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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Play trailer 1:34 Poster for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword PG-13 Released May 12, 2017 2h 6m Adventure Action Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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After the murder of his father, young Arthur's power-hungry uncle Vortigern seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, he grows up the hard way in the back alleys of the city, not knowing who he truly is. When fate leads him to pull the Excalibur sword from stone, Arthur embraces his true destiny to become a legendary fighter and leader.
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an age-old tale -- and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place.

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Karen Han Slashfilm If you can bear the bad patches, there's something dazzlingly fun at the heart of it all. Rated: 7/10 Dec 8, 2017 Full Review Jo Livingstone The New Republic Ritchie has reached into the medieval quiver of tales for material, but has not imposed the meta-narrative of Western history onto those stories. For this restraint medievalists should be thankful, and the critics should be a little more forgiving. Aug 15, 2017 Full Review K. Austin Collins The Ringer More swords, more stones, and more roundtables, please. Just not directed by Guy Ritchie. Aug 10, 2017 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies The action is pretty good, and Jude Law is a hoot playing such a detestable slug of a human being. Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Though no viewer should enter a Ritchie film expecting traditions to be upheld, the director's usual way of shaping a story does Arthurian legend a disservice. Rated: 2/4 Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Drew Dietsch FANDOM A good production with some eccentric style, but a mostly bland and unfocused fairy tale reappropriation. Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andre A I thought this was a great movie. The dad and son element with blue hat brought me to tears. I thought the character development was just fine. We're men that fight to survive. What more is there?! This is one of the rare movies I can watch over and over again. I loved the fast pace flow of the movie. There wasn't a bunch of boring dialogue that is usually force fed by most movies. When is the sequel coming out?! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review Zach and Holly R This is honestly a good action film with great acting- and a feast for the eyes for my favorite film moments which are, drumroll- action scenes. I understand some points concerning the following: It wasn’t a nicely knit and bearing of characters’ soul’s plot. On the other hand, it was clear enough, films have a time limit. Which means choices have to made. And this one, sure, I wish I had a greater connection to all the characters, but I appreciated the action too much and felt I had enough to get by. In films a. Voice must be made either to convey a sense of people and characters and allow creative and incredible action scenes. Or you can dive deep in the plot and let go of the awesome action. This was meant to set the stage but to follow a running pace. The music was geared toward giving a sense of others along with the film angles. The bad guys were dressed darkly- the good guys dressed in earthy and colorful tones. This was a clear choice. I will say- adding 5 minutes to give better characterization and give less of their montage planning would have made a big difference. But movies that drag the dramatic are the worst and this one did not do that. The acting was great. There were significant changes to the original King Arthur and I welcomed that. I love the story of King Arthur. I appreciated a start minus Merlin- minus Gwenevere and minus Lancelot. Though subsequent films would have likely introduced them. This one deserves higher ratings. It isn’t an academy award winner but compared to the last 8 or so years of movies- this one kicks most of the new releases butts. - though there have been a few gems. But very few anymore. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review David M Love the cast....epic. Nuff said. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Audience Member I am sick and tired of this trope. I would like to explain to Hollywood, and it's writers, directors and producers, that if you choose to use the names and places and stories from ANY source material, but especially beloved material, that you should at least make an attempt to retell that story. This is basically blasphemy... It would have been a decent movie if you had use even one ounce of creativity and given the characters and the movie original names. Without that simple and easy fix however, you have ruined many many movies over the years, and what could have been a great new franchise, instead dies on the theater floor with the stale popcorn and garbage left behind by dissatisfied movie-goers. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Daniel H Who on earth edited that movie, 2 hours of the fast cuts drives me crazy Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Robert J This score a joke great movie great cast story an action top notch music as well should be at last 85% Mage is great all CGI very cool I mean look who directed it . Never fails to put his style in all he does . Wish could have sequel could actually just need at least 40 inch tv to do any kind of justice. Don't watch on laptop or phone. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the murder of his father, young Arthur's power-hungry uncle Vortigern seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, he grows up the hard way in the back alleys of the city, not knowing who he truly is. When fate leads him to pull the Excalibur sword from stone, Arthur embraces his true destiny to become a legendary fighter and leader.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Producer
Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, Steve Clark-Hall, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram
Screenwriter
Joby Harold, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Weed Road, Ritchie/Wigram, Safehouse Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Violence & Action|Brief Strong Language|Some Suggestive Content)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.1M
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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