The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Name: The Last King of Scotland
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 123 min

"Charming. Magnetic. Murderous."

ThumbScore

👍 77%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 80% (RT: 87%, MC: 74)

Drama

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Director

Kevin Macdonald

Runtime

2h 3m

Country

United States of America, United Kingdom

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.4/10 (2,322 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

Cast

Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin · 70% avg

James McAvoy as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan · 70% avg

Simon McBurney as British Diplomat · 74% avg

Gillian Anderson as Sarah Merrit · 66% avg

Kerry Washington as Kay Amin · 69% avg

David Oyelowo as Dr. Thomas Junju · 65% avg

Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga as Masanga

Adam Kotz as Dr. David Merrit

Is The Last King of Scotland good?

Most people think so. 77% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#1582 / 3335 · Drama

Rank in its year

#98 / 206 · 2006

Rank among its director's films

#1 / 7 · Kevin Macdonald

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor. Wikipedia ↗