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The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

20106.81h 58m

Overview

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Directed by Albert Hughes
Written by Gary Whitta
Produced by Joel Silver, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $157.1M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Eli

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Carnegie

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Solara

Ray Stevenson

Ray Stevenson

Redridge

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Claudia

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

George

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Engineer

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Martha

Evan Jones

Evan Jones

Martz

Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue

Hoyt

Themes & Keywords

faithchaosdystopiapost-apocalyptic futurebiblesurvivalgunfightblindbrutalitycannibalcombat2040scarnage

About The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2010 exploring themes of faith, chaos, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, bible, survival. Directed by Albert Hughes, it stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis. A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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