Brian Cox, Ewen Bremner, Gina McKee

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in bringing perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.

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84 critics

R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Pamela Yates, Paul McGuigan

Release Date: March 5, 2004

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DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004

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  • February 1, 2008
    A very compelling and entertaing epic mystery. Well-written and very well-performed by it's cast. A dark, riveting and thrilling film. Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany are extroadinary.
  • December 3, 2007
    Starts a little slow but you get captured up in this. I enoyed it, If you like British Film, then you will enjoy this one. For some a rental, other will find it a must for a well Rounded DVD collection.
  • March 25, 2007
    I thought this film looked sort of boreing but it ended up being really good. I highly recommend it.
  • October 29, 2009
    "And you cannot run or ever, ever escape
    You cannot run or ever hide it away
    Something glorious is about to happen
    The reckoning..."(Bloc Party)

    The story takes place in the year 1380, the movie creates a realistic feel of the dark ages: poverty, misery, lack of culture, fear o...( read more)f eternal demnation were aspects of the day to day life. For the people of that time the images depicted by Hieronymus Bosch were not to be disputed but certitudes. This state of fact was maintained by the barons and sustained by the church.

    Nicholas (Paul Bettany) joins a group of barnstormers that indirectly is involved in a murder case that seem to have much higher ramifications, and he can't help but seek the truth in order to save an innocent life, although it can endanger his.
    Paul Bettany is at his best here, playing a former priest that is eaten by a guilty conscience , I've seen this movie several times now, and I'm always amazed by his performance, he is helped by an inspired supporting cast , Matthew Macfadyen was the one that caught my eye.
    The images and the music help in creating the right atmosphere, and the movie scores high in every department that I'm interested. A little gem of a movie and the best murder mystery.
  • June 10, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that vincent cassel, trevor steedman, tom hardy, marian aguilera, paul bettany, simon mcburney, gina mckee, ewan bremmn...( read more)er, brian cox play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this action/adventure/romance/drama movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a good movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie n its an enjoyable but a really powerful drama movie 2 watch...i think that the fight scenes were pretty kewl throughout this movie as well n its a good movie 2 watch n its enjoyable
  • June 9, 2009
    Have no idea what its about but i caught 5 minutes of it the other day and think its worth a watch.
  • June 9, 2009
    Slow to start and confusing at times but all came together.
    Movie could have went into more depth for Bettany's character.
    Not sure I like Defoe in this role, although I love him as an actor.
  • April 16, 2008
    A very strange but interesting film set in the Middle Ages. Bettany is a preist who murdered the husband of his lover so runs form the village he live sin and joins an traveling acting troupe...who become entangle din a village where someone is murdering the children. Worth a vie...( read more)wing.
  • March 4, 2008
    I absolutly love this film, Paul Bettany is just so genius in it, words cannot describe. The story is amazing, we first see Nicholas running away after having commited a crime and he finds this theatre group and travels with them and they come upon this troubled town who are tryi...( read more)ng to solve a crime of their own. Brilliant film!
  • November 19, 2007
    I've heard good things about this one. On my Netflix que.

Critic Reviews


March 12, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Overstuffed and, in its own way, preachy. full review

March 12, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Reckoning has just a little too much of the whodunit and the thriller and not enough of the temper of its clash between cultures, but it works, maybe because the simplicity of the underlying plot ... full review

March 9, 2004
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Life certainly was harder back in the 14th centurty, dirtier too. The story, however, based on Barry Unsworth's novel "Morality Play" is not so interesting. full review

March 4, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

A talky, sententious affair. full review

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