The Lion in Winter (2003)
Release Date: Dec 26, 2003 Wide
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
Dec 26, 2003 Wide
Jul 20, 2004
LionsGate Entertainment
Cast
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Glenn Close
Eleanor Of Aquitaine -
Patrick Stewart
King Henry II -
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Phillip -
Andrew Howard
Richard -
John Light
Geoffrey -
Rafe Spall
John -
Clive Wood
William Marshall -
Julia Vysotsky
Alais
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Audience Reviews for The Lion in Winter
Super Reviewer
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.
Super Reviewer
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- King Henry II: Now listen to me boy...
- Phillip: [holds up a finger to stop him] I am a king, I am no man's boy!
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- John: He has a knife, a knife!
- 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!
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- Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Every family has their problems.
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