King Arthur (2004)
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King Arthur rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 182K votes
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic46%
TMDb6.307/10· 3K votesWith 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About King Arthur
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
Cast of King Arthur
Clive Owen
as Arthur
Ioan Gruffudd
as Lancelot
Keira Knightley
as Guinevere
Mads Mikkelsen
as Tristan
Joel Edgerton
as Gawain
Hugh Dancy
as Galahad
Ray Winstone
as Bors
Stephen Dillane
as Merlin
Ray Stevenson
as Dagonet
Til Schweiger
as Cynric
Stellan Skarsgård
as Cerdic
Sean Gilder
as Jols
King Arthur facts
- Budget
- $120M
- Box office
- $203.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Historical war drama captures King Arthur legend with epic battle sequences
- •5th century setting grounds fantasy legend in grounded historical realism
- •Antoine Fuqua delivers impressive action direction with period authenticity
What the audience disliked
- •Revisionist approach strips legendary charm in favor of dark realism
- •Character development takes backseat to large-scale battle spectacle
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