Ironclad

Ironclad (2011)

  • 43% of critics liked it
    (56 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (9,873 ratings)

A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth Century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the King to defend the freedom of their country. "Judging from… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Jonathan English, Erick Kastel
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jul 8, 2011 Limited
Arc Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    Ironclad is as weighed-down as it sounds.

  • Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    This English sword-battle drama is a mess. But there's a violent simplicity and a lack of pretentiousness that's refreshing.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    The problem is that the movie is only swords and stage blood. The suits of armor are all empty.

  • Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

    The loud, closely photographed limb-hacking becomes as monotonous as the movie's unrelentingly gray palette.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    A gore-filled guilty pleasure...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    A former Knight Templar and a band of rebel soldiers defend a strategically vital castle against the mercenary forces of the cruel and ruthless King John. Ironclad is basically a medieval Rio Bravo. It actually captures the rain and grime soaked bloodiness of medieval battle rather… More

  • Luke B


    America have their cowboys. Japan has their ninjas. So why doesn't England exploit their Knights? Perhaps so much of medieval style found its way into fantasy epics we just don't bother. Well here's a little slice of action awesomeness that more than likely throws… More

  • Albert K


    Whether it comes down to the nasty gory scenes or the mediocre editing and cheesy narrative and dialogue, "Ironclad"'s an unkempt, sloppy movie. The introduction is typical "Lord of the Rings"-esque bravado with narration over scroll-looking stationary… More

  • Cynthia S


    I thought that this was pretty good. Of course, I am a fan of this genre of movies, AND a Paul Giamatti fan. He was fantastic as hateful, mean King John. Yes, this was very bloody, gorey, and etc. etc...but I was most certainly never bored. The cast was very entertaining, as well.… More

  • Matthew R


    Though happy to see such a stellar cast of actors such as Gosford Park's Charles Dance and Derek Jacobi, HBO Rome's James Purefoy, From Hell's Jason Flemyng, Sidways' Paul Giamatti and legend Brian Cox, and the battle sequences are enough to get your blood pumping,… More

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