Robin Hood

PG-13

Released May 14, 2010

2h 19m

Adventure

Action

History

Drama

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44%

254 Reviews

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250,000+ Ratings

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After the death of Richard the Lion-Hearted, a skilled archer named Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) travels to Nottingham, where villagers suffer under a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation. He meets and falls in love with a spirited widow, Marion (Cate Blanchett), although she is skeptical of his motives. Hoping to win her heart and save the village, Robin gathers a band of warriors to fight corruption in Nottingham, little knowing they will soon be fighting to save England itself.

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Critics Consensus

Ridley Scott's revisionist take on this oft-told tale offers some fine acting and a few gripping action sequences, but it's missing the thrill of adventure that made Robin Hood a legend in the first place.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Scott decided, I think, to get away from the whole campy thing in tights business and wanted to make this 'real'. So there is sweat and dirt and rats at the cheese and even bad teeth, which is fair enough, but it is also joyless.

Aug 30, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2012

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

We never even get to see Robin steal from the rich and give to the poor. That's because the film is a prequel in search of a sequel. With any luck, we won't get one.

Rated: C-

Jan 3, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Robin Hood grasps the political and emotional climate of the legend, adding dimensions to the age-old tale that seems increasingly stale with each new interpretation.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... an origin story for the familiar myth with elements of class, royal politics, and the disillusionment of soldiers returning from the Crusades demoralized by a misguided quest.

Nov 13, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Robin Hood” is an entirely different look at the classic character that does lend to a more serious telling of his legend.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Stephen V

Interesting telling of the legend. Strong cast. Great musical score.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Blu B

So it's basically a prequel to the legend of Robin Hood done in Gladiator style which I guess on paper sounds interesting. And the best thing about it is probably the boring forgettable music. Everything else is subpar and completely misses the spirit of the source material. So much so I don't know why this was made. It's basocally trying to be gritty, real, and a deconstruction of what Robin Hood REALLY is and yet somehow completely misses the point. There is no life, charm, or fun in this at all. Crowe is miscast as Robin Hood even MORE SO than Costner and Cate is slightly worse than the bland Marrion in that one also. They almost never show emotion, especially Blanchett who has no emotion most of the time and no chemistry at all with Crowe. He has no charisma at all, just grittiness and rawness but that isn't Robin Hood. Everyone else is boring and forgettable. The villian isn't good and is more like a whiny brat than anything. The lighting is lifeless as well and the color saturation somehow doesn't help either. This also is VERY convuluted and has tons of pointless side plots with side characters and shows an adventure but somehow doesn't have any character development. Imagien Spartacus (1960) without any character and tons of side character interactions. It feels like a slog watching this because of how lifeless, meandering, and how much it misses the spirit of the source material. Skip This.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Kyle G

It lacks the exceptional performances and music of Gladiator and doesn't know how to implement humor. Russell Crowe's performance seems melancholy and lacking in a consistent character to enjoy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Peter P

With every historical epic he makes, it becomes more and more of a mystery how Ridley Scott managed to create Gladiator.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Christina T

Another R Scott movie the whole family could watch and enjoy together. I think this one is underated

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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A B

This could have been great. Sadly, it's awful. And the capper is the need for the director/writer to have to empower the 13th/14th (?) century princess by making her a battle hardened knight at the end is just silly political correctness. Grow up. Do yourselves a favor....the original The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn, etc.) holds up very well.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Ridley Scott

Director

Russell Crowe

Robin Longstride

Cate Blanchett

Lady Marion

William Hurt

Sir William Marshal

Matthew Macfadyen

Sheriff of Nottingham

Mark Strong

Sir Godfrey

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Synopsis

After the death of Richard the Lion-Hearted, a skilled archer named Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) travels to Nottingham, where villagers suffer under a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation. He meets and falls in love with a spirited widow, Marion (Cate Blanchett), although she is skeptical of his motives. Hoping to win her heart and save the village, Robin gathers a band of warriors to fight corruption in Nottingham, little knowing they will soon be fighting to save England itself.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Charles J.D. Schlissel, Michael Costigan, James Whitaker, Ryan Kavanaugh
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: Universal Studios
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Brian Grazer
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Intense Sequences of Warfare|Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 14, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $105.2M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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