Gods of Egypt

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Gods of Egypt

PG-13

Released Feb 26, 2016

2h 1m

Fantasy

Adventure

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The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Hoping to save the world and rescue his true love, a defiant mortal named Bek (Brenton Thwaites) forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Their battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens for an epic confrontation.

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Critics Consensus

Look on Gods of Egypt, ye filmgoers, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of this colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away. (Apologies to Shelley.)

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

While not an outright disaster, this is still as massively perplexing a misfire as any likely to see a release this year.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 15, 2016

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

ny picture featuring Geoffrey Rush channelling King Lear as the patriarch god Ra while flying about in a spaceship can't be all bad.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2016

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

The fantasy film Gods of Egypt does practically everything wrong, from its whitewashed cast to its irredeemably goofy storyline. What a waste.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 2, 2016

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It meanders through waves of lame character interactions, mind-numbing fight sequences, uninspired creatures, and boring plot contrivances.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Summit Entertainment's absurdly staged sword and sandal epic features a laughably silly script, derivative plotting and, despite no established audience or recognized source material on which it's based, boasts a hefty price tag of 140 million.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 22, 2022

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

Read the incredibly descriptive Wikipedia entry and call it a day.

Oct 9, 2021

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Sir L

Romanticizing a history that its slavers can't accept is African is pathetic. This read more like a false Greek epic than anything.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Madam D

Not much of a plot but some of the special effects were cool.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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tim s

If you like Egypt, mythology, and adventure, this movie’s for you. This romp through ancient Egypt is an entertaining ride with nice visuals and cool creatures. If you can forego Gerard Butler’s American accent despite him playing an Egyptian god, this is good popcorn entertainment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Jordan M

yes i get why this flopped very badly. but is just a fun and underrated movie. plus gerald bulter nails his role in this film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Jonathan O

Too much white folks with British and Scottish accidents the story is so silly, the green screen looks horrible and lazy and also this movie feels similar to all bad swords and sandals movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Iamwhoi M

Maybe I'm just not an Egyptian Gods kind of gal. The acting in this movie was pretty bad. Maybe that was due to the clunky dialog. I really like NCW; but he has a habit of picking bad movies. The cgi was okay; but this movie is lacking charisma.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Alex Proyas

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Horus

Brenton Thwaites

Bek

Chadwick Boseman

Thoth

Elodie Yung

Hathor

Courtney Eaton

Zaya

Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - To Protect My People

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - Stealing Horus's Eye

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - You're Not Fit to Be King

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - The God of Wisdom

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - Bow Before Me or Die

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - Horus vs. Set

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - The Goddess & The Giant Snakes

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - I'm Not Just One God

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - The Battle for Mankind Begins

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Gods of Egypt: Official Clip - Minotaur Attack

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Synopsis

The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Hoping to save the world and rescue his true love, a defiant mortal named Bek (Brenton Thwaites) forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Their battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens for an epic confrontation.

Director: Alex Proyas
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Alex Proyas
Screenwriter: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Le Vision Pictures, Mystery Clock Cinema, Thunder Road Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Fantasy Violence and Action)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.1M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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