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Gods of Egypt

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
116K
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POPULARITY
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651
Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Goran D. Kleut, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
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Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chao... Read allMortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
116K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,416
651
  • Director
    • Alex Proyas
  • Writers
    • Matt Sazama
    • Burk Sharpless
  • Stars
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Gerard Butler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alex Proyas
  • Writers
    • Matt Sazama
    • Burk Sharpless
  • Stars
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Gerard Butler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 560User reviews
    • 223Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos19

    Trailer #3
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    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:01
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    Trailer
    Trailer 1:24
    Trailer
    "The Journey Begins"
    Trailer 1:23
    "The Journey Begins"
    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
    International Trailer
    One God
    Clip 0:47
    One God
    The Eye
    Clip 0:47
    The Eye
    Outnumber You
    Clip 0:31
    Outnumber You
    I Command You
    Clip 0:42
    I Command You
    War
    Clip 1:01
    War
    Nicolaj Coster Waldau
    Interview 1:38
    Nicolaj Coster Waldau
    Chadwick Boseman
    Interview 1:01
    Chadwick Boseman

    Photos318

    Elodie Yung in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gerard Butler in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Bryan Brown, Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Brenton Thwaites, and Courtney Eaton in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Kenneth Ransom and Elodie Yung in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt (2016)

    Top cast

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    Brenton Thwaites
    Brenton Thwaites
    • Bekas Bek
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Horusas Horus
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Setas Set
    Chadwick Boseman
    Chadwick Boseman
    • Thothas Thoth
    John Samaha
    John Samaha
    • Vendoras Vendor
    Courtney Eaton
    Courtney Eaton
    • Zayaas Zaya
    Paula Arundell
    • Fussy Older Maidservantas Fussy Older Maidservant
    Alia Seror-O'Neill
    Alia Seror-O'Neill
    • First Young Maidservantas First Young Maidservant
    Emily Wheaton
    Emily Wheaton
    • Second Younger Maidservantas Second Younger Maidservant
    Elodie Yung
    Elodie Yung
    • Hathoras Hathor
    Rachael Blake
    Rachael Blake
    • Isisas Isis
    Bryan Brown
    Bryan Brown
    • Osirisas Osiris
    Michael-Anthony Taylor
    • Priestas Priest
    Emma Booth
    Emma Booth
    • Nephthysas Nephthys
    Felix Williamson
    Felix Williamson
    • Noblemanas Nobleman
    Alexander England
    Alexander England
    • Mnevisas Mnevis
    Rufus Sewell
    Rufus Sewell
    • Urshuas Urshu
    Ian Roberts
    • Urshu Guard 1as Urshu Guard 1
    • Director
      • Alex Proyas
    • Writers
      • Matt Sazama
      • Burk Sharpless
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This film is based on the Egyptian myth "The Contendings of Horus and Set," in which Set and Horus battled for the rule of Egypt.
    • Goofs
      When Horus, Hathor and Bek are walking in the swamp, the water level comes to just under the knees for all three. Since Horus and Hathor are bigger, if the water level is below their knees it should be at least waist-level for Bek, but it comes to just under his knees as well.
    • Quotes

      Bek: [sees giant snakes] We should run.

      Horus: Run?

      Bek: We mortals do it all the time!

      [runs off]

    • Crazy credits
      The Summit Entertainment logo is shaded red, and briefly takes the form of Egyptian pyramids.
    • Connections
      Featured in Super Bowl 50 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Sugar (Jagz Kooner Remix)
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Ladytron

    User reviews560

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A vibrant fantasy movie with a bold style that was misunderstood
    Before I watched this movie, I heard about the negative reviews about it. I read that the CGI was awful and that acting was terrible.

    I must say people are too quick to criticize. This movie has a unique style and that is what made a lot of people to judge very quickly.

    This movie is not a realistic or historical representation of Egypt and it never tries to be. It is more of a picture of how gods would look like and with a taste of magic and dream. The fact that gods are portrayed twice the size of humans should be the first sign of this style.

    The color palette chosen for the movie is beautiful focusing on yellow of gold and brown of sand. This coupled with the vibrant and warm colors of the environments and set pieces create a delightful picture to watch.

    The story is interesting to follow as it unfolds right from the beginning of the movie with a clash between two brothers. As it is common in these kind of stories, the bad and the good characters are easy to see from the beginning.

    The CGI is mostly good and not as bad as it is called out by some people. The creatures are nicely created and the effects are mostly good with the exception of fire/explosion effects. There were times they felt a bit cheap considering the big budget of 140 million dollars of the movie.

    I really like the humorous conversations between Bek (Brenton Thwaites) and Horus(Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau), the god of sky. Brenton's character really added a much appreciated tone of fun to the movie and made me feel that familiar sense of feeling of similar movies like Prince of Persia(2010). Actually this movie has some resemblance even to the video game of Prince of Persia for example with the design of creature/guardians. Anyway Brenton Thwaites really puts a good performance and I am curious to see what he will be able to do in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

    Gerard Butler fulfills his familiar role of war leader very well as expected, of course he is no stranger to these roles.

    Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau does a great job portraying his character Horus as well. Although it would be nicer to see a bit more of his character's background.

    Overall this movie offers a fun, humorous, entertaining story in a fantasy world filled with magical powers of gods and hatred and love. This movie is bold, vibrant and fast, it's a shame some people couldn't see beyond the distinct choice of style, which I personally found interesting.
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    • James_Johnson79
    • Jul 28, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Các Vị Thần Ai Cập
    • Filming locations
      • Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Pyramania
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Le Vision Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,153,464
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,123,903
      • Feb 28, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $150,680,864
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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