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Minotaur

  • 20062006
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  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.8K
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Minotaur (2006)
Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths were stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur that dwells beneath a great palace.
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Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths were stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Mino... Read allLong ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths were stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo (Tom Hardy), haunted by the loss of his love... Read allLong ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths were stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo (Tom Hardy), haunted by the loss of his love in an earlier sacrifice is convinced that the beast isn't real, and that his girl still l... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.8K
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  • Director
    • Jonathan English
  • Writers
    • Nick Green(screenplay by)
    • Stephen McDool(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hardy
    • Michelle Van Der Water
    • Tony Todd
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  • Director
    • Jonathan English
  • Writers
    • Nick Green(screenplay by)
    • Stephen McDool(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hardy
    • Michelle Van Der Water
    • Tony Todd
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    • 54User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    Minotaur (2006)
    Michelle Van Der Water in Minotaur (2006)
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    Tom Hardy in Minotaur (2006)
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    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Theoas Theo
    Michelle Van Der Water
    Michelle Van Der Water
    • Raphaellaas Raphaella
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Deucalionas Deucalion
    Lex Shrapnel
    Lex Shrapnel
    • Tyroas Tyro
    Jonathan Readwin
    Jonathan Readwin
    • Danuas Danu
    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Cyrnanas Cyrnan
    Maimie McCoy
    Maimie McCoy
    • Mornaas Morna
    Lucy Brown
    Lucy Brown
    • Didias Didi
    James Bradshaw
    James Bradshaw
    • Zikoas Ziko
    Fiona Maclaine
    Fiona Maclaine
    • Venaas Vena
    Claire Murphy
    Claire Murphy
    • Nanas Nan
    Ingrid Pitt
    Ingrid Pitt
    • The Leperas The Leper
    Ciaran Murtagh
    Ciaran Murtagh
    • Turagas Turag
    Angela Furtado
    • Raphaella's Handmaidenas Raphaella's Handmaiden
    Donata Janietz
    • Ffionas Ffion
    Shiva Gholamianzadeh
    • The Queenas The Queen
    Stefan Weinert
    Stefan Weinert
    • Taranas Taran
    Paul Jenkins
    • Nan's Fatheras Nan's Father
    • Director
      • Jonathan English
    • Writers
      • Nick Green(screenplay by)
      • Stephen McDool(screenplay by)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was the first leading role for Tom Hardy (Theo).
    • Goofs
      In many scenes, especially the scene where Tyro and Didi climb up the wall, there is clearly a steel-wire lifting the actors up, when they are supposed to be climbing by themselves.
    • Quotes

      Deucalion: My God is ready for his meat! Let us see the mouth of hell. Open the gates!

      [goes towards the two virgins]

      Deucalion: Do not be afraid, you spirits will lie warm in the belly of the bull, and your flesh will taste sweeter, now that it's aroused.

      [yelling down the hole]

      Deucalion: Come, POWERFUL ONE! Come SEE what I have brought you! COME TASTE!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Early Warning
      Written & Performed by Donald Stuart Seigal

    User reviews54

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    Top review
    4/10
    SyFy silliness
    If you ever find yourself in conversation with Tom Hardy at some cocktail party (one can dream), Minotaur is the film you bring up to both flabbergast and embarrass him, if only for your own amusement. It's one of those low budget sword & sorcery schlock-fests that the SyFy channel used to broadcast at two in the morning on sleepy Saturday nights, to serve as background noise for whatever hedonistic shenanigans are going on in the living room. It's Tom's first ever starring role, and therefore should never be forgotten, like those old camcorder tapes of kids learning to ride sans training wheels for the first time. The story borrows from the legend, adding its own lurid, t&a soaked flair that only SyFy can get just right. Tom plays the son of a Viking chieftain (a brief Rutger Hauer), who goes looking for his true love, one among a few of the village's youngsters who get kidnapped every year by a freaky pseudo African tribe of weirdos who sacrifice youths to the mythical Minotaur, residing in rocky catacombs beneath their city's surface. Led by supreme weirdo Deucalion (Candyman's Tony Todd, hamming up every scene), who fervently wants to impregnate his own hot sister (chill, dude), and oversees this theatrical occult ritual with obscene relish. This is one of those creature features where you barely see the beast for the first two thirds of the film, save for a quick snaggle of fur or fang rushing by in the shadows, and suspiciously looking like a bearskin rug cello taped to antlers and a hobby horse. Hardy does get an eventual confrontation with the Minotaur late in the game and deep in the maze, providing a few schlocky moments that are worth the ride, but it's silly stuff most of the time, scraping the bottom of a barrel that does lower than the maze of the bull. Totally tagging Tom in thee blog post though in hopes that he sees this and it brightens his day just a bit.
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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2006 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Luxembourg
      • Germany
      • France
      • Spain
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Sci Fi Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Minotauro
    • Filming locations
      • Carousel Picture Company, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Production companies
      • First Look International
      • Lions Gate Entertainment
      • Meltemi Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $892,786
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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