Exodus: Gods and Kings

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Exodus: Gods and Kings

PG-13

2014

2h 30m

Action

Adventure

History

Drama

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Egyptian Princes Moses (Christian Bale) and Ramses (Joel Edgerton) are raised together as brothers. When Ramses becomes pharaoh, Moses is his most-trusted adviser. However Moses soon discovers his Hebrew parentage, and Ramses banishes him to the desert -- often a death sentence. But God has a mission for Moses: Free the Israelites from slavery. Moses returns from exile and demands that Ramses let his people go, but the arrogant ruler is unmoved, leading to a battle of divine wills.

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Critics Consensus

While sporadically stirring, and suitably epic in its ambitions, Exodus: Gods and Kings can't quite live up to its classic source material.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley add support in this sometimes campy and shallow, sometimes solemn, but mostly absorbing interpretation of the story of Moses.

Aug 5, 2019

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

[Bale] a brilliant thespian. However, his Moses is a sullen and aloof man who is never compelling.

Mar 21, 2017

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

As a whole, Scott's version of this ancient tale feels oddly toothless -- neither religious or secular viewers will find much substance beyond the basics of the spectacle in play.

Rated: C

Jan 9, 2015

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It’s all a deep shame. The film begins with so much promise, but by its closing titles – and despite some superb performances and visual storytelling – it feels nothing much beyond redundant.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 3, 2025

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Exodus: Gods and Kings might just take the cake for being the worst biblical epic ever made in cinematic history.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 26, 2024

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Benjamín Harguindey

EscribiendoCine

Ridley Scott has directed an entertaining and competent version of a story we all know and has imbued it with the “realism” with which we sweeten today's fantastic stories of yesteryear. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jan 2, 2024

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Callery G

Aside from Scott’s strong direction and the solid cinematography (also with some great soundtrack), the screenplay is very messy. It tries to weave the story it’s adapting with ideas that contradict themselves, leaving the film confused about what it’s actually trying to say. As a result, the drama and the characters’ struggles fall flat, the plot feels bland, and it's ideas lack cohesion.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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Audience Member

Though the movie was entertaining, it was entertaining for all the wrong reasons. It’s impressive how bad it was. It strayed so far from the Bible, it was almost disrespectful to the faith. Some parts of the movie looked like a direct copy of Prince of Egypt, while others were entirely fabricated. The director seemed to have this obsession with making everything seem logical, that it completely ignored the spiritual aspect that is crucial to the movie. How can you make a biblical movie and then barely mention God? Speaking of God, the portrayal of Him was so wrong—it didn’t capture who God is at all. It just seemed like a creepy, mysterious kid; I didn’t even realize that was supposed to be God until later. One good part of the movie was the plagues even though the crocodile scene was so far off.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Jezuslvr

What a masterpiece! While some parts of the movie don't stick to the original "script" a.k.a. The Bible, is still a wonderful movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Mitch B

I enjoyed the film, but it was kind of depressing. The special effects with the plagues was decent., Watch it if you're bored and have nothing to do.,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Miss Mani

This movie was brillantly made. It gave me the feeling of my grandmother talking about the stories within the Bible. To see a man giving God 100% of his Faith, was beautifully created. It gave you the feel as if you were on the journey with them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Synopsis

Egyptian Princes Moses (Christian Bale) and Ramses (Joel Edgerton) are raised together as brothers. When Ramses becomes pharaoh, Moses is his most-trusted adviser. However Moses soon discovers his Hebrew parentage, and Ramses banishes him to the desert -- often a death sentence. But God has a mission for Moses: Free the Israelites from slavery. Moses returns from exile and demands that Ramses let his people go, but the arrogant ruler is unmoved, leading to a battle of divine wills.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Peter Chernin, Ridley Scott, Jenno Topping, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Chernin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Images|Battle Sequences|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.0M
Runtime: 2h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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