The Green Knight (2021)
When honor was everything.
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The Green Knight rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 127K votes
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic85%
TMDb6.603/10· 2K votesWith 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Green Knight
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
Cast of The Green Knight
Dev Patel
as Gawain
Alicia Vikander
as Lady / Essel
Joel Edgerton
as Lord
Sarita Choudhury
as Mother
Sean Harris
as King
Kate Dickie
as Queen
Barry Keoghan
as Scavenger
Erin Kellyman
as Winifred
Ralph Ineson
as Green Knight
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Emilie Hetland
as First Thief
Anthony Morris
as Second Thief
Megan Tiernan
as The Young Queen
The Green Knight facts
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $18.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •David Lowery adapts Arthurian mythology with cautionary fairy tale tone
- •Fantasy adventure explores Camelot legend through impressionistic visual narrative
- •Post-credits stinger provides mysterious conclusion to medieval quest story
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing and plot development feel deliberately obscure and inaccessible
- •Medieval legend adaptation prioritizes atmosphere over coherent plot clarity
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