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Play trailer Poster for Luther PG-13 Released Sep 26, 2003 2h 0m Biography History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the 16th century, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) becomes a monk and later challenges the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

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This cinematic treatment of Martin Luther's life is more dull than inspiring.

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Susan Walker Toronto Star Luther is rarely presented as anything other than a preacher. He preaches even in casual conversation. Rated: 3/5 Oct 22, 2004 Full Review Leah McLaren Globe and Mail About as swashbuckling as a history lesson gets. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 22, 2004 Full Review Michael Booth Denver Post A few too many amateurish techniques and oversimplified confrontations hold Luther back a notch or two from greatness, and stamp it instead as entertaining Lutheran cheerleading. Rated: 2/4 Nov 21, 2003 Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews even with apparent lack of objectivity, LUTHER proves to be more interesting and more accurate depiction of history than anything recently produced by Hollywood Rated: 5/10 Jul 1, 2005 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Interessante por natureza (o tema fascinante), o filme perde pontos pela frieza da narrativa e por simplificar idias e alguns acontecimentos fundamentais na vida de Lutero. Rated: 4/5 Apr 25, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It glosses over the brilliant monk's dark side and ignores his prejudices completely. Rated: C Dec 3, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B Um lindo filme inspirador, Lutero realmente tinha uma alma santa e evoluída, e revolucionou a fé Cristã, precisamos urgente de um outro Lutero para fazermos uma nova reforma acerca da corrupção e poder arbitrário que as igrejas hoje exercem sobre a população, principalmente as classes mais pobres, vendendo falsas ideias, como os antigos vendiam falsas indulgencias… A produção não é tão brilhante e iluminada quanto poderia, mas retrata com esforço e simplicidade a realidade dos fatos… Muito bom. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review Daniel J Simple & enjoyable. A reasonable treatment of the subject matter, all things considered. If you are even considering this type of movie to begin with, then you will probably enjoy it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review da n One of the louseist scene..Did edris elba read the whole script? Fight scene? Killer is older then theelba but elba was so slow.should be half a star rating. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A great look at the life of the man who we credit for kickstarting the Protestant Reformation. The movie follows Luther from his entry into the monastery until 1530--the Augsburg Confession. It takes a historically accurate, yet entertaining look at his life. It puts in all the main figures around Luther, such as Prince Frederick, Charles V, Johann von Staupitz, Melanchthon, Spalatin, and Karlstadt, all without overwhelming the viewer. It captures a good amount of Luther's theology and the main quarrel with Rome--indulgences. It leaves out the messier parts of his story, which would be too much to put into the movie anyway. While it does have to telescope many of the events of his life and the evolution of thought, it helps you understand what was happening and his thought process. The only quibble I would have with this movie was the casting of Joseph Fiennes for Luther. Not that Fiennes is a bad actor, rather, that he doesn't play him angrily enough. Luther had a notoriously bad temper. Other than that, this is one of my favorite movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member While it takes some minor historical liberties to keep the narrative flowing, it is an excellent film biography Martin Luther. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member reallyreally bad cuz this is related to skool project Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Eric Till

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Joseph Fiennes

Martin Luther

Alfred Molina

John Tetzel

Jonathan Firth

Girolamo Aleander

Claire Cox

Katharina von Bora

Peter Ustinov

Frederick the Wise

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Synopsis In the 16th century, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) becomes a monk and later challenges the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Director
Eric Till
Producer
Brigitte Rochow, Christian P. Stehr, Alexander Thies
Screenwriter
Camille Thomasson, Bart Gavigan
Production Co
Eikon Film, Neue Filmproduktion TV
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2003, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround
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