Invictus

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Invictus

PG-13

2009

2h 14m

Drama

Biography

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Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship.

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Critics Consensus

Delivered with typically stately precision by director Clint Eastwood, Invictus may not be rousing enough for some viewers, but Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman inhabit their real-life characters with admirable conviction.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

What strikes you most about this film is just how much pleasure a sure-footed, confident director can deliver by keeping everything simple.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 16, 2019

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It is probably enjoyable and rousing enough, and does feature a lovely performance by Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Aug 30, 2018

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Michael Atkinson

Sight & Sound

Invictus is Eastwood in full Stanley Kramer/Richard Attenborough mode, playing down to the Americans who love cheesy triumphant-sports movies but who generally know little about South Africa and care even less.

Jul 10, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Eastwood couldn’t have made a safer Mandela film.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 28, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It's all quite draining, with one enthusiastic hurrah after another, until there couldn't possibly be any more motivational orations.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Invictus sometimes plods just when it should be fleet of foot.

Nov 27, 2020

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Jo M

An excellent story and an excellent watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Tyler S

I enjoyed this one. Morgan Freeman delivers an astonishing performance of Nelson Mandela while Matt Damon does a great job at playing Francois Pienaar. As a sports film, it does what it needs to. But for a film with Mandela as the leading star, I didn't feel like we got enough of him. To be honest tho, the consensus led me to believe more things would happen. Still was a very good watch, it just felt like it was missing something from being a 5/5 rating.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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Charles C

I thought the film was slow and boring so much I fell asleep but the little I remember about this movie was ok.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Faiz D

A moving and well-acted film. Morgan Freeman is fantastic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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thiago s

Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, o filme mostra como a final de copa do mundo de rugby, o filme tem cenas de drama bacanas, e no final a África do Sul ganha a copa do mundo de rugby, gostei da atuação do morgan Freeman e do matt damon.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Daryl D

Bruuuu Mandela Effect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Synopsis

Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Producer: Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Mace Neufeld
Screenwriter: Anthony Peckham
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Malpaso Company, Revelations Entertainment, Mace Neufeld Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.5M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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