A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

By Tom Tykwer

  • Genre: Romance
  • Release Date: 2016-05-20
  • Advisory Rating: 12
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Director: Tom Tykwer
  • Production Company: Playtone
  • Production Country: France, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, United States of America, Cayman Islands
  • iTunes Price: GBP 3.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: GBP 2.49
5.8/10
5.8
From 1,159 Ratings

Description

Starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, A Hologram for the King follows businessman Alan Clay (Hanks) on a journey halfway around the world, far from his American roots, to a rising Saudi Arabian city. Based on the best-selling novel by Dave Eggers, Clay is dispatched to pitch a new IT contract to a wealthy King, a project that must be a success for him to stave off bankruptcy, pay his daughter's college fees, and finally accomplish something big.

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Reviews

  • Mr M.J.

    5
    By Lucky Star 42
    Great movie, deep. For those who can see hidden treasures of life.
  • Terrible

    1
    By Arsenal 99
    I thought Tom Hanks had never been in a bad movie. I was wrong! This is awful and has no redeeming features, not even a plot. Don't waste your time/money.
  • Good film - interesting story line

    4
    By KV007
    Overall interesting film good actors.
  • Terrible plot that goes nowhere

    1
    By DRC Online
    His seemed like it was worth a risk but sadly it was truly terrible. Seemed like a reasonable premise but descended into stereotypes and plodding plot points where nearly nothing happens then you are meant to believe that it somehow all resolves and ends happily. It's kind of like Lost In Translation...in Saudi. Didn't like that film either but at least you had Bill Murray being...well Bill Murray!
  • Very good

    5
    By Shadow-007
    I see this film has its critics but, for me, the film worked well. We often see the Middle East portrayed in such a negative light but this film lifted the lid slightly on a world those of in the West only learn about on occasionally disturbing televsion news reports. The Middle East isn't usually a place known for its collective sense of humour but people who know and understand the Middle East folk well will know what a tremendous sense of humour they have - and this film shows us tantalising glimpse of that wonderfully rich culture. This was a very good film and I hope people will start making similar films and throttle back on the other kinds of films which show just hurt and pain. I congratulate this film and the people who produced it for bringing us something new, different, humorous, enlightening and heart warming. Oh...and it was worth every penny. Watched it twice in the space of a week - it's that good!
  • A fun, feel good film.

    5
    By Sarinbeaconsfield
    Not a masterpiece but a really nice movie with a happy ending. A bit corny in places but we smilled and laughed al the way through. Go ahead and give it a go...
  • Hugely disappointing

    1
    By DrLMC
    Normally a Tom Hanks film is excellent but this was a big waste of time. Don't spend your money on this drivel.
  • Rubbish

    1
    By McCoy01
    Long, drawn out and boring
  • Simple beauty

    5
    By Andru78UK
    Enjoyable movie about life and its simple beauty.
  • Brilliant film

    5
    By Johnnybonsax
    this movie has all you need for a great film, No blasphemy, no cursing, shows the Christian man as well as actor the Tom Hanks is

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