Knights of Badassdom

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Knights of Badassdom

R

2014

1h 25m

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Horror

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Three best friends (Peter Dinklage, Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn) must find a way to vanquish the evil entity they summoned during a live-action role-playing game.

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Sam Adams

The Dissolve

02/20/2014

3.0/5

[E]ven while it's apparently not what its creators intended, Knights Of Badassdom is perfectly enjoyable in a low-key way, with sharp performances [...] and a nigh-endless string of cameos

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

01/23/2014

"Knights of Badassdom" actually delivers everything the 2011 Danny McBride-James Franco comedy "Your Highness" purported to be but fell short on.

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Todd Gilchrist

TheWrap

01/21/2014

A one-note joke and a whiff of a story that fails to offer a single reason - literal or metaphorical - why dressing up as a fictional character is enjoyable or rewarding.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

10/03/2020

Supernatural slasher haunts a live-action role-playing game. The cast is clearly having fun, but none of it rubs off on us; Peter Dinklage and Steve Zahn are completely squandered.

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

11/11/2018

2.5/4

Knights Of Badassdom is an uneven creepy concoction but still somewhat excels at mixing its cheesy lampooning of LARP-oriented escapism with the cliched grossness of tired horror flicks. It is feisty and joyously absurd

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Annalee Newitz

io9.com

05/23/2018

What's great about this movie is the way it remains so gentle and light, despite tackling a story that could get pretty dark.

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Kevin H

@ArcaneGeek Feb 2

Knights of Badassdom is in no way a blockbuster. What it is, though, is a thoroughly enjoyable romp through a stylized LARP culture, led by actors who fully commit to the premise and their characters. Peter Dinklage gets to flex his action hero muscles as "Hung", while being so charming you can't help but love him. Summer Glau gets to play Gwen as the cool veteran with a heart of solid gold. Hot and cool at the same time. Ryan Kwanten is playing Ryan Kwanten, but in this production it works. Likely underrated is the performance of Steve Zahn as the bumbling "wizard", Eric. Eric is lovable and fits perfectly into this world. Mixing shenanigans, innuendo, and playfulness with eldritch horror shouldn't work this well. And the ending surely inspired the awesome but tragic sacrifice of Eddie Munson in Stranger Things season 4. Special effects are good enough. But, the stars are the script and the fully committed acting. A must see.

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Henry G

@RT91809052 Aug 31

This is exactly what I needed to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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Andrew T

@RT82827945 11/11/2024

It was a fun movie to watch

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 11/09/2024

Watched the first 15 minutes and then turned it off, not my kind of film and definitely didn't find it funny.

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Mark B

@Mbindon 04/04/2024

Really stupid fun watch. It is not a "good" movie but at 85 minutes it is just a fun ride. Steve , Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau what is not to like.

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Krystle B

@RT33533819 02/03/2024

This is one of those movies that is so bad that it's good. It stars a bunch of great actors and had some really memorable scenes/lines. It truly is a cult classic.

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Synopsis

Three best friends (Peter Dinklage, Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn) must find a way to vanquish the evil entity they summoned during a live-action role-playing game.

Director: Joe Lynch
Producer: Mark Burton, Kevin Dreyfuss, Matt Wall
Screenwriter: Kevin Dreyfuss, Matt Wall
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: IndieVest Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Horror Violence|Sexuality|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.8K
Runtime: 1h 25m

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