Season of the Witch

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Season of the Witch

PG-13

Released Jan 7, 2011

1h 35m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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His faith broken by many years fighting in the Crusades, a knight named Behman (Nicolas Cage) returns to Europe and finds it ravaged by the Black Plague. A dying cardinal orders Behman and his friend, Felson (Ron Perlman), to take an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will destroy her powers and end the pestilence. As Behman and five comrades undertake the dangerous journey, they come to realize that the prisoner is no ordinary girl, and evil forces await at the destination.

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Critics Consensus

Slow, cheap-looking, and dull, Season of the Witch fails even as unintentional comedy.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

After a while, the movie tires of the witch business and trots out a plot twist that permits the effects department to spend money.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

Another forgettable trifle from Cage.

Oct 7, 2011

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Director Dominic Sena sets a quick pace; the dull moments are brightened by the unexpectedly likable team of Cage and Perlman.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s an insulting piece of genre fluff that feels conceived by Dungeons and Dragons aficionados and executed with the sophistication of a hack-and-slash video game.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 3, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Doesn't aim very high, which at least allows it to accomplish what it sets out to do.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The best thing that can be said about Season of the Witch is that this season ends in 98 minutes and I never have to live through it again.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 22, 2020

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Lucion V

I truly have to wonder how a movie such as this with Ron Perlman and Nicholas Cage could fail so poorly. These rolls look as though they were tailor-made specifically for these two actors but somehow the story itself was flat some have called it slow paced but my God snails move faster.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Brian G

everything was great up until the story revealed itself. Then it became hokum. great actors, director, realism, until it became pure fantasy and plunged south with a much too fanciful and poorly thought out idea.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Jeepers C

Man, this movie gets alot of hate, and I honestly don't know why. It has atmosphere, horror and a great final act. I loved the whole ride the movie took you on whether the caged girl was a witch or not. Don't listen to all the negative reviews, watch for yourself and decide. I really liked this movie and glad I didn't follow the flock on their opinions. I really do believe there are different movies for different people. This movie was made for people like me, someone who would appreciate and like the story. Barbie move gets 83% and would never be a movie I would like.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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HOWARD K

Although I've seen this film before, I didn't fully understand it the first time as I was probably distracted. This time watching it on streaming there is far more to the story than just witches. Nothing is what it seems and the two knights, played by Nicolas Cage and Ron Pearlman, who felt their years of crusades were a waste of time, were actually being prepared for a far greater task. Claire Foy always a pleasure to watch and a good actress plays a "gifted woman" accused of being a witch, but is much, much more. I thought it was a good and surprising twist with a good ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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mary D

I thought for sure it would be bad from the reviews- and I normally do not like this genre of movies, but I thought it was good! Was not too long and the ending was noble and good so I can sleep tonight ;) My son who is 16 did not like it but he likes non stop action! haha he just said that while I was writing. Great movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Redbil A

Not as bad as the reviews made it. When the story was ambiguous, that is where the movie should've been! The ending is trash!!! I had no problem with the American accents; my favourite recent period movie 'The last Duel' had American accents. It also has a quality cast. Foy as the witch, Stephen Graham as a scroundrel. Obviously Cage and Pearlman.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Synopsis

His faith broken by many years fighting in the Crusades, a knight named Behman (Nicolas Cage) returns to Europe and finds it ravaged by the Black Plague. A dying cardinal orders Behman and his friend, Felson (Ron Perlman), to take an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will destroy her powers and end the pestilence. As Behman and five comrades undertake the dangerous journey, they come to realize that the prisoner is no ordinary girl, and evil forces await at the destination.

Director: Dominic Sena
Producer: Charles Roven, Alex Gartner
Screenwriter: Bragi F. Schut
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Atlas Entertainment, Relativity
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Disturbing Content|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby, SDDS

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