The Red Baron

PG-13

Released Mar 19, 2010

1h 46m

Action

Adventure

History

Drama

War

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17%

24 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

10,000+ Ratings

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Though a national hero to the Germans for his efforts in World War I, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) grappled with his disgust for the war and his responsibility to his men.

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Critics Consensus

It doesn't lack ambition, and it boasts undeniably thrilling source material, but The Red Baron is brought down by its overly sentimental script and a number of historical inaccuracies.

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Retired A

Very good movie and based on a true story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/27/22

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Royal S

The cinematography is good and I like the direction and the soundtrack but the dialogue is so wonky and the movie is so historically inaccurate that my friends and I made a drinking game out of it where we drink at every (significant) historical inaccuracy and I vomited halfway through and had to stop 20 minutes before the movie ended or I would have probably died. Two stars for soundtrack and cinematography and half a star for the impossible drinking challenge. (Would be three stars if I had made it though)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/22

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Audience Member

Compared to the 1971 one, this is worse. You really believe Prussian army allowes clothing personalisation during a war?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

I've seen much, much worse. If you like WWI, The Imperial Reich, snazzy German uniforms, vintage airplanes, dogfights, Pour Le Merite, etc., and a dashing aristocratic war hero, it's worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

watching this movie and listening the the SABTON Red Barron song!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

great movie, i liked it a lot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Nikolai Müllerschön

Director

Matthias Schweighöfer

Manfred von Richthofen

Lena Headey

Kate Otersdorf

Til Schweiger

Werner Voss

Joseph Fiennes

Capt. Roy Brown

Volker Bruch

Lothar von Richthofen

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

If the film is intelligent and thoughtful, it is unfortunately lacking in energy and passion; it is more a somber, highly familiar reflection on warfare and its toll than an action movie.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2010

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Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

Drama about World War I flying aces never gets off the ground.

Mar 18, 2010

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Tim Grierson

L.A. Weekly

Unfortunately Muellerschoen's movie emphasizes empty grandeur over human drama.

Mar 18, 2010

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Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Boxoffice Magazine

One can see how its overtly soapy, lowest-common-denominator antics would play comfortably in various climes.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 24, 2010

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Matt Soergel

Florida Times-Union

A stodgy but good-looking war film, with many stirring scenes of aerial combat.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2010

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Luke Y. Thompson

Geekweek

Alas, this BARON is barren, more dead than red.

Mar 20, 2010

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Synopsis

Though a national hero to the Germans for his efforts in World War I, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) grappled with his disgust for the war and his responsibility to his men.

Director: Nikolai Müllerschön
Screenwriter: Nikolai Müllerschön
Distributor: Monterey Media
Production Co: Niama Film, Red Baron Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Brief Suggestive Material|War Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.6K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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