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Their Finest
Directed by Lone Scherfig
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff. From TMDB
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Their Finest is a 2017 romance war drama film, directed by Lone Scherfig, starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy.
- 28 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
- posts span Sep 26, 2017 to Nov 3, 2026
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32 of 32 · most liked first'Their Finest' is on BBC2 tonight (at 11pm), with Bill Nighy as Ambrose Hilliard (a self-regarding actor of the old school). I recently found the list I compiled while trying to name him in the novel. Alternatives included: Allerdyce Hilliard, Laddie Conroy and Bevis Montagnon!
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a great speech about this in Their Finest. www.rottentomatoes.com/m/their_fine... a great little movie about making a patriotic movie about Dunkirk during the Blitz. It's a movie about the writing process.
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie "Battle of Britain", if they would have lost that the world would be way way different than it is today think more like "The Man in the High Castle" Churchill said in his "Their Finest Hour" speech "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,"
neutral · AI labelView post →I really like the film-within-a-film plot of Their Finest (set mostly in London with some rural shooting locations).
positive · AI labelView post →Today’s essential director is Lone Scherfig. Besides the lighthearted Dogme 95 film ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS and her Best Picture nominee AN EDUCATION, Scherfig also made the best movie about Dunkirk to come out in 2017 (THEIR FINEST). #ISaidWhatISaid #WomensHistoryMonth #18 #Filmsky 📽 🧵 [19/32]
neutral · AI labelView post →"Their Finest" is a really sweet movie but knowing what's going to happen means you become alert to all the sound based foreshadowing. The music is also keyed for the movie it becomes in the second half, not the first.
positive · AI labelView post →I’m currently reading Their Finest by @lissakevans.bsky.social - loved the film, but the book is beyond fabulous. Thanks for currently making me LATE for everything Lissa! 🤣👍❤️📚
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 7.10, Day After Tomorrow on Film4. At 8pm, Darkest Hour on BBC2. At 8.25, GoldenEye on ITV4. At 9pm, Teachers’ Lounge on BBC4 or The Fighter on LegendXtra. At 9.15, The Batman on ITV1. At 9.30, Sisu on Film4. At 10pm, Their Finest on BBC2. At 11.15, Thin Red Line on Great Action #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Aha!!!! The reason that I asked is totally egocentric - one of my novels (‘Their Finest Hour and a Half’, published 2009, made into a film called Their Finest) has a character called Buckley who dies, suddenly and shockingly, near the end. Coincidence, huh? 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 6.25, Hidden Figures on Film4. At 8pm, Jesus Christ Superstar on BBC4. At 9, The Rock on ITV4 or War For Planet Of Apes on Gt Movies. At 10.05, Baby Done on BBC3. At 10.10, Invisible Woman on BBC4. At 11, Their Finest on BBC2. At 11.15, Playtime on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely blown away by WWII film "Their Finest". The story of a female screenwriter trying to craft a morale-boosting film for the British public post Dunkirk, it boasts an all-star cast of British character actors and left me on the verge of tears. #filmsky letterboxd.com/fitzmartin/f...
positive · AI labelView post →ooh I DO read mysteries and I haven't read this one! Putting it on my list. This in turn makes me wonder if you've read Lissa Evans' Their Finest Hour and a Half, which follows characters trying to make a propaganda film in London during the Blitz? www.penguin.co.uk/books/435327...
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you seen the movie Their Finest from 2016? Bill Nighy and other cast members sing the same song and it's heartbreaking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPa...
neutral · AI labelView post →@lissakevans.bsky.social I’ve just watched ‘Their Finest’ for the third time - the mark of a great film is that you can watch it over and over and still see new things in it. Brilliant writing, casting and acting. And it’s got Bill Nighy in it - be still my beating heart… Thank you for writing it
positive · AI labelView post →Freeview (UK) #film of the day : Lone Scherfig's wartime comedy drama, based on novel by Lissa Evans, Their Finest (2016 112 mins.) starring Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin. [BBC2 23.00 & iPlayer for 30 days] www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Still thinking about the family movie night I made for this film w/ a preshow consisting of: Trailers- Bedazzled What Dreams May Come Waterloo Bridge Their Finest Defending Your Life TCM intro by Ben Mankiewicz A Pepsi commercial from 1946 And the Looney Tunes short The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed this, loved Rob's Dunkirk family history. Must admit I found the film a bit gimmicky at the time, I'm agnostic about Noland but will give it another go. Oh and I like "Their Finest"
neutral · AI labelView post →King Richard and the Crusaders Friendly Persuasion To Be or Not to Be 1776 Kiss Me Kate A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Gambit 1966 The Grey Zone The Count of Monte Cristo 1934 Without a Clue The Tall Target Sahara 1943 Sommersby Five Graves to Cairo Their Finest Digimon: The Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I love Their Finest Hour and a Half. I've read it twice. I enjoyed the film adaptation too. Small Bomb is on my tbr pile, but I'm saving it for Christmas! I love the novels by @lissakevans.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Freeview (UK) #film of the day : Wartime comedy drama Their Finest (2016 112 mins.) starring Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin. [BBC4 21.00 & iPlayer for 24 days] www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Their Finest is a cute little film and Nighy sings in it and it’s not bad and v sweet
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) Their Finest 1080p (iTunes)(UK) £2.99 (Comedy) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan
neutral · AI labelView post →Five Feet Apart Free Guy Good Posture The Intern Juliet, Naked Lady Bird The Last Right Maggie’s Plan Man Up Me Before You The Meddler Midnight Sun Plus One Sing Street Tag The Sun is Also a Star Their Finest This is 40 The Afterlife of the Party More below. #Film
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's film was Their Finest (2016). Perfectly cromulent, and I've always got time for Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy, but your life won't be impacted by not seeing it.
neutral · AI labelView post →junofilm.blogspot.com/2026/07/thei... #filmsky "Their Finest" (2016): Not convincing, not at all.
neutral · AI labelView post →We are looking at best book titles on the blog, and there is a question for @lissakevans.bsky.social in the comments - why did the film of Their Finest Hour and a Half have the shortened name Their Finest? And did you mind? clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/best...
neutral · AI labelView post →Well made but lacks punch. Review: Their Finest Hours (2016) theblogofdelights.blogspot.com/2025/08/thei... #film #filmreviews #rescue #CapeCod
neutral · AI labelView post →I actually can't because there are none but "Their Finest" is a constant comfort film. Banger cast (Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Helen McCrory, Richard Grant as some of the highlights) and a simple, really moving plot.
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched this film in the village hall: Their Finest g.co/kgs/CfwyN3B. Very clever and well done. Reminder to make the most of what we have.
positive · AI labelView post →Their Finest is such a hidden gem. Outstanding cast and a story that grabs. This might be my favorite movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Lissa Evans' Their Finest Hour and a Half: The movie is better (blasphemy) but this is very solid, and one of the stronger demonstrations I've read of the dry wit which the best cultural attribute of the English.
neutral · AI labelView post →The war and the cinema! The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are…
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