Black Butler

2014

1h 59m

Action

Crime

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Audience Score

100+ Ratings

An orphaned aristocrat sacrifices her soul to summon a demonic butler to serve her.

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Anna Smith

Guardian

Much of the dialogue and performances are stilted, but as a kitsch cult watch it has its charms.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2014

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

Compellingly weird.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2014

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Victoria Luxford

Radio Times

Energetic and stylish, the film is part action, part detective story, with acrobatic set pieces punctuating a plot that is intricate without being complicated.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 17, 2014

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Katherine McLaughlin

The List

The slickly choreographed fight scenes and shoot-outs are sped up and slowed down, making for exhilarating spectacle.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 16, 2014

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feral c

Not a faithful adaptation or a good standalone movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Scarlet S

The movie was terrific! At first, I found the storyline a bit confusing, and I noticed that some of the characters were missing from the actual anime. However, the fight scenes were amazing, and it was clear that the filmmakers put a lot of work and effort into them. Overall, the actors were also quite skillful in their performances. It was definitely a movie worth watching! I don't feel upset because Sebastian still looks great, even though he's not an anime character.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/23

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Audience Member

As a fan of Black Butler, my expectations were crushed when I watch the live action. It's really inappropriate, especially since the main character's gender is changed to a woman. My sebastian is really not handsome anymore.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Liam D

Like most Japanese Manga adaptations it combines weird and action packed elements into a bit long but fun film

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/21/21

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peter m

This is a good film. It helps if you can understand japanese, but as the talking is minimal, subtitles shoudl not be an issue. The fight scenes are absolutely captivating and i almost cried at the end, which surprised me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Being a big black butler fan I was really disappointed by this

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Keiichi Sato

Director

Kentarô Ohtani

Director

Hiro Mizushima

Sebastian Michaelis

Ayame Gôriki

Shiori Genpo

Masatô Ibu

Shinpei Kujo

Jonathan Brooks

Fred Abberline

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Synopsis

An orphaned aristocrat sacrifices her soul to summon a demonic butler to serve her.

Director: Keiichi Sato, Kentarô Ohtani
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 59m

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