Won three oscars, so it must be pretty good. Another tale of history from Chris Nolan. During the "great war", WW II, the forces were pushed back to the coast, forcing a HUGE evacuation. Considered by many to be a crucial point of the war, they had to make this happen, or the war might go the wrong way. Some interesting things discussed in the trivia section here on imdb. Nolan wanted things to be as accurate as possible, which accounts for his five nominations. Separate stories of trying to escape the french side of the war. An airman trying to get out of his downed plane. Soldiers on the beach, waiting for boats that don't seem to be coming. Boats trying to make their way across to save them, without being blown up themselves. Very well done. Lots of suspense, even if you know the outcome (since this happened 80 years ago, early in the war). Very intense. As most of his films are. Written and directed by Chris Nolan. You may have heard of his other little projects... Inception, Prestige, and a couple Batmans.