Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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59% of critics liked it
(29 reviews) -
72% of users liked it
(309,759 ratings)
This film is a '90s version of the classic Robin Hood story, with Kevin Costner starring as the good-guy thief. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) by Morgan Freeman who plays a philosophizing Moor, and by Nick Brimble, who plays Little… More This film is a '90s version of the classic Robin Hood story, with Kevin Costner starring as the good-guy thief. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) by Morgan Freeman who plays a philosophizing Moor, and by Nick Brimble, who plays Little John (anything but little). After Robin barely survives a watery skirmish with Little John, the two become allies and Robin joins forces with Little John's band of robber thieves to overcome the evils of the dastardly Nottingham sheriff. ~ Rovi
- Directed By
- Kevin Reynolds
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jun 14, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
More than happy to indulge a few moments of high-flying screen acrobatics, Prince delights in the muck -- a divine aesthetic that quickens the pace and, hopefully for younger viewers, encourages plenty of backyard recreation.
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
The popularity of over-scored, "let's hug" bullshit like Robin Hood predicts the certainty of a one-term George H.W. presidency better than any number of Gallup polls.
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Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
The bones of the story are comfortingly familiar, the action is rollicking, and the metaphorical moustache-twirling of Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham is priceless. [Blu-ray]
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...provides more pomp and show than it does characterization, logic, or common sense. (Blu-ray Edition)
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...the film is so broadly characterized by melodramatics and overacting, it made ripe pickings for Mel Brooks two years later with his parody.
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Cast
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Kevin Costner
as Robin of Locksley/Robin Hood
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Morgan Freeman
as Azeem
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Maid Marian
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Christian Slater
as Will Scarlett
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Alan Rickman
as Sheriff of Nottingham
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Geraldine McEwan
as Mortianna
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Michael McShane
as Friar Tuck
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Brian Blessed
as Lord Locksley
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Michael Wincott
as Guy of Gisborne
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Nick Brimble
as Little John
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Soo Drouet
as Fanny
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Daniel Newman
as Wulf
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Daniel Peacock
as Bull
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Walter Sparrow
as Duncan
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Harold Innocent
as Bishop
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Jack Wild
as Morin
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Christopher Adamson
as Soldier
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Sarah Alexandra
as Small Girl
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Imogen Bain
as Sarah
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Douglas Blackwell
as Grey Bearded Baron
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Susannah Corbett
as Lady in Coach
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John Dallimore
as Broth
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Derek Deadman
as Kneelock
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John Francis
as Courier
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Jimmy Gardner
as Farmer
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Michael Goldie
as Kenneth
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John Hallam
as Red Headed Baron
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Liam Halligan
as Peter Dubois
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Andy Hockley
as Ox
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Merelina Kendall
as Old Woman
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Andrew Lawden
as Sergeant
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Howard Lew Lewis
as Hal
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Bobby Parr
as Villager
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Pat Roach
as Celtic Chieftain
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Richard Strange
as Executioner
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John Tordoff
as Scribe
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Marc Zuber
as Turk Interrogator



