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A Knight's Tale

2001 · Movie · 132 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer59%as of 2024-08-14
  • Rotten Tomatoes average5.9/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic56/100as of 2024-02-13

What it is

A Knight's Tale is a 2001 American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winning accolades and acquiring friendships with such historical figures as Edward the Black Prince and Geoffrey Chaucer.

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Genres
Action / Comedy / Romance / Adventure
Original language
English

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