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Black Knight

Black Knight (2001)

A comedy about a man out of his time and out of his mind.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 35m
Country:United States
Director:Gil Junger
Language:English

Genre

AdventureComedyFantasy
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Keywords

MedallionCastletime-travelKnightImpostorKingMiddle Ages 476 1453Medieval
iRank37

Black Knight rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb4.9/10· 45K votes
Rotten Tomatoes15%
Metacritic32%
TMDb5.466/10· 1K votes

With 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.9/10 on IMDb and 32/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Black Knight

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After nearly drowning in the moat, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

Cast of Black Knight

  • Martin Lawrence

    Martin Lawrence

    as Jamal Walker / Skywalker

  • Marsha Thomason

    Marsha Thomason

    as Victoria la camarera / Nicole

  • Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    as Sir Knolte of Marlborough

  • Jeannette Weegar

    Jeannette Weegar

    as Princess Regina

  • Vincent Regan

    Vincent Regan

    as Percival, Leo's Chief Henchman

  • Daryl Mitchell

    Daryl Mitchell

    as Steve

  • Michael Countryman

    Michael Countryman

    as Phillip, Leo's Chamberlain

  • Kevin Conway

    Kevin Conway

    as King Leo

  • Erik Jensen

    Erik Jensen

    as Derek

  • I

    Isabell O'Connor

    as Mrs. Bostick, 'Medieval World' Owner

  • John Cronin

    John Cronin

    as Dancer

  • Michael Burgess

    Michael Burgess

    as Ernie

Black Knight facts

Budget
$50M
Box office
$33.4M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Isekai premise delivers time-travel fish-out-of-water comedy
  • •Medieval fantasy setting provides visually distinctive adventure
  • •Adventure-comedy tone maintains entertaining comedic rhythm

What the audience disliked

  • •Time-travel logic feels inconsistent and poorly explained
  • •Comedy undermines potentially interesting fantasy world-building

Trailer

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