King Arthur

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King Arthur

PG-13

Released Jul 7, 2004

2h 6m

History

Drama

Adventure

Action

War

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In this interpretation of the classic tale, Arthur (Clive Owen) is a cavalry officer in the Roman army defending Hadrian's Wall against rebellious Britons. He and his troops are expecting to be relieved but are instead sent on a risky mission to rescue the Roman family of Marius Honorius, who proves a despicable torturer of pagans. Arthur frees one of them, Guinevere (Keira Knightley), who in turn brokers a truce between Arthur and the Britons so as to ward off an invading Saxon army.

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Critics Consensus

The magic is gone, leaving a dreary, generic action movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Entertaining, but ultimately forgettable.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Maybe I'm too close to the material, maybe I wanted more from Bruckheimer and Fuqua than they could ever be expected to deliver.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 13, 2005

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Las Vegas Mercury

Misguided, miscast, and completely misconceived, the wretched King Arthur is one of the grittier, more earnest failures to appear this summer.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2004

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This is a film devoid of soul.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Summer action fare with just enough intelligence to put it above the mindless action films that usually litter multiplexes this time of year.

Rated: B-

Nov 16, 2019

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Mark Steyn

The Spectator

Clive Owen is a very dour plonker of an Arthur and has zero chemistry with Keira Knightley.

Jan 25, 2018

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Pat M

Excellent cast, quite entertaining. Loved this movie. If you’re into historical stories this is a great choice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Frans B

I loved it, very good cinematography, amazing cast that excels in character, great writing and very nice locations. Great classic story and this iteration is most entertaining. Clive and Keira brings a ton of capable talent with them, very enjoyable to watch, notwithstanding the overall consensus here, that does not make any sense. Each to their own I guess, different strokes for different blokes. Watch it and decide then ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Mike D

This is one of my all time favorite movies! The cast, the scenes, the story, everything was epic. Rotten tomatoes and anyone saying otherwise is nuts and have horrible taste. This is one of the greats.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Audience Member

Amazing cast, great cinematography. This is a fantastic movie, and also very fun. I quote it with my dad all the time, since I was 10. Watch this movie and enjoy it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Luka H

Ver good. Worth seeing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Dani G

They had good intentions... An attempt to demystify the legend and present a different version of what we've seen before of this tale, but it wasn't well executed

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Synopsis

In this interpretation of the classic tale, Arthur (Clive Owen) is a cavalry officer in the Roman army defending Hadrian's Wall against rebellious Britons. He and his troops are expecting to be relieved but are instead sent on a risky mission to rescue the Roman family of Marius Honorius, who proves a despicable torturer of pagans. Arthur frees one of them, Guinevere (Keira Knightley), who in turn brokers a truce between Arthur and the Britons so as to ward off an invading Saxon army.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: David Franzoni, John Lee Hancock
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Scene of Sensuality|Intense Battle Sequences|Some Language)
Genre: History, Drama, Adventure, Action, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.9M
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Surround

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