Summary
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+21)
Critics 31Audiences 52GoodWatch 42
Metascore38
Tomatometer24%
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings2.6/5
Audience score52%
User score4.8
Box office
94%of its budget back
- Budget
- $100 M
- Worldwide
- $94 M
Worldwide it made back $94 M of the $100 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for action movies, +17 min on the typical 108
typical 108125Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 60 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
+50Released
2016
August 17, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ActionHistoryAdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 27
Jack HustonJudah Ben-Hur
Toby KebbellMessala Severus
Rodrigo SantoroJésus Christ
Morgan FreemanSheik Ilderim
Nazanin BoniadiEsther
Ayelet ZurerNaomi Ben-Hur
Pilou AsbækPontius Pilate
Sofia Black-D'EliaTirzah Ben-Hur
Marwan KenzariDrusus
Moisés AriasDismas
James CosmoQuintus Arius
Haluk BilginerSimonides
David WalmsleyMarcus Decimus
Yasen AtourJacob
Francesco SciannaKadeem
Gabriel Lo GiudiceElijah
Denise TantucciAvigail
Jarreth J. MerzFlorus- IGIaon GunnGestas
Dato BakhtadzeHortator
Yorgos KaramihosSick Oarsman
Craig PeritzMarket Centurion
Simone SpinazzèGarrison Captain- ACAllan CappelliBurley Centurion
Directing · 2
- Timur Bekmambetov Director
- Rachel Griffiths Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- John Ridley Screenplay
- Keith R. Clarke Screenplay
- Lew Wallace Novel
Production · 6
- Duncan Henderson Producer
- Mark Burnett Producer
- Sean Daniel Producer
- Joni Levin Producer
- John Papsidera Casting
- Vito Colazzo Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Oliver Wood Director of Photography
- Fraser Taggart Second Unit Director of Photography
- Philippe Antonello Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Richard Francis-Bruce Editor
- Dody Dorn Editor
- Bob Murawski Editor
Sound · 22
- Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer
- Aaron Glascock Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Piero Mura Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Marco Fiumara Sound Mixer
- Albert Gasser Sound Effects Editor
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 10
- Naomi Shohan Production Design
- Félix Larivière-Charron Supervising Art Director
- Alessandro Santucci Art Direction
- Marco Furbatto Assistant Art Director
- Massimo Pauletto Art Direction
- Alessandra Querzola Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Varvara Avdyushko Costume Design
- Simona Calera Assistant Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Alejandro Ozai Stereoscopic Coordinator
- Steffen Hagen Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jeremy Johnson Digital Compositor
Other crew · 3
- Walter Scott Stunt Coordinator
- Cali Nelle Stunts
- Michael Byrch Stunts
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