A Knight's Tale
2001 · Movie · PG-13 · 133 min · ★ 6.9 · 58% critics
A peasant apprentice seizes a sudden chance at glory when a knight dies mid-tournament and he steps into the role to chase a championship. As he trains and competes, he’s pulled between ambition and matters of the heart.
Also known as Knight's Tale · Chevalier
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-05-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (3,387 votes)
- Box office
- $117,487,473
- Budget
- $65,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a lighthearted medieval romp with romance, jokes, and tournament excitement, even if it plays fast with history and uses modern rock music; Not for you if you need strict historical realism or prefer serious medieval dramas like First Knight or Robin Hood.
Pros: fun romantic adventure; memorable cast; lively humor | Cons: divides viewers; anachronistic music; uneven story
Themes
- london, england
- poetry
- rivalry
- sword fight
- knight
- tournament
- duel
- torture
- writer
- impostor
- church
- game
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- MTV Movie Award — Best Kiss · 2002 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Breakthrough Female Performance · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Heath Ledger
as William Thatcher
Rufus Sewell
as Count Adhemar
Shannyn Sossamon
as Jocelyn
Paul Bettany
as Geoffrey Chaucer
Laura Fraser
as Kate
Mark Addy
as Roland
Alan Tudyk
as Wat
Bérénice Bejo
as Christiana
Scott Handy
as Germaine
James Purefoy
as Colville
Directed by Brian Helgeland