

Lincoln
The hours that changed history.
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $65M
- Box office
- $275.3M
- Language
- English
- mutiny
- usa president
- based on true story
- speech
- battlefield
- historical fiction
- family conflict
- american civil war
- cultural conflict
- battle of gettysburg
- secession
- gettysburg address
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Produced in
United States of America, India
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical8 Feb 2013
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival8 Oct 2012
- Theatrical (limited)9 Nov 2012
- TheatricalPG-1316 Nov 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A25 Jan 2013
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical31 Jan 2013
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM17 Jan 2013
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)Toronto9 Nov 2012
- Theatrical16 Nov 2012
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical7 Feb 2013
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT1225 Jan 2013
BahrainBH
- Theatrical31 Jan 2013
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1423 Jan 2013
BoliviaBO
- Theatrical7 Feb 2013
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1225 Jan 2013
Frequently asked questions
Lincoln was released on 9 November 2012.
Audience reviews
5- N
n22kwhips
7/19/2013
Very powerful journey back into history!
- A7/10
Andres Gomez
2/13/2015
It lacked a big deal of rhythm but the revision of the history and, specially, the great performance by Day-Lewis makes it a movie worth watching.
- P9/10
Peter McGinn
11/13/2020
This is a flat out great movie. I first watched it several years ago and enjoyed it, so recently I noticed it on the IMDB streaming service and decided to watch it again. I still think it is great. I guess I had forgotten that it was a Spielberg film, so why wouldn’t it be great? It was many years in the making and was partially based on Doris Goodwin Kearns excellent non-fiction book Team of Rivals. The cast is e…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/8/2025
With the American civil war looking like it might finally be drawing to a close, President Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) is increasingly turning his attention to the passing of the 13th amendment to the constitution. This will not only vindicate the whole point of his fighting the war in the first place, but will enshrine legally the prohibition of any person owning anyone else, or of forcing them into a life of…
- D2/10
daniel_carr
1/15/2026
With so many good actors in this film I was really expecting so much more. And with amazing films like "Mandela And De Klerk" and "Darkest Hour" it is possible to do political movies on historical figures well as a movie and make them interesting. But this movie just failed misserably and it's not that President Lincoln didn't have an intersting life story, "Touched By An Angel" did a very moving episode on him and s…
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