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BiographyDramaHistory

The Last King of Scotland

BiographyDramaHistory

The Last King of Scotland

2006 · 123 min · Germany · English

The Last King of Scotland (2006) has a goodrecmovies Score of 73.8, ranked #1,239 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: solid). It's a Biography, Drama and History movie rated 7.6/10 on IMDb from 207,973 votes. Updated

73.8goodrecmovies Score
#1,239rank on siterank
36%top
★ 7.6IMDb · 208k

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

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Gillian Anderson
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Kay Amin
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