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Battle Royale

Released Dec 16, 2000 1h 54m Mystery & Thriller Action Comedy List
90% Tomatometer 50 Reviews 89% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings 42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map, food, and various weapons. An explosive collar is fitted around their neck. If they break a rule, the collar explodes. Their mission: kill each other and be the last one standing. The last survivor is allowed to leave the island. If there is more than one survivor, the collars explode and kill them all. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Battle Royale is a controversial and violent parable of adolescence, heightening teenage melodrama with life-or-death stakes.

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Sara Stewart New York Post Stylistically it's a beauty, with khaki-uniformed waifs fighting for their lives to a crashing classical score. Rated: 3/4 May 25, 2012 Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times Awful deaths (and hysterical reactions to them) punctuate declarations of love and friendship, revelations of treachery and heavily armed expressions of angst. Rated: 3.5/5 May 24, 2012 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Forgive the film its small flaws of histrionic performances and cheap execution for the giddy rush of its banal, Verhoevenesque atmosphere... Rated: 4/5 May 22, 2012 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Battle Royale” stands as a definite cult movie, from Takeshi Kitano's presence to the way it inspired Tarantino, to the violent portrayal of youth and sociopolitical criticism unfolds against a backdrop of dark humor and an evocative soundtrack. Rated: 8 Mar 3, 2024 Full Review Javier G. Trigales Espinof The "groundbreaking" premise of Battle Royale remains a good black comedy diversion that's more conventional than some wanted it to be. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Nov 27, 2023 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine It is not simply satire, but social commentary; not simply a sensational over-the-top movie, but an important one as well. Rated: 9/10 Jun 29, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chuck S This isn’t a 5 star movie … it’s not great or bad It’s worth a watch 3/5 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Audience Member I am a sucker for death Gane media and this is one of the most entertaining. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Audience Member My favourite movie ever! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review sweet z First of all, it is not a movie that appeals to everyone. If you are not familiar with Japanese movies, it may seem a bit boring and you may find serious logical errors. The genre of the movie is actually action-comedy. It also has serious drama scenes at times, but then it also includes some funny scenes,The basis of the famous computer game PUBG also comes from this movie. 7/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Marian A this is one of the most movies to ever movie and if i see one more person suggest it gets an american remake i will actually scream Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Aldo G A mini-masterpiece. Not suitable for the prudish. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map, food, and various weapons. An explosive collar is fitted around their neck. If they break a rule, the collar explodes. Their mission: kill each other and be the last one standing. The last survivor is allowed to leave the island. If there is more than one survivor, the collars explode and kill them all.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Producer
Akio Kamatani, Tetsu Kayama, Masumi Okada, Masao Sato, Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Toshio Nabeshima, Chie Kobayashi
Screenwriter
Kenta Fukasaku
Production Co
MF Pictures, AM Associates, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., WOWOW, Toho Company, Toei Company, Battle Royale Prod. Committee, GAGA, Kobi Co.
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Comedy
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 16, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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