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Name: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Director: Guy Ritchie
Genre: action, drama, fantasy
Released: 2017
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 6.7

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword has an iRankMovies score of 52.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

From nothing comes a King

Release:2017

Runtime:2h 6m

Country:United States

Director:Guy Ritchie

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaFantasy

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Keywords

SwordLegendCamelotKnightKing ArthurKingExcaliburSword And Sorcery

iRank52

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 243K votes

Rotten Tomatoes31%

Metacritic41%

TMDb6.6/10· 6K votes

With 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

Cast of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Charlie Hunnam
as Arthur
Jude Law
as Vortigern
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
as The Mage
Djimon Hounsou
as Bedivere
Eric Bana
as Uther Pendragon
Aidan Gillen
as William "Goosefat Bill"
Freddie Fox
as Rubio
Craig McGinlay
as Percival "Percy"
Tom Wu
as "Kung Fu" George
Kingsley Ben-Adir
as Tristan "Wet Stick"
Neil Maskell
as Back Lack
Annabelle Wallis
as Maggie

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword facts

Budget: $175M
Box office: $149.2M

Our take on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Guy Ritchie's 2017 fantasy reimagines the Arthur legend as a gritty street-level origin story. After his father is murdered and his uncle Vortigern seizes the throne, the young Arthur grows up unaware of his lineage, scrapping his way through the back alleys of the city. When he draws Excalibur from the stone, the birthright he never wanted comes crashing in, forcing him to confront who he really is. Ritchie brings his trademark rapid-fire editing, banter, and kinetic energy to the myth, blending medieval fantasy with heist-movie swagger. Best for viewers who want their legends fast, irreverent, and modern, rather than solemn—an action-forward take on a familiar tale.

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