MOVIE · 2012

Lincoln

DocumentaryDramaWar150 min

In the final months of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln is racing to end the bloodshed while forcing a divided Congress and his own cabinet toward abolishing slavery. Daniel Day-Lewis is Lincoln, weighing battlefield losses, political compromise, and the pressure of a decision that could reshape the country. At home, Sally Field’s Mary Todd Lincoln carries private grief as the White House strains under war and family conflict. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film stays close to the political bargaining, formal speeches, and moral stakes surrounding a president trying to secure change before time and circumstance close in.