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Ben-Hur

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Ben-Hur

PG-13

Released Aug 19, 2016

2h 5m

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Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) loses everything after his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), now an officer in the Roman army, returns to Jerusalem and accuses the young prince of treason. Stripped of his title and separated from his wife (Nazanin Boniadi) and family, Ben-Hur must endure years of slavery on a galley at sea. When fate brings the estranged brothers to an epic and deadly chariot race, Ben-Hur finally gets the chance to exact vengeance on the man who destroyed his life.

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Critics Consensus

How do you fight an idea? By filming a remake that has too few of its own, and tries to cover it up with choppy editing and CGI.

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Jordan Hoffman

Times of Israel

The movie isn't really saying anything, and is just cruising on the fumes left over from our associations with a classic.

Feb 1, 2018

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

Ben-Hur isn't the worst film of the year, but from a technical standpoint it certainly looks it.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 20, 2017

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

Very rarely does it try to impress us, or overwhelm us, shock us, move us.

Aug 10, 2017

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Ben-Hur: Full Throttle Drift Racer might have been a better title for this misconcieved, sprawling folly…

Rated: 2/5

May 31, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The decision to film the major set-pieces in extreme close-up was ill-advised, and these murky and incoherent bits are further crippled by obvious CGI as well as rapid-fire editing that recalls those Ginsu blades in action on late-night infomercials.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 18, 2021

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Tori Brazier

One Room With A View

Remaking the classic Hollywood epic and 11-time Oscar winner Ben-Hur seems redundant - so 2016's Ben-Hur starts on the back foot.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2021

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Frans B

I loved it. Epic. Forget the "original", it's impossible to create something like that ever again, best not see it if you never have. This one is totally different and should be viewed as not connected to any previous work. Then it a good movie, able cast, the GCI annoys a little sometimes, but cinematography is good and story stays okay by me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Herbert M

INCREDIBLE movie. We grew up with our parents watching this movie and my wife and I agree that it may be because it has such a strong Christian message that this movie didn't do so well at the box office. The chariot scene is even better than the original. The moral of overcoming hatred is inspiring. Beautiful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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N B

Great movie, hands down...rotten tomatoes must have given it a bad review because there's nothing rotten about it...ignore and give it a chance

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Audience Member

Best Ben Hur out there go watch it!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Caleb M

I really enjoyed it, not sure why it had such bad reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Georgan G

I hated the animal cruelty in the 1959 version, but this entire film is poorly done. Terribly script with filming that is boring. The sound is so uneven I could not hear dialogue, then blasted with music or yelling.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Synopsis

Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) loses everything after his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), now an officer in the Roman army, returns to Jerusalem and accuses the young prince of treason. Stripped of his title and separated from his wife (Nazanin Boniadi) and family, Ben-Hur must endure years of slavery on a galley at sea. When fate brings the estranged brothers to an epic and deadly chariot race, Ben-Hur finally gets the chance to exact vengeance on the man who destroyed his life.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Producer: Sean Daniel, Duncan Henderson, Joni Levin
Screenwriter: Keith Clarke, John Ridley
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Lightworkers Media, Paramount Pictures, Sean Daniel Company, Sony Classical, Bazalevs
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Adventure, Action, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 19, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.4M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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