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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

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Always trouble-prone, the life of teenager Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) gets a lot more complicated when he learns he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon. At a training ground for the children of deities, Percy learns to harness his divine powers and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime: he must prevent a feud among the Olympians from erupting into a devastating war on Earth, and rescue his mother from the clutches of Hades, god of the underworld.
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Though it may seem like just another Harry Potter knockoff, Percy Jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot, and plenty of fun with Greek mythology.

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Amy Nicholson I.E. Weekly The Greek gods had outsized powers and petty grievances. These Gen-Y demigods are no different - it's a whole generation of kids with daddy issues Rated: C Feb 18, 2010 Full Review A.O. Scott At the Movies I thought it was mischievous and witty and amusing and I was just sort of drawn into it. Feb 16, 2010 Full Review Time Out It's not enough to compensate for the computer-game-style plotting, which is largely based on us picking up narrative nuggets that mechanically slot into place later on. Rated: 2/5 Feb 16, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review This is a by-the-numbers fantasy adventure that merges the modern world with a magical one. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) The Lightning Thief is good juvenile entertainment. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 19, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins For every creative aspect, there is a contrived and rather nonsensical counter that unfortunately tips the scales more towards derivative than innovative. Rated: 4/10 Nov 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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naim c This movie is sooooo bad🫣...... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review cinema f “Worlds collide.” The cast is *chefs kiss*. Love the film and greek mythology. 5/5 stars. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Pedro Henrique C This movie is completely poorly constructed and written. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Tyrus H (You Call This A Movie Based Novel) I,ve read almost all of the first book and nothing seems to be accurate to the movie What About (ares and the cafe) or wait (wheres athenas invisble cap) what about nancy bobofit) or the fountain scene) Chris columbus (The director put no work into this u call this holywood movie) i call Money Grabbers looking Fof some quick cash I quite only enjoyed the movie for it some accurate parts (The Age diffrence) Why Does It seem to be in the Book Hes 12 But in the movie hes 16 ones actors 15 anothers 20 and anothers 14 why couldent they find like kids instead of fully grown adults how do you call this acting when all there doing is paying a trillion dollars and a half for Special Effects (better version) If u looking for a more accurate version of this outrageous film watch the series percy jackson and the olympians its on disney Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review M C The acting and writing is absolutely awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Dylan R Where is ares?Since when did percy go through the Hollywood sign?This is not acceptable for something based on a book!!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Always trouble-prone, the life of teenager Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) gets a lot more complicated when he learns he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon. At a training ground for the children of deities, Percy learns to harness his divine powers and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime: he must prevent a feud among the Olympians from erupting into a devastating war on Earth, and rescue his mother from the clutches of Hades, god of the underworld.
Director
Chris Columbus
Producer
Karen Rosenfelt, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe
Screenwriter
Craig Titley
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Phoenix Film Partners, 1492 Pictures, Dune, Sunswept Entertainment
Rating
PG (Mild Language|Action/Violence|Peril|Some Scary Images|Suggestive Material)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$88.8M
Runtime
1h 59m
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