The Princess and the Warrior

R

Released Jun 22, 2001

2h 15m

Drama

Romance

List

64%

83 Reviews

Tomatometer

88%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

They meet for the first time, after a horrible accident, underneath a truck. Bodo (Benno Fürmann) saves Sissi's (Franka Potente) life, which is literally hanging by a thread, then disappears without trace. Obsessed by the Incident, Sissi sets out on a mission to find the mysterious stranger, and to discover whether their paths crossed through simple blind chance or the intricate mechanisms of destiny itself.

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Critics Consensus

More slow-moving than Run Lola Run, this film nonetheless offers an intriguing storyline about love and fate.

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One of my favorite movies. The characters and story telling in this film is so magnetic. I couldn't look away for one second.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Wow! Brilliant German movie Franka is showing off her incredible skill set. Wonderful script, nice and slow, from creepy to funny, to scary to confusing to poetic and all the way back. Loved the twists and turns of the storyline. Highly recommended, very entertaining and moving! For all men under 20 a warning: No CGI, no naked girls, no car chases, only one big explosion, longer than average attention spans required. In short, no film for you, sorry

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

When you do the same thing over and over again you'll probably end up making a boring movie. And here is Tom Tykwers "The Princess and the Warrior" with Franka Potente and Benno Fürmann. It wouldn't be as bad without all the stereotypical styles of Tykwer. It's as if he works in a stasis without any new ideas. He doesn't deliver anything - ANYTHING - new here. There are the connections between strangers that tell us that everything is connected somehow (think "Cloud Atlas" and you see that Tykwer never has something new to tell), the moral dilemmas and all the personal challenges that are about nothing really. But if it's the first Tykwer film you watch, then you get a tense story about people who wanna break out of their normal life patterns told with slow dialogues and some very fine music. But for this you can basically watch every Tywker movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

This existential fairy tale is devastatingly beautiful... Like Kieslowski in magnificent colors--Curling and lingering in the mind... Stylish and Slick!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

My favorite movie by Tom Tykwer. Which is hard to say, because I love all of his movies. It's beautiful and breath taking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A surreal story of a heist and an unwanted love.From the same team director actress of Run Lola Run

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Tom Tykwer

Director

Franka Potente

Sissi

Benno Fürmann

Bodo Riemer

Joachim Król

Walter Riemer

Marita Breuer

Sissi's Mother

Jürgen Tarrach

Schmatt

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Janice Page

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Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 19, 2002

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

This is bravura filmmaking and a movie not to be missed.

Sep 28, 2001

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Texture and atmosphere outdo the actual story, but there's not discounting the engaging presence of Potente. This film may not reach the high-water mark of [Run Lola Run], but it moves with the same, alluring flow.

Rated: B+

Apr 30, 2024

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Stacie Hougland

Hollywood.com

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

How do you follow up with one of the most kinetic films ever made? The obvious answer would be to slow things down, take a more introspective and less visceral approach. In short, do something different.

Rated: B+

Jun 21, 2007

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Synopsis

They meet for the first time, after a horrible accident, underneath a truck. Bodo (Benno Fürmann) saves Sissi's (Franka Potente) life, which is literally hanging by a thread, then disappears without trace. Obsessed by the Incident, Sissi sets out on a mission to find the mysterious stranger, and to discover whether their paths crossed through simple blind chance or the intricate mechanisms of destiny itself.

Director: Tom Tykwer
Producer: Maria Köpf
Screenwriter: Tom Tykwer
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: X-Filme Creative Pool
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Jan 29, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $871.1K
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)