Priest (2011)
The war is eternal. His mission is just the beginning.
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Priest rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.7/10· 129K votes
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic41%
TMDb5.9/10· 3K votesWith 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Priest
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.
Cast of Priest
Paul Bettany
as Priest
Karl Urban
as Black Hat
Lily Collins
as Lucy Pace
Maggie Q
as Priestess
Stephen Moyer
as Owen Pace
Cam Gigandet
as Hicks
Mädchen Amick
as Shannon Pace
Brad Dourif
as Salesman
Alan Dale
as Monsignor Chamberlain
Christopher Plummer
as Monsignor Orelas
Marilyn Brett
as Woman
Jacob Hopkins
as Boy
Priest facts
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $84.2M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Dark fantasy action delivers gothic atmosphere with demonic creature designs
- •World-building establishes dystopian religious setting with visual distinctiveness
- •Stylized direction creates stylish action choreography within fantasy framework
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted plot confuses mythology and character motivation throughout narrative
- •Critics dismiss as style-over-substance with underdeveloped world and characters
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