Eragon

PG

Released Dec 15, 2006

1h 43m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

List

16%

Tomatometer

126 Reviews

46%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

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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Critics Consensus

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

Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad.

Rated: C-

Jan 3, 2007

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

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.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

A painful reminder of what fantasy cinema was like before the Lord of the Rings trilogy re-wrote the rules.

Dec 30, 2006

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Saxon Bullock

Film4

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.

Oct 19, 2012

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

Rated: 5/10

Feb 9, 2011

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Michael Szymanski

Hollywood.com

Rated: 4/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Keith M

Offensively bad. Completely mangles the incredibly rich source material. Dialogue is horrible, acting is worse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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jess s

The book was AMAZING, but the movie lacked anything related to the books at all . The quality was especially bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Ethan J

Thornessa fairth rune er vandr, ach néiat sja wiol thäet

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Hargie M

As a kid, this movie didn't exactly leave a lasting impression on me, and now that I'm revisiting it, I can see why. The CGI is laughably bad, the acting feels like it belongs in a high school play, and don't even get me started on the dialogue.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Felix C

I would rather eat my own kneecaps then watch this movie again. The VFX was so awful I thought I was watching a movie from 1237. The VFX artists were so fed up mountain scenes took up half the movie. NEVER WATCH

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Chelsea R

YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES INTO MOVIES I HAVE ABOUT 58 OTHER PEOPLE THAT AGREE WITH ME ON THIS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Eragon

Jeremy Irons

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Sienna Guillory

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Robert Carlyle

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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: Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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