The Last King of Scotland

Name: The Last King of Scotland
Released: 2006-9-27
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson

R
2h 3m
2006

87%

age 17+

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Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award® for Best Actor for his searing portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in this gripping, suspenseful stunner inspired by real events.

Director:

Kevin MacDonald

Producer:

Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel

Writer:

Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock

Cast:

Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

87%

Critics Consensus: Forest Whitaker's performance as real-life megalomaniac dictator Idi Amin powers this fictionalized political thriller, a blunt and brutal tale about power and corruption.

Reviews

Bay Area Reporter

David Lamble

An electric chemistry between McAvoy and Whitaker allows us to suspend our disbelief at the doctor's feckless gullibility...

A commendable action film rather than astute political portrait.

November 3, 2018

FULL REVIEW

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Charles Mudede

In Idi Amin, Whitaker reaches his artistic zenith.

The Last King Of Scotland will no doubt be picking up an armful of gongs come award season, and rightly so; it's not only lovingly shot and acted, but it evolves into one of the best thrillers of recent memory too.

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Brutal look at the consequences of absolute power. No kids.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie is based on the real life of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and includes references to massacres, revenge killings, torture, and abuse. Some scenes depict such violence explicitly, including bloody bodies, shooting, knifing, and grisly torture. There are also some scenes of sexual activity, including a one-night liaison between the protagonist and an unknown woman and the protagonist's dangerous adulterous affair. Women appear in revealing or little clothing (some dancers are topless). Characters use foul language (especially "f--k") in anger. It's the 1970s, so characters also drink liquor and smoke cigarettes as emblems of class comfort.