Napoleon (2023)
He came from nothing. He conquered everything.
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Napoleon rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 187K votes
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic64%
TMDb6.309/10· 3K votesWith 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Napoleon
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Cast of Napoleon
Joaquin Phoenix
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Vanessa Kirby
as Josephine Bonaparte
Tahar Rahim
as Paul Barras
Rupert Everett
as Duke of Wellington
Mark Bonnar
as Junot
Paul Rhys
as Talleyrand
Ben Miles
as Caulaincourt
Riana Duce
as Lucille
Edouard Philipponnat
as Tsar Alexander
Miles Jupp
as Emperor Francis I
Scott Handy
as Marshal Berthier
Youssef Kerkour
as Marshal Davout
Napoleon facts
- Budget
- $165M
- Box office
- $222.4M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Ridley Scott brings historical-epic scope to biographical drama
- •Empire-building theme explores ambition and power politics
- •French-history setting provides culturally-rich narrative foundation
What the audience disliked
- •Romance subplot feels underdeveloped in three-hour runtime
- •Critics suggest biographical approach lacks emotional resonance
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