Pompeii

PG-13

Released Feb 21, 2014

1 hr. 45 min.

Adventure

Action

History

Drama

List

27%

169 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

In 79 A.D., Pompeii, a bustling port city, stands in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Milo (Kit Harington), a former slave, is a gladiator who has caught the eye of Cassia (Emily Browning), a wealthy merchant's daughter. However, their difference in social status is not the only obstacle to their love; Cassia has been promised to Corvus (Kiefer Sutherland), a corrupt Roman senator. When the eruption of Mount Vesuvius rains lava and ash down on the city, Milo races to save her before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

This big-budget sword-and-sandal adventure lacks the energy and storytelling heft to amount to more than a guilty pleasure.

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Georgan G

Good special effects if you enjoy disaster flicks. The plot has nothing to do with what really happened in 79AD, but if can suspend belief it's an ok film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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GuestLord D

Movie should of stuck with one theme instead of trying to be two at once

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Victor hugo F

E um filme muito bom gostei

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Pickatcu 1

I liked the CGI and it kinda reminded of "Gladiator" for some reason...hmmmm kinda suspicious...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Tina M

I loved this movie all the way until the end. It was like they ran out of time and hurried to end it, tying a bunch of loose ends up quickly. The ending was disappointing, too.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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Stephen Jules R

So stupid yet great free home on YouTube safe from Disney marvel Cameron prentision

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/23

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Paul W.S. Anderson

Director

Kit Harington

Milo

Carrie-Anne Moss

Aurelia

Emily Browning

Cassia

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Atticus

Jessica Lucas

Ariadne

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Kate Muir

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Pompeii 3D is a swords-and-sandals disaster epic that contains all the B-movie tropes you might hope for... The only element missing is a decent script.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 2, 2015

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Chris Stuckmann

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Hammy performances, poor editing, straight-to-DVD special effects, and bland direction.

Rated: D-

Apr 23, 2015

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

It's entertainingly silly stuff with an 'oh, no - they wouldn't?' finale of the ooziest toasted cheese.

Rated: 3/5

May 13, 2014

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

A disaster movie with romantic appeal, with tragedy, like Titanic (1997), but more Balkan and action-oriented. Oh. And there's a gladiators sub-plot... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Dec 7, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Its blunders are aplenty and it’s impossible to take anything the film does seriously.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Why, when an estimated 16,000 lives were lost when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, does Pompeii tell a story about the least interesting of them?

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 18, 2022

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Synopsis

In 79 A.D., Pompeii, a bustling port city, stands in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Milo (Kit Harington), a former slave, is a gladiator who has caught the eye of Cassia (Emily Browning), a wealthy merchant's daughter. However, their difference in social status is not the only obstacle to their love; Cassia has been promised to Corvus (Kiefer Sutherland), a corrupt Roman senator. When the eruption of Mount Vesuvius rains lava and ash down on the city, Milo races to save her before it's too late.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Executive Producer: Martin Moszkowicz, Peter Schlessel, Jon Brown
Screenwriter: Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Constantin Film, Impact Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Disaster-Related Action|Brief Sexual Content|Intense Battle Sequences)
Genre: Adventure, Action, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.2M
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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