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A Knight's Tale

2001

Directed by Brian Helgeland

He Will Rock You

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

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Alternative Titles

Knight's Tale, 騎士風雲錄, Corazón de caballero, O thrylos enos ippoti, Rock You!, Priča o vitezu, Kato ritsarite, Istoriya rytsarya, Istoriya lytsarya, Chevalier, ロック・ユー!, Ritter aus Leidenschaft, История рыцаря, Il destino di un cavaliere, Destino de caballero, Coração de Cavaleiro, Lovagregény, Příběh rytíře, 圣战骑士, En riddares historia, Прича о витезу, Ο Θρύλος Ενός Ιππότη, סיפורו של אביר, Povestea unui cavaler, 기사 윌리엄, Ritarin tarina, Като рицарите, Legenda o vitezu, Obłędny rycerz, Şövalye, Riterio žvaigždė, Історія лицаря, Corazón De Caballero, Príbeh o rytierovi, อัศวินพันธุ์ร็อค, Vitezova usoda, რაინდის ამბავი, Huyền Thoại Hiệp Sĩ, داستان شوالیه, ROCK YOU!

Genres

Drama Romance Adventure Action

Themes

Crude humor and satire Relationship comedy Epic heroes Song and dance Epic history and literature Laugh-out-loud relationship entanglements Catchy songs and hilarious musical comedy Fantasy adventure, heroism, and swordplay Gags, jokes, and slapstick humor Amusing jokes and witty satire Show All…

Premiere

08 Mar 2001

28 Sep 2001

Israel

Theatrical

11 May 2001

PortugalM/12
USAPG-13

08 Aug 2001

Philippines

23 Aug 2001

AustraliaM

25 Aug 2001

South Korea12

28 Aug 2001

New Zealand

30 Aug 2001

CzechiaU
Malaysia
Russia0+

31 Aug 2001

IrelandPG
UKPG

06 Sep 2001

Germany12

07 Sep 2001

Austria
Poland16
Spain

12 Sep 2001

Belgium14

14 Sep 2001

Estonia
GreecePG
Iceland
MexicoB
Turkey

19 Sep 2001

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

20 Sep 2001

Switzerland16

21 Sep 2001

Brazil12
Bulgaria

26 Sep 2001

Philippines

27 Sep 2001

Peru
Singapore

28 Sep 2001

Colombia

01 Oct 2001

Norway12

04 Oct 2001

Israel

05 Oct 2001

Denmark7
FinlandK-12

06 Oct 2001

JapanG

11 Oct 2001

Hong Kong

18 Oct 2001

Argentina

24 Oct 2001

Egypt

01 Nov 2001

Netherlands14

02 Nov 2001

Sweden7

09 Nov 2001

Italy

14 Nov 2001

France12

27 Nov 2001

Kuwait

06 Dec 2001

Hungary18

Argentina

18 Oct 2001

Theatrical

Australia

23 Aug 2001

TheatricalM

Austria

07 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Belgium

12 Sep 2001

Theatrical14

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

19 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Brazil

21 Sep 2001

Theatrical12

Bulgaria

21 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Colombia

28 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Czechia

30 Aug 2001

TheatricalU

Denmark

05 Oct 2001

Theatrical7

Egypt

24 Oct 2001

Theatrical

Estonia

14 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Finland

05 Oct 2001

TheatricalK-12

France

14 Nov 2001

Theatrical12

Germany

06 Sep 2001

Theatrical12

Greece

14 Sep 2001

TheatricalPG

Hong Kong

11 Oct 2001

Theatrical

Hungary

06 Dec 2001

Theatrical18

Iceland

14 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Ireland

31 Aug 2001

TheatricalPG

Israel

28 Sep 2001

Premiere

04 Oct 2001

Theatrical

Italy

09 Nov 2001

Theatrical

Japan

06 Oct 2001

TheatricalG

Kuwait

27 Nov 2001

Theatrical

Malaysia

30 Aug 2001

Theatrical

Mexico

14 Sep 2001

TheatricalB

Netherlands

01 Nov 2001

Theatrical14

New Zealand

28 Aug 2001

Theatrical

Norway

01 Oct 2001

Theatrical12

Peru

27 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Philippines

08 Aug 2001

Theatrical Manila

26 Sep 2001

Theatrical Davao

Poland

07 Sep 2001

Theatrical16

Portugal

11 May 2001

TheatricalM/12

Russia

30 Aug 2001

Theatrical0+

Singapore

27 Sep 2001

Theatrical

South Korea

25 Aug 2001

Theatrical12

Spain

07 Sep 2001

Theatrical

Sweden

02 Nov 2001

Theatrical7

Switzerland

20 Sep 2001

Theatrical16

Turkey

14 Sep 2001

Theatrical

UK

31 Aug 2001

TheatricalPG

USA

08 Mar 2001

Premiere

11 May 2001

TheatricalPG-13

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Review by nico ★★★★ 6

soundtrack: slams
bad guy: hot
in love with: heath ledger
paul bettany’s ass: out
Review by David Sims ★★★★ 5

someone make me a paul bettany as chaucer fancam
Review by Michael Jones ★★★★ 12

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Mostly not happy that he chose the princess over the cute-ass Scottish blacksmith. Terrible decision.
Review by noelle ★★★ 7

count adhemar: IF SHE BREATHES SHE A THOT
sir william: ALL WOMEN ARE QUEENS ADHEMAR
Review by kennedy ★★★★

i was p much sold when i saw heath’s big shining doe eyes but then they all danced to golden years by bowie and i was SO fuckin sold
Review by Guy ★★★★½ 4

hadn't realised until watching this that Chris Hemsworth has been doing a Heath Ledger impression for the last decade.
Review by matt lynch ★★★★

A total blast, literate and campy and really self-consciously "modern" and just so much fun. I'm hard pressed to think of anything else really like it other than that "Taming of the Shrew" episode of "Moonlighting". Also I never get tired of the slo-mo shots of splintering lances, and I'd happily watch a whole movie about Bettany's Chaucer and his amazing Medieval Michael Buffer shtick.
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Jousting is the greatest sport because it combines my two favorite things: violence and sitting.
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heath ledger in knight armor is my new sexual orientation
Review by Rick Bman ★★★★★ 7

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Fuck it. I unashamedly love everything about this movie.
I get really choked up during the scene where he is found out and everyone wants him to run but he refuses to do so.
Then when he is in the stocks and his friends come to protect him. "God love you, William. So do I."
And then when he gets Knighted.
And then when his father comes to the tournament and Chaucer announces him as "the son of John Thatcher... sir WILLIAM THATCHER!"
"You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting."
Review by molly ★★★ 1

missing the late 90s-early 00s genre of period pieces with inexplicable ties to the modern day
Review by conor ★★★

sooo many aspects of this movie can only be explained with a simple “idk it was 2001, man”

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