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Troy

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While visiting Spartan King Menelaus, Trojan prince Paris falls for Menelaus' wife, Helen and takes her back to Troy. Menelaus' brother, King Agamemnon, having already defeated every army in Greece, uses his brother's fury as a pretext to declare war against Troy, the last kingdom preventing his control over the Aegean Sea.
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A brawny, entertaining spectacle, but lacking emotional resonance.

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Will Self London Evening Standard 01/09/2018
Brad is worth the ticket price alone and others turned in creditable performances, particularly Eric Bana as an upright family man who just happens to be the prince of a warlike city-state, and Sean Bean as Odysseus the Ironic. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/29/2010
3/5
Violent, watered-down version of The Iliad. Go to Full Review
Jessica Winter Time Out 06/24/2006
A numbingly reliable tick-tock of expository set pieces alternating with vast CGI-aided battle scenes. Go to Full Review
Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine 05/15/2024
7.5/10
Troy puts immense care into every single beat of its action, and as a result these sequences drive its emotions in a way the script often fails to achieve Go to Full Review
Steve Warren Southern Voice (Atlanta) 05/07/2023
3/4
In terms of historical accuracy, Troy is probably on par with Van Helsing. But for balancing intimate stories with spectacular battles in an old-school-sized epic, it's closer to Gladiator. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 07/05/2022
... it’s hard to take the cataclysmic events of this ancient war seriously, as it is entirely predicated on an unconvincing romantic gesture of a prince with the impulse control of a spoiled brat and the political consideration of a cat in heat. Go to Full Review
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Patrick C @KingCoffey44 Jan 8 Don't go into this movie expecting the Illiad. This movie is extremely epic and fun, centering around Achilles and Hector specifically. This works to the movie's advantage until the two finally collide. The movie ends for me after Priam's conversation with Achillies. After that the movie lacks it's heart. Sean Bean is also phenomenal as Odysseus but the do absolutely nothing with him. Like I said though, do not expect Homer's grand epic. See more J Jan 1 WE NEED MORE EPIC MOVIES. This was such an epic movie. The cast and scale of this are so great. It excites me for Nolan's The Odyssey. And while this movie is not a true story, I love getting a sense of what battle was like in ancient Greek times. I would love to see more movies from way back in history telling about battles and history in general. This particular story from Homer has flaws, but I enjoyed it. I have to recommend and wish I could have seen it in theatres. See more Ry N @RyGuy Dec 30 A rebellious Achilles fights for king Agamemnon, who he doesn't wish to serve. When Helen, the wife of the Spartan king, runs away with a prince of Troy, Agamemnon declares a fight to spark the Trojan War. Brad Pitt is a monster in this with several epic battles. See more KH B @SilkySmooth Dec 4 Very good performances by the entire cast. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 22 Successful director's cut is 03 hours, 16 minutes, and 01 second!!!!!!!! Rated R for Nudity, Graphic Violence and Some Sexuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Longer and unedited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Laxmee Jibon C Oct 27 Behind the swords and glory, ‘Troy’ shows the heartbreak of war — love lost, pride destroyed, heroes remembered. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis While visiting Spartan King Menelaus, Trojan prince Paris falls for Menelaus' wife, Helen and takes her back to Troy. Menelaus' brother, King Agamemnon, having already defeated every army in Greece, uses his brother's fury as a pretext to declare war against Troy, the last kingdom preventing his control over the Aegean Sea.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Producer
Gail Katz, Colin Wilson, Diana Rathbun
Screenwriter
David Benioff
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Village Roadshow Prod., Plan B Films, Radiant Pictures, Warner Brothers
Rating
R (Nudity|Graphic Violence|Some Sexuality)
Genre
Adventure, War, Action, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 13, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$133.2M
Runtime
2h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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