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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • 2010
  • PG
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
207K
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1,531
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Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
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A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

  • Director
    • Chris Columbus
  • Writers
    • Craig Titley
    • Rick Riordan
  • Stars
    • Logan Lerman
    • Kevin McKidd
    • Steve Coogan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    207K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,531
    170
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Craig Titley
      • Rick Riordan
    • Stars
      • Logan Lerman
      • Kevin McKidd
      • Steve Coogan
    • 564User reviews
    • 225Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 nominations

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    Logan Lerman
    Logan Lerman
    • Percy Jackson
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Poseidon
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Hades
    Brandon T. Jackson
    Brandon T. Jackson
    • Grover
    Alexandra Daddario
    Alexandra Daddario
    • Annabeth
    Jake Abel
    Jake Abel
    • Luke
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Zeus
    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Mr. Brunner…
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Persephone
    Melina Kanakaredes
    Melina Kanakaredes
    • Athena
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Sally Jackson
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Gabe Ugliano
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Medusa
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • Ferryman
    Bonita Friedericy
    Bonita Friedericy
    • Hysterical Woman
    Annie Ilonzeh
    Annie Ilonzeh
    • Aphrodite Girl
    Luisa d'Oliveira
    Luisa d'Oliveira
    • Aphrodite Girl
    Elisa King
    Elisa King
    • Aphrodite Girl
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Craig Titley
      • Rick Riordan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rick Riordan, who wrote the Percy Jackson books, hated the script and has never seen the complete film. But he still accepted the paycheck from the studio for the rights and has stated he is grateful for how many people discovered the books because of the films. He also strongly advocated for the novels to be readapted, which would later happen with the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023), for which he wrote most of the teleplays.
    • Goofs
      When Percy, Annabeth and Grover come to Luke to ask for help he is playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) with a Playstation 3 controller while on screen Xbox 360 buttons are seen.
    • Quotes

      Hades: [yelling] Persephone! What could possibly be taking so long? Don't ignore me!

      Persephone: [yells back] Or *what*? What will you do?

      [quietly]

      Persephone: I'm already in Hell.

    • Crazy credits
      Halfway through the credits there is a scene showing Gabe Ugliano's fate on discovering Medusa's severed head.
    • Connections
      Edited into Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: Deleted Scenes (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Highway to Hell
      Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott
      Performed by AC/DC
      Courtesy of Columbia Records
      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews564

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    6/10

    A bit of a disappointment

    My family went to see the movie "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" today. All of us have read the books and are big fans. I do think it's interesting the comments made about how this movie is a ripoff from Harry Potter. If you actually read the book, the movie was nothing like it. I'd say it wasn't a bad way to spend a few hours. My family liked it, at no time was I wondering how long we'd been in the theatre. But where the book was great, the movie lacked...a lot.

    CGI was awesome. Medusa & her snakes were amazing.

    If you can avoid paying full price (where we live you can see movies on the weekends for $5 per person before noon), you won't feel like you were short-changed with this one.
    • nearmiss
    • Feb 11, 2010
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (Germany)
      • Official Facebook (Germany)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    • Also known as
      • Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo: Ladrón del rayo
    • Filming locations
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • 1492 Pictures
      • Sunswept Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $95,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $88,768,303
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,236,067
      • Feb 14, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $226,497,209
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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