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Assassin's Creed

Play trailer 2:14 Poster for Assassin's Creed PG-13 Released Dec 21, 2016 1h 56m Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Cal Lynch travels back in time to 15th-century Spain through a revolutionary technology that unlocks the genetic memories contained in his DNA. There, he lives out the experiences of Aguilar de Nerha, a distant relative who's also a member of the Assassins, a secret society that fights to protect free will from the power-hungry Templar Order. Transformed by the past, Cal begins to gain the knowledge and physical skills necessary to battle the oppressive organization in the present.
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Assassin's Creed is arguably better made (and certainly better cast) than most video game adaptations; unfortunately, the CGI-fueled end result still is still a joylessly overplotted slog.

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Elena Lazic Little White Lies Although this story of multiple timelines provides some interesting moments, the cryptic, excessive, often extremely muffled dialogue makes the film excruciatingly hard to follow. Rated: 2/5 Jul 3, 2018 Full Review Valerie Complex Black Girl Nerds I have never seen a group of A-list actors look and act so disinterested. Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times One is left wracking brains as to why these talented people wasted so much time. It's not even the best videogame adaptation released in the past 12 months. Come back, Angry Birds. All is forgiven. Rated: 2/5 Jan 10, 2017 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews The worst way to adapt a video game Aug 7, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies I had fun with “Assassin’s Creed” particularly with its wildly unique (and admittedly wacky) story. It also doesn’t hurt to have this level of acting talent in front of the camera. Rated: 3/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Kurzel's brooding, internalized work often appears through a literal or figurative haze, which doesn't help matters. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jade Coyote good acting good action weak writing and story telling Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/22 Full Review Igor T Acredito que seja um dos filmes relacionados a Games mais fiéis que já vi, o presente e o passado são bem representados. A história de Aguilar, tenho em mente que daria um excelente jogo, tal como a trilogia de Ezio, lembrando um pouco o AC Revelations e o presente não chega a ser marcante como o de Desmond mas com certeza é bem feito. Um ótimo filme para quem curte a franquia Assassin's Creed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Audience Member Not having played the game ,I actually didnt know what to expect. I still haven't played the game ,but have watched this film twice and enjoyed it. Of course, it's a little slow in the plot and to get going, but the fighting scenes and the Parkour is pretty damn good imo. Having seeen Michael Fastbender in Promethus and Covernent I thought he did an excellent job. This films suited his style of acting imo. I did find the film a little dark. I watched it as it's supposed to be seen on the big screen not a tv. My set up at home is 120" screen which made it very cinematic for me. Because I haven't played the games (yet) I didn't really know what to expect if I'm honest. The games are now on my radar and I will be seeing how they compare to the film. If you are a fan of the games and don't like the film, then I guess it doesn't really fit with the games, but if you watch this as a stand alone film as I did then it's ok. Not the best, but I certainly seen far far worse films than this one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍀 5.8/10 Should probably rewatch because I missed a little bit of the plot playing dress to impress. Pretty cool fights and set pieces which make for a fun enough time but if you look past that the plot is very boring and it never fully engaged me into caring about any of the characters or story, but its a fun time If you’re looking for a movie that will provide on that front. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Nuray S A part Marion Cotillard qui ne devrait jouer que des rôles de robot humanoïde, tous les acteurs étaient formidables. La musique parfaite et les décors à couper le souffle. Pas besoin de revenir sur l'histoire, le jeu vidéo est un grand succès. Encore un film descendu par la critique mais adoré par le public. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Roman B Loved it and God I wish they would of made more movies BUT stupid Disney had to cancel it and then they go on to make 5 BILLION WORTH OF CRAP movies and shows and then lose 8 BILLION! HAHAHA Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Cal Lynch travels back in time to 15th-century Spain through a revolutionary technology that unlocks the genetic memories contained in his DNA. There, he lives out the experiences of Aguilar de Nerha, a distant relative who's also a member of the Assassins, a secret society that fights to protect free will from the power-hungry Templar Order. Transformed by the past, Cal begins to gain the knowledge and physical skills necessary to battle the oppressive organization in the present.
Director
Justin Kurzel
Producer
Jean-Julien Baronnet, Gerard Guillemot, Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Michael Fassbender, Conor McCaughan, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter
Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Regency Enterprises, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, DMC Film
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sequences of Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.6M
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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