47 Ronin

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47 Ronin

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2013

1h 59m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Drama

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A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

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47 Ronin is a surprisingly dull fantasy adventure, one that leaves its talented international cast stranded within one dimensional roles.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

There's nothing pretty or exciting about this movie (inexplicably, it's in 3-D), even when all anyone's doing is fighting.

Jan 3, 2014

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The pacing is cloddish and tone unaccountably dour.

Jan 3, 2014

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

47 Ronin is about magic, the fantastic, a witch, and CGI monsters that adorn a muddled and confused plot.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 3, 2014

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Nothing short of a disgrace.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 19, 2022

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Heavy on CGI, light on entertainment, 47 Ronin is a dreary and deathly dull tale that you will endure, rather than enjoy.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 5, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Opening on Christmas Day, 47 Ronin obviously is an afterthought for Universal Pictures.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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Shane O

Started out well , but there is so little dialogue in this movie . It was just boring

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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griffin m

A masterpiece that reunited Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada. Fighting side by side, between fiction and honor, and making of this movie one of my favorites ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Cynthia J

This movie is such a great movie!!! I absolutely love it. It has great actors, Hiroyuki Sanada and Keanu Reeves in their first movie together! The acting, plot and scenery is awesome! It's a shame about the ratings. My family loved it so much that we bought it and revisit it yearly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Korra N

Not nearly as bad as critics made it out to be but still far from great, 47 Ronin is a fairly standard samurai-action-fantasy film that's slightly elevated thanks to gorgeous visuals, a stellar musical score and a scene-stealing performance from Hiroyuki Sanada.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Alan g

Very boring fantasy added to a well known japanese story. Wooden acting. Incorrect history and rediculous costumes. Why is the shogun wearing a gold bucket on his head? Why is Keanu Reaves even in this movie?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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aaini a

Love, emotions, courage, loyalty, adventure, action, u can find everything in this movie. Acting, direction, story everything is epic. One must give it a shot.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Carl Rinsch

Director

Keanu Reeves

Kai

Hiroyuki Sanada

Oishi

Tadanobu Asano

Lord Kira

Rinko Kikuchi

Witch

Ko Shibasaki

Mika

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Synopsis

A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Director: Carl Rinsch
Producer: Pamela Abdy, Eric McLeod
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films, Relativity
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Some Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.3M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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