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the dark tower (2017)

the dark tower
The Dark Tower
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Western

Release Date
August 3, 2017
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Runtime
95
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Akiva Goldsman , Jeff Pinkner , Anders Thomas Jensen , Nikolaj Arcel , Stephen King
Tagline
There are other worlds than these

Summary

Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

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