Hannibal Rising

R

Released Feb 9, 2007

2 hr. 1 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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16%

148 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

250,000+ Ratings

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After witnessing the violent deaths of his parents at the end of World War II, young Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) flees to his uncle's home in Paris. He learns his uncle is dead, but the man's mysterious Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him nonetheless. An aptitude for science helps Hannibal gain acceptance to medical school, where he hones the skills he needs to exact revenge for the atrocities he witnessed.

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Critics Consensus

Hannibal Rising reduces the horror icon to a collection of dime-store psychological traits.

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Shay C

Wow, Nazis as villains? I've never heard of that before.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Tony M

Hannibal Rising is an origin story. It shows us how Hannibal Lecter became the man he is. It's an interesting idea and a fun movie. Check it out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Mo F

I watched the hanibal series and now this. Not sure about the timelines but there are many references which are the same. I enjoyed the movie because i like seeing bad people get killed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/23

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Lana L

I would give this film 4.5 stars. It's excellent---though bloody and violent. The acting was absolutely superb; the cinematography, outstanding; the visuals absolutely first-rate. Everything, writing as well, were done with great artistry. I'm not quite sure why they placed the precipitating event on the Eastern Front but perhaps it was so as to not ruffle the sensibilities of Americans (that someone like that could come from this country), or that the Eastern Front was so utterly evil during the war that evil retribution and its consequence could only arise from that well-spring. Critics have criticized the main character's motives: I would guess that perhaps he had a predisposition to violence, the war and the deaths of his parents traumatized him, and the death of his sister pushed him over the psychological edge. As a person who has worked with combat soldiers at the VA, I can vouch for the fact that war does awful things to a person's psyche. Gong Li is a well- known Chinese actress (Memoirs of a Geisha). As always, her performance was perfection. However, it is Gaspard Ulliel, as Hannibal that is riveting. Now, there's the actor who should have played the Batman nemesis, The Joker. He would have made a better Joker than any of the individuals who were actually cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Chhaya Y

Just skip this one. It barely has anything to do with Hannibal Lector other than him being the main character

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/04/23

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Ida M

I honestly thought it was pretty good, maybe it's just nostalgia talking, but I actually liked it... Sure, it's no masterpiece, but it was entertaining and had a few "aha!" moments which I really like, it's not really an amazing prequel to Silence of the lambs, but I liked it as a simple Hannibal Lecter movie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Peter Webber

Director

Gaspard Ulliel

Hannibal

Gong Li

Lady Murasaki

Helena Lia Tachovska

Mischa

Rhys Ifans

Grutas

Kevin McKidd

Kolnas

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

[Hannibal Rising] shows us the death of a little boy, and the birth of a monster, but at no point does it make us want to look over our shoulder.

May 22, 2019

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

In a nutshell, it's all about the hideous ways of killing, flesh-pounding images, slain heads, blood and gore.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 25, 2019

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Routine, boring, and typical...

Jan 5, 2023

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Hannibal Rising? More like Hannibal Risible in this truly infantile film that conceives of Hannibal Lector as a superhero in his own origin flick. This tacky, hackneyed idea finds a tacky and hackneyed grammar to boot.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 12, 2022

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Betsy Sherman

Arts Fuse

[Hannibal Rising] is a handsome and involving macabre drama, with a pathos that tempers the horror-movie shocks.

Aug 9, 2017

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Synopsis

After witnessing the violent deaths of his parents at the end of World War II, young Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) flees to his uncle's home in Paris. He learns his uncle is dead, but the man's mysterious Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him nonetheless. An aptitude for science helps Hannibal gain acceptance to medical school, where he hones the skills he needs to exact revenge for the atrocities he witnessed.

Director: Peter Webber
Executive Producer: James Clayton, Tarak Ben Ammar
Screenwriter: Thomas Harris
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Quinta Communications, DeLaurentiis Productions, Zephyr Films, Ingenious Film Partners
Rating: R (Some Language|Sexual References|Strong Grisly Violent Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.7M
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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