie.
Andrew
Andrew
Fantastic portrayals of a lesser known element of the Idi Amin reign. Whitaker knocks it out of the park.
Chris
Chris
Excellent historical drama movie, dark and violent but powerful story with superb performances. Worth watching
Ivan Nesh Nešković
Ivan Nesh Nešković
Great acting, interesting true story, but I somehow lost interest somewhere around middle. Good movie nonetheless.

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141 (2%)
645 (11%)
3,539 (62%)
1,391 (24%)
7.2 – Based on 5.7k ratings
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Last King of Scotland

Cast & Crew

Kevin Macdonald
Kevin
Macdonald
Forest Whitaker
Forest
Whitaker
James McAvoy
James
McAvoy
Simon McBurney
Simon
McBurney
Gillian Anderson
Gillian
Anderson
Kerry Washington
Kerry
Washington
David Oyelowo
David
Oyelowo
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
Adam Kotz
Adam
Kotz
Barbara Rafferty
Barbara
Rafferty
David Ashton
David
Ashton
Jeremy Brock
Jeremy
Brock
Peter Morgan
Peter
Morgan

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