Don Quixote
Seen it?2000 | 139 min | Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. If you loved Barbie or Monty Python and the Holy Grail, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a knight named Don Quixote de La Mancha, decides to go on imaginary adventures along with his friend, the simple farmer Sancho Panza, who becomes his squire. On their journeys, they rescue dames in distress in honorable acts and fight giants among other perils, with Don longing to be with the love of his life, lady Dulcinea, and Sancho waiting to be rewarded with an island where he's about to become a governor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Yates
- John LithgowDon Quixote de La Mancha / Alonso Quixano
- Bob HoskinsSancho Panza
- Isabella RosselliniThe Duchess
- Vanessa WilliamsDulcinea / Aldonza
- Lambert WilsonDuke
- Amelia WarnerAntonia
- Tony HaygarthBarber
- Peter EyrePriest
- Lilo BaurTeresa Panza (Sancho's wife)
- James PurefoyCarrasco