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Name: The Eagle
Released: 2011-2-11
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim

The Eagle

PG-13
1h 54m
2011

39%

age 15+

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In 2nd-Century Britain, celebrated Roman soldier Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) embarks on a dangerous quest to restore the tarnished reputation of his father and find the golden emblem that disappeared with him and thousands of troops twenty years earlier. But the highlands of Caledonia are a savage wilderness, and Marcus must rely on his embittered slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), to navigate the perilous region. Their journey pushes them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism. Donald Sutherland co-stars in this gripping, gritty, action-packed adventure from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald.

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Producer:

Duncan Kenworthy

Writer:

Jeremy Brock

Cast:

Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

39%

Critics Consensus: The Eagle has a pleasantly traditional action-adventure appeal, but it's drowned out by Kevin Macdonald's stolid direction and Channing Tatum's uninspired work in the central role.

Reviews

Patheos

Eve Tushnet

...this would be a real guilty delight if only, IF ONLY, the two leads were not so wooden. Channing Tatum as Marcus does less acting than most of the trees in this movie.

You can feel where the filmmakers reigned themselves in and pulled back, and the result is that "The Eagle" feels castrated. In trying to make a movie for everyone, they made a movie for no one.

[Jamie] Bell, bless him, truly saves this film from being an awkward, miscast, Hollywood cringe-fest.

With its visceral action and simple but powerful points about how good and evil are largely in the eye of the observer, The Eagle is a superior representative of the historical adventure genre.

February 16, 2019

FULL REVIEW

Fanboys of the Universe

Johnny Gayzmonic

Its the relationship between these men -- and not some anvilicious symbol -- that drives the story and makes you want to ride alongside them.

November 4, 2018

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

Roman action epic comes across as grim, violent, and dull.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this honor-and-freedom-themed historical action/drama set during Rome's occupation of Southern Britain has lots of fighting and violence. There are battles with swords, blades, and bows and arrows, as well as some blood, strangling, a severed head, and dead animals. Characters tell stories of bloody, exhausting battles, and a man smacks a young boy across the face. Language is minor (words include "ass," "fart," and "pissing"), and there's a little drinking -- but no sexual content. Although characters begin to doubt the need for war, that doesn't stop their penchant for violence.