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A Knight's Tale

2001

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When he gets a lucky chance--seeing an opportunity to disguise himself in the identity of a knight--William decides to maintain the illusion for as long as possible. He is aided by his friends Wat (Alan Tudyk), Roland (Mark Addy), and Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany, in a role loosely based on the real storyteller)--a writer with a knack for forging official papers. Under his new title, Sir Ulrich of Liechtenstein, William wins tournaments and receives monetary awards. However, the only way for William to prove himself as truly noble--and win the heart of the beautiful Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon)--is to beat out all of his enemies, including the arrogant and undefeated Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), in a series of jousts. Writer-director Brian Helgeland creates a unique blend of rousing adventure, comedy, and modern sensibility in A KNIGHT'S TALE, giving a contemporary make-over to the medieval genre with a soundtrack that includes hit songs from Queen, David Bowie, Sly & the Family Stone, and Thin Lizzy.

A Knight's Tale details

Formats:	PG DVD, Blu-ray, LOVEFiLM Instant
Starring:	Shannyn Sossam, Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Christopher Cazenove, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Alan Tudyk, James Purefoy, Laura Fraser
Director:	Brian Helgeland
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Comedy - Spoof, Drama, Romance
Studio:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Collections:	100 Swords and Sandals Films, Best of HD, Best of LOVEFiLM Instant, Guilty Pleasures, Half Term Hits, Haven't Seen That in Ages!, Highest Rated, Leading Men

Title	Runtime	Certificate
A Knight's Tale	2hrs 6 mins	PG

LOVEFiLM Instant Information

Run time:	2 hours 6 minutes
Rental release:	To be confirmed

Name	Discs
A Knight's Tale	PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours 7 minutes
Rental release:	25 Feb 2002
Main languages:	English
Subtitles:	English, Hindi
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

Name	Discs
A Knight's Tale	PG Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	2 hours 7 minutes
Rental release:	12 Feb 2007
Main languages:	English

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Riotously funny and shamelessly anachronistic

By Lesley from Norwich , 01 Dec 2003

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This is a great film, although Heath Ledger really has the whole film stolen from under his nose the moment Paul Bettany walks onto the screen. Completely naked. So a bit of an entrance really.

This film is really lovely all over. Very very funny, with unashamedly inappropriate costumes, music and scenery which just works brilliantly because they don't care.

Watch out for the fantastic dance sequence, where stately medieval gradually fuses into ..well... basically a bit of a contemporary dance moment I suppose.

Far too many other good moments to describe, but highly recommended overall. The plot is ludicrously thin but the film is so enjoyable it's quite easy to suspend disbelief and be thoroughly delighted by the ending.

Of course :o)
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By a customer , 24 May 2013

Oh my gosh whats not to love about this movie? Medieval meets contempary twist in this really delightful film about a poor thatcher (Ledger) who desparatly wants to become a knight. With awsome co stars like Shannyn Sossam and Paul Bettany who really make it lghthearted and so so funny in places; its a really sweet little story. Love love love it!!! You must watch it! x
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Very happy I watched this

By a customer , 18 May 2013

I agree, Bethany does make the film, but very enjoyable and very likeable characters. Good moral messages for a family film too!! Was Chaucer that good?
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brilliant film

By jellybeanjean (1 review) , 26 Apr 2013

a great film to watch for the whole family. heath ledger is one of my favorite actors. defiantly one to watch.
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good film when u get into it

By rosierainbow (4 reviews) , 11 Apr 2013

it has not got the best start to the film put when u get into the film it is rely good and i love the ending :)
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cheesy knight in

By a customer , 02 Mar 2013

Its cheese, but fun cheese and brilliant. I have watched this one many times and still love it. It has a nice mix of action, along with a good balance of comedy and cheesy romance. :)
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