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The Eagle

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2011 | 114 min | Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, 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 adventure fans.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $39 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 132K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kevin Macdonald

  • Channing TatumMarcus Aquila
  • Mark StrongGuern
  • Jamie BellEsca
  • Donald SutherlandAquila
  • Denis O'HareLotorius
  • Tahar RahimSeal Prince
  • Dakin MatthewsClaudius Marcellus
  • Douglas HenshallCradoc
  • Paul RitterGalba
  • Pip CarterServius Placidus