20122h 30mDir. Steven Spielberg

Lincoln

Name: Lincoln
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2012-11-09
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader

“The hours that changed history.”

HistoryDrama

4.5 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

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The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

Starring:Daniel Day-Lewis,Sally Field,David Strathairn,Joseph Gordon-Levitt,James Spader

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Daniel Day-Lewis

Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

Mary Todd Lincoln

David Strathairn

William Seward

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Robert Lincoln

James Spader

W.N. Bilbo

Hal Holbrook

Preston Blair

Tommy Lee Jones

Thaddeus Stevens

John Hawkes

Robert Latham

Jackie Earle Haley

Alexander Stephens

Bruce McGill

Edwin Stanton

Tim Blake Nelson

Richard Schell

Joseph Cross

John Hay

Key Production Crew

Director

Steven Spielberg

Screenplay & Writers

Tony Kushner, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Cinematography

Janusz Kamiński

Original Score

John Williams

Producers

Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg

Film Details

Budget$65,000,000

Box Office Revenue$275,300,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

DreamWorks PicturesReliance EntertainmentParticipantAmblin EntertainmentThe Kennedy/Marshall CompanyDune Entertainment20th Century Fox

Keywords & Themes

#mutiny#usa president#based on true story#speech#battlefield#historical fiction#family conflict#american civil war#cultural conflict#battle of gettysburg

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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4.5

In this film, Daniel Day-Lewis gives maybe one of the best performances in film history. Nobody knows what Abraham Lincoln sounded like but we all know he must have sounded like that. Day-Lewis once again proves his grea...

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