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The Book of Eli

2010 · Movie · 118 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer47%as of 2024-08-14
  • Rotten Tomatoes average5.5/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic53/100as of 2025-07-14

What it is

The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic neo-Western action film directed by the Hughes brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, and Jennifer Beals. The story revolves around Eli (Washington), a nomad in a post-apocalyptic world who seeks to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the West Coast of the United States.

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Genres
Action / Thriller
Original language
English

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