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The Dig

Nothing stays lost forever.

6.8(1,413)20211h 52m8

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • excavation
  • single parent
  • based on true story
  • class differences
  • archaeologist
  • archaeological dig
  • excavator
  • 1930s
  • suffolk, england
  • widowed mother
  • eve of world war ii

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Simon Stone

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)PG-1315 Jan 2021
    • Digital / OTTPG-13Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT12ANetflix29 Jan 2021
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical (limited)PG14 Jan 2021
    • Digital / OTTPGNetflix29 Jan 2021
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT14Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • GreeceGR

    • Digital / OTT13+Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix29 Jan 2021
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT1629 Jan 2021
  • PortugalPT

    • Digital / OTTM/12Netflix29 Jan 2024
  • RussiaRU

    • Digital / OTTNetflix29 Jan 2021

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The Dig was released on 14 January 2021.

Audience reviews

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    Manuel São Bento

    7/15/2021

    7/10

    Before watching this film, I had absolutely no idea who Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), or even Peggy Piggott (Lily James) were and what they did. As an engineer and a science enthusiast myself, I rarely struggle to find some sort of enjoyment in movies based on true stories about scientific discoveries, technological advancements, or impactful historical events. Therefore, despite a premi…

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    Peter McGinn

    8/5/2021

    8/10

    The Dig reminded me of another movie about archaeology and which was not only also based on a true story but also involved a woman’s contribution to that scientific field. That other movie was Ammonite, about a woman archaeologist in a time when women were more than rare in that field of endeavor. Unlike that character, however, Edith Pretty in The Dig does not do the work herself. Instead, her interest in archaeo…

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