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Eragon (Ed Speleers), a poor farm boy, lives in Alagaesia, a kingdom ruled by Galbatorix (John Malkovich), a powerful but evil monarch. One day, Eragon discovers a beautiful stone that he soon realizes is a dragon's egg. When the creature hatches, Eragon sets forth on a path that could restore the glory of his homeland's legendary Dragon Riders and perhaps overthrow Galbatorix.
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Eragon is a fantasy epic that lacks any magic, brought down to earth by unconvincing world-building and a litany of stars who seem bemused by the material.

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Gregory Kirschling Entertainment Weekly 01/03/2007
C-
Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad. Go to Full Review
Nigel Floyd Time Out 12/30/2006
A painful reminder of what fantasy cinema was like before the Lord of the Rings trilogy re-wrote the rules. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 12/30/2006
1/5
John Malkovich finds his loopy, nostril-flaring form as the wicked tyrant and Jeremy Irons, playing the boy's wise mentor, is visibly thinking about his fee. Go to Full Review
Saxon Bullock Film4 10/19/2012
Kids too young for Lord Of The Rings may be distracted by this below average fantasy, but for everyone else this is derivative and silly. Go to Full Review
Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com 02/09/2011
5/10
Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
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foxy c @Foxyczcz Dec 6 The movie was just trash. See more Matthew M. @Mattt Oct 5 I love Eragon, the book series, with a burning passion. I have read all installments including Murtagh and The With The Fork and The Worm. And when I heard the first book was a movie. I was jumping with joy. I immediately sat down and was disappointed by a mangled plot with poor acting and missed key details. For example in the first 30 minutes the following details were overlooked: Visiting of the merchants Naming of Saphera Telling of the tail of Galabatorix Furthermore the following details were warped Timing of Rorans departure Galabatoixs take on Eragon The nature of Rorans employment The condition of the house following its destruction The appearance of the Razac The appearance of the Urgals The following were unnecessarily added Durza Urgals Galabitorix Arya In case you couldn’t tell I love the series and could tell you the whole tale by memory. The things I listed are only a few of the many mistakes in the FIRST 30 MINUTES. This series has been done an injustice. The movie should have been spilt into three parts so that no detail goes overlooked. I as a dedicated fan would have heavily preferred the movie matching the book word for word. I sorrow for the world I will never get to see in its fully glory. Overall I would only recommend this to people who haven’t read the books. Otherwise it’s impossible to enjoy because how the overlooked details. I had a better image of what everything looked like when it was on paper. The movie has undermined the true glory of Eragon. See more Ridge L Sep 9 I hate this movie with a burning passion. The acting is horrible and the plot points are all over the place. I read the book before watching the movie and I was genuinely excited about it than it just throws away the book and does a loosely based film literally insulting the book. I highly recommend you not watch this movie and I personally won't watch it ever again. See more Andersdansan D Jul 27 Why base a movie on a book when you change it all in the moviescript? Missed opportunities.. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Jun 1 Based on a book series created by a fifteen year old and it shows. It feels like some boring fantasy fanfic that trying to rides the success of Harry Potter See more J V May 18 Really the only problem I have with this movie is the acting is horrible, constantly distracting, goofy plot points. I think this movie has always got undue hatred, it isnt a great movie by anymeans though See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eragon (Ed Speleers), a poor farm boy, lives in Alagaesia, a kingdom ruled by Galbatorix (John Malkovich), a powerful but evil monarch. One day, Eragon discovers a beautiful stone that he soon realizes is a dragon's egg. When the creature hatches, Eragon sets forth on a path that could restore the glory of his homeland's legendary Dragon Riders and perhaps overthrow Galbatorix.
Director
Stefen Fangmeier
Producer
John Davis, Wyck Godfrey, Adam Goodman
Screenwriter
Lawrence Konner, Jesse Wigutow
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating
PG (Intense Battle Sequences|Fantasy Violence|Some Frightening Images)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 15, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$75.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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