Artemis Fowl

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Artemis Fowl

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2020

1h 33m

Fantasy

Adventure

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Young Artemis Fowl finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies.

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A would-be franchise-starter that will anger fans of the source material and leave newcomers befuddled, Artemis Fowl is frustratingly flightless.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Lots of things happen but nothing unfolds. It's like watching a feature-length trailer for a film that doesn't exist.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 26, 2020

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

The mischievous glint in [Judi Dench]'s eyes is Artemis Fowl's only nod to irony and self-awareness.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

A sense of indecision hangs over the whole exercise, starting with the screenplay, which has four names attached. Nobody seems to know how funny they're meant to be.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 17, 2020

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

While Artemis Fowl, Jr. (Ferdia Shaw) does say those exact words—“I’m a criminal mastermind”—at the end of the film, there is nothing in the movie that explains why Artemis might think that or why the audience should believe him.

Jul 28, 2025

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

One of the worst feature films Disney has ever created. As much as it hurts me to write this, Ferdia Shaw delivers one of the worst young performances I’ve ever witnessed, but the embarrassment is shared by everyone involved in this atrocious mess.

Rated: F

Jul 24, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A fruitless franchise launch for a series I doubt we will ever see again.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Chris S

I wish I could give 0 stars. What a terrible movie with plot holes and nonsense that doesn't follow the book. Even if it followed the book the acting makes it even worse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Owen M

Need I say more. “Fowl” is in the name for a reason (Although spelled wrong).

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Korra N

I love Kenneth Branagh's work both as an actor & director, but wow is Artemis Fowl a bad movie. It's essentially an AI-like mishmash of nonsense & "cool" things without any purpose, heart or nuance.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Jack G

❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌ In an actual word, AWFUL

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Katherine H

I love the Artemis Fowl book series with my whole heart, which is why watching this movie felt like someone spat in my face. I cannot believe the plotline was massacred to the point where I honestly do not believe it can be called Artemis Fowl anymore. What was the point of all of these changes? There must have been a reason for this complete gutting of one of my favorite books. Because if there was no reason, then whoever wrote the script for this movie and all the people the green lit this deserve for this movie to have flopped so hard they were in the hole for YEARS. If I could give this movie negative 5 stars, I would.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Sam H

I watched this movie a few months after it came out. A few years later, I still bring it up as a prime example of why Disney shouldn't be trusted with book adaptations. Before this movie, I thought no movie could be worse than either of the Percy Jackson movies. I was wrong... the movie reads as a mess. The casting and acting were both subpar, and they changed around the plot to fit twelve books into two hours (turning it into unrecognizable dog poop of a story). Please, if you value your sanity and love of the series, don't watch this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Synopsis

Young Artemis Fowl finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Producer: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund
Screenwriter: Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl
Production Co: Tribeca Productions, Marzano Films, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Fantasy Action/Peril)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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