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The Last King of Scotland (2006) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Trailers & Clips: Watch trailers and clips for The Last King of Scotland (2006)  Watch the Trailer   The Critics: B+ 13 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 6265 ratings A Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world’s most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan’s brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon... See Full Description Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Adaptation and Politics/Religion Running Time: 2 hrs. 1 min. Release Date: September 27th, 2006 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language. Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox International U.S. Box Office: $17,605,861 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney Directed by: Kevin MacDonald Produced by: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Tessa Ross See Full Cast and Credits Production Photos         View All (15) Production Photos... Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B+    Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "Forest Whitaker makes a lasting impression -- and could well win an Oscar -- as Idi Amin." more... B+ Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips "...absorbing..." more... B E! Online, Skylaire Alfvegren "Whitaker's portrayal illustrates Amin's complexity--a study on human nature, rather than an indictment." more... B Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum "...I can't think of a better actor to toggle between media-savvy jester and stone-cold killer than Forest Whitaker..." more... B+ More Critics Reviews... User Reviews Average Grade:  B+    To the question of eurocentrism...  by bluegluegun (1/23/2007) 69 out of 72 people found this review helpful First off, let me say that this movie was well-told as a pure act of plot-making...Full Review   A- Wow...Mr. Whitaker  by diatus (9/28/2006) 40 out of 44 people found this review helpful Give this man an Oscar please!This is, by far, one of the best acted films EVER...Full Review   A+ Great acting, script, pretty much great everything  by antichessclub5423 (10/1/2006) 35 out of 36 people found this review helpful The movie's storyline is so intriguing to start, first because its mostly true...Full Review   A Compelling and beautiful film  by plawrence99cx (9/28/2006) 28 out of 34 people found this review helpful Forrest Whittaker delivers an awesome performance as the charming, paranoid rogue...Full Review   A+ More User Reviews...   |   Write Your Own Review! Sponsored Links (What's This?)