Titus

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Titus

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Released Dec 25, 1999

2h 42m

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Returning from 40 years at war with the Goths, the Roman general Titus Andronicus (Anthony Hopkins) executes the eldest son of Tamora, Queen of the Goths (Jessica Lange), setting off a long chain of revenge, cruelty, and murder, aggravated when Tamora marries the new Emperor, Saturninus (Alan Cumming).

Critics Consensus

The movie stretches too long to be entertaining despite a strong cast.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

A conditional victory.

Jun 17, 2008

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

A consistently absorbing entertainment that never becomes either campy or facetious, given its inescapable exaggerations.

Apr 27, 2007

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

A striking addition to the Shakespeare filmography.

Feb 9, 2006

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Two hours and forty-four minutes of very fattening eye candy.

Rated: B+

Sep 2, 2022

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Taymor understands how to direct an epic opera, and the large scale sensuality she embeds into the film tempers the play's worst impulses.

Jan 20, 2022

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

...audaciously steps outside of the tradition when it comes to film adaptations of the bard's works, but it also does so much more: notably, find distinct meaning in a play where all notions of importance lacked a central point.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 30, 2013

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Nawt W

This madhouse is presented through a genius mishmash of a child's imagination, where he crosses fascist architecture, Roman aesthetics, and modern weaponry. The result is a production that will grip you to the end just to see what bizarre costumes, props, or locations they will use in the next scene.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Walter W

Best Shakespeare adaptation ever. This play never got into your English class in High School and I wish it did. Its a Bloody gorey epic; "Rome is a Slaughterhouse" - and so is America esp 3 years after this flick when 9/11 happened. We love blood. Want teenagers to pay attention? Show them this movie. Of course its too gorey for school. Fun fact: When I saw this in 99 I had no idea it was shakespeare, I just thought it was an acid trip of a mindf__ which was really a thing in the 90's; Memento, 12 monkeys, Pulp Fiction, it was all about movies to see in dorm room haze. I got the DVD but I lost it loaning it out. Torrents baby.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Steve D

Sometimes visually distracting but the acting is strong.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Shioka O

It's long. Excellent performances by actors and Anthony Hopkins. This modern adaptation is a challenging take because it seems like the original play is the least acclaimed one by Shakespeare. It's gross and disturbing but it's inherited from the original. I think the director, big name in theatre, created an interesting visionary world using the material. Could be more lean on the silly tragicomdedic side.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Jerod S

Dreadful. Like a serious Princess Bride with all the serious actors to go with - but just terrible. Shakespeare is difficult to adapt, but director Taymor makes it near impossible to follow what's going on by interjecting sparse dialogue between bizarre imagery.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

It's a bit overlong, but it's a dynamic adaptation of the bard's work. It's a little hard to follow, unless you are familiar with the text, but it does a hell of a job keeping you engaged.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/22

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Julie Taymor

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Titus Andronicus

Jessica Lange

Tamora

Alan Cumming

Saturninus

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Synopsis

Returning from 40 years at war with the Goths, the Roman general Titus Andronicus (Anthony Hopkins) executes the eldest son of Tamora, Queen of the Goths (Jessica Lange), setting off a long chain of revenge, cruelty, and murder, aggravated when Tamora marries the new Emperor, Saturninus (Alan Cumming).

Director: Julie Taymor
Producer: Conchita Airoldi, Jody Patton, Julie Taymor
Screenwriter: William Shakespeare, Julie Taymor
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Fox Searchlight
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Sexual Images)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1999, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Apr 18, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)