There Be Dragons
Seen it?2011 | 112 min | War, History, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 46% audience score and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for history and war-film fans and people who'll be looking things up afterwards. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Same wavelength as The Killing Fields or Glory. Built to entertain rather than impress the critics, and audiences love it for that.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 46%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$36 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roland Joffé
- Charlie CoxJosemaría
- Dougray ScottRobert
- Wes BentleyManolo
- Olga KurylenkoIldiko
- Rodrigo SantoroOriol
- Golshifteh FarahaniLeila
- Jordi MollàDon Jose
- Ana TorrentDona
- Derek JacobiHonorio
- Geraldine ChaplinAbileyza