47 Ronin

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2013

1 hr. 59 min.

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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16%

89 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

50,000+ Ratings

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In feudal Japan, Lord Asano rules his province with fairness. However, jealous Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) fears that the shogun favors Asano over him and hatches a plot that ends with Asano's ritual suicide. After Asano's death, his samurai, led by Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), are forced to live as outcasts. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai (Keanu Reeves), a mixed-blood warrior he once rejected, to help him and his ronin comrades take revenge on Lord Kira.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Kel G

Way better than any Marvel movie out nowadays.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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alan g

Making a fantasy/horror movie of a fake legend with horrible acting and plot was a big mistake. Avoid at all costs.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Nigel O

Amazing mix of fictional history and fantasy ,keeps you excited with descent effects and Keanu reeves is at his best along with an amazing force of top tier Japanese actors like Hiroyuki Sanada and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Dani K

Amazing movie, don't know why there's so much hate for this as it's a master piece. Some argue it's cause they got a white guy to play the main guy but Keanu is half Asian his dad was white his mom was Asian. So this is a great film in terms of story and action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Alexander P

This movie is probably an 80, but giving 100 to counter all putrid "experts" that gave this a 13. If I could give this website a review in 2024, it would be a zero. I wish rotten tomatoes was publicly traded so I could short the top 15 years ago. Movie is a classic by the way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Tijs v

I enjoyed it although it can be a bit dull at times, overall it wasn't a bad movie to watch if you like Keanu Reeves

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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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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Wesley Morris

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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

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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

Stuff.co.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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Synopsis

In feudal Japan, Lord Asano rules his province with fairness. However, jealous Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) fears that the shogun favors Asano over him and hatches a plot that ends with Asano's ritual suicide. After Asano's death, his samurai, led by Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), are forced to live as outcasts. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai (Keanu Reeves), a mixed-blood warrior he once rejected, to help him and his ronin comrades take revenge on Lord Kira.

Director: Carl Rinsch
Executive Producer: Scott Stuber, Chris Fenton, Walter Hamada
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
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.3M
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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