1999·War·1h 38m
6.9
★
The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.
Directed by William Boyd
friendship
world war i
bravery
trauma
based on true story
battlefield
1910s
trench warfare
battle of the somme
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Cast
Daniel Craig
Sgt. Telford Winter
Danny Dyer
Lance Cpl. Victor Dell
James D'Arcy
Pte. Colin Daventry
Paul Nicholls
Pte. Billy Macfarlane
Julian Rhind-Tutt
2nd Lt. Ellis Harte
Ciarán McMenamin
Pte. Charlie Ambrose
Cillian Murphy
Rag Rookwood
Ben Whishaw
Pte. James Deamis
Adrian Lukis
Lt. Col. Villiers
Tam Williams
Pte. Eddie Macfarlane
Anthony Strachan
Pte. Horace Beckwith
Michael Moreland
Pte. George Hogg
Crew
William Boyd
Director
William Boyd
Writer
Jim Clark
Editor
Laurence Méry-Clark
Editor
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
David Crossman
Costume Design
Mairi Bett
Line Producer
Popular Reviews
33 reviews
Davy Got BoredPRO
5.6★ · 03/04/26
It’s kind of crazy the actors they had in this movie and the concept for it to be so mid, especially the ending to be a pretty big letdown. The majority of the movie was this buildup and life of an infantryman living in the trenches of WW1, sounds great but the end had no payoff for the buildup really. There’s really nothing that happens throughout the film, it’s a big nothing burger. The editing at the end when they go over the wall was also super clunky, I thought my screen was freezing. I did like the conversations between the men in the trench to pass boredom, I was right there beside them in that boredom, though I felt it was an authentic conversation. The sarge was the glue to this movie and made the whole thing really. Meh, I probably don’t need a rewatch.
It’s kind of crazy the actors they had in this movie and the concept for it to be so mid, especially the ending to be a pretty big letdown. The majority of the movie was this buildup and life of an infantryman living in the trenches of WW1, sounds great but the end had no payoff for the buildup really. There’s really nothing that happens throughout the film, it’s a big nothing burger. The editing at the end when they go over the wall was also super clunky, I thought my screen was freezing. I did like the conversations between the men in the trench to pass boredom, I was right there beside them in that boredom, though I felt it was an authentic conversation. The sarge was the glue to this movie and made the whole thing really. Meh, I probably don’t need a rewatch.
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natalka
4.0★ · 04/20/26
bloody fuckin marvellous
bloody fuckin marvellous
Luke Steffke
2.0★ · 03/04/26
I grinded out all of the sitting around just for them to walk out and basically give up and die in the final 5 minutes.
Literally only watched for Cillian and he randomly dies offscreen halfway through.
Literally only watched for Cillian and he randomly dies offscreen halfway through.
I grinded out all of the sitting around just for them to walk out and basically give up and die in the final 5 minutes.
Literally only watched for Cillian and he randomly dies offscreen halfway through.
Literally only watched for Cillian and he randomly dies offscreen halfway through.
Mia Rose
2.0★ · 02/23/26
this was so boring and there was next to no cillian in it, i feel robbed
this was so boring and there was next to no cillian in it, i feel robbed
vector erector
3.0★ · 02/22/26
i’ve never been so bored in my life
i’ve never been so bored in my life