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Ironclad

2011 · 121 min

A muddy, bloody siege that grinds you down with relentless combat, grim cruelty and a stubborn, doomed defiance.

Directed by
Jonathan English
Genres
Romance, Adventure, Action
Tagline
Heavy metal goes medieval.
Overview
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

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Directed by
Jonathan English
Genres
Romance, Adventure, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • power
  • freedom
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, adventure, action, history
Directed by
Jonathan English
Written by
Erick Kastel
Starring
James Purefoy, Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Charles Dance, Aneurin Barnard
Music
Lorne Balfe
Cinematography
David Eggby
Runtime
121 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Danish, English, Hungarian, Latin

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