Centurion
Seen it?2010 | 97 min | Adventure, Action, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, 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 action fans. If you loved Mad Max: Fury Road or Gladiator II, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
61% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 115K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Neil Marshall
- Michael FassbenderCenturion Quintus Dias
- Olga KurylenkoEtain
- David MorrisseyBothos
- Liam CunninghamBrick
- Dominic WestGeneral Titus Flavius Virilus
- Imogen PootsArianne
- Ulrich ThomsenGorlacon
- JJ FeildThax
- Noel ClarkeMacros
- Riz AhmedTarak