The Patriot

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The Patriot

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2000

2h 38m

War

History

Drama

Action

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Mel Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, Gabriel, the pair faces the vicious Redcoats with a heroism that reflects the stubborn pride of a young country's most dedicated supporters.

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Critics Consensus

The Patriot can be entertaining to watch, but it relies too much on formula and melodrama.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

4/5

Many graphic battle scenes, not for all teens.

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Philip Strick

Sight & Sound

12/02/2002

The main irony, of course, lies in the film's title, which suggests that the absurdly flag-waving activist should be taken at face value despite the ample evidence that defending his country is the last thing on his mind.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

06/18/2002

2/4

Emmerich's battle scenes may look authentic to anyone who has ever stared hard at a history book, but in every other way the film is long, empty and bogus.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

07/21/2024

6/10

The climax is a substantial spectacle, saving the best (or worst) of the bloodletting and destruction for last.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/02/2022

D

The movie is rabble-rousing at its hypocritical worst.

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

02/14/2021

3/5

The Patriot is heavily concerned in re-writing and re-conceptualising America's bloody, revolutionary history.

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Daniel L

Dec 18

One of the greatest movies of all time. Just watch it.

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Brad

@Ilovemovies506 Dec 8

I've watched this before and this is a very great film to watch

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Victor B

@FanCountryAnimations Dec 6

The battle parts remind me of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator Game!

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Richard S

@richard_52 Nov 30

Awesome. The battle scenes are thrilling and the music is amazing!!

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Robert R

@RobertRiley Oct 23

A very weird movie to watch through a present day lens (for many reasons lol). This almost feels like a "post-9/11" movie in "pre-9/11" movie clothing, if that makes any sense. Lotta flag-waving, lotta whitewashing of the past, lotta feel good jingoism, but at the same time this absolutely feels like it could have come out in the same decade as "Speed" and "Braveheart." At its core, "The Patriot" is an action epic. It's set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War, sure, but this isn't really about getting the history right. 90% of the characters are composites/hybrids of actual historical figures so as to make the story as enthralling and as heightened as possible. I kinda miss when movies like this had a place. If this were released today, critics (myself included, honestly) would probably rip this thing to shreds saying how "dangerous" it is and how it's "not the movie we need right now." Instead, I find myself longing for the days when movies like this didn't matter as much as they do now. You could just turn your brain off and watch 90's Mel Gibson stab stuff with the American flag without having to think about. . .2000's Mel Gibson lol. Alas, none of that toothpaste can be put back in that tube, but it's fun to think about how much I would've loved this had I seen it when it originally came out. As it stands now, it's a pretty entertaining, if cheesy effort that remains one of Roland Emmerich's best.

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Parker S

@Shawdeda3 Oct 20

AMAZING MOVIE!!! NEED TO WATCH!!!

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Charlotte Selton

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Synopsis

Mel Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, Gabriel, the pair faces the vicious Redcoats with a heroism that reflects the stubborn pride of a young country's most dedicated supporters.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Producer: Gary Levinsohn, Dean Devlin, Mark Gordon
Screenwriter: Robert Rodat
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video
Production Co: H2L Media Group, Mutual Film Company, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Centropolis Entertainment, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
Rating: R (Strong Violence)
Genre: War, History, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $113.3M
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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