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Season of the Witch

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Nicolas Cage in Season of the Witch (2011)
Season of the Witch Trailer - Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
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14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce that her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce that her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce that her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.

  • Director
    • Dominic Sena
  • Writer
    • Bragi F. Schut
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Ron Perlman
    • Claire Foy
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    96K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dominic Sena
    • Writer
      • Bragi F. Schut
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Ron Perlman
      • Claire Foy
    • 283User reviews
    • 286Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Season of the Witch: Trailer #2
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    Season of the Witch -- "Halloween Sneak-Peek"
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    "Wolves"
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    Season Of The Witch: The Bridge
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    Season Of The Witch: Prepare For Battle
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    Season Of The Witch: Monk Fight
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    Season Of The Witch: Hard To Believe
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    Season Of The Witch: Deliver The Witch
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    Season Of The Witch: Wolves
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    Season Of The Witch: Is That The Witch?
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    Season Of The Witch: Now She's Sedated
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    Season Of The Witch: What Is It Now?
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    Nicolas Cage, Ulrich Thomsen, and Stephen Campbell Moore in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Dominic Sena in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Nicolas Cage in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Robert Sheehan in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Ulrich Thomsen in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman in Season of the Witch (2011)
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    Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Robert Sheehan in Season of the Witch (2011)
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    Season of the Witch (2011)
    Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman in Season of the Witch (2011)
    Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Robert Sheehan in Season of the Witch (2011)

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Behmen
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Felson
    Claire Foy
    Claire Foy
    • The Girl
    Stephen Campbell Moore
    Stephen Campbell Moore
    • Debelzaq
    Stephen Graham
    Stephen Graham
    • Hagamar
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Eckhart
    Robert Sheehan
    Robert Sheehan
    • Kay
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Cardinal D'Ambroise
    Kevin Rees
    • Dying Monk
    Andrew Hefler
    • Jail Bailiff
    Fernanda Dorogi
    Fernanda Dorogi
    • Old Woman (Givaudon)
    Rebekah Kennedy
    Rebekah Kennedy
    • Peasant Turk Girl
    Matt Devere
    Matt Devere
    • Sergeant in Arms
    Róbert Bánlaki
    • Livery Boy
    Barna Illyés
    • Cardinal's Priest
    Kevin Killebrew
    • Demon
    • (voice)
    Simone Kirby
    Simone Kirby
    • Midwife
    Elen Rhys
    Elen Rhys
    • Peasant Girl
    • Director
      • Dominic Sena
    • Writer
      • Bragi F. Schut
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    • Trivia
      For the role, Nicolas Cage learned horseback riding from Camilla Naprous and her team of horse trainers in England. Cage also worked with a fight choreographer to learn sword fighting.
    • Goofs
      When Felson fights the altar boy Kay he states "stand and fight like a man you little jackrabbit". The jackrabbit is indigenous to regions of North America not Europe so a crusader in medieval times would be unaware of them.
    • Quotes

      The Girl: We believe what we want to believe.

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Grown Ups, Season of the Witch, and Death at a Funeral (2009)

    User reviews283

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    5/10
    Where's the magic?
    Nicolas Cage. Magic. Blockbuster. A familiar combination, since Dominic Sena's Season of the Witch hits theaters only a few months after The Sorcerer's Apprentice (whose producer Jerry Bruckheimer, in the oddest of coincidences, worked with both star and director on Gone in 60 Seconds, eleven years back). While the latter was a by-numbers Disney effort (plenty of effects, a general lack of heart), Sena's latest work manages to also be quite a bit boring and occasionally ludicrous.

    This time, Cage doesn't play a magician, but a crusader who, having witnessed too much bloodshed, runs off to Europe with his fellow soldier and best friend (Ron Perlman). They discover a plague-ridden landscape where witch hunts are an everyday routine, and eventually make it to a village where they encounter a priest (Stephen Campbell Moore) who needs help taking a potential witch (Claire Foy) to a monastery, where she will face trial. Assisted by a loyal knight (Ulrich Thomsen) and an eager youngster (Robert Sheehan), they begin a perilous journey that will test their faith in every possible way.

    The storyline certainly had enough spark to produce an interesting movie, but Sena messes with the final product by not knowing what to aim for: depending on the section, Season of the Witch is a historical drama, a thriller with hints of the supernatural or, at worst, a clumsy meld of horror and fantasy (then again, what should we expect from a film that shares its title with the third Halloween flick?). Setting aside factual inaccuracies, namely the fact that the Crusades, witch hunts and black plague didn't occur simultaneously (and what's with Cage's sudden bout of modern cursing in a Medieval setting?), the uneven tone kicks in after a moderately promising first half, leaving room for basic plotting that culminates in a ghastly genre switch and a most annoying "twist".

    The acting is a similar mixed bag: Cage does his usual generic blockbuster shtick, which jars considerably with the gravitas coming from Thomsen and, to a lesser extent, Sheehan, both of whom are taking the film far more seriously than required. A cameo by Christopher Lee - who actually looks more like Max von Sydow - livens things up despite its brevity (even Tim Burton has given him more screen time), and the joy of seeing him and Perlman - lovable as always - in the same movie could make up for the rest if the second half of the picture wasn't so shoddy. As for the witches (yes, they do appear in a few scenes), well... they look like cheaper versions of Doctor Who's Weeping Angels, minus the scares.

    Season of the Witch could have been interesting, but it comes off as a bland blockbuster with very little to go for it. Sure, it's got Ron Perlman head-butting a demon, but is that enough? Afraid not.
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    • Jan 18, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Thời Đại Phù Thủy
    • Filming locations
      • Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Atlas Entertainment
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,827,228
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,612,375
      • Jan 9, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $91,627,228
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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