Boudica: Queen of War

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Boudica: Queen of War

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2023

1h 40m

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War

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In an action film inspired by true events, Boudica's husband, the noble King Prasutagus, is slain, and her children are brutally taken from her by ruthless Roman conquerors. Stripped of her land and forced into subservience, Boudica, consumed by grief and burning with a desire for justice, ignites a fiery spirit within her and vows to reclaim her homeland from the clutches of the Romans. Boudica leads her army in a desperate assault against the Roman forces, where the fate of her people and her own destiny hang in the balance.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/09/2023

It’s like a dimestore Braveheart: It might not have the sweep of those old-school period action films, but it’s still thrilling and passionate and filled with bloodcurdling, wall-to-wall violence.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

10/24/2023

2/5

Kurylenko is about as gritty as a used sponge, and has a thin, feeble voice that’s especially unconvincing in scenes where she’s meant to rally troops with impassioned rhetoric.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

11/22/2023

2/5

Unfortunately, Boudica: Queen of War's gloomy tone and long, TV quality battles make it an underwhelming viewing experience.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

11/19/2023

Even the theoretically revolutionary themes of women’s empowerment are carefully damped down

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

11/02/2023

4/5

The film is clearly made more for action fans than history buffs, but it works well this way.

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

11/01/2023

2/5

Olga Kurylenko unleashes beast mode as a British warrior seeking bloody vengeance against ruthless Roman oppressors. Boudica: Queen of War falls short on exposition and character development but delivers a quasi-historical actioner with gruesome glee.

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Par H

@Parhwy Jun 29

Boudica: Queen of War (2025) is a 101-minute-long UK action film I saw on Prime in June 2026. Little is known of the historical Boudicca except her location, social position and battles. This film could have told the story of how a female in the early decades of the Common Era rose to power sufficient to unite a fighting force to severely test the mettle of Rome. Yet, perhaps because of a limited budget (the budget is unknown) or directorial limitations, the story told is a Lidl or Aldi Braveheart cheapened by two MacGuffins (magic sword, two soothsayers). Her ability to fight and her ability to unite literally come from those two MacGuffins - not by any believable human or societal means. Combined with the make-up and costumes, as well as casting, this film fails: sorry not sorry, Kurylenko was a bad choice, she never felt like a warrior queen at any point, disorienting in every scene. Rewatch? No. Recommend? No. 2/10.

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Sheree B

@SBrea Jun 14

Who doesn't love a great revenge film starring a beautiful, leading lady!! Loved it.

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Giorgio G

@GioBlob Feb 27

Besides a few fight scenes with Roman soldiers, the whole movie is mainly lame chit-chat, which even Olga can't rescue. 2/10 points.

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Sam A

@Padlock Feb 8

A refreshing fantastic take on Boudica. Exceeded my expectations. The only cringey bit was the husband at the beginning with his smuttiness and arrogance. Then the wife changed into boudica and it became really interesting how she grew into her bold personality

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Michael T.

@mgt46 Nov 25

close but no cigar, cheap knockoff

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Kaz T

@RT80714990 09/22/2024

Absolute waste of time. I'd love to see Michael Hirst write a version of Boudica but whoever wrote this, nope.

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In an action film inspired by true events, Boudica's husband, the noble King Prasutagus, is slain, and her children are brutally taken from her by ruthless Roman conquerors. Stripped of her land and forced into subservience, Boudica, consumed by grief and burning with a desire for justice, ignites a fiery spirit within her and vows to reclaim her homeland from the clutches of the Romans. Boudica leads her army in a desperate assault against the Roman forces, where the fate of her people and her own destiny hang in the balance.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Producer: Ehud Bleiberg, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar, Mark Vennis
Screenwriter: Jesse V. Johnson
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Bleiberg Entertainment, Picture Perfect
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Language)
Genre: History, Drama, War, Action
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m