There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons (2011)

  • 11% of critics liked it
    (38 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (2,258 ratings)

Tells the story of London-based investigative journalist Robert Torres (Dougray Scott), who visits Spain to research a book about Josemaría Escrivá (Cox), the controversial founder of Opus Dei. But Robert hits a wall, both professionally and personally, when his most promising source-his own father,… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
May 6, 2011 Limited
Samuel Goldwyn Films

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

    Joffe, working from his own script, presents the men's lives as evidence of difficult choices, but this pedantic movie is never fully invested in any of them.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    Few films about the Spanish Civil War have been any good -- Pan's Labyrinth being the big exception.

  • Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Joffé is out of depth when it comes to Escrivá's religious experiences. It's clear he wants the film to show how faith works within us, but he does it by resorting to the most hackneyed imagery.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Clunk, clunk, squish. That is the sound of the dead language in Roland Joffé's screenplay for "There Be Dragons" as it tramples his would-be epic of the Spanish Civil War into an indigestible pulp.

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    I like grandeur and richly nuanced storytelling. I also like lobster bisque. But I don't want to drink a gallon of it in a single sitting.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    This movie had great potential, but I think that it must have suffered from poor editing. Visually speaking, it was very good...but, that wasn't enough to help the storyline endearing.

  • Walter M


    In 1982, Roberto Torres(Dougray Scott) returns to his native Madrid to research a book about Josemaria Escriva(Charlie Cox). Luckily for Roberto, his father Manolo(Wes Bentley) still lives in the city. Unluckily for Roberto, they have not spoken in eight years. Regardless, Manolo… More

  • Jeffrey M


    A great visual style, as you would expect from Roland Joffeâ(TM), but it ultimately lacks the narrative power of his better works, notably The Killing Fields. The production values and overall world building of civil war torn Spain was excellent, but the more modern storyline, to… More

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