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The Book of Eli (2010)  link to The Book of Eli on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 1635

cover The Book of Eli

IMDb Rating:
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6.9/10 (248.1K votes)

Country: United States, 118 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Storyline:
In a violent post-apocalyptic society, a drifter, Eli, has been wandering westward across North America for the last thirty years. He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person and guards closely, whilst surviving by hunting small animals and seeking goods in destroyed houses and vehicles to trade in villages for water and supplies. When he reaches a village ruled by the powerful mobster, Carnegie, the man views Eli's impressive fighting skills and offers Eli a place within his gang. Carnegie presses his blind lover Claudia to send her daughter, Solara, to at least convince Eli to spend the night by sleeping with him. However, Eli proves to be the better man when he gently declines her advances. The girl sees Eli's book, and when Carnegie finds out he beats her mother until she reveals what she saw. Carnegie sends his gang into the wasteland to take the book from Eli, but the man proves to be a formidable foe as he makes it more than clear that if they want the book,...

Cast:

Denzel Washington Eli
Gary Oldman Carnegie
Mila Kunis Solara
Ray Stevenson Redridge
Jennifer Beals Claudia

Medium: Original DVD,

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 91

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1