There Be Dragons fingerprintStriking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and faith and meaning
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
There Be Dragons is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, family, and faith and meaning
Its world is built around history, family, and faith and meaning.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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There Be Dragons is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 42/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 13%, and Metacritic 33). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 52 min
There Be Dragons runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate There Be Dragons higher (64) than critics (23). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in Spain.
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