Gods of Egypt

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Gods of Egypt

PG-13

2016

2h 1m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set, 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 forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus. 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

08/15/2016

1.5/4

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

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

08/08/2016

2/5

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

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

08/02/2016

1/5

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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

1.5/5

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/22/2022

0.5/4

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.

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

10/09/2021

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

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GoldAnthroWolf T

@RT40429228 1d

Honestly, this is my first review ever. But I understand why some people got all butthurt about the cast, the action, etc. When I want to see a movie I just put my brain on the whole suspension of disbelief, and merit the movie for the movie itself, no politics, no agenda, etc. The movie absolutely covers that. When people gripe that, oh, it's not mythologically accurate, how in the hell do we KNOW it isn't? Now, was a 5 star movie, by no means, in the fact that they leand heavilly into CGI, which is fair, considering what the aspects of the movie are, and some of the plot is of course silly. But what sells me is that they didn't make the 'gods' to be 'gods' but literally just bigger versions of people who have every day to day lives. Grief, loss, love, jealousy, etc, which by that merit is in the spirit of the mythology. So, take it with a grain of salt, and there are flaws, but I would not apologize to a single person about the cast or acting!

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Paulo C

@Paulo1234567 Dec 27

I think the movie is quite interesting because it shows how the gods were seen, you can also see all their abilities and powers that they had. The performances seem quite well done to me, especially that of Nicolaj Coster-Waldou and obviously that of Gerard Butler.

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Tina H

@Ndgowatchmovieslol Dec 10

I don’t know why there is not more outrage regarding this cast being majorly European white, even to the effect of their accents! GODS OF EGYPT with not one Egyptian. Filmmakers like this are gross🤮

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Sahana P.

@Ppotato Dec 5

Not a bad movie but very whitewashed.

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Matt R

@RT50992036 Nov 30

Much better than reviews suggest. good cast and writing. CGI slightly dated. Leaned into some SG1 cues. still left me wanting more

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Robert G

@RT56295583 Nov 17

A pretty good action film, reminds of all the middle eastern films like prince of Persia or the old Sinbad movies. Decent story and just a fun romp. Don’t get caught up in accuracy or cgi wasn’t good enough, watch it for fun and you will enjoy it. It’s a fantasy movie not Shakespeare.

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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, 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 forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus. 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)