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The Lion in Winter (2003)

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Release Date: Dec 26, 2003 Wide

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Release Date: Dec 26, 2003 Wide

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An elderly king must come to terms with his past as he plots his nation's future in this historical drama. In 1183, aging monarch King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) decides it is time to pick an heir to his throne, and he must choose one of his three sons -- John (Rafe Spall), Geoffrey (John Light), or Richard (Andrew Howard) -- to rule the British empire. Henry wants to announce his successor at a Christmas gathering of his court a few weeks hence, and in time for the event, he has decided to free

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Drama, Television, Romance

James Goldman

Jul 20, 2004

LionsGate Entertainment

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Excellent version of the classic although not quite up to the unbeatable Katharine Hepburn/Peter O'Toole masterpiece.
January 21, 2010
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jay nixon

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King Henry II invites his estranged wife and three children to celebrate Christmas with his mistress, and the three sons vie for the throne.
This remake is high family drama, and Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close bring energy to their roles. But there's not a lot that's particularly deep about the performances or the film as a whole. In fact, afterward I struggled to figure out what the film was saying. It's hard to reduce such a classic story to mere melodrama, but I fear that's all I saw.
Overall, it's fun to watch, but the film's backbone is hard to pin down.
January 16, 2012
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Jim Hunter

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    1. King Henry II: Now listen to me boy...
    2. Phillip: [holds up a finger to stop him] I am a king, I am no man's boy!
    – Submitted by Taylor W (14 months ago)
    1. John: He has a knife, a knife!
    2. Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Of course he has a knife! I have a knife. We all have knives. It's 1183 and we're all barbarians!
    – Submitted by Taylor W (14 months ago)
    1. Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Every family has their problems.
    – Submitted by Merle M (18 months ago)

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