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The Eagle

2011 · 114 min

A sombre, mud-and-mist trek through hostile highlands, carried by quiet loyalty and a slow ache of honour and loss.

Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell
Tagline
The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.
Overview
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

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Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loyalty
  • identity
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • colonialism
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Written by
Jeremy Brock
Starring
Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare, Tahar Rahim, Dakin Matthews, Douglas Henshall
Music
Atli Örvarsson
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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