20101h 58mDir. Paul Schneider

The Book of Eli

Name: The Book of Eli
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2010-01-14
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals

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

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

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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.

Starring:Denzel Washington,Gary Oldman,Mila Kunis,Ray Stevenson,Jennifer Beals

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Denzel Washington

Eli

Gary Oldman

Carnegie

Mila Kunis

Solara

Ray Stevenson

Redridge

Jennifer Beals

Claudia

Michael Gambon

George

Tom Waits

Engineer

Frances de la Tour

Martha

Evan Jones

Martz

Joe Pingue

Hoyt

Chris Browning

Highjacker Leader

Richard Cetrone

Hijacker

Key Production Crew

Directors

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Screenplay & Writers

Gary Whitta

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Original Score

Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross

Producers

Joel Silver, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson

Film Details

Budget$80,000,000

Box Office Revenue$157,107,755

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Alcon EntertainmentSilver Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#faith#chaos#dystopia#post-apocalyptic future#bible#survival#gunfight#blind#brutality#cannibal

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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“I walk by faith, not by sight.” – Eli Picture this: a man, steady as a heartbeat, slicing through a world that’s gone completely to hell. Post-apocalyptic wasteland. Scavengers, killers, desperate fools. And in the m...

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