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Name: Eragon
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Genre: action, adventure, family, fantasy
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 5.1

Eragon has an iRankMovies score of 47.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Eragon (2006)

As darkness falls, the last dragon will choose its rider.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 44m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Stefen Fangmeier

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureFamily

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Keywords

PrincessBased On Novel Or BookElvesmagicKingdomTelepathyBraveryMythology

iRank48

Eragon rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.1/10· 134K votes

Metacritic38%

TMDb5.133/10· 3K votes

With 5.1/10 on IMDb and 38/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.

About Eragon

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

Cast of Eragon

Ed Speleers
as Eragon
Jeremy Irons
as Brom
Sienna Guillory
as Arya
Robert Carlyle
as Durza
John Malkovich
as King Galbatorix
Garrett Hedlund
as Murtagh
Alun Armstrong
as Uncle Garrow
Djimon Hounsou
as Ajihad
Joss Stone
as Angela
Rachel Weisz
as Saphira (voice)
Christopher Egan
as Roran
Gary Lewis
as Hrothgar

Eragon facts

Budget: $100M
Box office: $250.4M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Dragon mythology and fantasy world provide rich visual spectacle for young adult audience
•Bravery and dragon rider themes resonate with adventure fantasy genre conventions
•Action sequences showcase impressive craft in adapting book source material

What the audience disliked

•Young adult novel adaptation struggles with pacing and character depth limitations
•Black magic and complexity of source material inadequately translated to screen