Season of the Witch

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Season of the Witch

PG-13

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

11/24/2011

1/4

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

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

10/07/2011

Another forgettable trifle from Cage.

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

04/04/2011

2.5/4

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/03/2023

1/4

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.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/30/2020

4/10

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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/22/2020

1.0/4.0

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.

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Gabrielius R

@Agurkinis Dec 23

What a stupid and deadly unorigilnal movie, what enrage me even more is that the movie at times looks kinda nice, same of the light and prosthetics work is good, and that's sad cause this movie does not deserve it. At First I was not shure is this movie a comedy or does it take it selve serieasly. If you enjoy qualyti cinema, here you will find only sadness and truly unrelised potencial. The making of is so stupid, at some point it becomes kinda funny. They take them selves so serieasly. By far better than movie because it is so so stupid, Its so bad it becomes kinda good

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Nino H

@bluetrees12 Dec 17

Everything you want in an early 2000s action fantasy movie. Good, likable characters that move the story along in a simple predictable way. Great action Scenes and fun to watch for all ages.

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Matt R

@Triplesix76 Dec 9

Yes the cgi crusades scenes aren't that good but the physical sets, costumes and actors are great. A really good fantasy yarn that doesn't pretend otherwise. Will always be on the list of comfort watches for me!

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Greg C

Oct 27

Ignore the critics, the movie is a masterpiece, it introduces the two main charachters as champions that jave had their faith in man broken, but never in each other or god. The journey builds up to the final battle with scenes that show thoughtfulness and charachter development done perfectly.

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Tauhid E

Oct 23

the initial crusade scene and his humanity is so good.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Sep 30

Your typical late 2000s early 2010s fantasy horror flick with all of the poorly aged cgi to boot.

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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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