Your Highness

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Your Highness

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Released Apr 8, 2011

1h 42m

Comedy

Adventure

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Prince Thadeous (Danny McBride) has always lived his life in the shadow of his brother, the heir apparent, Prince Fabious (James Franco). Tired of always being passed over, Thadeous is now content to slack off, drink mead and enjoy the company of a maiden or two, while Fabious has fabulous adventures. But when an evil wizard kidnaps Fabious' fiancee (Zooey Deschanel), Thadeous has no choice but to find his inner hero and join his brother's quest to save her.

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Critics Consensus

Big budgets and costumes in service of scatalogical jokes may seem funny on paper, but in execution this is a highly monotonous romp that registers only occasional laughs.

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Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

Your Highness never sacrifices its cheerful, one-thing-after-another absurdity, or its inability to take itself even remotely seriously.

Jun 20, 2013

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Leonard Maltin

IndieWire

In theory, I suppose it would be funny-and incongruous-if in the middle of a serious costume drama a noble action hero uttered a four-letter word. Hearing Danny McBride do just that, repeatedly, in Your Highness not only isn't funny but grows wearisome...

Aug 12, 2011

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Good fun.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 16, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

More than just disappointing, this movie is painful and a chore to endure to the end.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Does not derive a single insensible laugh. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 9, 2022

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Your Highness is a depressing, dated and desperately dull amalgam.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 30, 2021

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Greybrother D

A fun, but pretty stupid film. Your enjoyment will hinge more on your enjoyment of a sword & sorcery romp than on brilliant comedy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Marvin T

A funny brainless comedy. Don't have to think too much, just watch and laugh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Andrew D

I think it might tend towards a more British sense of humour, which finds the scatological and the rude funny. I love this and will happily rewatch it. It is almost pantomime, which is why I think it suits the British taste more than the American. The acting is over the top at times, but it is supposed to be. If you don't get it, fine, you don't get it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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Paul K

Take Zero notice of these reviews. If you're a Danny fan you will Love this. It's Epic fun and full of adventure.....jeeeeez I can't believe the poor score. Give anyone the chance to speak and they will. Great fun and production value is ace. Lighten up people ffs

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Audience Member

So puerile and unfunny, I can only imagine that none of the producers read the script before agreeing to it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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David W

A great cast, excellent special effects but a mediocre script. It certainly had it moments of very broad humour (I mean who doesn't enjoy a severed minataur knob joke) and I'm certainly not adverse to Natalie Portman in RPG outfits but it wasn't as consistently funny as it could have been. I can't help but think a bit more time developing the script and gags would have made this a real winner but it's still worth a watch though if you don't mind the swearing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Zooey Deschanel

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Your Highness: Official Clip - A Love So True

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Your Highness: Official Clip - The Fair Isabel

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Your Highness: Official Clip - I Want to Be King

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Your Highness: Official Clip - I'm the Chosen One

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Your Highness: Official Clip - Things Get Very Nasty

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Your Highness: Official Clip - Storming the Castle

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Your Highness: Official Clip - Stealing the Bride

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Synopsis

Prince Thadeous (Danny McBride) has always lived his life in the shadow of his brother, the heir apparent, Prince Fabious (James Franco). Tired of always being passed over, Thadeous is now content to slack off, drink mead and enjoy the company of a maiden or two, while Fabious has fabulous adventures. But when an evil wizard kidnaps Fabious' fiancee (Zooey Deschanel), Thadeous has no choice but to find his inner hero and join his brother's quest to save her.

Director: David Gordon Green
Producer: Scott Stuber
Screenwriter: Danny McBride, Ben Best
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films, Stuber Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Crude Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.6M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS

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